One Step Closer - This Place You Know - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

One Step Closer has always believed that hardcore is limitless. On All You Embrace, the band puts that theory into practice. Every from the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania band has seen them exploring the sonic overlaps of hardcore, emo, and '90s alternative rock without an iota of self-consciousness, or pretension, creeping into the mix. All You Embrace is a collection of 11 songs that show One Step Closer reaching for something deeply honest and, as always, authentic.InchI wanted to showcase One Step Closer in it's fullest state,Inch says vocalist Ryan Savitski. InchEvery single part of the band, I wanted it to be there. I wanted us to be 100% ourselves and be as authentic to our band as we could possibly be.Inch For fans of their first EP From Me To You, there are songs like InchBlur My Memory,Inch which show the passionate melodic hardcore the band built it's name on is still part of the program. But it's immediately followed by InchThe Gate,Inch a song that taps into the expansive reaches the band hinted at on This Place You Know and put on full display with the powerful follow-up EP, Songs For The Willow. Every element of One Step Closer is on display throughout the record, as they expound upon every idea until each one has achieved it's full potential. The result is a record that's bigger, catchier, and moodier than anything they've done before, while still feeling exactly like OSC.Taken in full, All You Embrace is the sound of One Step Closer honoring their past while building a future that looks more open, more creative, and more expansive. It's a place where records like Start Today, Diary, and Floral Green are all in conversation with one another. Even the album's cover art marks a new direction for the band - the dizzying, frigid blur of blues & blacks colliding is a painting of guitarist Ross Thompson spinning in place, evoking how it feels to listen to thes

Finger Eleven enthusiastically completed their first new studio album, Last Night On Earth, in a decade. The band has always amalgamated their musical influences from the 1960s forward into their rock mix. They acknowledge that Phil Collins and Genesis were a big melodic influence on Last Night On Earth. And the new tunes explore time-honored Finger Eleven concepts with fresh twists. While InchAdrenalineInch is a rousing, intense anthem about pushing forward against adversity, InchBlue Sky Mystery,Inch featuring Richard Patrick from Filter, is another hard-hitting rocker about being beguiled by something just out of reach. Further into the album, InchThe MountainInch rides musical peaks and valleys in it's quest to chase the song, about the creative process expressed in a fantasy setting. Then there is the acoustic number InchLast Night On Earth,Inch which tackles relationship turmoil. It's the most personal new track for frontman Scott Anderson. Last Night On Earth is set to be released on 1 LP silver vinyl in a gatefold jacket.

Aynur, the most prominent Kurdish singer of our time, represents Kurdish music heritage as a global genre and introduced it to the international music world. Aynur's music has received the acclaim of fellow artists. She has collaborated with acclaimed artists including world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Kayhan Kalhor, Javier Limon, Kinan Azmeh, the Nederland Blazers Ensemble, the NDR Bigband and many more. She appears in one of the most remarkable scenes of Fatih Akin's documentary InchCrossing the Bridge / The Sound of IstanbulInch and is part of Morgan Neville's documentary about Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, InchThe Music of StrangersInch. Aynur has enthusiastic audiences in sold-out Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg as well as Carnegie Hall in NYC or Southbank Centre in London. In 2017 Aynur received the InchMaster of Mediterranean MusicInch Award in the category of InchMediterranean Women in ActionInch from the Berklee Mediterranean Music Institute. In 2021 she was awarded the InchWomex Artist AwardInch. Aynur's new album, RABE, features Chinese-American pipa star Wu Man as well as Michael League on guitars, Chris Jennings on bass and so many more. Like only exceptional artists does, Aynur is reaching listeners in all generations, she is connecting the young generation with the roots of Kurdish music, combining treasures of the past with a musical language of today. InchShe is a reason to love live music for centuries.InchJavier Limon