Jim Valley - We Have a Dream - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Double vinyl LP pressing. Providing the ideal entry point for neophytes and an intoxicating aural high for the faithful, Damien Jurado's new opus extends the hot streak ignited by 2012's Maraqopa and it's 2014 follow-up Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son. Cut once again with tag-mate and super producer Richard Swift at the latter's National Freedom recording facility in rural Oregon, Visions of Us On The Land completes the tale of an individual who has had to disappear from society in order to discover some universal truths. Maraqopa the album introduced a character deliberately unnamed, intended to represent anyone feeling that way who stumbles upon the titular locale then gets into a car crash... which only frees him further. Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son picked up the narrative after the accident, in a commune inhabited by Silver Timothy, Silver Donna, and Silver Malcolm. Visions of Us On The Land journeys further into the subconscious mind, a symbolic road trip spotlighting the people and towns that our central figure and his travelling companion, Silver Katherine, encounter upon leaving the commune.

The great Jenny B, the voice that propelled a plethora of hits to the top of the charts during the Eurodance craze of the 1990s, has been busy in the studio for the past couple of years working with producers from Europe, Miami, and New Zealand where she currently resides, to recreate and revitalize many of hits she made famous during that era and beyond. Here she revisits the track InchLove Is The Music,Inch an inspiring Euro-house track that that originally appeared in 2002 - marking a collaboration with the famed Italian house music producers Davide Riva and Francesco Rossi. Jenny B's new version of the track is represented here by seven stunning remixes along with bonus instrumental and acappella versions, for this exclusive extended play .

Sugaray Rayford is a man with a message and a larger than life personality and voice to deliver it. Working with producer, songwriter Eric Corne for the past 3 albums, the soul-blues powerhouse has crafted an incendiary sound and narrative, combining classic soul melodies and funky R & B grooves with raw blues power.The pair's first collaboration, Somebody Save Me, earned Rayford a 2020 Grammy nomination. Later that year he took home Blues Music Awards for 'Soul Blues Male Artist' and 'B.B. King Entertainer of the Year.' Rayford's follow up In Too Deep won a plethora of awards including the Blues Music Award for 'Soul Blues Album of the Year'.Rayford's new is entitled 'Human Decency'. The title track is a simple reminder that our similarities are stronger than our differences and in the end, there is no black or white or left or right, there are only hearts and minds. About the leadoff single, InchRun For CoverInch a song that takes no prisoners, Q Magazine declares, InchThe bluesey soul of Rayford comes on full steam with this powerhouse single.Inch InchWe're calling people on their bullshit but we're having fun with them. That's my way. I'm gonna tell it to you straight but with love in my heart. I always bring some suga with the salt!Inch says Sugaray, bellowing with laughter.An all-star cast lent their talents to the album, including guitarist Rick Holmstrom and singer Saundra Williams who are both from Mavis Staples's band, along with bassist Taras Prodaniuk (Lucinda Williams, Merle Haggard).