Each issue of Paste comes with a CD sampler packed (usually 20+ songs every month) with great tunes, hand-picked by our editorial staff.
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(See sampler sleeves for issue-by-issue lineups over our 5-year history.)
Artists included on previous samplers include:
- Aimee Mann
- Al Green
- Allison Krauss & Union Station
- Amos Lee
- Ani DiFranco
- Anna Nalick
- Barenaked Ladies
- Beck
- Ben Harper
- Ben Kweller
- Beth Orton
- Bob Schneider
- Bright Eyes
- Broken Social Scene
- Bruce Cockburn
- Built to Spill
- Cat Power
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
- Coldplay
- Dashboard Confessional
- David Gray
- Deana Carter
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Dolly Parton
- Drive-By Truckers
- Duncan Sheik
- Echo & The Bunnymen
- Edwin McCain
- Elbow
- Elliott Smith
- Fiona Apple
- Five For Fighting
- Golden Smog
- Gomez
- Guided By Voices
- Guster
- Hem
- Howie Day
- Imogen Heap
- Indigo Girls
- Jack Johnson
- Jayhawks
- John Hiatt
- Josh Ritter
- Josh Rouse
- Kathleen Edwards
- Keane
- Linda Ronstadt with Ann Savoy
- Lisa Loeb
- Long Winters
- Lou Barlow
- Lucinda Williams
- Luna
- Matthew Ryan
- Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
- Michelle Shocked
- Midlake
- Mindy Smith
- My Brightest Diamond
- My Morning Jacket
- N. Mississippi Allstars
- Nada Surf
- Natalie Merchant
- Neko Case
- Nick Cave
- Nickel Creek
- Norah Jones
- Of Montreal
- Old 97s
- Paul Westerberg
- Pedro the Lion
- Pernice Brothers
- Polyphonic Spree
- Portastatic
- Rachel Yamagata
- Ray Davies
- Rhett Miller
- Rilo Kiley
- Robert Earl Keen
- Ron Sexsmith
- Rufus Wainwright
- Ryan Adams
- Shawn Colvin
- Sinead O'Connor
- Son Volt
- Sparklehorse
- Spoon
- Starsailor
- String Cheese Incident
- Sufjan Stevens
- Sun Kil Moon
- Switchfoot
- The Arcade Fire
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
- The Cardigans
- The Decemberists
- The Doves
- The Flaming Lips
- The Frames
- The Shins
- Uncle Tupelo
- Van Morrison
- Wilco
- Yonder Mountain String Band
- Yusuf / Cat Stevens
More artists on previous Paste sampler CDs...
- A Shoreline Dream
- Aaron Sprinkle
- Abra Moore
- Adam Richman
- AJ Roach
- Alejandro Escoveda
- Alex Woodard
- Allison Moorer
- Amadou & Mariam
- American Music Club
- Amy LaVere
- Amy Millan
- Amy Rigby
- Amy Speace
- Ana Egge
- Andrew Bird
- Ane Brun
- Angela McCluskey
- Anne McCue
- Annie Quick
- Aqualung
- Aqueduct
- Ari Hest
- Augie March
- Autolux
- Avett Brothers
- Azure Ray
- Backyard Tire Fire
- Barton Carroll
- Be Good Tanyas
- Ben Arthur
- Ben Lee
- Bernard Fanning
- Bert Jansch
- Bethany Yarrow
- Bettye LaVette
- Beulah
- Bill Mallonee
- Billy Joe Shaver
- Bittersweets
- Black Keys
- Blackalicious
- Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
- Blind Boys of Alabama
- Bobby Bare Jr.
- BoDeans
- Born Again Floozies
- Brandi Carlile
- Brenda Weiler
- Brett Dennen
- Brian Houston
- Brindley Brothers
- Brisa Roche
- Brooks Williams
- Buckwheat Zydeco
- Buddy Miller
- C Rayz Walz
- Caleb Engstrom
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Caroline Herring
- Carrie Newcomer
- Cary Brothers
- Cassandra Wilson
- Castanets
- Cerys Matthews
- Charlie Sexton
- Charlotte Martin
- Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
- Chocolate Genius
- Chris Pureka
- Chris Robinson
- Chris Thile
- Christopher Williams
- Chuck Prophet
- Cindy Bullens
- Claire Holley
- Clem Snide
- Colin Herring
- Colour Revolt
- Commuter
- Copeland
- Cory Branan
- Costello/Toussaint
- Cowboy Junkies
- Damien Jurado
- Damnwells
- Dan Bern
- Dana Falconberry
- Dangerdoom
- Daniel Lanois
- Dapp Theory
- Dar Williams feat. John Popper
- Dave Baerwald
- Dave Barnes
- David Ford
- David Mead
- David Poe
- David Wilcox
- Dawn Kinnard
- Deerhoof
- Denison Witmer
- Derrick Harris
- Detholz!
- Diego Sandrin
- Donal Hinely
- Donald Fagen
- Donavon Frankenreider
- Dr. John
- Dungen
- Earlimart
- Eastmountainsouth
- Edgar Meyer
- Edie Brickell
- Eighteenth Day of May
- Eisley
- Elf Power
- Ellery
- Emiliana Torriani
- Emma Gibbs Band
- Erik Brandt & UHQ
- Erin McKeown
- Eve Selis
- Exit Clov
- Fastball
- Faultine with Flaming Lips
- Favourite Sons
- Feathermerchants
- FEEL
- Feist
- Flatlanders
- Frank Black
- Frank Lenz
- Fret Not
- Frog Holler
Still more artists on previous Paste sampler CDs...
- Garageland
- Garrison Starr
- Gasoline Heart
- Gillian Welch
- Glen Phillips
- Glenn Tillbrook
- Gran Bel Fisher
- Grand Drive
- Grandpaboy
- Greencards
- Greg Graffin
- Greg Laswell
- Grey DeLisle
- Gus Black
- Hacienda Brothers
- Half-Handed Cloud
- Hammock
- Hayden
- Hayes Carll
- High Llamas
- Holly Williams
- Hymns
- Ian North
- Inara George
- I-Nine - Elizabethtown
- Irma Thomas
- Ivy
- Jackie Greene
- Jamie Cullum
- Jan Krist
- Janove Otteson
- Jason Collett
- Jason Darling
- Jay Bennett
- Jay Farrar
- Jeffrey Foucault
- Jem
- Jennifer Daniels
- Jerry Douglas
- Jesse Harris
- Jesse Sykes
- Jets Overhead
- Jim Boggia
- JJ Cale
- Joan Osborne
- Joe Henry
- Joe Strummer
- John Austin
- John Brannen
- John Davis
- John Prine
- John Vanderslice
- Jolie Holland
- Jonah Smith
- Jonatha Brooke
- Jonathan Rundman
- Jose Gonzalez
- Joseph Arthur
- Josh Cole
- Josh Joplin
- Julie Lee
- Julie Moffitt
- June Carter Cash
- Junior Brown
- Karrin Allyson
- Kate Campbell
- Katharine Whalen
- Keb Mo
- Keller Williams
- Keren Ann
- Kerosene Bros.
- Kevin Devine
- Kieran McGee
- King Straggler
- Kristin Mooney
- K's Choice
- Kyle Riabko
- La Rocca
- Laura Veirs
- Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon
- Lewis Taylor
- Linda Thompson
- Little Willies
- Lizzie West
- Lori McKenna
- Los Lobos
- Lost Dogs
- Lost Trailers
- Lotus
- Lovedrug
- Low
- Low Millions
- Lowen & Navarro
- Lucy Kaplanksy
- Luke Doucet
- Lylas
- Lynn Miles
- M Ward
- Madeleine Peyroux
- Manchester Orchestra
- Mando Saenz
- Margot & The Nuclear So & So's
- Marjorie Fair
- Mark Geary
- Mark Heard
- Mark Lemhouse
- Martina Topley Bird
- Marty Lloyd
- Martyn Joseph
- Mary Gauthier
- Mason Jennings
- Mates of State
- Matisyahu
- Matt Mays & El Torpedo
- Melissa Ferrick
- Mellowdrone
- Melody Gardot
- Metric
- Michael Franti
- Michael McDermott
- Milton Mapes
- Minnie Driver
- Missy Higgins
- Modern Skirts
- Moonlight Towers
- Moses Leroy
- Mugison
- Mute Math
More artists on previous Paste sampler CDs...
- Naked Blue
- Nanci Griffith
- Neilson Hubbard
- Nellie McKay
- New Buffalo
- Nicolai Dunger
- Now It's Overhead
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Ollabelle
- One Thousand Pictures
- Over the Rhine
- Ozomatli
- Paco
- Paolo Nutini
- Patrick Davis
- Patty Griffin
- Patty Larkin
- Paul Brill
- Paul Melancon
- Peter Case
- Peter Mulvey
- Peter Stuart
- Pierce Pettis
- Pinetop Seven
- Poncho Sanchez w/Ray Charles
- Preservation Hall Hot 4 Featuring Duke Dejan
- Proclaimers
- Pushcart Wagon
- Quetzal
- Rachael Sage
- Ralston
- Randall Bramblett
- Reckless Kelly
- Reid Jamieson
- Richard Buckner
- Richard Julian
- Richard Shindell
- Richie Havens
- Robert Bradley & Macy Gray
- Robert Cray
- Robert Deeble
- RobinElla
- Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
- Rollyn Zoubek
- Roman Candle
- Rosanne Cash
- Rosavelt
- Rosie Thomas
- Rubyhorse
- Rusty Truck
- Sam Ashworth
- Sam Phillips
- Sam Roberts
- Sam Shaber
- Sandra McCracken
- Sara Cox
- Sara Groves
- Sarah Bettens
- Sarah Harmer
- Say ZuZu
- Screen Door
- Sean Watkins
- Shane Nicholson
- Shannon McNally
- Shawn Amos
- Shawn Mullins
- Shel Silverstein
- Shelby Lynne
- Shemekia Copeland
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars
- Slow Motion Reign
- Slow Runner
- Sojorn
- Solomon Burke
- Some Girls
- Sondre Lerche
- Sonia Dada
- Sonya Kitchell
- Southern Bitch
- Speech
- Spottiswoode and His Enemies
- Sputnik
- Starflyer59
- Stephen Clair
- Stephen Delopolous
- Steve Baskin
- Steve Earle
- Steve Forbert
- Steven Jackson
- Stockholm Syndrome
- Stoll Vaughan
- Stone Jack Jones
- Subdudes
- Suburban Kids With Biblical Names
- Suit of Lights
- Summer Hymns
- Sunday Runners
- Susan Enan
- Swan Dive
- Syd Matters
- Taylor
- Teddy Thompson
- Terry Taylor
- Tess Wiley
- The Bees (U.S.)
- The Believers
- The Bird & The Bee
- The Black Keys
- The Broken West
- The Brunettes
- The Changes
- The Chieftains
- The Choir
- The Comas
- The Comfies
- The Coming Grass
- The Concretes
- The Dears
- The Ditty Bops
- The Drams
- The Duhks
- The Elders
- The Golden Dogs
- The Hold Steady
- the innocence mission
- The John Butler Trio
- The Last Town Chorus
- The Like
- The Muckrakers
- The Orange Peels
- The Redwalls
- The Rewinds
- The Scourge Of the Sea
- The Thorns
- The Thrills
- The Waifs
- The Weepies
- The Wood Brothers
- The Zutons
- They Might Be Giants
- Tift Merritt
- Tim Easton
- Tim Miser
- Tim O'Reagan
- Tin Cup Prophette
- Tom Langford
- Tom Wilson
- Townes Van Zandt
- Tracey Grammer
- Tracy Bonham
- Tracy Spuehler
- Trashcan Sinatras
- TremulousMonk
- Trent Dabbs
- Tywanna Jo Baskette
- Umphrey's McGee
- Vic Chesnutt
- Victoria Williams
- Vienna Teng
- Volebeats
- Wanda Jackson
- Warren Zanes
- Weakerthans
- Wide Awake
- Willard Grant Conspiracy
- Wilshire
- Winterpills
- World Party
- Wovenhand
- Wrinkle Neck Mules
- Zak Morgan

Hello! I am very happy with my new VIP digital subscription althought I still wasn to keep the paper usbscrition too.
I have the following two comments that maybe someone can help me:
1- I can't find the monthly sampler in digital format. Aren't those supposed to be available to VIP subscribers for download? Althought I like to have the CDs, I would like to download. Will the old sample be available too. I started to buy PASTE with the issue 19 and I missed the previous samplers which I wouls like to have.
2- Also for the monthly sampler, I would like to have the cover in JPG format (not in PDF as you currently offer),so it will make it easy to include the CD cover art into my ipod. (I hate having music without art!!!!)
Thanks. I don't stop recomending PASTE!
Rodolfo Martin
Jacksonville, FL
REF: CD Samplers,
I currently have both subscriptions, paper and digital. Please, just include the CD Sampler as an option in the VIP edition and I will stop receiving the paper edition. If Paste is trying to stop killing trees, I think that this idea may work for Paste and subscribers.
Rodolfo Martin
Jacksonville, FL
Just curious since the web and html links can make life easier, is there a way you could provide links to the bands site (some site of theirs even MySpace or whatever the band/artist would provide (provided that you ask them of course, that way if we like what we hear we (subscribers) could hear more and even buy some music from these great artists, just a thought...love Paste keep up the great work!!!
Ok, I'll fukking try again and again.
Where is the sampler sleeve down load for #55 and #56?