Ryko
Founded in 1983 as the world's first ever CD-only label, Ryko has since expanded to include all formats and all kinds of artists. Formerly known primarily for its reissues, Ryko is now drawing plenty of attention for its new releases by an incredibly diverse group of artists, including the Tom Tom Club, Robert Cray, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, and Andrew Bird's Bowl Of Fire.
Robert Cray
For more than two decades, Robert Cray and his band have been forging an elegant, contemporary approach to the blues that's sweet, soulful, warm, and just a little bit dusty.
Shoulda Been Home
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2001
Jess Klein
Youngish Beantown singer-songwriter Jess Klein crafts a likable hybrid of folk, pop, and R&B. Her voice is sultry and her songs are sweet. Just the thing for warm late spring evenings.
Draw Them Near
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2000
Josh Rouse
Josh Rouse's bittersweet, introspective songs are well written and beautifully crafted, dusted with country twang and kissed with pop sheen.
Home
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2000
Willard Grant Conspiracy
The Willard Grant Conspiracy is a Northeastern neo-folk collective comprised of numerous excellent musicians with impressive rock resumes. The group's spare, gothic, haunting pieces take a page from country, a page from folk, a page from roots rock, and a page from melancholy slowcore. Desolate and lovely.
Everything's Fine
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2001
