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  New Release:  Laguna Road from Haerts Release Date:  October 3, 2025 Websites:  haertsmusic.com music.apple.com/us/album/laguna-road/1819112843 Laguna Road , the fourth recording from Haerts, a sonic pop duo that gels ambient jazz, blues, folk, and acoustic rock, emerge with a poignant compilation that resonates with audiences far and wide.  Founded by vocalist Nini Fabi and keyboardist/guitarist Ben Gebert, Haerts give listeners music that evokes deep contemplation and introspection about life choices, experiences met along the journey and the outcomes that unfold.  The ethereal textures and soothing atmospherics produce fantastical dreamscapes, moving with the fluid tranquility of a free-flowing stream.  Gebert's breezy guitar riffs piping through "Brighter Day" contour Fabi's meditative vocals with a tenderness that vibrates of chimerical warmth, as the dirge-like sonorous of his keys boost Fabi's soul-examining, introspective musings driving "Wom...

Album:  I Guess We're Not Alone Artist:  The Beveled Edges Label Name: Detrallas Records Website: https://thebevelededges.com Endowed with a voice that can lull audiences into a blissful respite and equally lure them onto the dancefloor, singer-songwriter Shelly Bhushan is partnered with 7-string guitarist Anthony Lanni whose playing wraps delicate embellishments around Bhushan's vocal melodies.  Together, they form The Beveled Edges, a multi-faceted duo who integrate Parisian soul with Latin swing, prairieland folk, classic orchestral pop, and bluesy torchlight vocalese.    Their debut recording I Guess We're Not Alone is comprised of 10 original tunes, featuring an accompaniment that includes:  Arei Sekiguchi on drums and percussion, Haruna Fukazawa on flute, Tosh Sheridan on piano, Brad Whitely on organ, Garry ianco on strings, Alejandro Berti Delgado on trumpet, Ric Becker on trombone, Jeremy Powell on saxophone, and Will Holshouser on accordion. ...

Album:  Living In A Daydream Artist:  Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion Label: Self-Released Website:  miguelespinozafusion.com Living in a Daydream is Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion’s third full length album, featuring original compositions by leader and guitarist Miguel Espinoza.  Along with Espinoza is cellist Dianne Betkowski and bassist Randy Hoepker at the group's core.  Also performing on the recording are guest musicians Howard Levy on harmonica and piano, Andy Skellenger on tabla, cajon, and vocals, Mario Moreno on congas, timbales and percussion, Linda Richardson on castanets, and Nabin Shrestha on tabla and vocals. The stimulating fusion of flamenco guitar with jazz improvisation, Latin dance grooves, and folkloric soul is an exciting blend that breeds merriment and liveliness through the swirling rustles of the strings from Espinoza's guitar, Betkowski's cello, and Hoepker's bass traversing across "Nagi Yaté."  Like celestial bodies sparkling in...

Album:  Blue Journal Artist:  Ester Wiesnerová Website:  www.esterwiesnerova.com Slovakia-born vocalist Ester Wiesnerová fuses multiple elements in her music, coalescing the flamenco rhythm of the Mediterranean's Andalusia region with the intimacy of American blues and the contemplative mood of coffeehouse folk.  Her debut CD, Blue Journal , contains thought-provoking lyrics shrouded in silky instrumentation, linking a flowing stream of wispy silhouettes and scintillating chimes.  Supported by a band of international musicians from the East and the West, the recording is comprised of 11 introspective tunes, composed, sung and produced by Wiesnerová. She shows a sensitivity of the human heart that audiences can relate to, creating an intimacy that personalizes the listening experience.  Sam Knight's swirling saxophone toots elevate the melodic progressions along "Who Are You Now," as the twinkling chords of Charles Overton's harp produce waves of sparkling s...

Artist:  Render Sisters Label:  PCG Artist Development / Distro Kid Websites:  www.rendersisters.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxC6zNnv_JpPNCn1at7phTQ Making their debut in the country pop arena, the Render Sisters comprised of Mary Keaton Render and Stella Render play contemporary prairieland Americana with a pinch of coffeehouse folk and torchlight blues that shares qualities with supper club jazz.  Since their emergence in 2020, the sisters have been churning out singles and broadening their acumen at each outing. Their 2021 single "I Don't Wanna Know," an original melody written by the sisters and their producer Doug Kahan (Trick Pony, Clay Walker, Jon Pardi), brings out the clarion luster in the sisters vocal harmonies, supported by the shimmering tones and twittering vibrations of the guitar chords and keyboards.  The lyrics speak of seeking a simple life and accepting conditions as they are, as the sisters chime, "I don't wanna know / I just want t...

Album:  American Highway Artist:  Marty Brown Label:  Plowboy Records Websites:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-highway/1453761002 https://www.amazon.com/American-Highway-MARTY-BROWN/dp/B07PGX7KYK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=marty+brown&qid=1614824878&sr=8-1 A mixture of Heartland roots rock, country western blues, prairieland folk, rockabilly, and gospel, singer-songwriter Marty Brown has all the ingredients to make music that listeners will take with them on the go.  He does so on his latest release American Highway , which is aptly titled describing the music folks hear while driving along the highways through America.    After experiencing a stint as a songwriter and producer for the likes of Tracy Byrd, Trace Adkins, and Brooks & Dunn, Brown worked with a co-pilot, Jon Tiven, who contributed to nine of the 10 tracks on the recording.  Brown revives country western soul in a way that music connoisseurs can embrace....

Album: Soul Ransom Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Release Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com/album/soul-ransom Smoky blues folk and roots rock atmospheres are paired with country western twange, simmering at a slow burn on singer-songwriter-guitarist Jonivan Jones's latest release Soul Ransom .  The freestyle fluidity in the chord patterns are reminiscent of Muddy Waters as the smooth growl of Jones's vocals brand a ghostly presence along  the melodies.  From the shimmying grooves of "Loose State" to the languid throttle of "Agua Mala," the recording showcase Jones's multi-faceted talent to be malleable and tailor each track to be individual and distinct. The grit and rawness of Jones's vocals chomp at the rustic terrain of "Fry," creating a heavy-footed stride.  Waves of psychedelic echoes emanate from the guitar strings along "Buzzards," as a wailing harmonica etches phantom-like silhouettes in the background.  Trav...

If American frontiersman Daniel Boone or folk hero Ansel Adams could sing and write music, people would expect they would have sounded very much like singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonivan Jones.  It stands to reason since Jones shows an awareness of the environment and mankind relatable to the way Boone did as a navigator and explorer of America's frontier and Adams did through his photographs of America's old west.  The only difference between Jones and his predecessors is that music is his source of creative expression and his contribution to cultural stimulation. "There's just SO much out there to write about," he deems.  "I write about everything:   relationships, loss, gain, death, taxes, frailty, another person's perspective, the ocean, etc."  He undertakes, "I hope to appreciate and embrace what is there so that I can continue to develop it the way some of my most respected songwriters have, I think the most valuable way to do that is to ...

Single:  "Wading through Whiskey" Artist:  Jonivan Jones Label:  Self-Released Website:  https://jonivanjonesmusic.com Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jonivan Jones delivers his slow simmering, bluesy soul rocker "Wading through Whiskey" with genuine tenderness.  His smooth brooding vocalese caramelizes into the porch-folk swagger of his acoustic guitar.  He produces a bare-naked fervor that is infused into the profound lyrics as he muses introspectively, "I found a door into the past / But oh it might not last / Help me exhale all the faces / I suppose they were never even there... Wading through Whiskey / Hazing through hazy." Endowed with a vulnerable grit in his timbres reminiscent of U2's vocalist Bono and complimented by guitar vibrations that bristle and rustle displaying a likeness to guitarist Gram Parsons, Jones's vocals slather and graze the languid palpitations of the acoustic guitar.   Glinting a soulful wailing that enshrouds ...

Album:  When We Were Young Artist:   Kelley Suttenfield Website:  www.kelleysuttenfield.com Singer Kelley Suttenfield offers her renderings of some of Neil Young's most notable tunes on her recording When We Were Young ,  featuring the Memling Ensemble String Trio on a selection of tracks.  Produced and arranged by guitarist Tosh Sheridan, songs refurbished with orchestral elements by the Trio give them a new look and feel.  Suttenfield's own timbres are very much the female counterpart to Neil Young's gravelly bristles, possessing a similar folksy tone with smoother strokes and caressing motions. Her treatment of "The Losing End" is adorned in country twange trimmings accompanied by her vocal phrasing that sits comfortably on the bobbing knolls of the rhythm section.  "Flying on the Ground" is anchored by light-footed drumbeats rotating around the silky guitar strings bowing softly around Suttenfield's vocals, imbuing the track with a feminin...