*From the Free MP3 archive* Residents at C.M. Bidasoa in Pamplona, Spain, perform these unadorned Gregorian chants. It’s beautiful vocal work inspired by deeply religious experiences.
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Synths can be seductive for solo artists; the keyboard gives you options, but it won’t solve other problems. Kellarissa’s “Flamingo” LP shows what less skilled bards are forever driving at. Processed hazes envelop vocals that would be fine on their own, and the result is an elegant post-torch …
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*From the Free MP3 archive* On new tracks like “Liar (It Takes One To Know One),” the punk/pop heroes continue to evolve their means of crossing alternative leanings with arena-ready hooks. Here, their slight–and welcome–subversions include moodier prod on guitars and genuinely achy vocals.
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It’s hardly worth mentioning that the Hustle Simmons project hails from the Philadelphia area–where else could this mix of deeply soulful organic beats and scratchy vocals call home? Like so many 215 acts before them, they work for low-key party music or headphone check-outs.
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*From the Free MP3 archive* Hailing from the flats of Omaha, Neb., Conor Oberst delivers angst-filled songs with a quavering-yet-melodic lyrical style. He has the range to captivate a festival crowd with just his voice and an acoustic guitar as well as engage his dedicated following with a full-on band….
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England-based electro-pop quartet, Dragonette make hook-heavy, hard-driving dance music that is lyrically intriguing and truly inventive with a techno-pop flavored appeal. Sex-driven songs laced with sass are sure to pack dance floors worldwide.
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*Free MP3 from the archive* After over a decade of collectively and individually defining West Coast rap, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, and Warren G come together as hip-hop supergroup 213. Combining Nate’s smooth vocals, Snoop’s laid-back flow, and Warren’s production prowess, 213 stay true to their roots …
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Everyone is always complaining about how nobody dances at shows anymore, and it’s getting on New York’s nerves. Fortunately, Brooklyn’s Oxford Collapse takes on the dance-punk challenge, and now people are putting their drinks down and dancing around like uninhibited 10-year-olds. Imagine Spike Jonze directing a Gang …
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FREE MP3 FROM THE ARCHIVE. Forget their influences–people now want to know what bands Fall Out Boy have inspired. Their latest efforts have scored them prime cover shots on all the top magazines (such as “Rolling Stone”), and although it’s hard to remain punk after such praise, they still …
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The Riders hail from San Francisco, but their tunes seem torn between the small pleasures of city living and the hardy lifestyle of the nearby hills. Using campfire harmonicas and winsome guitars, they sing about the Laundromat yet sound like they recorded on Neil Young’s ranch.
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