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A Collection of Songs in the Traditional & Sean-Nós Style

guardian

10

“A thrilling small indie label run by Willie Stewart in Ireland’s County Leitrim, Nyahh has recently released records influenced by early music, generative music and the sonic possibilities of sewing machines. Now comes their brilliant collection of Irish folk and sean-nós tracks (a style of ornamented a cappella Gaelic singing), inspired by the song collecting of Alan Lomax but with a twist: most ”

Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection

pitchfork

9.1

“Stax Records’ historic 1972 soul festival finally gets its due with a new 12-disc box set, presenting a pop label at its imperial peak and an unmediated vision of Blackness for a rapt audience.”

Run the Road

pitchfork

9.1

“Out on 679 now and Vice next month, the invaluable grime primer Run the Road provides a sweeping survey of the genre's biggest figures and strikes to the heart of its maneuverability by constantly changing gears without ever sounding anything less than massive.”

The Sopranos - Peppers & Eggs (Music from the HBO Original Series)

adogshaw

2.0

“I am not sure I have ever listened to a worse soundtrack. Seriously. Both stars go to the Otis Redding brilliant song on the first CD. There is NOTHING else on this double cd. I have never seen the show, but man the person that organized this was clueless about what was good music! Embarrassing.”