Ashot Danielyan opens an intensely candid, solitary world on his latest album, "Make Classical Music Great Again". The provocative title reads almost like a cultural dare, yet the performance itself abandons all irony at the piano bench. Danielyan strips his craft down to bare hammer, felt, and immediate instinct. Without sheet music, pre-planned arrangements, or studio trickery, these uncomposed solo improvisations trace the slow...

Here we have Giant Killers with their single “One For Georgie,” a name that immediately sends ripples back three decades, a testament to patience and perhaps a touch of rightful stubbornness. Jamie Wortley and Michael Brown, the duo who saw their initial 90s trajectory cut short, are back, holding the reins to their own music. And this release feels less like dusting off relics...