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Micah Freeman: The Timepiece

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A hip hop concept album, The Timepiece by Micah Freeman takes you on a musical journey through several different decades of music. You'll hear a bit of 80s funk and the more raw 90s hip hop sound in here. This is the first album for the Baltimore native. It's done in collaboration with The DJBooth and is a solid hip hop/pop record that honestly brings to mind swagger similar to that of Pharrell and his time in N.E.R.D as well as Kid Cudi. The Timepiece is offered as a free digital album in exchange for your email. It's a great bargain, considering you're getting so much in the deal.
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Samedi Sound System (Dub Temple Records): Duke Side A

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Samedi Sound System is an Aussie duo made up of Baron Oneway and Vir Asan. The two have been staples on the Aussie club scene, spinning tracks for frenetic club goers. Duke Side A is the first record for the duo and it attempts to capture the energy they generate while pleasing gyrating and throbbing bodies in the dancefloor. The DJs spin anything from dancehall, dub to jungle music in their sets. Hence, it’s no surprise that this record echoes with various genres coalescing into each other and creating one coherent track after another. This amazing dance staple is offered for free and released under Brisbane-based independent label, Dub Temple Records.
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The Local Traumatic: Demo

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Although fairly new in the music scene, The Local Traumatic is steadily carving their name on the wall. With touches of indie pop and rock enveloping their sound, it's easy to get swept away by the punchy, easy listening tracks. The band hails from Charlotte, North Carolina and are made up of Julia Bullock-Vocals, Christian Spence-Guitar & Vocals, Matt McConomy-Bass and Joshua Thomas-Drums.
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Floating Bear: Putting Songs to Bed

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Acoustic and sporadic singer, Floating Bear releases his acoustic debut compilation. Putting Songs to Bed is a collection of tracks written between 2009 and 2011. Serving as an introspective demo, the tracks needed a home and was compiled by the singer to create this quiet and moody piece that echoes of gloomy, contemplative mornings in your bedroom flat. Incidentally, much of the tracks were recorded by the singer in his bedroom in London, March 2012.
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Hella Better Dancer: Living Room

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For a compilation that was recorded at home using a laptop microphone, Living Room is a pretty decent little EP. Echoing an indie female version of Cat Power or even PJ Harvey, the songs are essentially quiet yet powerful dreamy reveries. Hella Better Dancer is a UK-based four piece crew that's fairly new in the scene. Even though they emerged only a couple of years ago, their sound is well-beyond their years. This is the latest release from the band and it's the first they're offering for free download. The first two, Please Stay Here and Swimming, are both available for purchase.
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Death To False Hope Compilation Vol. 4: Get My Ass Back In The Van

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Compilation albums are always fun to listen to. They're the best place to hunt down new possible favorite bands in just one place. For punk and rock lovers out there, Death to False Hope Records has given us something to be happy about with their latest compilation. Get My Ass Back in the Van -DTFH Comp Vol. 4 is an album filled with 34 (!) tracks enough to last you through the entire day. The album comes with unique cuts from The Sandwiches, Captain and Red City Radio to name a few.
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La Monine: Fracciones

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La Monine is the moniker of singer/songwriter, Karenn Gonzalez. With her hauntingly sweet and mesmerizing vocals, she easily conveys emotion and fantasy in her songs. The singer is based in Chile where she creates her beautiful mellow love songs. Filled with twinkly, fairy-like sounds along with sweeping classical instruments on occasion, her music easily ushers listeners inside her world. Fracciones is composed of tracks recorded between 2007 and 2009. It features a traditional Chilean carol as well as a Mars Volta cover.
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BJ Block & Dawn Pemberton: II

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Simply titled, II; BJ Block and Dawn Pemberton's second collaboration bears the same uplifting positive emotion and meaningful lyrics that has made their first effort, The Land of Make Believe, a success. They've continued the tradition of releasing this one for free as well and listeners are getting a chance to hear it first in Frostwire. Containing 9 soulful tracks, it bears the familiar sound of jazz, funk, R&B and gospel that has become a trademark for the feel-good, positive and chill vibe of their music.
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Tara Leia Prescott: Young and Free EP

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Armed with an acoustic guitar and captivating vocals, Tara Leia Prescott makes her second appearance here on the blog. Her EP, The Micah Project, was reviewed here some time ago. Young and Free EP contains another set of tracks recorded by the singer/songwriter during 2011. It was released just a couple of months earlier than the Micah Project and bears the same charming acoustic pop cuts that the singer expertly does. With breezy guitar and sometimes piano accompanied cuts, the compilation bears the same carefree and contagious melodies the singer specializes in.
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