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:: Saturday, March 11, 2006 ::

eMusic news: I want my MTV eMusic TV?
eMusic has launched television campaign to try to get more customers. The spots are decent, and drive home the point that eMusic is the anti-iTunes, a true source for independent music. (Whatever that means.) Watch eMusic's New TV Commercials.

Some recent faves from eMusic (click to hear samples):

The Life Pursuit -- Belle and Sebastian's best offering yet. It's unlike anything they've ever done before. More pop, less "twee."

Death of the Party -- funky, martial electronica/techno/dance from Kudu (and released in advance).

The Greatest and You Are Free, by Cat Power. I've already blogged about my love affair with Cat's latest, The Greatest, but after downloading it, I went back to listen to You Are Free, and I think that 2003 offering is even better.

Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, which is alt-country darling Neko Case's latest. She sounds more like Patsy Cline than ever. I think I'll send a tune or two to Big Brother, so he can listen to something other than Toby Keith.

Discotheque -- delicious Eurotrash electronica from Stereo Total. Funniest track: the cover of the Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper," which sounds as though it's being sung by a Berlin cabaret act.

Rockin' At Ground Zero -- The Gears. I had to throw some punk into the mix. Not the greatest surf-punk in the world, but different -- half of this album is worth downloading; leave the rest.

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What I've been listening to lately. Click album cover or hyperlink to hear track samples and learn more.

Rickie Lee Jones, Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

Patty Griffin, Children Running Through

Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

Field Music, Tones of Town

De Bossen, The Girl Collection

Cold War Kids, Robbers & Cowards

Simon Dawes, Carnivore

Frida Hyvonen, Until Death Comes

Tratore Basics Vol. 2, Novo Rock Brazil

Yusuf: An Other Cup

The Beatles: Love

The French Kicks: Two Thousand

The Blow: Paper Television

Freedom Haters Unite! A Bloodshot Records Sampler

Swan Lake: Beast Moans

Prototypes: Prototypes

Scanners: Violence Is Golden

Voxtrot: Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives

Voxtrot: Your Biggest Fan

Macon Greyson: Translate

The Evens: Get Evens

Veruca Salt: Veruca Salt IV

Bob Dylan: Modern Times

Pink Tuscadero: Look Your Best

Leigh Nash: Blue on Blue

Yo La Tengo: I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

The Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in America

Bobby Bare Jr.: The Longest Meow"

The Be Good Tanyas: Hello Love

The Lemonheads: The Lemonheads

Ben Kweller: Ben Kweller

The Pipettes: We Are the Pipettes

Paul Simon: Surprise

Exene Cervenka and the Original Sinners: Sev7en

Johnny Cash: American V: A Hundred Highways

The John Doe Thing: For the Best of Us

The Fondas: Runaway Bombshell

Buzzcocks: Flat Pack Philosophy

Asobi Seksu: Citrus

Tapes 'n Tapes: The Loon

Various Artists: 2006 Pitchfork Music Festival Sampler (24 free tracks)

The Futureheads: News and Tributes

The Bottle Rockets: Zoysia

Camera Obscura: Let's Get Out of This Country

Art Brut: Bang Bang Rock & Roll

Drive By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse

The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers

Belle and Sebastian: The Life Pursuit

Cat Power: The Greatest

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