Saturday, February 1, 2014

No Money for Music: January 19 - 25, 2014

Google continues to offer looks at what to expect in music for 2014. This week in addition to spotlighting Alt/Indie artists, Google gives away Grammy Award winners music both old and new. For more alternative music, iTunes offered a single from Bad Suns to download. Check some of this music out.


Google Play Free Songs of the Day

Monday, January 20


From the Album
Face Value




Recorded in 1980, “This Must Be Love” might be a deep cut, yet the drum-machine-powered hymn still stands as one of Collins’ finest efforts. – Justin Farrar, Google Play

Tuesday, January 21


From the Album
Nomad



Niger’s guitar-slinging blues poet Bombino rambled into Dan Auerback’s studio to make this swaying, swaggering meditation on the desert. – Rachel Devitt, Google Play

Wednesday, January 22


From the Album
Letters Home


A brutally heavy track from Boston, Massachusetts hardcore band Defeater. – Eric Grandy, Google Play

Thursday, January 23


From the Album
Is This How You Feel?


Better not sleep on these young guns from Down Under. As “Is This How You Feel?” demonstrates, The Pretures excel at silky new wave cool. – Justin Farrar, Google Play

Friday, January 24


From the Album
Heavy Mood



A rousing electro-rock stomper, resolving in an Asiatic riff, from sometimes tap-dancing Omaha indie outfit Tilly and the Wail. – Eric Grandy, Google Play

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2014 Grammy Stars





TGT


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Alt/Indie 2014: Artists to Watch
All month long, Google Play Music is highlighting crucial artists to watch in 2014. From rising stars to returning veterans, artists readying hotly anticipated releases to those still garnering rumors and buzz, these are the acts we can’t wait to see what’s next for in 2014. Each week, we’ll be covering a different genre or genres. This week, we take a look at alternative and indie's hottest prospects for the year ahead.
by the Google Play Team







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Grammy Greats


U2








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iTunes Single of the Week

Cardiac Arrest
Bad Suns



The wailing guitars radiating from this Southern California-based outfit would play well alongside the galactic alt-rock of bands like The 1975 and The Vaccines. Culled from Bad Suns’ lushly produced EP Transpose, “Cardiac Arrest” showcases the foursome’s incredible musicality, from Gavin Bennett’s watertight funk-flavored baseline to Christo Bowman’s emotive, new wave-tinged vocals.

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