Tagged: musicdiscovery

As I first put on Brett Orr I absolutely had no idea what to expect. Sometimes when people get a hold of you to review their music it can take you a little while to actually take the gander over for that first listen. His first song on his Facebook had me turning the volume up to 50 on the old Bose. Once his funky soulful voice hit at the 47-second mark in "Becoming a Man" you know he has what it takes to make it in the music industry. Reading on about the Australia native you [...]

Of Monsters of Men is an Icelandic indie/folk band who have been riding the elevator of success with "Little Talks" to the top. This is a stripped down version of that song which was recorded live by KEXP 90.3 out of Seattle in the bands living room from Iceland back in late 2010. The band is still gaining momentum from this song and now seems destin to join the likes of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros as a band with a cult following. "Little Talks" blends horns with a playful chanting in the chorus and is worth a listen before your friends [...]

Knife Party is the side project from Pendulum's duo Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen. Their song "Internet Friends" has been catching fire since its initial release in the Summer of 2011. It was remixed and re-released on their EP 100% No Modern Talking in December of '11. The 4-track EP is available for a free download on their Facebook page . Again, it is free and if you have ever heard of Pendulum you might as well join the Knife Party. Filed under: Album Download , Music Discovery Tagged: "Internet Friends" , 100% No Modern Talking , [...]

With being new to this whole blog atmosphere I was wondering who this person was that was liking some of my posts. When I looked into it I discovered an independent artist who is looking for his break in the music industry. My adventure over to mosesjunkyard was followed by the viewing of a very real person with a real passion for his music. Moses Melkonian's video for "Like Gods (Live)" captures this passion that he has. It is a raw version of the track but it gives it a somber sound that reminds me of the likes of; the "Ladder Song" [...]

If the cover art on Scarlet Monk's debut album AnnaBella doesn't seductively make you take your clothes off her voice will definitely make you strip down and make your own cover art. Her elegant sultry voice is blended with such laid back and subtle beats that it will make you feel like you are in a martini lounge sipping on a dirty one. AnnaBella is an album that will keep you wondering what she has in store for you next. In the track "Flutter" ADaD adds a smooth flow to give the album a true [...]

Ex.fm has been rocking my world lately. It's a plugin for the Chrome browser (as well as stand-alone site and iPhone app) that allows you to keep track of favorites songs, make playlists and queue tracks to play later. While this functionality is available through a number of other services ...

The data presented in a recent NPD Group/NARM study found terrestrial radio and syndicated television among the main influential sources of music discovery (60% and 49% respectively). With all the new avenues for music discovery out there, why are the majority of people still choosing to shape their musical tastes through premeditated and controlled media sources? By assessing the data, it leads one to believe that the majority of music consumers are not taking full advantage of this new media age we live in. Personalized services like [...]

According to a recent NPD Group/NARM study , T witter was found not to be a top source of music discovery , nor was it even found to be a common outlet that people turn to after making a discovery. This does make sense intuitively due to the fact that Twitter is limited to primarily a 140-character text message, and is missing some key elements that help complete the discovery process including biographical information, photos, and streaming audio and video. These elements generally can (and should) be [...]

We thought enough of Music WithMe to name it one of the 10 Smartest Startups at SFMusic Tech . The people behind Music WithMe , an app that wirelessly synchs iTunes music to Android devices, recognize that not all of your friends will have the same tastes in music as you. They also know that a person's taste in music can be grounds enough to spark a genuine friendship. That's why they've updated their up with a new feature that allows users to "Tune In" to discover others' musical [...]

Popular artist toolkit Bandcamp wants music fans to visit their site too. "Fans: discover new music & directly support the artists who make it," reads the headline on a revamped Bandcamp front page. To encourage discovery, there's a sales chart , a continuously updated list of music "selling right now" and an album of the week review of "things that are awesome" by industry analyst and Bandcamp advisory board member Andrew Dubber . More & An Interview With Dubber [...]

Music discovery app SoundHound has released stats that show it processing more than 4 million music searches per day and user engagement of more more than 1,000 hits per second. The traffic comes from a reported user base of base 50 million worldwide on iOS and Android. Competitors include Shazam . SoundHound upgraded its apps earlier this month to include features like LiveLyrics, song and artist recommendation and sharing capabilities. In the 30-day period ending Oct. 20, 2011, SoundHound says that its servers [...]

As a Bedroom DJ who struggles to appeal to the ever changing music tastes of my two cats and my subconscious (I haven't been able to decide which is more picky yet...), music discovery has become a big part of my life. Instead of digging through crates of vinyl at ...

I've had the liberty of checking out this new music discovery platform and I have to say that I love it. It's absolutely easy to navigate through the interface. The artists and bands are of all types of genres which includes some relatively known bands as well. You can also "follow" some of the artists and even download a track or two. It's a very convenient platform for music lovers and I am excited to share this with everyone: TheNewRecord.com Beta Launches First-Ever Free Music Discovery Platform Curated By Independent [...]

exfm began life as a Google Chrome extension called ExtensionFM. Now the open web MP3-fueled "social music discovery platform" has a nice website, mobile options, more browser extensions and an embeddable player. No, they can't play audio from YouTube or from your desktop, but, all in all, it's shaping up to be a great service. exfm has been growing steadily from a simple browser extension to a suite of offerings all designed to help you find and enjoy music and interact with others if you're so [...]

Community building doesn't only happen on Facebook , and a new indie music discovery site founded by Bill Armstrong of Side One Dummy hopes to build a community of indie music fans more tied to the creators than to Mark Zuckerberg. To help make that happen, Armstrong assembled a unique partnership of 30 top independent music labels to launch TheNewRecord.com . The site is designed as a digital newsstand offering a free filtered environment to play and download new songs weeks in advance of release. Anti-, Sub [...]

My favorite music service just launched a huge new update yesterday. I'm definitely a big fan - their interface is super clean, elegant but feature-rich, and now they've just added a whole bunch of new goodies. Check out what I've been listening to and liking lately: ex.fm/yvynyl Come meet their team at #MEGABLAAG on October 21 in Brooklyn ( disclosure: they were kind enough to sponsor the party ), where they'll be there gettin' down with all you music nerds. extensionfm : [...]

Hypebot recently shared beta invites for Serendip.me , a music startup that uses Twitter as a music discovery engine . It's gotten great early reviews but I haven't been quite as enthused as others, though that is partly because the people I follow on Twitter don't share much music. Serendip.me is a music discovery engine that initially uses the music shared by those you follow on Twitter to power your web radio station on Serendip. Apparently they started off using YouTube for music delivery [...]

After months of rumors, Facebook today announced details of its new music feature. As part of a major overhaul to its profile pages and news feeds, the social media giant will allow its 800 million users to share and discover music in realtime using its new 'ticker' feature. Essentially, a user can connect their music service of choice - Spotify, Rhapsody, VEVO, Turntable.fm, etc - through Facebook and then display the song they are currently playing in their 'ticker' feed. Other users will see these results in their own 'ticker' and if they so choose, and are also connected to [...]

Google Music launched in beta four months ago as a rather unexciting music locker service. And with the launch of Facebook Music next week and iTunes Match in October, it seemed destined to stay a second-tier offering. But various rumblings we've heard suggest that Google Head of Music Programming Tim Quirk is ramping up a number of efforts to keep that from happening. First up is new music discover site Magnifier . The goal according to Quick is "to help users fall in love with their music again [...]

FreeIndie, a site that features select free songs from independent artists has grown to 140k+ subscribers on Tumblr and e-mail. Now they are branching out with a daily deal - a full album from and from an independent artists at $5. Each week, FreeIndie Deals delivers five discounted album downloads, priced at $5.from a range of genres. Most deals include an added incentive, such as band artwork, unreleased remixes, and live covers. FreeIndie.com will continue offering free single song downloads on indie bands as well.. Participating artists at launch include [...]