Art Moore - Art Moore - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Moonlandingz debut album Interplanetary Class Classics was filled with sticky pop songs that offered solace and punishment in the months following both the Brexit vote and Trump's first victory. They conspired with Yoko Ono, Sean Ono Lennon, Rebecca Taylor, Phil Oakey and the Cowboy from The Village People to make one of the great albums of 2017, and we needed it. Seven long years later, The Moonlandingz - Adrian Flanagan, Dean Honer and Lias Saoudi (Fat White Family) - have finally returned when we need them most. No Rocket Required features collaborations from Iggy Pop, Nadine Shah, Jessica Winter, and Ewen Bremner. The ten tracks deliver something cosmic on a human scale, reminding us we will always need to organize, fight, collaborate, connect and dance.

Blues pianist remains a living link to the golden era of classic Chicago blues of the 1950s - here are 17 original compositions with accompaniment by James Wheeler, Bob Stroger & Willie InchBig EyesInch Smith.

Ian Moore has been many things in his 25-year career A fiery young blues-rock guitarist out of Austin, an introspective balladeer singing heartbreak in falsetto, and a show-stopping bandleader directing the glorious miscreants who make up the Lossy Coils. In a time where artists increasingly focus on becoming more streamlined and easily discernible, Ian has done the complete opposite, diversifying and recombining, searching for new sounds and ideas, and following his own unique designs. This inspired his latest concept, a three-EP project encompassing his three primary musical focuses. On Aerie, the instrumentation is sparse, and the themes are shadowy and contemplative. Using guitar, cello, vibraphone, and voice, Ian sets a deeply rendered tone, intentionally naked and vulnerable.