Kathryn Joseph - For You Who Are The Wronged - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Of Narratives & Nocturnes. Featuring eight original through-composed works written programmatically to elements of mythology, religion, and visual art and accompanied with original poetic prose and illustrations by Vancouver-based designer Studio Céleste, Of Narratives & Nocturnes is a holistic storytelling experience that transcends genre norms and immerses listeners in the worlds Davis creates.The title is indicative of both the album's concept and compositional vision. Of Narratives & Nocturnes is at it's core an anthology a series of tales either following a linear plot or evoking deep emotion. In other words, the album itself is a collection of narratives and nocturnes, brought to life by Davis's band, the Simeon Davis Group. Compositionally, each of the eight pieces draws on sources outside music as the creative impetus. By mapping emotions, locations and characters onto specific themes and timbres, Davis wordlessly paints the experiences of his characters as they engage, ensnare, and overcome one another.

Marvin Gaye's contributions to music are immeasurable. TIL TOMORROW REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE is a tribute album to Marvin by the young, highly talented vocalist named Cassandre McKinley.

Upon arriving in the USA for The Tubs' first tour of the country, frontman Owen Williams told The New Yorker, InchWe're here to unite the country. We're gonna come, like, three times. By that point, I think this place will start healing.Inch Then, joyously, they did just that, piling into a van and criss-crossing the States, bringing their literary, bleary-eyed, world-weary, night-of-your-life highwire act to the masses when it was needed most.The Tubs have never lacked for ambition - on Hard Life, theirs is to complicate the Tub-ullar experience. Having perfected their chemistry across two prior albums, hundreds of shows, and an ever-expanding universe of bands affiliated with London's Gob Nation Collective (The TSG, Sniffany & The Nits, Spike, and Garden Centre), the London-based Celtic jangle boyband- Williams (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass), Dan Lucas (guitar), Taylor Stewart (drums), and Max Warren (bass)- push themselves further into the shimmering heart of virtuosic indie rock. They're joined by frequent collaborators Lan McArdle (vocals), George Nicholls (guitar), and Rachel Kenedy (keyboards), all of whom have orbited various Tubs-adjacent efforts dating back to Joanna Gruesome, but the secret to Hard Life's lushness is the addition of fiddle player Chris Haigh, an instructor and session musician who left an indelible mark on British pop on Steps' Inch5, 6, 7, 8.InchMirroring Williams' use of trilling on vocal melodies, Haigh's fiddle shades the vocalist's rueful croon like a bruise. On InchStoop to Me, Inch the folkiest, jangliest pop song on the album, Haigh's licks complement Williams at his most self-deprecating, the lopsided smile of a guy trying not to let on how wounded he is in unrequited love. On album opener and title track InchHard Life, Inch it's the sweetness of the ascending fiddle lines in the mix that weds the harshness of Williams' lyrics t