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eMusic Editors' Picks: 5 Records We Like This Week
PROMOTIONAL Our friends at eMusic share some of their favorite albums with us each week. Voyageur Kathleen Edwards A divorce record produced by her new beau, Bon Iver Voyageur was produced by Edwards’s new beau Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) in the wake of her marital split from her longtime guitarist Colin Cripps, making it her “indie rock” record and her “divorce” record. That may be true, but only to a point, and neither gets to the heart of Edwards’s voyage. With a little help, she finds a new companion, and herself as well. Cyrk Cate Le Bon Living on the... read more
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PROMOTIONAL Our friends at eMusic share some of their favorite albums with us each week. Take Care Drake An integral fusion of hip-hop structure and R&B soul-baring Take Care doubles down on the things that make Drake so contentious among traditionalists—the emotional exposure, the singsong delivery (now manifested as straight-up R&B singing), the lyrical focus on relationships—but infuses them with a subtle dose of self-aware ambivalence. Drake foregoes hashtag gimmickry and stretched-to-fatigue punchlines in favor of straightforward confessions, letting the guests (Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Andre 3000 and mentor Lil Wayne) fill in the pull-quotes. Ersatz GB The Fall The... read more
Found in: Music, FeatureseMusic Editors' Picks: 5 Records We Like
PROMOTIONAL Our friends at eMusic share some of their favorite albums with us each week. Replica Oneohtrix Point Never A realm where abstraction and clarity mesh Oneohtrix Point Never has assumed an important place in the sound and theory obsessed underground with music that consumes as it compels. So it goes with Replica, a mindful album that zones out and tunes in at the same time. It gathers into shapes that approximate actual songs, with melodies that linger, while doubling down as experimental ambient soundscapes. Crazy Clown Time David Lynch A record that unravels like a surreal midnight drive Surrealist... read more
Found in: Music, FeatureseMusic Editors' Picks: 5 Records We Like
Our friends at eMusic share some of their favorite albums with us each week. read more
Found in: Music, FeatureseMusic Editors' Picks: 5 Records We Like
PROMOTIONAL Our friends at eMusic are sharing some of their favorite albums with us each week. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming M83 A shimmering electro-pop epic The sixth record by electro-pop act M83 is kinetic, jarring and ethereal, a double album set in the dreams of a brother and sister. Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming is gorgeous because of its careful balance; its widescreen, shimmering synth-rock epics sprawl for over two hours without once wearing their welcome. You’re Never Going Back Coasting Skuzzy guitars and surfpop harmonies You’re Never Going Back is the debut LP from the Brooklyn duo Coasting, featuring guitarist... read more
Found in: Music, FeatureseMusic Editors' Picks: 20 Bands Kurt Cobain Loved
Our friends at eMusic are sharing some of their favorite albums with us each week. This week, the focus is on those bands that helped shape Kurt Cobain's own musical vision. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesWarner Music Group and eMusic Team Up
Subscribers to digital-music website eMusic like to download music. Warner Music Group has access to plenty of music. Makes sense, then, that recently the two companies announced plans to join forces, offering eMusic members access to 10,000 new albums from such renowned artists as R.E.M. and Aretha Franklin.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSony and eMusic Join Forces
Apple is a giant when it comes to selling music: iTunes accounts for 70-80 percent of all digital music sales, everywhere. The prospect of any one company taking on Steve Jobs' empire is basically the equivalent of David taking on a thermonuclear-armed Goliath. Rather than go it alone, eMusic and Sony have just announced that the former will be selling the latter's back catalogue (everything two years and older) beginning fall of this year.... read more
Found in: Music, NewseMusic.com starts new Selects program
Let's talk digital music. Listeners today (the ones who aren't stealing their music on P2P networks) still pay retail prices at iTunes and Amazon.com for what amounts to a series of zeroes and ones. To a casual fan looking for the hot new Soulja Boy jam, the iTunes/Amazon route is a legit way to download major label releases while putting your two cents into the artist's wallet. But adventurous ears that need more varied stimulation can turn to eMusic.com, the independent, subscription-based digital retailer established in 2003. The site has grown exponentially since its creation and now offers over... read more
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