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Download a free collection of new singer-songwritery stuff via American Songwriter

Apr 25, 8:31pm Some Velvet Blog
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Get into the groove with Nightbox

Mar 31, 10:45am Some Velvet Blog
Get into the groove with Nightbox There's a whole lot of synth-pop joy and shaking going on compliments of Nightbox an Ireland->Canadian five piece who've recently released "Burning," the first song from their forthcoming debut full length. With an EP that was produced by Sebastien Grainger (Death From Above 1979) and AL-P (MSTRKRFT) under their belts, the band's music and is packed with delicious dance floor grooves. Get into the groove.
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Download a new song from Magic Man, “Texas”

Mar 23, 1:45pm Some Velvet Blog
Download a new song from Magic Man, “Texas” Photo by Danny Hoshino The Providence, Rhode Island synth-popsters Magic Man have released a new song, "Texas," that you can download below. It's another great track from the band.
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A Dreamy Jawn: Grown Folk X Main Attrakionz, Cloud City EP

Mar 8, 10:15am Some Velvet Blog
A Dreamy Jawn: Grown Folk X Main Attrakionz, Cloud City EP Templar Sound drops a rad EP with Montreal's Grown Folk and Oakland's Main Attrakionz on this dreamy jawn.
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Listen to a gorgeous (did you expect anything but?) new Laura Marling song, “Where Can I Go?”

Mar 8, 8:16am Some Velvet Blog
Listen to a gorgeous (did you expect anything but?) new Laura Marling song, “Where Can I Go?” Really, if you had any doubt at all....here's a new Laura Marling song, "Where Can I Go?" Her new album, Once I Was An Eagle was produced by Ethan Johns and is out on May 28th.
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Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) and Ruby Amanfu team up on new single for Third Man

Mar 4, 9:23pm Some Velvet Blog
Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) and Ruby Amanfu team up on new single for Third Man Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes and Ruby Amanfu have teamed up for two sides of new soulful blues music for Third Man records, out on March 12th. Side A features their take on "I Wonder," originally performed by Rodriguez, subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching For Sugar Man, while side B finds Howard also picking up her acoustic guitar as the two sing their version of "When My Man Comes Home," originally recorded by Memphis Minnie, the immortal composer of "When The Levee Breaks" among others. The single also [...]
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Artist:Third Man Records
Title:BRITTANY HOWARD & RUBY AMANFU - When My Man Comes Home
File Name:SoundCloud
Year:2013

Watch the gorgeous new video for “Starlings Over Brighton Pier” by Bell X1

Mar 4, 8:44am Some Velvet Blog
Watch the gorgeous new video for “Starlings Over Brighton Pier” by Bell X1 Photo by Richard Gilligan The new video for Bell X12s "Starlings Over Brighton Pier" is as gorgeous as the song. It's from their forthomcing album, Chop Chop , out on June 28th.
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Mixtape of the Moment – download New Black History Month II by Saudi Money

Mar 1, 6:07am Some Velvet Blog
Mixtape of the Moment – download New Black History Month II by Saudi Money Philly rapper Saudi Money has released a new mixtape, New Black History Month II . Money gets some help from Wyo & GrandeMarshall, and various production credits from Sunny Norway, Nascent & QB, Ben Pramuk & SamGreenS, and Problem. The 22 year old rapper recently announced his name change from Asaad to Saudi Money and is set to release his debut album 006 in March. The mixtape holds us over until then. Stream it/download it below or download it here .
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Download: World Cafe performance of “Slide Song” by Afghan Whigs

Feb 26, 11:30am Some Velvet Blog
Download: World Cafe performance of “Slide Song” by Afghan Whigs Below, download a version of "Slide Song" by The Afghan Whigs recorded for a World Cafe performance and interview. This month (and this month only) World Cafe is offering free downloads of performances from bands including Calexico, Lord Huron, the Afghan Whigs, Alt-J, John Fullbright, Freelance Whales, Stars, Nick Waterhouse, Allen Stone, The Kopecky Family Band, Sea Wolf, Trey Anastasio, Father John Misty, Beach House, Guards and others. Download the entire collection, while they last, until March 1st, here .
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Funky and fresh: the Afrobeat Jams of the Polyrhythmics

Feb 26, 11:00am Some Velvet Blog
Funky and fresh: the Afrobeat Jams of the Polyrhythmics With a tip of the blog hat to The Afrobeat Blog listen to these fantastically funky afrobeat jams from the Seattle band The Polyrhythmics . Order them from Kept Records .
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Download a new song by Low, “So Blue”

Feb 26, 7:46am Some Velvet Blog
Download a new song by Low, “So Blue” Photo by Zoran Orlic : http://www.zerostudio.net The Minnesota trio Low releases a new record on March 19th called The Invisible Way on Sub Pop Records, produced by Jeff Tweedy. Below, download "So Blue."
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Pissed Jeans visit WXPN (listen to their session; download “Bathroom Laughter”)

Feb 17, 4:53pm Some Velvet Blog
Pissed Jeans visit WXPN (listen to their session; download “Bathroom Laughter”) Photo by Rachel Del Sordo Philly punk rockers Pissed Jeans thrashed it up in the WXPN World Cafe studio for a Key Session this past week. The band recently released their fourth LP, Honeys , on Sub Pop Records. This archive of their complete performance contains four songs from the new album, one song ("Pleasure Race") from the band's 2009 LP King of Jeans , a generous helping of guitar overdrive and primal screaming from vocalist Matt Korvette. Listen to the session below; download "Bathroom Laughter" from the session.
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Marissa Nadler covers Radiohead, Petty and Duran Duran

Feb 16, 6:23pm Some Velvet Blog
Marissa Nadler covers Radiohead, Petty and Duran Duran It's no secret I'm a fan of singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler . While her solo work is exquisite, he choice of covers is always fantastic, showcased below by her selection of songs by Radiohead, Tom Petty and Duran Duran. Go here to download/listen to more covers.
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Download a new Alice Russell song, “Twin Peaks”

Feb 8, 4:38pm Some Velvet Blog
Download a new Alice Russell song, “Twin Peaks” Alice Russell has soulful, sexy voice that I can listen to all night. "Twin Peaks," a new song from her forthcoming album, Dust, just burns. The album is out on February 23rd. The British singer has worked with The Roots, David Byrne, Quantic and Nostalgia 77 and she's got a long list of musician fans that includes Dennis Coffey and Daddy G (Massive Attack). You're gonna want to hit the repeat button on this one.
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Download a new song by Bobby Long, “Devil Moon”

Feb 8, 4:21pm Some Velvet Blog
Download a new song by Bobby Long, “Devil Moon” The fabulously talented singer-songwriter Bobby Long has a new record coming out on February 19th called Wishbone . With a sexy, husky voice, Long is a terrific story teller. Below, download "Devil Moon."
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Download some free music (Calexico, Lord Huron, Allen Stone + more) from World Cafe

Feb 7, 8:03am Some Velvet Blog
Download some free music (Calexico, Lord Huron, Allen Stone + more) from World Cafe World Cafe from WXPN and NPR Music is offering up some free downloads of in-studio performances this month. Right now, grab songs from Lord Huron, Calexio, Freelance Whales, John Fullbright and Allen Stone below. Don't delay though as these songs will only be available until the end of February. Each week, five new songs will be added to the collection.
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Artist:macmediapromo
Title:CZARFACE (Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric) f/ Roc Marciano 'Cement 3's'
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Hip Hop

What would Lindsey Buckingham think? Download The Melker Project Presents: Skeetwood Mac

Feb 6, 9:27am Some Velvet Blog
What would Lindsey Buckingham think? Download The Melker Project Presents: Skeetwood Mac Scott Melker is a mashup and remix artist from NYC, whose latest project is Skeetwood Mac . here's what he says about the project: Fleetwood Mac is one of the greatest bands ever. Producers rarely remix Fleetwood Mac. Why you ask? Most remixers and mashup artists focus solely on what is “hot” now – you know, pop songs and EDM “hits.” The Melker Project wanted to buck the trend and introduce mashup fans to some of the timeless classics that often go untouched in remix culture. You know, GOOD songs. “Skeetwood Mac” is [...]
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Artist:The Melker Project
Title:Dream Ride ft. Fleetwood Mac, Ciara & Ludacris
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Mashup
Artist:The Melker Project
Title:The (2) Chain (z) ft. Fleetwood Mac & 2 Chainz
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Mashup

With Love, from WXPN Philly Local

Feb 6, 9:02am Some Velvet Blog
Here's eight songs of love from Philly artists to download.
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Artist:wxpnfm
Title:With Love, From WXPN Philly Local
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Love Songs

Listen: Jagwar Ma

Feb 2, 8:01pm Some Velvet Blog
Jagwar Ma - The Throw (Official Video)
Australia's Jagwar Ma have returned with a new single, "The Throw." The band evoke the trippy-sunshiny musical vibes of Madchester legends Happy Mondays with a Primal Scream cherry on the top, but with tighter, funkier beats. "The Throw" throws down for a little under seven minutes but should have gone 14. Watch the video for it below. Lasting pleasure, indeed.
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Artist:Jagwar Ma
Title:Come Save Me
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:Jagwar Ma
Title:The Throw
File Name:SoundCloud
Artist:Jagwar Ma
Title:What Love?
File Name:SoundCloud

indiana wants me

Jan 31, 10:38pm Some Velvet Blog
sultry. mesmerizing. intimate. dramatic. wknd-esque meet indiana twitter
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Artist:INDIANA Raider Of Arks
Title:Bound
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronic
Artist:INDIANA Raider Of Arks
Title:Indiana - Swim Good (Frank Ocean Cover)
File Name:SoundCloud
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