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CD Picks of the Week
Each week, the Soundcheck staff digs through their inboxes for the best, catchiest, or strangest music they can find.
Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
November 05, 2009
This week's picks include some icy sounds, an economic power trio and a multicultural bunch. Click here to read our full reviews.
Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
October 14, 2009
This week’s picks feature blues from 1920s America, from 21st century Mali ... and from the upcoming film Where the Wild Things Are. Read our full reviews here.
Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
October 02, 2009
Music finds inspiration in civil war, memory loss, and an autistic 19th century slave in our picks this week. Read our full reviews here.
Soundcheck's Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
September 25, 2009
Our picks this week are an eclectic mix: rockabilly from Ireland, North African music from Norway, and a murder ballad from Portland, Oregon.
Imelda May – Love Tattoo (Verve Forecast) - picked by Gisele Regatao
Jon Balke – Siwan (ECM) - picked by John Schaefer
Blitzen Trapper – Black River Killer (Sub Pop) – picked by Joel Meyer
Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
September 11, 2009
Three outstanding new releases, as selected by the Soundcheck staff. Read our full reviews here.
Mono, Hymn to the Immortal Wind (Human Highway Records)
--picked by John Schaefer
Bill Frisell, Disfarmer (Nonesuch)
--picked by Gisele Regatao
Diane Birch, Bible Belt (S Curve)
--picked by Brian Wise
Soundcheck's Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
August 28, 2009
Butterfly Boucher, Scary Fragile (Nettwerk) – picked by Joel Meyer
Michael Daugherty – Fire & Blood; MotorCity Triptych; Raise the Roof
Detroit Symphony Orchestra - Neeme Jarvi, conductor; Ida Kavafian, violin (Naxos) – Picked by Brian Wise
Last Forever: No Place Like Home (2nd Story Sound) – picked by John Schaefer
CD Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
August 21, 2009
Nadia Sirota – First Things First (New Amsterdam) - Picked by John Schaefer
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, “Infernal Machines” (New Amsterdam) - Picked by Brian Wise
St. Vincent, “Actor” (4AD) - picked by Joel Meyer
Soundcheck's Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
July 30, 2009
Jonsi & Alex – Riceboy Sleeps (XL Records) - Picked by John Schaefer
Céu – Vagarosa (Six Degrees) – picked by Gisele Regatao
The Phenomenal Handclap Band (s/t) (Friendly Fire) – picked by Joel Meyer
Soundcheck's Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
July 24, 2009
Bebe – Y (EMI) – picked by Gisele Regatao
Anuna – Sanctus – Picked by John Schaefer
Awol One & Factor, Owl Hours (Fake Four, Inc.) – Picked by Joel Meyer
Soundcheck's Picks of the Week
Soundcheck
July 17, 2009
David Lang, The Little Match Girl Passion – Paul Hillier & Theater of Voices (Harmonia Mundi) - Picked by John Schaefer
Tanya Morgan, Brooklynati (Interdependent Media) – Picked by Joel Meyer
Ginastera: String Quartets Nos 1-3: Shelton/Enso Quartet: (Naxos) – Picked by Brian Wise
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