Crazy /  by E

       You should know about Kat Dahlia by now because her vocals are so rich that there really is no female singer with vocals more satisfying than hers. The singer is set for a busy 2014 with February marking the beginning of her first ever headlining tour (check dates here), Vevo premiering the video for her new single "Crazy" February 18, and her debut album, My Garden, set for release this Spring (2014). 
       Her lyrics speak more like a diary than anything else, a solid beat holds together a fun and slightly wandering melody, and, again, her vocals are just so rich that it's hard to not get addicted to them. Check out the lyric video for "Crazy" below and head to her SoundCloud to hear more fantastic tracks.
"Crazy" Kat Dahlia
http://katdahlia.tumblr.com/
https://twitter.com/katdahlia
https://www.facebook.com/KatDahliaMusic
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Love The Way /  by E

       Listen to the dripping beats and winding melody of Andrew Ashong's "Love The Way" from his new EP, Special, due for release next week.
       Ashong never wanted to be a singer, but that sweet vocal melody and those cute lyrics that flow over a fun composition make me glad that he became one.
"Love The Way" Andrew Ashong 
http://www.andrewashong.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Andrew-Ashong/491671087552502
https://twitter.com/AndrewAshong
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1/21 /  by E

       There were plenty of things that were supposed to be done today with the blog, both upfront and behind the scenes, but I am fantastic at fucking things up in many aspects of my life so my only promise to you guys right now is that there will still be music on here tomorrow and I'll get an interview from an artist up for you to check out before Saturday.
       In regards to this playlist, I think we can all agree that, after a greatly craptastic weekend, everything is made a lot better with great friends and good old (two to three years ago, geneally) music (especially if there's a lot of Sean Kingston [because "Eenie Meenie" is actually really addictive if you thought Bieber was a random female singer the first few times you heard it.. just from personal experience] and Akon).
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Cardiac Arrest /  by E

       You can almost be sure that any of the free songs for the week from Amazon or iTunes (especially) is going to get big (it happened/is happening with "Love Song", "Party Rock Anthem", "Let Her Go", "Blackout", "Moneygrabber" [seriously fucking perfect live], "Little Games", "Cool Kids", "Start A Riot", and "Reflections"), so you should always get free music when it's available (if you're on a budget/prefer indie music, start using NoiseTrade; their featured band, Runaway Dorothy, is one that I'll be interviewing soon so check out their free tracks in advance of that).
       Bad Suns' "Cardiac Arrest" is iTunes' free single of the week and you need to download it (from the US iTunes store). The vocals are strong and just dreamy enough to give the song a lasting quality, that circling guitar riff is about perfect for sucking you in and making you want to dance, and the rhythm is fantastically heavy. If you like what you hear, make sure to get the band's new Transpose EP, released today; it's well worth its $4 and all of the tracks are just as catchy and worthy of listening to on repeat as this track. 
"Cardiac Arrest" Bad Suns
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