Anna Prior - tech não, 2024

"On the surface, it’s about losing friends in the crowd, helplessness and vulnerability, but deep down, it’s about when the energy in the room starts to turn toward the unknown and you’re not sure if what you just saw was real."

Pat Metheny - have you heard, 1989

“Have You Heard” is a bright, spirit-lifting tune that masks its musical intricacy in a shuffling groove and swooping melody. In other words, it’s the perfect track to get you through the work day and roll you into the weekend."

Manuel Fúria E Os Náufragos - aquele grande rio, 2017

"a desire to go beyond the confines of their current reality, exploring new horizons and embracing the unknown together"

Charlie Haden - first song for ruth, 1988

"this Haden-penned ballad also shows him at his best. Like all great tenor players, his technical command allows him to weight each note in a phrase differently. That gives the first theme statement great emotional heft, Watts outlining the tune accompanied just by piano chords."

The Durutti Column - amigos em portugal, 1983

"The basic idea behind Durutti Column’s music is to break with whatever structure supports the foundations of musical formalism, in order to try and create a kind of music which really can belong to everyone."

Father John Misty - the suburbs cover, 2015

"It all works, of course, because the guy has the pipes to back it up, with a voice that leaps from sultry murmur to commanding howl at will, sucking rapt audiences along on whatever journey he’s selling, cultural snake oil or no."

Charlie Parker - summertime, 1957

"He was a virtuoso and introduced revolutionary rhythmic and harmonic ideas into jazz, including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. Primarily a player of the alto saxophone, Parker's tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber."

Pet Shop Boys - go west cover, 1993

"In 1992, when Pet Shop Boys were asked by Derek Jarman to perform at an AIDS charity event at The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, Chris Lowe of the duo selected "Go West" as the song they would perform. Though singer Neil Tennant was unable to remember the lyrics during that performance, the two decided to record it as a single."

King Crimson - lizard side b, 1970

"Guest Jon Anderson's choirboy vocals open "Lizard" with a feint toward the light and airy, but Haskell's brassy chorus suggests ritualistic precursors to dark goings-on. The suite then enters its "Bolero" movement, marked by Robin Miller's beautiful oboe and Fripp's swelling Mellotron, with a jazz interlude showcasing Collins, cornetist Mark Charig, trombonist Nick Evans, and a jagged and explosive Tippett, collectively free and even ebullient in their interplay but never fully breaking away from drummer Andy McCulloch's background rat-a-tat snare that foreshadows the howling maelstrom of "The Battle of Glass Tears." After the smoke clears, Fripp's sustained guitar notes cut through the funereal aftermath, dissolving into silence before the swirling "Big Top" coda brings the album full circle, suggesting Lizard's dark journey on an endless loop accelerating into the future."

The Band Of Holy Joy - tactless, 1988

"One thing you can safely say about the Band Of Holy Joy is that they are never predictable"

Plastic Flowers - where are you, 2017

 

"Georgios Samaras, better known as Plastic Flowers, is a Greek songwriter and academic at King's College London, who has released three full-length studio albums: Evergreen in 2014, Heavenly in 2016 and Absent Forever in 2017."

The BV's – i can't stand the rain, 2024

"One of the main themes of the BV’s has always been abstraction; the space between what is being said and its actual meaning, or whether there is any meaning to be found at all."

Yes - soon, 1974

"Entitled "Soon", the last part of the song "The Gates of Delirium" was issued as Atlantic single #3242 in January 1975"

The Shadows - wonderful land, 1962

"it took me six months to get to the middle. I knew it had to have a second part and I couldn't think of anything"

Chumbawamba - homophobia, 1994

"In January 1998 Nutter appeared on the American political talk show Politically Incorrect and advised fans of their music who could not afford to buy their CDs to steal them from large chains such as HMV and Virgin, which prompted Virgin to remove the album from the shelves and start selling it from behind the counter."

Beirut - spillhaugen, 2023

"For a blackened moment, the listener is transported to the hostile beauty and long nights of a Norwegian winter, the cold wind blowing around an icy wooden church."

King Crimson - lady of the dancing water, 1970

"a sense of longing and acceptance, acknowledging the beauty and significance of the past"

Horsebeach - a friend by the lake, 2024

"Kennedy channels his experiences into exploring mental health progress through his music"

Paul McCartney - band on the run, 1973

"Band on the Run finds McCartney walking a middle ground between autobiographical songwriting and subtle attempts to mythologize his own experience through the creation of a fantasy world of adventure"

Pat Metheny - afternoon, 2002

"complex, intricately detailed music that reveals additional layers with each listening"