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If you are looking for inspiration or new music,this is where you will fi nd it.We give you the low down and the buzz on someof the new albums about to be released in ouroccasional series.THE SHOCKINGMISS EMERALDCaro EmeraldThe Shocking Miss Emerald is the secondstudio album from Dutch singing sensationCaro Emerald. The album promises more ofthe same jazzy pop songs that defi ned hersmash hit debut Deleted Scenes from theCutting Room Floor, inspired in part by the cinema and musicof the 1940s and 50s.The main theme, if you will, of ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’is style. Style has always played an important role in the CaroEmerald world, and this album emphasizes Caro not only as agreat singer, but also a sophisticated and timeless style icon.The album ‘The Shocking Miss Emerald’ was released inEurope beginning of May. Caro Emerald and her band will playseveral shows this spring and summer.AMERICAN HEARTLANDVarious ArtistsAmerican Heartland brings together 47beautiful songs that capture the spirit ofAmerica, on one stunning, contemporaryalbum. Many of these songs are familiar as thetheme songs or featured tracks in Americanhit TV shows and fi lms. The album includes the theme to ‘TrueBlood’ and ‘One Tree Hill’ alongside the lead track from criticallyacclaimed fi lm ‘Country Strong’ sung by Tim McGraw withnone other than Hollywood A-Lister Gwyneth Paltrow. Train’s‘Hey Soul Sister’ was fi rst brought to the masses through aperformance on ‘90210’.GOLDENLady AntebellumGolden is the fourth studio album by theAmerican Country music trio Lady Antebellum.The album was preceded in January 2013 bylead single ‘Downtown’, which has peaked atnumber two on the Hot Country Songs chartand at number one on US Country Airplay.The band has described the track ‘Goodbye Town’ as “oneof their favourite productions” on the record.THE MINUTESAlison MoyetOn May 6th Cooking Vinyl are proud thepresent ‘the minutes’, a new album by worldrenownedmusical icon Alison Moyet, who hasachieved sales of more than 20 million, both asa solo artist and half of infl uential duo Yazoo.Her fi rst album since 2007,’the minutes’ was produced byGuy Sigsworth, known for his work with Robyn, Björk, Goldieand Madonna. It fi nds Alison’s voice as strong and seductiveas ever, with immaculate-quality songs that are powerful,dramatic and captivating.It’s experimental, but also keeps standards high-in-linewith her illustrious track-record of pop hits. Clearly indicating anew artistic lease of life,’the minutes’ is arguably Alison’s mostcreatively- brimming album ever. It has subtle parallels to hersynthpop past, but is also bang up-to-date, taking in elementsof high-end pop smashes, R&B, modern club sounds andelectronic experimentation.www.linedancermagazine.com May 2013 • 31