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A star of screens both small and large, Ximena Sariñana has also flirted with music throughout various periods in her young career. But the music contained on her official full-length debut, Mediocre is her most complete statement yet. Her individual songwriting style has a wounded jazzy style that is somewhere between Norah Jones and Fiona Apple, but she has a more evocative way of enunciating – and the instrumentation has a luscious, rock-edged feel.
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Hercules and Love Affair is basically one Andy Butler, who has invited a variety of people aboard to vocalize his electro-pop experiments. “Blind” is an extraordinary record thanks to the inclusion of Antony (he of the Johnsons), who plays the role of melancholy, amazingly-voiced, electro ingenue like Jimmy Somerville and Alison Moyet before him. The group is signed to James Murphy’s DFA imprint, so you shouldn’t be too surprised when Hercules and Love Affair go global sometime this year.
Click here to visit Antony’s myspace page.
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Argentinean singer Valeria Gastaldi branches out on her own with this new song from her solo album Cuando No Estas. The former reality TV show winner and member of the pop group Bandana creates her own brand of light and hook-filled contemporary rock with a sugary edge. “Despertar” has a dreamy, sing-along quality that makes it one of the stand-out tracks on her new release.
You can visit Valeria’s MySpace page here.
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In the past few years, Puerto Rico’s Tommy Torres has established himself as one of the top Latin pop producers on the globe. His work with Ednita Nazario, Ricky Martin, and Ricardo Arjona brought out the best instincts of these artists. “Tarde o Temprano” is the title track from his third solo album and it’s a sweeping epic, with Torres blending theatrical rock with a more windswept ballad style.
You can check out his myspace page here.
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Leny keeps things as smooth as is humany possible on “Llegara Ese Dia”. He’s got an R&B slickness to his vocals, but the fluid percussion and the bachata rhythms are less about filling up the clubs but more about creating a sophisticated and romantic sound. Fans of Aventura or Juan Luis Guerra or anyone who feel for Leny’s “Debil” last year will find much to savor here.
Click here for Leny’s MySpace page.
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Santogold hails from Philadelphia and was the former lead singer of the Philly punk rock/ska band Stiffed. After leaving Stiffed to go solo, her initial singles became an internet success. We think you’ll like this one too.
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Alex Cuba is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from (take a guess…) Cuba who also calls Canada home. This track is from his second album, Agua Del Pozo, a mellow collection of soulful rhythms and strikingly agreeable melodies. His music has a touch of his Cuban roots, but has a knack for melancholy that is like a combination of sad Brazilian sambas and more American-ized baroque pop.
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“Worrisome Heart” is the title track to the debut from the young vocalist Melody Gardot. Gardot’s debut is out on Verve Records and the sound she conjures here is a good fit with that label’s classic recordings. This is smoky vocal jazz with Gardot providing plenty of mystery and guile in the composition and vocal style. She unfolds the song like a blues tune, focusing on repitition, but tells more with each line of the song.
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NG2 are a pop-salsa duo from Puerto Rico who honed their considerable chops as part of romantic salero Victor Manuelle’s group. “Ella Menea” is an unstoppable groove with some great, funky trombone work and the duo’s own interchanging vocal leads. “Ella Menea” is stylish, hip and yet completely classic in its approach.
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Emily Jane White is a twenty-something vocalist from the San Francisco Bay Area. “Time On Your Side” is from her album Dark Undercoat and it’s finger-picking folk tune underscored by White’s husky, slightly lonely vocals. It has the vibe of that “weird America” sound that many of us love here at iTunes but she trades in arcane mythical references for more concrete, lyrical poetry about life and loves.
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