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Single Release: "It Can't Rain All The Time" from Sarah Harralson

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  Single Release:  "It Can't Rain All The Time" from Sarah Harralson Label:  Synapse Publishing & Entertainment, LLC Release Date:  April 10, 2026 Website:  https://sarahharralson.com/home Vocalist Sarah Harralson twines country, pop, blues, and soul with youthful agility and emotive phrasing.  Her single "It Can't Rain All The Time" is a calling card to her distinct style.  Her eerily reflective vocals are silhouette in rollicking keys and a moaning harmonica, carriaged by a slow, steady beat.  The chorus touts, "It can't rain all the time / all that gray up in the sky / it's just a flip side of blue / It's got to make a little room / for a new beginning to a happy ending / pretty soon we will be soaking up the sunshine / it can't rain all the time."  The single's title is extracted from a phrase made famous in the '90s film The Crow.  Harralson co-produced the song with Dale Penner (Nickelback, Loverboy), and penned th...

New Release: Uncharted Realms from Sean Imboden Large Ensemble

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    New Release:  Uncharted Realms from Sean Imboden Large Ensemble Label:  Self-Released Release Date:  May 1, 2026 Website:  https://www.seanimboden.com/ Indianapolis-based saxophonist, composer and leader Sean Imboden returns with his 17-piece big band for his second recording with his orchestra entitled Uncharted Realms .  Their program reimagines traditional big band instrumentation with contemporary perspectives, multi-faceted improvisations, dynamic interplay, and harmonious phrasing.   Opening with "Flowing Currents," the arrangement moves steadily, seaming bulging horns that fluctuate from silky gliding to refined twirling, billowing and flaring.  The recording cruises into a melodic phrasing binding "When You Look Beyond," layering a marching cadence with blazing horns and piercing guitar patterns that transition into the serpentine curves of "Balcony," stringing tangoesque musings and a comfy rhythmic beat.  The album clo...