Groovin' in the Garden - Story Laurie
You can download five of the tracks from Story Laurie's recent album Groovin' in the Garden via Noisetrade for the price of a mere e-mail. With Laurie McIntosh handling the vocals and songwriting,...
View ArticleBig Stories for Little Ones - Rain For Roots
I've heard quite a few albums of Christian music for kids. I don't mention many of them here not for philosophical reasons (last fall's religious record roundup notwithstanding), but because they're...
View Article"Dip N' Flip (The Jacket Song)" - The Flannery Brothers
The Flannery Brothers are very educational. Here they are, writing a zippity, finger-snapping song that just happens to help kids put on their jackets. It's a song so catchy it needed its own...
View ArticleFun Fun Records Sampler
Now here's a record label going forth full steam ahead. Last year Mike Park released SMILE, a collection of kid-friendly punk. Now he's created a whole separate label -- Fun Fun Records -- just to...
View Article"Happy Mother's Day" - The Harmonica Pocket
Seattle-area band The Harmonica Pocket is gearing up for the release of their sixth album, Apple Apple, and one of the tracks on the new album, "Mother Mother," would be perfect for Mother's Day. If...
View Article"Backyard Camping" - Ratboy Jr. w/ Dog on Fleas
This will probably be the weirdest kids' song you hear all week. It's called "Backyard Camping," and somehow I'm not surprised that a candidate for "weirdest kids' song of the week" comes from the...
View Article"Mommies Song" - Poochamungas
Chicago-area band Poochamungas is offering a free download of their song "Mommies Song" just in time for... wait for it... Mother's Day! It's from their first album Mud, Mommies, and Mayhem. (It...
View Article"Kindergarten Got a Cold" - Roy Handy and the Moonshot
Is "germ-jazz" a micro-genre? Perhaps it could be -- nothing but songs featuring hand washing and flu shots and the great American art form. Roy Handy and the Moonshot offer up their take with their...
View Article"Clap Your Hands" - They Might Be Giants
The iconic (and occasionally iconoclastic) band They Might Be Giants is celebrating the tenth anniversary of their first kids album No! with, well, a deluxe, expanded re-release of their first kids...
View ArticleRaise a Ruckus - Hullabaloo
Artist: Hullabaloo Album: Raise a Ruckus Description: The upcoming tenth album from the Southern California folk/country duo. This album was produced by Tor Hyams and features guest musicians Molly...
View ArticleLate Summer Road Trip - Various Artists
Artist: Various Album: "Late Summer Road Trip" playlist Description: Not so much an album as much a random collection of downloads from recent and upcoming releases. It's collected by kids music...
View Article"First Day" - The Board of Education
Artist: The Board of Education Song: "First Day" Album: N/A Description: The braniac band's next album Binary is coming out late this month, they swear, but they've got a single for the first day of...
View Article"Falling" - Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights
Artist: Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights Song: "Falling" Album: N/A Description: A sweet and slightly zippity song about autumn. Includes glockenspiel and ukulele, which I hope is enough information...
View Article"Pancakes & Syrup" (from Yo Gabba Gabba) - Biz Markie
Artist: Biz Markie Song: "Pancakes & Syrup" Album: Yo Gabba Gabba Music Is Awesome! Vol. 4 Description: Pancakes may very well be the most popular food subject for kids' musicians (also highly...
View Article"Roller Coaster" - Kira Willey
Download the bouncy and movement-oriented "Roller Coaster" for free for a limited time from Kira Willey's latest album Kings & Queens of the Forest via the widget below or Willey's Soundcloud page....
View ArticleGroovin' in the Garden - Story Laurie
You can download five of the tracks from Story Laurie's recent album Groovin' in the Garden via Noisetrade for the price of a mere e-mail. With Laurie McIntosh handling the vocals and songwriting,...
View ArticleBig Stories for Little Ones - Rain For Roots
I've heard quite a few albums of Christian music for kids. I don't mention many of them here not for philosophical reasons (last fall's religious record roundup notwithstanding), but because they're...
View Article"Dip N' Flip (The Jacket Song)" - The Flannery Brothers
The Flannery Brothers are very educational. Here they are, writing a zippity, finger-snapping song that just happens to help kids put on their jackets. It's a song so catchy it needed its own...
View ArticleFun Fun Records Sampler
Now here's a record label going forth full steam ahead. Last year Mike Park released SMILE, a collection of kid-friendly punk. Now he's created a whole separate label -- Fun Fun Records -- just to...
View Article"Happy Mother's Day" - The Harmonica Pocket
Seattle-area band The Harmonica Pocket is gearing up for the release of their sixth album, Apple Apple, and one of the tracks on the new album, "Mother Mother," would be perfect for Mother's Day. If...
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