The Same Four Chords is a sweet song about the process of trying to write a lovesong. It’s indie pop, with harmonica and ukelele.
backseat nudist by es_de_bah
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on 2013-10-10
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backseat nudist is a punk / indie rock song, with nice jangly guitars.
All Shook Up by flapjax at midnite
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on 2013-10-09
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All Shook Up is a pleasantly off-kilter cover of the Elvis classic, with a swing, drone, and unusual instruments. See the Music page for an amusing video, in which flapjax is a cartoonish charmer.
Paulina by keithburgun
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on 2013-10-08
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Paulina is a college rock tune, with an opening that sounds like Don Knotts as Orville Redenbacher, and lyrics including a superhero rat and Mouse Hitler.
Don’t Stop Kazooin’ by cortex
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on 2013-10-04
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Don’t Stop Kazooin’ is a gleeful kazoo quartet cover of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” I love cortex’s happily lofi covers, can you tell? Tomorrow will be different.
You Got It by cortex
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on 2013-10-03
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You Got It is a raucous bluegrass Roy Orbison cover.
Kids by cortex
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on 2013-10-02
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Kids is a lofi cover of a song by MGMT. It’s raucous and fun.
Jesus Buys Me Cigarettes by RokkitNite
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on 2013-10-01
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Jesus Buys Me Cigarettes is a jaunty ukelele-backed tune about the teenaged hijinks of Jesus.
14 Candles by Jon-A-Thon
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on 2013-09-30
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14 Candles is a lovely, slow, and lush acoustic pop song, and I love the vocals and the piano.
Fuck You You Fucking Fuck by Astro Zombie
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on 2013-09-27
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Fuck You You Fucking Fuck is a very sweary song – lofi punk rock, with shouted vocals and, unusually, ukeleles.
I love how different it is from yesterday’s song.
mermaid by peterkins
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on 2013-09-26
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mermaid is a lovely and sedate jazz song. Picture seeing a chanteuse in a lounge.
Cendricero by micayetoca
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on 2013-09-25
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Cendricero is a lovely and mellow Caribbean-flavored tune, with unusual stringed instruments. It’s one of the rare non-English songs to appear here.
Live Life by InfidelZombie
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on 2013-09-24
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Live Life is a cover of the Kinks song – it’s just a fun lofi and NSFW rock song.
gallion’s reach by peterkins
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on 2013-09-23
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gallion’s reach is a dreamy and sedate bit of ambient electronica.
Alone by dunkadunc
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on 2013-09-20
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Alone is an upbeat instrumental synthpop song, with a kinda clubfooted beat and keyboards with a flexible pitch – which is portamento, the word of the day!
for j by peterkins
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on 2013-09-19
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for j is a quieter piece; it’s mainly a lap steel guitar, with delay and reverb. It’s meditative and atmospheric.
Eggys or Eyren? by malthas
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on 2013-09-18
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Eggys or Eyren? is a kind of metronomic song, seemingly driven by clockwork and repeating loops. I like the drum machine, and the looping keyboards. It’s hypnotic and soothing.
Axel F cover sorta by Greynaab
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on 2013-09-17
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Axel F cover sorta is more of a remix of the theme to Beverly Hills Cop, by Harold Faltermeyer, full of staccato keyboard playing. It’s an upbeat and bouncy synthpop song.
Rewrite by cortex
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on 2013-09-16
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Rewrite is a plucky musically-upbeat rock song, with banjo and guitars. Lyrically, it’s a big dislodged chunk of post-breakup catharsis.
It’s from cortex’s “record an album in a month” challenge, which produced Inchoatery, which has gotten some play here.
Robot Ninja Zombie Bear by davejay
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on 2013-09-13
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Robot Ninja Zombie Bear imitates the sound of a 1960s novelty song – special effects samples, kazoos, and harmonizing background vocals. It sounds like a theme song, and it’s got a surf rock rhythm section.
Six is where you take the three and make it two times by ORthey
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on 2013-09-12
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Six is where you take the three and make it two times is a charming and goofy take on the multiplication table, as part of a Music Challenge. The lyrics are silly! The singing is a bit sad.
Ode on an Irish Pub by uncleozzy
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on 2013-09-11
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Ode on an Irish Pub is a medley of folk songs, done as boisterous drinking songs: “The Wild Rover,” “Black Velvet Band,” and “Molly Malone.”
Cover Me by Jon-A-Thon
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on 2013-09-10
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Cover Me is a lush alt-rock song, with guitars suitable for a spaghetti Western, and bits of falsetto singing.
Artificial Sky by chaff
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on 2013-09-09
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Artificial Sky is an alt-rock song. I like the keyboard and the supporting horns.
This is chaff’s only posted song.
graffiti song by es_de_bah
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on 2013-09-06
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graffiti song is a loungey laidback jazz bit with lyrics that seem jazzy in their stream of consciousness. I like the kazoo.
up all night by dunkadunc
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on 2013-09-05
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up all night is a dreamy synthpop song with a layer of stabbing synths.
Caminito verde by micayetoca
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on 2013-09-04
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Caminito verde is a Spanish folk cover of a Alejo Durán song – though it sounds like acoustic guitar and harmonica, it’s really a requinto jarocho and a melodica.
Drunk Again by cortex
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on 2013-09-03
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Drunk Again is a weightless indie pop tune, vibrophone and ukelele just floating along. It’s about the “feeling no pain” part of drinking and wallowing. It’s another track off his “make an album in a month” project, Inchoatery.
I Talk To Myself by Jon-A-Thon
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on 2013-09-02
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I Talk To Myself is a bouncy pop song, a repurposed cell phone commercial soundtrack. So, lots of phone puns and references and audio filters. I like the “la la” bits.
Uh Uh by cortex
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on 2013-08-31
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Uh Uh is a dancy little pop rock song from cortex, part of an attempt to make an entire album in a month – which succeeded as Inchoatery. Another track or two may appear here.
Edit: Consider this a Saturday bonus track!
The World is Only Bad by bingwah
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on 2013-08-30
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The World is Only Bad is an alt-country song that just has a great atmosphere, and a shuffling percussion.
Cherry Camp by baxter_ilion
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on 2013-08-29
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Cherry Camp is a breezy folk song about a summer camp.
Killing All My Friends by Jon-A-Thon
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on 2013-08-27
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Killing All My Friends is a slow murder ballad, then pop song / “James Bond soundtrack” – which helps defuse the lyrical oddity.
Red River Valley by IngeChiles
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on 2013-08-26
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Red River Valley is a sweet old cowboy song, with nice harmonizing between IngeChiles and her sister, backed by a ukelele.
It’s IngeChiles’ first appearance here!
Lady Ghostess Von Frost by gmm
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on 2013-08-22
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Lady Ghostess Von Frost is an atmospheric, dancy song, with layers and builds. It’s uplifting.
It’s the last song gmm posted, and every single song he posted has been excellent.
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Do the Reich thing by onehalfjunco
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on 2013-08-21
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Do the Reich thing is a loopy electronic synth, with a number of loops drifting in and out of phase. It’s inspired by a Steve Reich piece. I find it relaxing and entrancing.
So We’ll Go No More A-Roving by ZsigE
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on 2013-08-20
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So We’ll Go No More A-Roving is a folk song about the fading of love, with lyrics drawn from a Lord Byron poem. It’s still sweet and pretty. It’s ZsigE’s first appearance here!