“This is one of my favorite cuts of my entire recording career,” says Darren Nicholson — and when an artist with a decades-long resumé like his says something like that, it’s worth taking note.

Kentucky musician Ben Sollee today shares “When You Gonna Learn” from his upcoming album Long Haul. The album, his first solo studio effort in seven years, comes out August 16 via sonaBlast! Recordings. On the album, Sollee draws from diverse influences, from nearby Appalachia and Muscle Shoals (he lives in Kentucky) to the exotic music from Polynesia and West Africa. These influences all meet with Sollee’s cello and vocals to create a wonderfully textured album, something akin to Paul Simon’s Graceland.

The Henry Mancini family continues to celebrate what would have been the late legendary composer’s 100th birthday with the release of Henry Mancini’s The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions – Henry Has Company out today via Primary Wave Music. Listen to the album HERE.

Grammy® Award-winning jazz guitarist-vocalist George Benson will release a long-lost orchestral album this summer, his first since returning to Warner Music Group earlier this year. Dreams Do Come True: When George Benson Meets Robert Farnon will be available on July 19 from Rhino on CD and LP, as well as digital and streaming platforms. Pre-order HERE.

Stax Records and Craft Recordings are thrilled to announce the release of four seminal albums from the country icon O.B. McClinton, for the first time on both hi-res and standard digital. Available to stream/download today, these newly remastered digital offerings encompass McClinton’s releases through Stax’s Enterprise imprint: O.B. McClinton Country (1971), Obie From Senatobie (1973), Live at Randy’s Rodeo (1973) and If You Loved Her That Way (1974).

Finnish jazz trumpet virtuoso Verneri Pohjola and critically acclaimed psychedelic indie-folk group Tuomo & Markus have joined forces both on stage and in the studio. The artists recorded a collaborative all-instrumental album. Music For Roads will be released worldwide November 1. The band are releasing the Pohjola-penned single Anyhow Lane today, on the eve of their US summer festival run.

A new song from the forthcoming album Milton & esperanza - a collaborative project from Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding - has been released today.  “Um Vento Passou (para Paul Simon)” features a vocal duet between Paul Simon and Nascimento.  Inspired by his long time friendship with Paul Simon, Nascimento wrote the song recently, and the world is able to hear it for the first time. Lyrics are by Nascimento’s long time collaborator, and fellow Clube da Esquina alum, Marcio Borges.

Celebrated singer-songwriter Garrison Starr is set to take the stage at the iconic Ryman Auditorium on October 11, 2024, where she will open for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Starr joins Isbell for one night of his highly anticipated eight-night residency, adding another highlight to her illustrious career.

They said it would never happen, but now it is – after 25 years, Soul Coughing are reuniting for a 17-date American tour beginning September 11 in San Diego, CA. The tour ends with a two-night celebration at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY on October 4 and 5.

Artist presale tickets go on sale this Monday, June 24 at 10 am (local). The general on-sale begins on Friday, June 28 at 10 am (local). The complete tour itinerary is below.

SOUL COUGHING - TOUR 2024

SEPTEMBER

Craft Recordings and Bluesville Records proudly announce a pair of classic reissues from two of blues music’s most influential artists: Albert King’s career-defining 1968 concert album, Live Wire/Blues Power, and 1961’s poignant Last Night Blues from Lightnin’ Hopkins with Sonny Terry.