Welcome to another edition of Mostly Summer Starting this hour with a few from the year 1996 exploring the artist’s album and not playing the usual suspect., a varied selection of new ones, and some from album’s released earlier this year that you and I may have missed.
 Hour 1
 Looking East is the eleventh album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1996
Track: Looking East
 Golden Heart is the debut solo studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on 26 March 1996
Track: No Can Do
 Crash is the second studio album by American rock group Dave Matthews Band, released on April 30, 1996.
Track: Tripping Billies
 18 til I Die is the seventh studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Released on 4 June 1996,Â
Track:Â Your Still Beautiful To Me
 Toltec is the ninth solo album by Yes lead singer Jon Anderson, released in 1996.
Track: Shall We Play The Game
 The View from the Hill is the 7th solo album released in 1996 by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues.
Track: The Way Of The World
 Immortal is the debut solo album by Beth Hart.
Track: Blame The Moon
 Arena is the sixth studio album by British rock band Asia, released in February 1996 it was produced by vocalist John Payne and keyboard player Geoff Downes.
Track: Heaven
 Illuminations is the 17th studio album from rock band Wishbone Ash recorded during 1995, released 1996. It features a brand new version of the band with founding member Andy PowellÂ
Track: Top Of The World
 Vanden Plas is a German progressive metal band from their 1996 album AcCult, their version of Marillions Kayleigh
 The Name of the Rose is the second studio album released by the melodic hard rock band Ten.Â
Track: The Rainbow
 Mercury Falling is the fifth studio album by Sting, released in 1996
Track: Lithium Sunset
Hour 2
 Suidakra (stylized “SuidAkrA”) is a melodic death metal band from Germany
Cimbric yarns is their 13th Studio album
Track: A Day For Ever
Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group who fuse electronic music with traditional Irish and West African music. Their 10th album, Flight
Track: Manako/It’s Too Late
 Michael Franti & Spearhead – “Stay Human 2” from album Stay Human, Vol. 2 Â
An American musician, poet, spoken word artist and singer-songwriter with wide influences. This, his tenth album,. The release date for this one is 25th January.
 Sound of the Sirens – “Troubles” from album This TimeÂ
the West Country duo of Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood will release their third album on 25th January.
 Stay Tuned – “Fading Away” from album Stay TunedÂ
A project band put together by Austrian multi-instrumentalist Bernhard Welz, not to be confused with an American band of the same name. This is a charity album in aid of the Linda McCartney Fundraising Centre which includes such names as Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Steve Morse of Deep Purple, former Nazareth frontman Dan McCafferty and Suzi Quatro. The album is out on 30th November.Â
 Steven John Kilbey is an English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for the rock band, The Church. He is also a music producer, poet and painter. His latest album Sydney Cococo
Track: Sydney Rococo
 Roine Stolt (born 5 September 1956 in Uppsala) is a Swedish guitarist, vocalist and composer. A major figure in Sweden’s rock history Manifesto Of An Alchemist
Track: Next a Hurricane
 LEAH, a Canadian songwriter, her latest album The Quest
Track: Ghost Upon A Throne
 Anthony Gomes is a Canadian blues and blues rock guitarist and singer. After his 1998 debut album release Blues in Technicolor, he began touring the United States and Canada and he has since recorded twelve more albums.Peace, Love and Loud Guitars the latest
Track: Come Down
 Larkin Poe is an American roots rock band from Atlanta, GA fronted by sisters Rebecca Lovell (born January 30, 1991) and Megan Lovell (born May 12, 1989). Venum & Faith is their 4th Album
Track: Blue Ridge Mountains
 Mark Rowan his debut album Radiance, formally with Breathing Space. Singer is Lisa Box
Track:Â Carousel
 Tenderlore from their new album Ty Crwn
Track: These Falling Lights
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