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Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
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Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’

Canadian experimental folk artist Ora Cogan has released her new album ‘Hard Hearted Woman,’ which explores themes of r…

Updated 17 days ago
Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup
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Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup

Bandcamp has released its comprehensive monthly music guides for February 2026, covering essential releases across mult…

Updated 28 days ago
Charlotte Cornfield Releases ‘Lost Leader’ Featuring Christian Lee Hutson
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Charlotte Cornfield Releases ‘Lost Leader’ Featuring Christian Lee Hutson

Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cornfield has released ‘Lost Leader,’ a new single featuring Christian Lee Hutson,…

Updated about 1 month ago
Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies
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Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies

Sturgill Simpson has surprise-released a new album titled ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ under his alias Johnny Blue Skies &am…

Updated 29 days ago

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Exclusive Premiere: Snazzback “As The World Around Me Burns” (feat Rider Shafique)
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Exclusive Premiere: Snazzback “As The World Around Me Burns” (feat Rider Shafique)

UK jazz collective Snazzback is releasing their new EP ‘Within and Without’, featuring a genre-blen…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Oct 01, 2024
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Weekend Videos: Rex Orange County - “The Table” - Cougar Microbes
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Weekend Videos: Rex Orange County - “The Table” - Cougar Microbes

Rex Orange County has released a minimalist indie-folk track called ‘The Table’, which transforms a…

www.cougarmicrobes.com · Aug 11, 2024
folk
Exclusive Premiere: Boreal Sun “New Beginning”
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Exclusive Premiere: Boreal Sun “New Beginning”

Boreal Sun, a contemporary jazz duo featuring Liselotte Östblom and Matt Roberts, are releasing the…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Mar 05, 2024
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Exclusive Premiere: Soft Machine “(Slightly) Slightly All The Time”
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Exclusive Premiere: Soft Machine “(Slightly) Slightly All The Time”

Soft Machine, the iconic British jazz-rock band, is releasing a limited edition 7” vinyl featuring …

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Jan 23, 2024
jazz
Best Indie Folk Albums Ever, Vol. II – Gregory Alan Isakov’s ‘This Empty Northern Hemisphere’
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Best Indie Folk Albums Ever, Vol. II – Gregory Alan Isakov’s ‘This Empty Northern Hemisphere’

Gregory Alan Isakov's album ‘This Empty Northern Hemisphere’ is a profound musical journey that exp…

indierockcafe.com · Nov 23, 2023
folk
Syncopated Synergy: Jazz Echoes in Hip-Hop's Pulse
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Syncopated Synergy: Jazz Echoes in Hip-Hop's Pulse

Tracing the Jazz Lineage in Hip-Hop's Evolution

vinylvagabond.substack.com · Nov 22, 2023
hip-hop
Exclusive Premiere: Cykada “Fallacy”
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Exclusive Premiere: Cykada “Fallacy”

Cykada is releasing their second album ‘Metamorphosis’ on November 24th, showcasing an evolved soun…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Nov 22, 2023
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Exclusive Premiere: Thysenterprise “Sounds After the Fade-Out”
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Exclusive Premiere: Thysenterprise “Sounds After the Fade-Out”

Dutch saxophonist Thysenterprise releases a deeply personal jazz track ‘Sounds After the Fade-Out’,…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Nov 07, 2023
jazz
Best Indie Folk Albums of the 2000s, Vol. I – Iron & Wine’s ‘Our Endless Numbered Days’
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Best Indie Folk Albums of the 2000s, Vol. I – Iron & Wine’s ‘Our Endless Numbered Days’

Iron & Wine's ‘Our Endless Numbered Days’ is a pivotal indie folk album from 2004 that represen…

indierockcafe.com · Oct 26, 2023
folk
Exclusive Premiere: Atlantis Jazz Ensemble “Enlightenment” | Music Is My Sanctuary
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Exclusive Premiere: Atlantis Jazz Ensemble “Enlightenment” | Music Is My Sanctuary

Ottawa-based collective Atlantis Jazz Ensemble is returning after a 7-year hiatus with a new album.…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Oct 20, 2023
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Exclusive Premiere: GOkU “Ojos 22”
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Exclusive Premiere: GOkU “Ojos 22”

GOkU, a Glasgow-based artist, releases a psychedelic Afro Latin jazz single ‘Ojos 22’ inspired by h…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Sep 12, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Teo Olter “How am I doing? Where am I going?”
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Exclusive Premiere: Teo Olter “How am I doing? Where am I going?”

Teo Olter, a Warsaw-based drummer and producer, is featured on the upcoming compilation ‘Portrety 2…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · May 22, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Moriah Plaza “Mais Amor”
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Exclusive Premiere: Moriah Plaza “Mais Amor”

Moriah Plaza, a Berlin-based duo, creates music inspired by Brazilian bossa nova and samba, blendin…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · May 03, 2023
jazz
Future Classic: Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet “Spirit To All”
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Future Classic: Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet “Spirit To All”

Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet's new album ‘Spirit To All’ is a spiritual jazz exploration capturing the…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Apr 19, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Azar Azar “Subway”
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Exclusive Premiere: Azar Azar “Subway”

Azar Azar's new album ‘Cosmic Drops’ is a genre-blending jazz exploration that showcases the artist…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Mar 07, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Eje Eje “Saved From The Jazz”
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Exclusive Premiere: Eje Eje “Saved From The Jazz”

Eje Eje, a new psychedelic funk project led by Itamar Kluger, is featured on the ‘Middle Eastern Gr…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Mar 06, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Twoosty Mayonez “Ostatni Sygnal”
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Exclusive Premiere: Twoosty Mayonez “Ostatni Sygnal”

Polish post-jazz duo Twoosty Mayonez is releasing their debut vinyl album ‘Carmin’, which tells a n…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Feb 01, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Graham Collier “The Barley Mow” @ Stockholm Jazz Days ‘69
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Exclusive Premiere: Graham Collier “The Barley Mow” @ Stockholm Jazz Days ‘69

A previously unreleased live recording of Graham Collier's seminal jazz album ‘Down Another Road’ f…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Jan 25, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Pedro Ricardo “Ode ao gato”
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Exclusive Premiere: Pedro Ricardo “Ode ao gato”

Pedro Ricardo, a multi-instrumentalist signed to Soundway Records, is releasing his debut album ‘So…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Jan 23, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Caixa Cubo “Sábado”
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Exclusive Premiere: Caixa Cubo “Sábado”

Brazilian jazz group Caixa Cubo releases a new single ‘Sábado’, which pays tribute to São Paulo wit…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Jan 13, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Malcolm Strachan “Soul Trip”
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Exclusive Premiere: Malcolm Strachan “Soul Trip”

Malcolm Strachan, a Scottish trumpeter and Haggis Horns founding member, is releasing his second so…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Jan 11, 2023
jazz
Music of the Year, 2022
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Music of the Year, 2022

The article reflects on the author's experience with web3 and NFTs in 2022, highlighting their pers…

silencenogood.net · Jan 08, 2023
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: St. Barbe “Tellicherry”
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Exclusive Premiere: St. Barbe “Tellicherry”

London-based trio St. Barbe releases their new single ‘Tellicherry’, blending jazz and rock with a …

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Nov 23, 2022
jazz
Exclusive Premiere: Vusi Mahlasela & Norman Zulu & Jive Connection “Faceless People”
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Exclusive Premiere: Vusi Mahlasela & Norman Zulu & Jive Connection “Faceless People”

Strut Records will release a lost 2002 recording featuring South African folk singer Vusi Mahlasela…

www.musicismysanctuary.com · Nov 22, 2022
folk