This album is often described as a lost gem of the Italian Prog, but what the listener will get listening to this work is some decent, well-played but very calm and relaxing Italian Pop with just a few bits of a light symphonicism on numbered occasions. All tracks are extremely short, the longer one clocking under 4 minutes, most of them have a strong late-60's feeling, when Beat was the king of music in Italy with sax solos, soft pianos, heavy lyrical moments (dealing with religious themes) and some psychedelic guitars parts. A few of them though contain some strong flute drives in the vein of Delirium and Jumbo, offering the listener moments of a more challenging musicianship, though even these very limited instrumental parts can be described as prog, they are rather close to Psychedlic Pop/Rock than Classic Prog.

A Day Without Rain is the fifth studio album by the Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, released on 20 November 2000 by WEA. In a musical departure from her previous albums, Enya incorporates a string section on the record. A Day Without Rain received mixed reviews from critics; some felt it too derivative of Enya's previous albums whilst others complimented the minimal use of overdubbing that her sound had become known for. It was a commercial success peaking at No. 6 in the United Kingdom and initially, No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks, sales of the album and its lead single, "Only Time", skyrocketed after it was used by several radio and television networks in their coverage and aftermath of the attacks. As a result, "Only Time" climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and A Day Without Rain reached a new peak on the Billboard 200 at No. 2. It became the fifth highest selling album of 2001 in the United States, and the best selling new age album of all time with an estimated 16 million copies sold worldwide. It remains Enya's highest selling album of her career. To promote the album, Enya made several interviews and televised performances, including the 2001 World Music Awards. In 2002, the album won Enya her third Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.

L'edizione internazionale di AD ASTRA, disponibile da venerdì 29 novembre, contiene 5 nuovi brani: tra i momenti salienti ci sono le note dorate di Now We Are Free, il tema iconico del film Gladiator di Ridley Scott, composto da Hans Zimmer, oltre a classici americani senza tempo come The Sound of Silence e Hallelujah, rielaborati con arrangiamenti originali di M. Tenisci e S. Marletta. L'album include anche una collaborazione speciale con la rinomata soprano Pretty Yende in Amazing Grace e una versione in inglese del loro singolo di successo Capolavoro. AD ASTRA è un vero e proprio abito fatto su misura, cucito sulle tre distinte e complementari personalità di Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto e Gianluca Ginoble. Un progetto discografico unico nel suo genere, nato da un intenso lavoro condiviso con un eccezionale team composto da alcuni dei più importanti autori e producer del momento.

“AMORE E BLUES” è il primo album di SHARI, in uscita venerdì 29 novembre su tutte le piattaforme digitali per Columbia / Sony Music Italia. Suggerito dal titolo, il concept dell’album avvicina due parole storicamente legate: l’amore e la malinconia del blues, una forma di tristezza che non paralizza ma che alimenta. La giovane artista filtra il contatto con i suoi sentimenti, raccontando il proprio vissuto attraverso questa lente: lo “struggimento romantico” che da sempre ispira artisti di ogni campo è al centro di ciascun brano, accompagnato dalla voce graffiante e intensa di Shari.

The 1998 remastering of the Strawbs' best album sports the finest sound of any of their CDs, which, by itself, would make this purchase worthwhile – the detailed notes and the presence of three bonus tracks – the shorter, punchier single version of "Lay Down," "Will Ye Go," and "Backside" – only add to the enticements offered. Additionally, the song order has been changed to the correct one (on the LP, "The River" had to follow "Down by the Sea" to end the first side, because of its heavy bass part), but the main virtue is the sound, which is extraordinary: every instrument sounds as though it's miked directly into your speakers.

“Disobbedire”, il nuovo e attesissimo lavoro discografico di Fiorella Mannoia in uscita il 29 novembre per Oyà/Sony Music: nove tracce, tra brani inediti e non, che compongono un ritratto di una delle grandi interpreti della musica italiana. Un album che celebra i 70 anni dell’artista, che racchiude canzoni - alcune delle quali firmate da Fiorella in prima persona – che fondono amore e consapevolezza, speranza e denuncia: brani che guardano al nostro tempo e in cui la musica si fa portavoce di impegno culturale e sociale. Il disco è impreziosito da alcuni sorprendenti featuring: con Francesca Michielin e Federica Abbate in La storia non si deve ripetere, con Piero Pelù in Dalla parte del torto. E ancora, Domani è primavera con Michele Bravi. Il disco, la cui produzione artistica è curata da Carlo Di Francesco, sarà disponibile in formato CD, LP Nero e anche in limited edition LP trasparente autografato con uno speciale editing grafico che sfrutta una tecnica del 1842 e utilizzata da una donna per fare il primo libro fotografico della storia, con la creazione di una impressione cianotipica per ogni canzone.

Lara Fabian, la chanteuse iconique aux 25 millions d’albums vendus, fait son grand retour musical avec son nouvel album “Je suis là”, un projet qui parle de résilience, de positivisme et surtout du choix du jour face à la nuit.
Lara Fabian, la chanteuse iconique aux 25 millions d’albums vendus, fait son grand retour musical avec son nouvel album “Je suis là” qui sortira le 29 novembre 2024. "Je suis là" est le fruit d'un voyage personnel, spirituel et artistique. À travers ses chansons co-composées avec Slimane, Vianney, Vitaa, Renaud Rebillaud, Yaacov et Meïr Salah, Lara nous invite à la rejoindre dans un univers de paix et de sérénité. Cet album incarne une quête de cohérence et de lumière même dans les moments les plus sombres. C'est un projet qui parle de résilience, de positivisme, et surtout, du choix du jour face à la nuit, de faire le choix de l'amour et de la beauté dans tout ce que la vie nous offre.

Ten years after their last album of original material, alternative metal outfit Evanescence continued their late-era comeback with their fifth full-length, The Bitter Truth. In the decade following their enjoyable (but by-the-numbers) self-titled third set, Amy Lee and company – guitarist Troy McLawhorn, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, and guitarist Jen Majura – kept the brand alive with tours and album reissues, but the project wasn't fully reignited until the grand orchestral reimaginings of Synthesis arrived in 2017.

The first album from The Innocence Mission in five years, Midwinter Swimmers sounds immediately like an old friend. At the same time it feels like a new kind of adventure for the beloved Pennsylvania band of high school friends Karen Peris, Don Peris, and Mike Bitts, having both an expansive, cinematic quality and a lo fi, strange beauty of a newly discovered vintage folk pop album. Early reviews have called Midwinter Swimmers a truly special album, linking it especially with Befriended, the band's classic LP from 2003. Songwriter Karen Peris looks closely at every day moments as miraculous worlds of their own, with a particular sense of place and detail, as a way of joining in a conversation with other people about universal experiences of change and loss, and of love, hope and gratitude.

Taylor Swift & Lana Del Rey “Another Lisa Hilton album, and for many the world seems a better place…. Hilton gives her exemplary quartet freedom and space to explore and they all have well-deserved expressive moments in the spotlight. The relaxed charm of this album offers joyful moments and memorable melodies…and is easy to recommend.” Neil Duggan / All About Jazz “Imagine the peaks we could climb if everyone listening to Hilton or reading this played so well together. Truth be told, Lucky All Along could be as close to a greatest hits album Hilton, or any of us, will ever get….very attainable, very welcome, very deserved.” Mike Jurkovic / All About Jazz “A captivating blend of cool Jazz and impressionist-inspired compositions….Lucky All Along merges diverse jazz styles with impressionistic textures, making it a deeply emotive and innovative release”.

After the premature breakup of the Marbles, larynx acrobat Graham Bonnet took a stab at movie stardom (landing a role in Three for All), and then returned to mount a solo career with this eponymous outing, an Australian hit distributed by Ringo Starr's label. As with his previous duo, Bonnet exclusively interprets other folks' tunes. One can't really fault any of the songwriting, as most of these numbers are dependable standards; and nothing's ever wrong with Bonnet's sterling voice. But the record definitely betrays its time. The disco-string coda on "Goodnight and Goodmorning" (from Hall & Oates' debut) screams 1970s, which doesn't diminish the entertainment value one iota.

Singles 93–03 is a compilation album by The Chemical Brothers and was released on September 22, 2003. It is a collection of singles published by the band from 1993 to 2003 (though not all the singles are included), plus new songs "Get Yourself High" and "The Golden Path". Early copies of the CD came with a bonus CD. To remain relevant after a decade in the music industry is rare indeed; for a dance act, it's virtually unique. Singles 93-03 ably demonstrates how the Chemical Brothers have managed it. Having first carved a reputation as DJs the Dust Brothers in the early 1990s, the two history graduates narrowly avoided calling themselves the London Dust Explosion before spearheading big beat, becoming a huge live draw, collaborating with Noel Gallagher and having Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis play "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" at his wedding. It's been 10 years of fun, frolics, and gigantean left-field beats for Ed Simmons and Tom Rowland and, as this faultless singles collection testifies, continual reinvention.

Milano, 26 nov. (askanews) – Davide Locatelli è pronto a sorprendere e incantare tutti ancora una volta! Uscirà venerdì, 29 novembre, “Merry Dave Christmas” (Warner Music Italy), il primo album natalizio del pianista di fama internazionale e uomo dei record. L’album sarà disponibile in formato digitale, da oggi in pre-save. “Merry Dave Christmas” è il quinto album di Davide Locatelli e si presenta come un progetto innovativo e completamente diverso dai precedenti. Contiene 10 delle canzoni natalizie tra le più iconiche e famose di tutti i tempi che, reinterpretate in chiave jazz e contaminate dallo stile inconfondibile del “pianista rock”, danno vita a un risultato unico nel suo genere.

Christopher Herrick makes no quasi-intellectual claims for this album: its intention is to entertain. And with twelve tracks of (largely) ridiculous organ fare, and the beast of an instrument that is the new Metzler organ of Poblet Monastery in Catalonia, the requisites quickly fall into place. If you like your organs meaty, but with a good sense of humour, this one is for you.

"Puccini? Sì, Puccini con le sue arie così attuali e cantabili da qualsiasi voce. Perché un brano, quando coinvolge e appassiona, è di tutti. Ho immaginato Puccini che, ascoltando queste particolari trasposizioni, si sia divertito ad uscire dal territorio granitico del mondo dell'opera, diventando a sua volta protagonista di sé stesso nei giorni nostri". Così Antonella Ruggiero parla dell'album 'Puccini?', in uscita il 29 novembre a 100 anni dalla morte del compositore, disponibile nei vari formati CD Digipack, vinile e in digitale su etichetta Libera/BMG. Produzione artistica e musicale di Roberto Colombo, adattamento musicale di Francesco Buzzurro nei brani in cui è presente la chitarra. Puccini? è un lavoro iniziato dall'artista nel 2001 con un primo avvicinamento al mondo e alle arie del musicita, registrando in studio un primo brano, a cui è seguito nel 2009 un percorso di rilettura di sette arie, in ambito elettronico, partendo dalle partiture originali. La scelta del repertorio è stata fatta seguendo l'amore per le singole arie, senza considerare se si trattasse di arie per voce femminile o maschile. Nemmeno le tonalità sono quelle originali, ma sono state decise cercando quelle che risultassero più naturali.