This article originally published at The 10 best Houston albums of 2025, from Isaac Niaz to Brennen Leigh to Juan Treviño.

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Includes David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Bruce Springsteen, Brigitte Fontaine, Bill Evans and more… but in what order? The post Uncut’s Top 30 archive releases of 2025 appeared ...

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It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...

On the Daisy Age veterans’ 10th album, De La confront the loss of Trugoy the Dove, who died while making the record. But despite the sorrowful subtext, their rhymes and beats are as playful as ever.

Flea has previewed his first full-length solo album with a eight-minute long jazz song entitled "A Plea." You can watch the "A Plea" video, which finds the longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist ...