CDs

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis' second collaboration, Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles, is a spirited and fun live tribute album to the one and only Ray Charles. The album features not only Nelson and Marsalis, but also Norah Jones who sings on a few songs. The combination of their sound works well and would have made Ray Charles proud.

Nelson and Marsalis first worked together in 2007, playing live at the Lincoln Center. That performance spawned their 2008 album, Two Men with Blues.

Shinedown is mostly known for their single, “Second Chance,” which contains a strong pop rock sound but now Shinedown is back with a brand new single for 2012, “Bully.” Shinedown recaptures their modern rock with a slightly heavy metal influences sound with “Bully.” Heavy guitar rifts and intense drum sequences help make this song have more heart. The guitar solo in the middle of the song is nothing less than impressive.

Buffalo Clover is a roots, soul and rock and roll band out of Nashville,Tennessee. Their genre crossing style is led by vocalist Margo Price. Though original, the sound is at the same time familiar with country, folk and rock undertones.

Their most recent album, Low Down Time, also comes in a vinyl version to embrace the retro feel the group evokes.

The Fray is about to release their next album, Scars and Stories, and the band has released another single off of their upcoming album. The Fray first released the single, “Heartbeat” and now has released their next single, “The Fighter.”

The single starts out with Isaac Slade telling a story. Slade has the ability to tell an entire novel of a story in one song. Slade’s vocals present a beautiful yet haunting sound in every breath. The song slowly builds up to the chorus. The chorus showcases Slade’s lyrical story telling and captures his passion as a musician.