Radio Playlist: New Music October 2013

A bunch of new music has come across my desk or been released since the September new music playlist, so time to post another Spotify update (see the September playlist here).  As always, it's limited in that if an artist hasn't chosen to post a song on Spotify, I can't put it on the list, nor can I feature songs from as-yet-unreleased albums.  But I'm always keeping stuff in reserve for the next Spotify playlist.

Check out the list here or go right here if you're in Spotify.

**** New Music October 2013 (October 2013 Kindie Playlist) ****

Lloyd H. Miller – Working On a Bridge
Todd and Cookie – All These Magical Things
Martykins – The Magic Pick
Josh and the Jamtones – Green and Spakkled Frogs
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – When I Grow Up
Jr. Madness – Jim-a-Long Josie
Chris Doud, Willy Tea Taylor & Joey No Knows – Jake the Frog
Davy Andrews – Space Monkey
Cadi Grace – The Craziest Dream (Wake Me)
The Bug Family Band – Hexagon
The Ohmies – Ohmies Jamboree
Jelly of the Month Club – Brand New Friend
Red Yarn – Bob the Rabbit
The Never Land Pirate Band – Ahoy Ahoy
Recess Monkey – Smooth Sailing
The Short Films – The Mysterious Okapi

 

Video: "From You" - Charlie Hope

Charlie Hope, who in her warm-hearted simplicity and clear voice, I sometimes think of as the latter-day, female equivalent of Raffi (though with a Juno and without the Daniel Lanois connection), has a new album coming out next month.  She's just released her first video from Sing As We Go , an animated video for "From You," and it's a tender, computerized felt-like creation from UK animator Charlotte Blacker.  (We are big Charlotte Blacker fans 'round here.)  It bodes well for the album as a whole.

Charlie Hope - "From You" [YouTube]

Weekly Summary (10/14/13 - 10/20/13)

The Best Opera-Related Thing You'll See All Day

So Cory Cullinan, AKA Doctor Noize, has a Kickstarter project to raise money to record "Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony," which is a live show Cullinan is presenting to young audiences -- think Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" for the 21st century. 

Cullinan's got a little more than two weeks to raise money for the project, and I heartily encourage you to read my interview with him about the project over on the Bake Sale section of the site. 

But even if you don't do that -- and with comments like "Kids want to reach and challenge themselves to master Big Things.  To reach is the purest state of joy," you definitely should -- at least take 5 minutes or so and watch this video of a Phineas McBoof mini-opera.  It made me happy.  It's basically an advertisement (or at least proof-of-concept), but such an effective one.

Video: "Fill It Up" - Josh and the Jamtones

Isn't This Old House?  filmed in the Boston area?  Then perhaps this video, filmed during the "buildout" of the Josh and the Jamtones headquarters, could be part of a Very Special Kindie Edition of the home improvement show.  The video is for "Fill It Up," one of the appealing tracks on their new album Bear Hunt , and while it's simple, it shows the gregarious band being gregarious.

But, really, my chief reason for featuring the video is the paint brushes.  I would like to see more videos featuring the paint brushes, please.

Josh and the Jamtones - "Fill It Up" [YouTube] 

Weekly Summary (10/7/13 - 10/13/13)