Vera Brown & Vessels - Make Me a VesselTimeless Gospel with a heavy dose of R&B from Philly's famed Society Hill label.

They toured heavily both in Sweden and Norway and also supported major acts like Europe and Yngwie Malmsteen

Undeniably one of the most gay music acts in the last 20 years

As children sing along to these engaging songs about bullying

An introspection on thoughts of suicide and self-destruction

The recording offers a new look at Pachelbel's keyboard oeuvre and corrects the prevailing view of him as a composer of liturgical music for practical use without higher artistic aspirations

The Virtues - Flippin' In / Shufflin' Along (digital 45)

and a very tender

giving an emotional spin on tropical climes

" were recorded on December 24

the vocal house record that garnered support from BBC 6 Music and Radio 1

Lee Konitz

in a sequence alternating recitative and aria