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Where the music still matters.
Wabash Valley is our home. The world is our mixtape.
Wednesday, April 18, 2001
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NEW MUSIC + DISCOVERIES
A running alphabetized list of artists we've recently tagged on-air as new music or a discovery.
(In other words: stuff we're excited about right now.)
Tip: if a link is slow, blame your dial-up. If the link is fast, blame the future.
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Artists (A to Z)
One or two sentences each. No hype. OK, a little hype.
- Alejandro Escovedo -- Texas songwriter-rock with a poet brain and a road-worn heart.
We spun him as new music, and it fits the Radio M mission like it was custom-made.
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- Billie Myers -- A newer chapter from a voice you might remember from the last few years,
but the songwriting keeps getting sharper.
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- Bela Fleck and the Flecktones -- Yes, the banjo guy. No, not in a "hee-haw" way.
This is virtuosic, playful, and weirdly addictive.
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- Cinerama -- A Radio M discovery with that bright/bittersweet indie-pop pulse:
the kind of band that makes you sit up and go "wait -- who is this?"
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- Delbert McClinton -- New music from a lifer who's still got grease under the nails.
Blues/soul/roots that sounds like it's been lived in (because it has).
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- Death Cab for Cutie -- Brand new and already giving "future classic" vibes:
smart, intimate indie-rock with melodies that sneak up on you.
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- Eliza Carthy -- New album energy from the UK folk universe:
traditional bones with a modern voice and a sly edge.
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- Emmylou Harris -- When a legend drops a "latest" that feels like a statement, we pay attention.
Luminous songs, grown-up ache, zero filler.
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- John Gorka -- New disc, classic craft: the kind of writing that doesn't show off,
it just quietly hits you in the ribs.
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- The Januaries -- A newer Radio M add: jangly, sweet, and a little off-kilter in the best way.
If you like your pop clever (not cute), start here.
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- Jonatha Brooke -- New music with that "smart songwriter + open windows" feel:
human, hooky, and emotionally precise without getting precious.
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- Manic Street Preachers -- New music that's loud enough to wake the neighbors
but thoughtful enough to keep you listening after the chorus.
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- Orbital -- New music from the electronic side of our universe:
big, cinematic, and built for nights when the dashboard lights feel like a cathedral.
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- Over the Rhine -- A Radio M new music discovery that lives in the space between
hymn, noir, and late-night poetry.
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- Pizzicato Five -- New and impossible not to smile at:
candy-colored retro-pop that's way smarter than it pretends to be.
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- Roland Orzabal -- New solo music from one-half of Tears for Fears:
familiar voice, different angle, still plenty of bite.
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- Saint Etienne -- New music for the "headphones on, city lights blurred" mood:
pop craftsmanship with a cool electronic shimmer.
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- 808 State -- New music with classic electronic DNA:
club-smart and experimental without turning into homework.
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- Van Morrison (with Linda Gail Evans) -- New music from a name you already know,
but with a fresh angle and a little extra fire.
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- Zero 7 -- A Radio M discovery out of England (and yes, we're already obsessed):
warm downtempo grooves that feel like sunrise through blinds.
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Missing somebody we called "new music" on-air? Email the web guy (or leave a note on the corkboard by the copier).
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