Mike originally introduced me to All Songs Considered, an NPR music show. It's pretty much transformed my music life. You can either listen from their website for free, or download their free podcasts through iTunes (Look for NPR All Songs Considered). Host Bob Boilen will play a song off of upcoming releases, or sometimes they do a "preview" or "best of" show--those are my favorites because 3-4 music dudes get together and talk and argue about music, while introducing me to bands and singers I probably wouldn't have heard about. A bonus is that they put any songs they discuss on their longer shows right on their web page so you can listen to the whole thing!! Anyway, as usual I digress . . .
What I wanted to tell you about is their First Listen service. They will stream whole albums, usually until their release. Right now I'm jamming to this amazing singer named Sharon Van Etten, whom I definitely recommend you checking out. My favorite song so far is "Do It", but I can hear her whole album until Sept. 21, which is so cool! I can decide for sure if I want the whole album or just a few tracks. I've pasted the link so you can listen right here though:
just thought I'd share (although I'm sure Mike already knew!)
As an aside: Kings of Leon is streaming their new album which they will release this Tuesday on their website!
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