CLASSICAL/ JAZZ/ BLUES

Toronto-based solo artist Plastic Handgun returns from a five-year hiatus swinging for the fences with Operation Avalanche, a fascinating instrumental record that feels like a lost PlayStation-era RPG soundtrack dragged into the middle of a political uprising. Inspired by legendary composer Nobuo Uematsu, the album embraces the nostalgic textures of…

Twenty years after its original release, Russ Lorenson revisits A Little Travelin’ Music, that seasoned wisdom only time can bring. The jazz vocalist goes back to the source, rebuilding and refining portions of the album with richer arrangements and warmer instrumentation. A Little Travelin’ Music (20th Anniversary Edition) comes off…

Malonerice is part of that new wave of self-made composers who treat music less like a product and more like a personal language—and with “Last Letter,” he leans fully into that instinct. Dropped as a standalone instrumental, the track sits comfortably in the cinematic realm. It’s intimate, reflective, and quietly…

Kamila Csenge navigates her guitar, bends it, and reshapes it into something alive. A Berklee-trained guitarist with a deep foundation in jazz and classical traditions, she brings both technical precision and emotional storytelling into her work. With “Against the Wall,” a single from her upcoming album Behind the Universe, Csenge…

Mark Rolfe’s The Isle of Wight is a slow exhale, a place you step into rather than simply listen to. Drawing from decades of experience as a composer and multi-instrumentalist, the Nottingham-based artist crafts a deeply atmospheric project rooted in his connection to the island itself. Field recordings from coastlines,…

Paul Terry has never really been the type to stay in one lane, and “Alternative Piano Club” feels like the natural result of that restless creativity. Bringing together his three distinct musical identities, Cellarscape, Aptøsrs, and his own soundtrack-driven compositions, the album plays out like a curated gallery of moods,…

Chris Murphy’s Seven Crows returns with “Amanda on the Bed,” a spellbinding instrumental, like a moment caught in time. As part of the upcoming Powers of Observation, this track continues Murphy’s exploration of what the electric violin can do when it’s pushed far beyond its classical roots. Known for crafting…

Sometimes the most compelling releases aren’t brand new creations but rediscovered pieces given a second life, and that’s exactly the spirit behind C’batch’s “Song for God.” As the opening track from C’batch Smooth/Rough – The Vault 1, this release sets the tone for an archival series that digs into some…

There’s a certain kind of album that unfolds, like a film you didn’t realize you were watching. That’s the lane Alex Lakusta comfortably steps into with Island Ghosts, his sophomore release out April 17, 2026. The Toronto-based bassist and composer leans fully into a cinematic, genre-blurring space here, stitching together…

There’s something intriguingly unconventional about the way Lucian Lacewing approaches music, more like a sonic architect piecing together fragments of feeling. Hailing from Bristol, he makes his debut with “Land Of Enchantment,” a track that doesn’t follow a traditional path so much as it drifts, swirls, and slowly reveals itself.…