Two New Tribute Albums From Guitarists Stephane Wrembel and Albare

Award-winning guitarist Stephane Wrembel returns with his fifth volume of "The Django Experiment." The new album of cover songs will be released on January 23rd through his own Water Is Life Records label. The new release is also in celebration of the 110th birthday of the legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt.

The new nine-track release begins with the up-and-down scale work of "Improvisation #1," as Stephane does a masterful job on this opening song. The whole band gets involved in the jazzy flow of Reinhardt's "Nympheas," before going off script for the up-tempo swinging rhythm of Fats Waller's "Honeysuckle." Stephanen Wrembel and his band keep the energy flowing through "Daphne" and the scuttle groove of "Dinah," before tackling the eleven-minute build-up of the Duke Ellington classic "Caravan." Following the release of his new album Stephane Wrembel will head over to France for a couple of live shows before returning to the U.S. for an east coast tour. For a complete list of concerts and to find out more about his new album "The Django Experiment V," please visit stephanewrembel.com. 

Brazilian pianist and composer Antonio Carlos Jobim was such an influence on jazz guitarist/composer Albare that he decided to pay tribute to Jobim with his latest album "Albare Plays Jobim." The new ten-song album was released back in December and finds Albare performing once again with some of his well-known fellow musicians on these timeless Latin jazz numbers. The album kicks off with the swinging rhythm of "One Note Somba," before slowing down for the graceful waltz of "Corcovado" and the beautiful acoustics of "Orfeu Negro." The wonderful orchestral sounds of "Double Rainbow" displays the amazing composing talents of Antonio Carlos Jobim, while "Brazil" showcases the artists' playful rhythms. To find out more about Albare and his latest release "Albare Plays Jobim," please visit albareplaysjobim.com. 

Re-Discover The "Miracle Of Science" As Marshall Crenshaw Prepares Reissue Campaign

One of your New Year's resolutions will be to rediscover the work of singer/songwriter Marshall Crenshaw. Beginning on January 17th, the Shiny-Tone label (via Megaforce) will be re-releasing three of his later day albums, starting with 1996's "Miracle Of Science." This was Crenshaw's seventh studio album and his first on the Razor & Tie label and also the first time he recorded at his home.

The original twelve song release gets three extra bonus tracks on this new reissue, making this the ultimate version of the album (at the moment). Marshall Crenshaw kicks off the album with a quick soundbite, before delivering the upbeat, folk-rock of "What Do You Dream Of." He blazes a trial with some sweet slide-guitar on the country-flavored "Who Stole That Train" and the alt-pop vibe of "Starless Summer Sky." In between, Marshall Crenshaw also showcases his softer side, with the quiet, jazzy acoustics of "A Wonderous Place," before he closes out his album with the experimental, backwards noise of "Rouh Na Selim Neves."

This new release still features the corrected straight-on version of "Seven Miles An Hour," which appeared on the original album, but is added here as a bonus track. The other two bonus tracks consist of cover songs, as Marshall Crenshaw performs a swinging, strumming cover of "What The Hell I Got" (by Canadian artist Michael Pagliaro) and a bluesy-pop rendition of Daniel Wylie's "Misty Dreamer." There is also a new video for the track on YouTube (youtube.com). For more information about the new re-issue of Marshall Crenshaw's "Miracle Of Science," please visit facebook.com/MarshallCrenshawOfficial. 

The Dave Clark Five Are "Glad All Over" Their New "All The Hits" Release

British rock and roll band, The Dave Clark Five (The DC5) may be best known for their #1 single "Glad All Over," which knocked The Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" from the top spot on the U.K. singles chart. The Dave Clark Five also have had two #1 hit singles in Canada with their songs "Bits And Pieces" and "Over And Over." To celebrate the band's accomplishments, BMG will release The Dave Clark Five "All The Hits" on January 24th. This new 28-track release will be available on CD and on vinyl.

Beginning with their cover of The Contours' "Do You Love Me," the hits just keep on coming with "Glad All Over," "Bits And Pieces" and "Can't You See That She's Mine." All of the songs in this set have been remastered by Dave Clark at the famous Abbey Road Studios for this special release to celebrate the band's formation 60 years ago.

The Dave Clark Five showcase their swagger with the blues stomp of "Don't Let Me Down," along side the raw pounding rock delivery of "Any Way You Want It" (which was covered by Kiss in the late-seventies). The beauty of their harmonies are heard in the ballad "Because" and the fun that they pour into their performances is felt in the rockabilly swing of "Reelin' And Rockin'." All that The Dave Clark Five needed was two minutes to grab our attention, like in "Over And Over" and "Nineteen Days." This fabulous new "greatest hits" set closes with the chant of "Sha-Na-Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," the positivity of "Put A Little Love In Your Heart" and the message of "Universal Love." To find out more about the The Dave Clark Five's new "All The Hits" release, please visit musicglue.com/the-dave-clark-five. 

Sons Of Apollo Prepare To Make This Their Year, Beginning With Their New Album "MMXX"

The progressive, hard rock supergroup Sons Of Apollo show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. They released their debut album ("Psychotic Symphony") in 2017, toured the world in 2018, released a live album and video in 2019 and are returning January 17, 2020 to release their new studio album "MMXX." For those that don't know, the band consists of Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, joined by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N Roses), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) and Jeff Scott Soto (Journey). The new album will be released as a limited edition 2 CD set which includes instrumental mixes and a cappella excerpts, along with a 2 LP/CD set.

The new album kicks off with the grand build-up of "Goodbye Divinity," which explodes with an intense drumming backdrop, which allows for the solo battles between keyboard and guitar. Sons Of Apollo deliver an even more intense, high-energy straight-forward rocker with "Asphyxiation," before taking you on the nearly nine-minute epic journey of "King Of Delusion," which certainly showcases the band's more progressive, experimental side. After the high-powered attack of "Fall To Ascend" and "Resurrection Day," Sons Of Apollo stretch out their sound, pushing the boundaries of hard rock with the sixteen-minute closer "New World Today." Shorty after the release of "MMXX," Sons of Apollo will be hitting the road for a short seven-date tour, before heading over to Spain in March. For a complete list of shows and to find out more about their new album "MMXX," please visit sonsofapollo.com. 

Start The New Year Off With New Heavy Metal Releases From Behemoth, Midnight and Izthmi

Polish metal band, Behemoth are starting the new year out on the road with fellow metalheads, Slipknot for a two-month European tour. For this trek, Behemoth have decided to re-release their 2018 album "I Loved You At Your Darkest," as a tour edition with bonus tracks and an accompanying documentary. The new set will be available to purchase on tour, while the bonus tracks from the "Maide Vale" BBC Radio 1 Sessions will be available digitally on January 10th. The four bonus tracks features Behemoth performing live in studio, kicking things off with the intensity of "Wolves ov Siberia," which flows into an explosion of energy in the form of "God = Dog." The second half of the new tracks include the growling vocals and progressive metal appeal of "Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica," along with the build-up of pounding drums and buzzing guitars for "Bartzabel." For a complete list of tour dates and to find out more about Behemoth and their album "I Loved Your At Your Darkest," please visit behemoth.pl.

Arriving at the end of month is the latest release titled "Rebirth By Blasphemy" from the speed metal artist Midnight. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Athenar is the driving force behind the music, as he takes his music to the next level with these ten new blistering tracks. He kicks off the new album with the intensity and electrifying guitar work of "Fucking Speed And Darkness," followed by the aggressive attack of the title song "Rebirth By Blasphemy." He turns the energy up another notch with the swift, punk-like fury of "Devil's Excrement," before delivering the tribal rhythms of "Rising Scum." Midnight closes out his new album with the classic sounding hardcore metal appeal of "Raw Attack" and the more mainstream metal sounds of "Drag Me Through Fire." To find out more about Midnight and his latest release "Rebirth By Blasphemy," please visit facebook.com/midnightviolators. 

Arriving on Valentine's Day from Within The Mind Records, is the debut release from the Seattle metal band Izthmi. Their new album titled "The Arrows Of Our Ways" features eight tracks, beginning with the sonic clash of "Chasm," which leads to the nearly nine-minute, dark metal assault of "To Traipse Alone." Izthmi deliver a more progressive metal vibe with the tempo changes of "This Listless World," before the aggressive metal attack of "Useless Is the Song Of Man, From Throats Calloused By Name." They finish off their new album with the thunderous pounding of "A Shout That Bursts Through The Silence Of Unmeaning" and the swift, energetic power metal delivery of "The Arrows Of Our Ways." To find out more about Izthmi and their latest release "The Arrows Of Our Ways," please visit facebook.com/Izthmi.