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Harriet Riley and Alex Garden:
Sonder
(Self-release)
★★★★

This an intriguing album from a West Country-based duo with Riley playing vibraphone and Garden playing the violin supported by bassist Steve Toddler. Entirely instrumental the 12 tracks are all original compositions with a strong jazz influence.

What makes the album unusual is that each track has a title in different languages but with a meaning explained. The title track is defined as the realisation that each passerby is living a life as rich and complex as your own.

Dan O’Farrell and The Difference Engine
Richard Scarry Lied to Me
(Gare du Nord Records)
★★★★

Edgelarks
Henry Martin
Self-released
★★★★

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