Birdbrain - Fatcat & Fishface

Album: Birdbrain

Description: The seventh album from the New Zealand anarcho-kindie musicians, 2013's Birdbrain is an avian-inspired set of songs (NZ's Department of Conservation even provided support). Maybe because of that overarching theme, it's slightly less cheeky, but not too much so. Give "Kingfisher" a spin, for example -- it's not a Disneyfied take on birds. (For a sillier song, try the title track.)

Source: Bandcamp

<a href="http://fatcatfishface.bandcamp.com/album/birdbrain">BIRDBRAIN by Fatcat &amp; Fishface</a>

Sampler - Jazz for Babies

Artist: Jazz for Babies

Album: Sampler

Description: To some extent, this is the jazz equivalent of the Rockabye Baby disks and the like. But besides the absence of hipster cachet, the five albums this sampler is drawn from (one track each) offer a greater diversity in tone -- vibraphone, guitar, trumpet, piano, and saxophone -- giving you, reader, the opportunity to test your (and your baby's) sonic preference.

Source: Bandcamp

<a href="http://jazzforbabies.bandcamp.com/album/the-jazz-for-babies-sampler">The Jazz For Babies Sampler by Jazz for Babies</a>

Blink of an Eye - Frances England

Artist: Frances England

Album: Blink of an Eye

Description: England's lovely, jangly, impressionistic glance at life is available for you to stream. I suggest you do.

Source: Frances England's website

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  <p><em>Artist</em>: <a href="http://www.youaremyflower.org">Elizabeth Mitchell and Friends</a>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Song</em>: "Little Bitty Baby (A Cumulative Song)"&nbsp;</p><p><em>Album</em>: <strong>The Sounding Joy</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Description</em>:&nbsp; As a general rule, I have a strong aversion to listening to Christmas and holiday music when it's more than 100 degrees out. &nbsp;Such is the occupational hazard of a music reviewer in the Sonoran Desert. &nbsp;But I'm willing to make the sacrifice for Elizabeth Mitchell's long-awaited holiday album. &nbsp;<strong>The Sounding Joy</strong>&nbsp; uses songs from Ruth Crawford Seeger's out-of-print 1953 songbook&nbsp;<strong>American Folk Songs for Christmas</strong>&nbsp;. &nbsp;Based on the song Folkways has posted for streaming, this seems like it's going to be a very festive and joyful album. &nbsp;And, yes, it works even in 107-degree weather.</p><p><em>Source</em>: <a href="http://www.folkways.si.edu/radio/sounding_joy_preview/little-bitty-baby.html">Smithsonian Folkways</a>&nbsp; / <a href="https://soundcloud.com/smithsonian-folkways/little-bitty-baby-a-cumulative">Soundcloud</a></p>
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My Cup of Tea Sampler - Heidi Swedberg and the Sukey Jump Band

Artist: Heidi Swedberg and the Sukey Jump Band

Album: My Cup of Tea (Sampler)

Description: Four tracks from the upcoming Sept. 10 release, the second album from the Los Angeles-by-way-of-New Mexico (and other points in between) ukulele evangelist. I particularly like the title track and "Johnny Martin"

Source: Soundcloud

Sampler - Chris Molla

Artist: Chris Molla

Album: N/A (song sampler)

Description: Chris Molla might be best known as being a co-founder of Camper Van Beethoven, but he's also been making music for kids and leading classes for a good part of the past 15 years. He released Roll Along in 1999, Jump Up in 2004, and a collection of music from his classes in 2011. He's now working on some new music (woot!) but in the meantime you can listen to selected tracks from all 3 albums. The sounds range from bluegrass to Americana to roots rock -- worth your time checking out.

Source: Soundcloud

"I'm Not Sleeping In ('Cuz It's Saturday)" - The Verve Pipe

Artist: The Verve Pipe

Song: "I'm Not Sleeping In ('Cuz It's Saturday)"

Album: Are We There Yet?

Description: Horn-accented pop, I'm not sleeping in because I've got this very peppy song running through my brain. (Also: good to have the Verve Pipe back!)

Source: Soundcloud

Imagination - Play Date

Artist: Play Date

Album: Imagination

Description: Pop and punk, swirled together. The duo of Greg Attonito from the Bouncing Souls and his wife, Shanti Wintergate, has a less aggressive sound than the Bouncing Souls work, but there's probably still a pogo or two to be had. (Original NPR review)

Source: Bandcamp

<a href="http://iloveplaydate.bandcamp.com/album/imagination">IMAGINATION by Play Date</a>