Nana - Emocao

Snapshot is a budget-line compilation focusing on Bob James' '70s recordings. The '70s were prime years for the keyboardist, who pioneered a smoother, more R&B-influenced jazz sound. Included here are such cuts as "El Verano," "Love Lips," and "Feel Like Making Love." Also included is James' classic theme song to the TV sitcom Taxi. However, while most of the tracks here are from the '70s, there are several later-career cuts toward the end of of the disc, including "...

Stop That!" off 1990's Grand Piano Canyon and "Niles a Head" from 2006's Urban Flamingo. While there are more essential James collections available, Snapshot is a pleasant listen.

With guitarist Andrew Neufeld still acting as Scott Wade’s replacement, Comeback Kid’s fourth album is another steady assault of screaming hardcore. Symptoms + Cures finds the Canadian punk-metal troupe focusing on brute force and hits the ground running in a quick, spirited rock-out session. The album is polished and pure, but a touch heavier than prior outings, with Neufeld’s raspy vocals howling like a turbine engine as the rest of the band (Hiebert, Hjelmberg, Keil, and Profetta) blaze furiously through 11 songs. Along with occasional gang yells, spit-filled vocal cameos include A Wilhelm Scream’s Nuno Pereira (“The Concept Stays”), Cancer Bats ’ Liam Cormier (“Balance”), and Architects’ Sam Carter (“Pull Back the Reins”). Even with the variety, the album doesn’t change gear or break stride: it’s continually harsh and urgent, with the occasional melody thrown in for good measure.