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Party [ Flying Nun / CD - released 19/May/2017 ] Igniting interest with her eponymous debut album released just two years ago, Aldous Harding quickly became a name murmured on many lips. She's known for her sinister torch songs, gentle laments and eerie odes delivered with a charismatic combination... |
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Aldous Harding [ Flying Nun / CD - released 11/Apr/2014 ] Aldous Harding has been wowing and amazing audiences around New Zealand for the last few years. This self titled album is her debut album release through Lyttelton Records and is very special album that will no doubt become a true classic... |
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Windy City [ Capitol / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Windy City is a beautifully curated collection of classic songs produced by Nashville Veteran Buddy Cannon. While they span different eras and musical genres, there is a unifying sensibility. Some of the songs are familiar like Gentle On My Mind, a... |
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Turn Up The Quiet [ Verve Records / CD - released 5/May/2017 ] Diana Krall's new album celebrates a return to jazz and the Great American Songbook and reunites her with Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma. |
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÷ (aka Divide) (Deluxe Edition) [ Warner Music / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] ÷ ("divide") - Sheeran's third studio album - is a genre-defying LP and the result of an artist who consistently pushes himself in new directions, uncovering fresh musical ground using a seemingly limitless musical vocabulary. Drawing inspiration... |
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