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Chez Damier / Ron Trent

Cat:  RIOT 008

Krewcial new bombs!

Roisin Murphy has finally become a genuine top-tier star - an artist capable of packing-out venues with dynamic live shows, and whose every new musical move is headline news. Hit Parade is not, as the title suggests, a solo retrospective but rather a brand-new album produced not by regular collaborator Crooked Man, but rather another masterful maverick, DJ Koze. The pair has worked together before, so Murphy is in safe hands. Musically, it's a genre-straddling, style-bending affair whose strong songs - rich in sing-along choruses, thoughtful lyrics and musical hooks aplenty - are presented in vivid colour (with plenty of sparkling organic instrumentation). Recent singles 'Cuckoo' and 'The Universe', both instant classics, offer a neat summary of the album's many qualities.

Dr. Rhythm

Turk Turkleton

R&B, gospel and dance music singer and actress from Chicago. Former lead singer of Sounds Of Blackness until 1995 when she left the group to pursue a solo career. Established her own label It's Time Child Records in 2000. Mother of Jamecia Bennett and Shirley Marie Graham. Married to and managed by Timothy W. Lee.

Sister of Victor Cross & Garnett Cross. "With over 40 years of experience in the music industry, more than 12 albums and singles which were followed by headlined tours throughout Europe, America and Japan, and 7 international music awards, Sandra Cross is regarded as one of the leading forces of England's 'lover's rock' era. She has become one of the most successful and respected singing talents coming out of the UK."

Multidisciplinary art platform by Edurne and Nicolas Lutz.

Romare's third album is another exercise in finding the exact sweet spot where happy and sad collide. By now he is something or a master at it and here laces those sorts of sounds with a sense of spirituality, hints of disco, touches of identity and plenty of funk. These more serious influences come as a result of the artist becoming a father, but the album never grows too sentimental (though "Deliverance" sure is a nice adult lullaby.) Elsewhere there is slow acid on "High" and joyous, heartfelt melodic house on "Dreams." Versatile, emotional, dancey - what more could you want?