Esa Holopainen : Silver Lake (Gatefold LP)It's the dawn of spring 2020. During one morning, Esa Holopainen's mobile vibrates laboriously, and the guitarist picks up the phone. After some quintessential compliments, there comes the core question. 'Esa, would it be the right time to start working on your solo album?' This gentle voice belongs to Nino Laurenne, renowned music producer and owner of Helsinki based recording facility Sonic Pump. Esa Holopainen doesn't have to think for too long,

Sidechain - Knuckle Puck

Marooned - Pink Floyd (5

a thematic album consisting of seven tunes based on the blues

Yer Blues - The Beatles (4

Haruomi Hosono on bass

Recorded in part before the COVID-19 pandemic struck

What You Waiting For - Pete Rock

No Cry - Fugees (4

the mastermind behind Beirut

The completely revised packaging with numerous new components comes from the original artwork designer Dirk Rudolph

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll - Bob Dylan (5

Airegin - Grant Green (7