Brittany Davis

Black Thunder

By Brittany Davis

Label: Loosegroove
Released: 2025
Track listing: Ancestors; All You Get; Ancestors II; Amid the Blackout of the Night; Ancestors III; Black Thunder; Ancestors IV; Change Me; Ancestors V; Girl (Don��t You Know); Girl (Now We��re the Same); Ancestors VI; Mirrors; Ancestors VII; Sarah��s Song; Sun and Moon; Ancestors VIII

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by Bob Osborne
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A selection of new releases with some excellent vocal performances and a mix of conventional and experimental. In addition four more albums from the recent re-release of Ivo Perelman's Leo Records catalogue.Playlist Tessa Souter “A Song for You (Gnossienne No. 1)" from Shadows And Silence : The Erik Satie Project (Noanara Music) 00:00 Stefano ...

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by Cheryl K.
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Amid The Blackout Of The Night

April 19, 2025

Album: Black Thunder
By Brittany Davis
Label: Loosegroove
Released: 2025
Duration: 09:40

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