Each week we find a track from an artist or band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. This soul-pop burner steadily builds from a carefree foot-stomper to a stirring, string-assisted powerhouse (courtesy of Graffiti6 member TommyD, who’s helped arrange and orchestrate for ADELE, Kanye West, and others). Jamie Scott’s tender vocal delivery—which stretches to falsetto heights—makes this ode to a lover an intimate, emotionally rousing affair. “Free” is a standout cut on the British band’s debut album, Colours.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canciòn de la Semana. Chilean emcee Ana Tijoux doesn’t so much rap as purr lyrics about a personal history steeped in political intrigue, all to a hypnotic cadence. She’s got a thing for jazzy beats and turntablism reminiscent of early-‘90s hip-hop. “Shock” rumbles to a military drumbeat as a string section lends a flamenco air and Tijoux launches a breathless verbal soliloquy about power, corruption, and greed.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canciòn de la Semana. Mexican synth-pop duo Jotdog is singer Maria Barracuda and the illustrious producer Jorge Amaro, whose discography includes collaborations with Maná, Timbiriche, and many others. Set to a hyper-melodic synthesizer track beautified with chiptune doodads, “Lluvia de Estrellas” relies on metaphors of space and stardust to convey all-encompassing, unconditional romantic love.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Lana Del Rey’s smoky chanteuse persona—a “gangster Nancy Sinatra,” as she’s been described—nearly melted the buzz meter in 2011, thanks to her swanky and seductive “Video Games” and “Blue Jeans.” The single “Born to Die” finds Del Rey in the throes of another tragic relationship. Strengthened by a background of synthetic strings and a noir beat that recalls Kanye’s “Flashing Lights,” Lana Del Rey zooms toward Dead Man’s Curve as she recites this dashboard confessional, mascara running. “Born to Die” is the title track of Del Rey’s debut album.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canciòn de la Semana. Sophisticated Latin pop queen Paulina Rubio and the upstart teenage trio 3BallMTY may be a surprising collaboration. But as “Me Gustas Tanto” demonstrates, it’s a match made in dance music heaven. 3BallMTY brings its innovative underground genre—tribal guarachero, with a frenetic electronic loop of ethnic drums—to the polish and glamour of Rubio’s upbeat pop sound.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. This Tulsa-by-way-of-Nashville modern rock quartet specializes in clean melodies delivered with big-sounding guitars. “These Times” starts with an ambient keyboard sound similar to the one at the start of Alphaville’s “Forever Young,” before the earnest vocals of singer/guitarist Doug Brown come in. Fleeting and then instant guitars join in, along with topical lyrics about economics that end on a declarative, optimistic note.
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Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we’ve been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana.These siblings stormed the scene with their 2006 debut, Esta Es Mi Vida, brimming with Joy’s commanding vocals and Jesse’s instrumental arsenal (piano, drums, guitar). Since then, they’ve earned a Latin GRAMMY® for Best New Artist and progressively honed their sound — a warm and energetic blend of pop, rock, and folk. This track comes from their latest album, ¿Con Quién Se Queda el Perro?.
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