WMS

- Jag skrev texten till "Henrys gitarr" för flera år sedan. Den handlar om musikens magiska makt, hur det kändes att växa upp och bli förtrollad av popens alla fyrverkeripjäser och bli fast i det ljuset för alltid. Musiken är ny och en hyllning till en stil jag alltid älskat. Klassisk popbandssättning med lång lugg och dessutom lite countryfiol av Malin-My. <br/><br/>-"Boken om ditt liv" har också funnits med ett tag. Jag har alltid gillat den och provat att spela in den i studion men har inte blivit riktigt nöjd. Förrän nu. Ola Gustafssons 12-strängade gitarrer och mandoliner har verkligen hjälpt till att få ordning på den. Tack.

"Men bara om min älskade väntar", Ulf Dagebys Bob Dylan-översättning, är en av de mest älskade låtarna med Nationalteaterns Rockorkester. Den har sjungits på bröllop och begravningar och tolkats av otaliga artister, men först nu släpps den i studioversion med sång av Ulf Dageby själv - i vad som blev hans allra sista inspelning, initierad av hans hustru Ankie.

Armstrong Billie Joe: No fun mondays [Vinyl LP]

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talk Talk's iconic 'It's My Life' album, it has been cut at Half-Speed by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, overseen by Talk Talk drummer Lee Harris and Charlie Hollis, son of Mark Hollis, giving the album a greater depth.

Bad Company: Bad Company (Clear/Ltd) [Gatefold / Vinyl LP]

Grateful Dead: Shakedown Street [Vinyl LP]

Noise & Flowers documents a 9-date tour that began just two weeks after Young's lifetime friend and manager of more than 50 years, Elliot Roberts, passed away at age 76. Performing alongside a photograph of Roberts taped to his road case, Young approached each show as a celebratory memorial service to honor his late friend. It's a trek the legendary singer/songwriter describes as "wondrous."<br/><br/>"Playing in his memory [made it] one of the most special tours ever," Young says in the album's liner notes. "We hit the road and took his great spirit with us into every song. This music belongs to no one. It's in the air. Every note was played for music's great friend, Elliot." In paying tribute to the manager who guided Young's career for over a half-century, Noise & Flowers explores all corners of his vast discography. <br/><br/>It balances all-timer anthems ("Mr. Soul," "Helpless," "Rockin' in the Free World") with rarely aired '70s deep cuts ("Field of Opportunity," "On the Beach") and '90s gems ("From Hank to Hendrix," "Throw Your Hatred Down"). His frequent backing band since 2015, Promise of the Real effectively bridges the extremes in Young's sound, infusing his raging rockers and country serenades with their casual brilliance and telepathic intuition.