Artist: The Not-Its
Album: KidQuake!
Age Range: 4 to 8
Description: The latest blast of pop-punk from Seattle's most fashion-forward and color-coordinated kindie rockers. Saying the album will melt your kindergartener's face off is a wee bit of exaggeration, but any album with "quake" in its name should rock, right? (And it does.)
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Papa Crow
Song: "Full Moon, Full Moon"
Album: Full Moon, Full Moon (tentative title)
Description: After a detour into silly territory on his flatulence-themed EP What Was That Sound?, Michigan's Jeff Krebs (AKA Papa Crow) returns to the gentler, folkier sound that made his family debut Things That Roar a "gentle breath of fresh air" and a must-hear for fans of Elizabeth Mitchell and Frances England. Featuring Kaivama and Kerry Yost (who sang with him on a couple songs on Roar), it's not embeddable, but worth going over to take a listen.
Source: Soundcloud
Artist: Recess Monkey
Album: The Final Funktier
Description: You can read the full review if you'd like, but just know that this 2010 space-inspired album attempts to inspire you to: a) dance, and b) tell jokes. And maybe c) look up at the stars.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Recess Monkey
Album: Flying!
Description: The band so fun I reviewed this album in limerick form. On their 2011 album, the Seattle band offers up some hero-themed amidst the silliness (see: "Flapjacks") and the tenderness (see: "Flying (Reprise)"). As always, a strong collection of songs.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Recess Monkey
Album: In Tents
Description: A circus-themed album from the Seattle trio. Produced by Dean Jones, it's reminiscent of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and my favorite RM album to boot.
Source: Bandcamp
I remember hearing somewhere that Todd McHatton and Morgan Taylor, creator of Gustafer Yellowgold, were working on music together, and thankfully for the world at large, the product of their efforts is making its way into the world. The first track from their partnership -- named Underbirds -- is out and "Brilliance" is, well, brilliant. Oh so shiny.
Paul Spring is a musician who's set to release his first album for families, Home of Song, on March 19. "Big deal," you might say. There have got to be dozens if not hundreds of kids music debuts released yearly, right?
Sure. But few if any of them have the Okee Dokee Brothers and Dean Jones pitching in. Just take a listen to this 5-song sampler (especially "Peter Pan," whose awesomeness was already apparent a couple years ago). I think a lot of folks will be eager to hear the full-length album.
Artist: Various
Album: N/A
Description: Christmas is still more than a couple weeks away (as is Kwanzaa), but it's already the second night of Hanukkah, so I think it's officially safe to start with the winter-holiday-related posts. I'll have a handful of posts throughout the season, but I'll start off simply, with a ten-pack of holiday tunes (Christmas, Hanukkah, and TV-Special) from a variety of artists, including Randy Kaplan, Brady Rymer, the Jimmies, and more, available to download for a limited time.
Source: Soundcloud
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