Consumer Guide: August, 2024

The greatest artist of the 20th century as pop interpreter, an r&b pro gone bluegrass, 13 songs about romantic bliss gone bad, and a thrill seeking soprano with captivating tunes and runaway grooves.

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África Negra: Antologia Vol. 2 (Bongo Joe)

Okaidja Afroso: Jaku Mumor (Chechekule)

Louis Armstrong: Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (Verve '97)

Swamp Dogg: Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th Street (Oh Boy)

Jeff Evans Porkestra: Willow Pillow (self-released)

Lupe Fiasco: Samurai (Thirty Tigers)

Claudia Gibson: The Fields of Chazy (self-released)

Megan Moroney: Am I Okay? (Columbia Nashville)

David Murray: Francesca (Intakt)

The Old 97's: American Primitive (ATO)

Amy Rigby: Hang in There With Me (Tapete)

Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Island)

Linda Thompson: Proxy Music (Storysound)

Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand: Willson Williams (One Little Independent)

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