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It’s been a while since we’ve done a hip-hop roundup, and the arrival of a few notable titles on the site make today as good[+]
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eMusic New Arrivals! We've got some good stuff here for the Thanksgiving weekend: Franz Ferdinand, MGMT and Animal Collective. Plus "Daptone Gold"? Sign me up!
eMusic Our Embrace the Album Facebook page just hit 1000 fans! Thanks for your support! If you haven’t checked it out yet, click below to see cool music-related news, fun facts, galleries, and much more. Embrace music the way the artist intended: Embrace the Album.
In a world of digital ephemera, one-off MP3s, and fragmented audiences, music recordings are in danger of becoming disposable and impersonal. Every other week, another pundit proclaims the album has become a relic of the past. We disagree. We believe that The Album is a cohesive artistic statement with an importa...nt and lasting role in pop culture, and that rumors of its death are greatly exaggerated. Would anyone claim that Radiohead’s In Rainbows is just a "collection of singles"? Or that Funeral by Arcade Fire is best appreciated one song at a time? The album isn't merely enduring in its recorded format -- the Pixies, Bruce Springsteen, Devo, Van Morrison, Steely Dan and more have taken to performing complete albums live in concert. Green Day’s American Idiot is being staged as a rock musical with a Tony-winning director. Beck and guest musicians are reinterpreting classic albums like The Velvet Underground & Nico for his “Record Club” on Beck.com. Vinyl sales are increasing, and digital music retailers like eMusic -- this site’s sponsor -- cater to fans that value experiencing albums in their entirety. This community is, quite simply, a hub in celebration of the album— both the mainstream and the underexposed. This is a place to highlight records that are best consumed whole. We want to hear from you – which albums changed the way you thought about music? Which albums are a start-to-finish experience for you? And which albums could you not bear to dismantle? Embrace music the way the artist intended: Embrace the Album.
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eMusic Ok then - our full list of the Best Albums of the Decade is now up! Check that top ten - did your picks make it?
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Summing up a decade in 100 albums is a terrifying task. How do you determine which albums make the cut? Do you choose the albums that were the greatest game-changers? Or do you go with the albums that ...
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From what I can tell, this seems to be the buzz band of the moment. Our reviewer: "Real Estate's pop is downcast, sentimental and occasionally naïve... combined with their mushy production & unique attitude, it aligns
itself with the lo-fi gurgle of
nu-garage, the smeary reverb of glo-fi, the vulnerable harmonies of Griz...zly Bear and even the weed-soaked nostalgia of Animal Collective." It's growing on me... what do you think?
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Download the full Real Estate album or specific songs. eMusic also has compilations such as greatest hits and rare classic albums. Thousands of other similar artists are also featured on eMusic.com.
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Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg & Montreal circa 2003:
Something happened in the asymmetrical four corners of Canada. We don't
know what it was, but it was perpetrated by Canadians — who are not
unlike Americans but, as their socialized medicine, relative humility & widespread knowledge of French make clear, are not like Ame...ricans
at all. Read on about the great Canadian music of 2003:
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See MoreeMusic I love reading artist blog posts. This is from one of our new favorites, Thao, and she perfectly describes why we should "honor the sad, slow breakup song for the f****d-up and necessary friend it is."
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No one pays attention to breakup songs until they need them. When you first hear one you are probably not interested; you are probably turned off by its utter depression, and so you skip ahead to the next ...
eMusic From "The King of Soul," Otis Redding, to rock snob favorites Big Star, Stax has been churning out iconic stars since 1957. Check out our soulful Stax Essentials hub where eMusic presents "an essential guide to a terrific home for American music." If you’ve been hit with the winter blues already, you will enjoy this co...mpilation of sultry soul and irresistible funk. And if you don’t have any Isaac Hayes in your collection, what are you waiting for??
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There is no label like Stax. Not even close. No one combined the stomp and grit of Southern soul with elegant and indelible pop songwriting like the Memphis-born label. From 1957 through 1975, and then ...
See MoreeMusic Was September 11, 2001 really the day the music died? It sure seemed like it at the time. Melissa Maerz takes a look at Moldy Peaches, the Walkmen, Interpol and the Strokes and what they came to mean in the shadow of 9/11. Almost afraid to ask but: is there a record that most reminds you of 2001?
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eMusic The legendary Paul McCartney released his new live record, "Good Evening New York City," today and we’ve got it here at eMusic US. But don’t worry outlanders! The album will be available to all EU and Canadian customers on Dec. 7th. For even more context on McCartney’s repertoire, check out our Friends and Followers hu...b and you’ll find “an eMusic-curated collection of artists young and old with a through line to the former Beatle, in some places you may not expect.”
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To say Paul McCartney is an influential artist is a bit of an undersell. He’s an icon not just to hundreds of power-poppin’ young bands, but also to his peers, and even some of his elders. Macca returned ...
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For the next two weeks, eMusic is bringing you a hailstorm of
end-of-decade coverage, the centerpiece of which is our endlessly
squabbled-over, deeply felt, and — let's face it — weird list of the Best Albums of the Decade. Let's start arguing and downloading all at once, shall we?
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Summing up a decade in 100 albums is a terrifying task. How do you determine which albums make the cut? Do you choose the albums that were the greatest game-changers? Or do you go with the albums that ...
eMusic We asked 10 writers to submit a Year in Music column, each of them addressing a different trend across the last 10 years. Here Hua Hsu looks at 2000 and weaves in technology's futuristic promise with music from Sigur Ros, Radiohead and Outkast.
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Ben Westhoff keeps his cool in this one, asking probing questions
of one of the most legendary rappers still breathing. Rakim, for his
part, is extremely candid about the uncharted road that a rapper
over 40 faces, even one who basically invented rapping as we currently
know it. His new record, The Seventh Seal, comes out next week
eMusic That didn't take long - Echo & the Bunnymen's new album is at the top of the eMusic charts. Ian McCulloch thinks this is his best album since Ocean Rain, and our reviewer thinks he might be right.... what new bands are borrowing their sound today?
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Download the full The Fountain album or specific songs. eMusic also has compilations such as greatest hits and rare classic albums. Thousands of other similar artists are also featured on eMusic.com.
eMusic Our ed team makes a Thanksgiving meal out of new fall music, making suggestions for a cocktail (Pink Martini), starters (the xx, Yo La Tengo), first course (Grizzly Bear, Doom), greens that are good for you (Avett Bros, Sufjan Stevens), a little cranberry sauce (Neon Indian, the gravy (Mayer Hawthorne), the big bird (Girls) and more. Check it out!
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Thanksgiving is a time of appreciation. Thanks to Mom for the wonderful meal. Thanks to nature for the bucolic scenery. Thanks to loved ones for time well spent. There's more to be thankful for, too: music. ...
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Our Alt/Punk Essentials Dozens includes alternative and punk records that inspired their listeners to
start bands of their own: not bands that sound like them, necessarily,
but bands that follow their example by recognizing, questioning and
overturning the premises of popular music. Is there anything you'd add to the list?
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Alt/Punk Essentials is a selection of 12 albums on eMusic along with insight from Douglas Wolk. Start your free trial and download music that plays on any MP3 player including the iPod®.
