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Philadelphia, PA
http://www.rowhouseproductions.com/

Recent

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    Today's most popular indie dance tracks from some of the world's hottest DJs.
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    TELUS has carefully selected this mix of new indie hits, bringing you the fresh sounds of today’s best emerging artists. www.TELUS.com
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    Songs that have been recently designated "Best New Music" by Pitchfork.com
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    A champion of pop art and the original manager of The Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol left an indelible impression on American pop culture. Listen to songs from the musicians who congregated at The Factory during the '60s and '70s.
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    We read all the music blogs so you don't have to. Updated weekly, these are the songs that indie music blogs love.

**My Favorites**

*Indie (all)

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    Light a fire under your ass and get moving with these propulsive, energetic songs from bands that have a keen sense of urgency.
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    We read all the music blogs so you don't have to. Updated weekly, these are the songs that indie music blogs love.
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    Some call it chillwave, others call it glo-fi. Whatever the name, this laid-back blend of modern lo-fi recording techniques and vintage synth noises is one of today's most addictive sounds.
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    Accessible indie tunes that should be the soundtrack for your favorite local coffee shop.
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    Highlights from the critically-acclaimed albums released in the Spring of 2012. Updated weekly with brand new music that you won't hear on the radio.
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    Highlights from the critically-acclaimed albums released in the Summer of 2012. Updated weekly with brand new music that you won't hear on the radio.
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    A selection of new music curated by Critical Mob's writers and editors. Updated weekly with the best new releases.
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    Hazy, soothing pop songs that'll make you feel like you're having the best dream ever.
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    Drawing on influences from traditional folk, psychedelia, and elsewhere, freak folk was born out of the "New Weird America" cultural movement in the mid-2000s. Listen to the sounds inspiring a new generation of hippies and expanding the definition of folk music.
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    Updated weekly, these are the most recent songs posted on the tastemaking music blog, gorillavsbear.net
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    Sometimes all you really need is an expansive indie soundtrack to provide some serious sonic uplift. This selection of indie pop, rock, and electro songs is ideal for making everything seem more important.
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    Light, upbeat indie pop to help you start your day.
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    Starting in the mid '00s, the line between indie and mainstream pop started to get blurry. These are the songs that have helped bring "indie" music to the masses.
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    This playlist features artists who've managed to maintain their indie street-cred while being signed to a major label.
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    Not all electro acts aim for the dance floor. Explore the low-key, laid-back side of the style though these well-known names and under-the-radar indie acts.
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    This playlist features mellow indie tunes that provide the perfect soundtrack for working, studying, or just plain old relaxing.
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    String the Christmas lights, fill the cooler, and watch the sun set behind the city while partying with your friends on an idyllic rooftop as these new -- and timeless -- pop/rock songs fill the air.
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    From the underground to your above ground; chill by the chlorine with your Ray Bans on and waste away the day with these sun-drenched indie tunes.
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    Psychedelia is eternal. These contemporary indie artists explore altered states much like the lysergic explorers of the past.
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    These quiet, pensive tunes are perfect for an overcast day, either curled up at home or settled in at a cozy cafe.
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    If you're ready for some soothing sounds to lull you softly into slumberland, but your tastes run toward the alternative, here's a heaping helping of hushed tunes by indie favorites of yesterday and today.
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    Nothing helps a blue mood like hearing from someone who knows just how you feel. From the sensitive singer-songwriters of the early '70s to the gloomy indie rockers of today, this is the perfect playlist when you're in the mood to mope.
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    It wasn't all about grunge at the birth of The Alternative Era. Some artists took from the rich history of elegantly-constructed pop and made their own indie-minded version of sophistication.
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    The term "indie" may conjure up thoughts of a scrappy aesthetic, but as these exceptional acts prove, there's plenty of room for a more refined sound as well.
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    As the Grunge Age petered out, many expected Sub Pop acts began to disappear as well. But the label has thrived with a less noisy aesthetic incorporating dream pop, alt-folk, electronic and even country influences into its indie rock.
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    Shake off the winter doldrums and dance around to these upbeat and outrageously catchy indie pop tunes.
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    Everyone with a soft spot for singer/songwriters knows their Troubadour History 101, filled with songsmiths from previous generations, but here's where you'll find the best of the current crop of artists committed to the crafting of thoughtful tunes.
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    In the early 2010s, we've seen a new emergence of fun, upbeat pop music created by alternative-leaning artists. Enjoy some new songs about celebrating, dancing, and (often) being in love.
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    Radiohead are always tinkering, restlessly, with their strange yet soulful fusion of rock and electronica. Listen to songs from cited influences and indebted followers while getting a taste of the band's most recent setlists.

Classical

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    Modern avant-garde classical composers regularly experiment with everything from tonality to new forms of mathematical composition. This playlist features recordings from the most notable and influential modern avant-grade composers.
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    Whether you're studying for finals, organizing your desk, or filling out expense reports, these classical pieces provide the perfect musical accompaniment to help you get the job done. Now get to work!
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    Classical music isn't all adagios and waltzes; often classical pieces have arrestingly fast movements. Quicken your heart rate with these brisk and energetic operas, symphonies, ballets and overtures.
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    An introduction to classical music, featuring the best recordings of some of the most important works.
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    Take on the brilliant world that is Bach, from simple lute works to full choral masterpieces. Perfect for the aficionado or newcomer.
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    Enjoy a thousand years of the most popular tunes in history; true classics forever, these melodies and music will never die.

Cocktail Party - Jazz

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    Since the late 1950s, bossa nova has entranced listeners around the world. Enjoy over five decades' worth of music from Brazil and beyond, all influenced by the languid sensuality that began on Ipanema beach.
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    Inspired by the classic beach party movies of the 1960s, this collection of surf rock, pop, and doo-wop music is perfect for riding waves or doing the twist by a beach-side bonfire.
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    During the late 1950s and early '60s, John Coltrane and many of his peers searched for a sound beyond bebop. This cool post-bop set, with saxophones aplenty, balances adventurousness and melody.
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    Originating in the 1950s, bossa nova (Portugese for "new trend") combined harmonies and rhythms from American jazz with Brazilian samba. Now these songs have become standard jazz repertoire.
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    Get dressed up, grab a cocktail, and listen to some upbeat standards by jazz greats from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis and beyond.
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    For a period in the late '50s and early '60s, Blue Note was the most stylish label in jazz. The music brought both soul and a questing sense of experimentation to bebop, and Reid Miles' gorgeous LP designs remain influential to this day.
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    Settle into the hip, cool lounge of a trendy European hotel with these stylish tunes. Order a cocktail and let the evening take you away.
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    Pioneered in the late '50s, exotica is easy-listening lounge music that draws upon world music, but doesn't aim for authentic replication. Instead, exotica's purpose is lightweight entertainment that conjures images of foreign paradises.
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    It's mambo time with the best of the Cuban big band era. Explore the music that inspired dancemania in Havana and around the world.
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    This playlist takes you back to a time when Sinatra was king, men wore suits, and everyone swilled martinis like the world was going to end in nuclear winter. Thankfully, it didn't, and the swingin' lounge music of the era lives on.
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    Dinner date at home? Guests? Just cocktails? Or maybe you just need to feel cool and sophisticated while out and about. This classy combination of jazz and classical music will help set the mood
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    Coined by visual artist Byron Werner in the 1980s, Space Age Bachelor Pad music encompasses the hi-fi aesthetic of the 1950s and early '60s. Beloved by even its most tongue-in-cheek fans, let this playlist soundtrack your next party.

Dinner Party - Blue Traine

Electronic

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    You've got some reading you're ready to dive into, but you want to keep some music moving through the air. Here's an awesome array of ambient cuts perfect for putting a pillow of sound around your ears but subtle enough to avoid any distractions.
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    In the '70s and '80s, pioneering artists from the worlds of jazz, classical, rock, and electronic music fashioned ethereal sonic landscapes ideal for a fostering a meditative state. Decompress with these essential cuts from ambient's early trailblazers.
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    Take a break from the dancefloor and enjoy these trippy, atmospheric tracks made for the chillout room. Cool down and relax with no distracting lyrics or vocals.
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    Not all electro acts aim for the dance floor. Explore the low-key, laid-back side of the style though these well-known names and under-the-radar indie acts.
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    Go deeper into the dark and funky world of trip hop with this playlist that leans heavy on deep cuts and instrumentals from the some of the genre's masters.

favorites

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    This playlist of mostly acoustic guitar-centric songs is perfect for long, relaxing nights in your bedroom. By yourself, or with someone special, listen to this until the sun rises.
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    TELUS has carefully selected this mix of new indie hits, bringing you the fresh sounds of today’s best emerging artists. www.TELUS.com
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    Late night public transit has a way of setting the perfect stage for dark entrancing music with salacious undertones and plenty of bass. Transcend the cacophony.
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    Smooth disco, house and R&B for a Saturday evening spent by a pool, drinking and dancing with friends and beautiful strangers.

Mellow

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    You've got some reading you're ready to dive into, but you want to keep some music moving through the air. Here's an awesome array of ambient cuts perfect for putting a pillow of sound around your ears but subtle enough to avoid any distractions.
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    Nocturnal and textural electronica for long nights spent by yourself or with someone special. Listen to this until the sun rises.
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    Some call it chillwave, others call it glo-fi. Whatever the name, this laid-back blend of modern lo-fi recording techniques and vintage synth noises is one of today's most addictive sounds.
  4. Play
    In the '70s and '80s, pioneering artists from the worlds of jazz, classical, rock, and electronic music fashioned ethereal sonic landscapes ideal for a fostering a meditative state. Decompress with these essential cuts from ambient's early trailblazers.
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    Wind down after a long night out with these boozy nocturnal ballads from the classic singer-songwriters of the '60s, '70s and '80s.
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    Take a break from the dancefloor and enjoy these trippy, atmospheric tracks made for the chillout room. Cool down and relax with no distracting lyrics or vocals.
  7. Play
    Drawing on influences from traditional folk, psychedelia, and elsewhere, freak folk was born out of the "New Weird America" cultural movement in the mid-2000s. Listen to the sounds inspiring a new generation of hippies and expanding the definition of folk music.
  8. Play
    Not all electro acts aim for the dance floor. Explore the low-key, laid-back side of the style though these well-known names and under-the-radar indie acts.
  9. Play
    This playlist features mellow indie tunes that provide the perfect soundtrack for working, studying, or just plain old relaxing.
  10. Play
    These quiet, pensive tunes are perfect for an overcast day, either curled up at home or settled in at a cozy cafe.
  11. Play
    If you're ready for some soothing sounds to lull you softly into slumberland, but your tastes run toward the alternative, here's a heaping helping of hushed tunes by indie favorites of yesterday and today.
  12. Play
    Nothing helps a blue mood like hearing from someone who knows just how you feel. From the sensitive singer-songwriters of the early '70s to the gloomy indie rockers of today, this is the perfect playlist when you're in the mood to mope.
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    Go deeper into the dark and funky world of trip hop with this playlist that leans heavy on deep cuts and instrumentals from the some of the genre's masters.

Misc

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    Say bonjour to French pop from the 1960s, also known as "ye-ye." This sexy, cosmopolitan sound rose to popularity with the mod movement that swept Europe and landed on American shores.
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    One of the most important and popular developments in rock history, the alternative sounds of grunge and Britpop ruled the airwaves in the 1990s. Get out your flannel shirt and listen to these essential '90s alt-rock songs.
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    Wind down after a long night out with these boozy nocturnal ballads from the classic singer-songwriters of the '60s, '70s and '80s.
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    Recently popularized by the movie "The Descendants," Hawaiian folk is a soothing style of acoustic folk music featuring slack-key guitar, ukulele, and warm vocal harmonies. Say aloha to traditional Hawaiian folk's best artists, both past and present.
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    Hip·ster Hop (noun): 1. What you get when you pair an MC with progressive, often synth-heavy production. 2. The solution for bridging the musical gap between the indie kids and the hip hop heads at your next party.
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    Developed in the 1980s, Math rock is a guitar-based genre influenced by progressive and experimental rock known for using odd time signatures, interlocking rhythms and complex arrangements.
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    One of the very best radio programs of any kind, NPR's All Songs Considered recognizes great new music you won't find on the charts. This playlist is composed of songs featured on the show in recent weeks. Visit All Songs Considered here: http://n.pr/dcHPKp
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    When indie rock fans feel the urge to switch up their sound and listen to a blast of hip-hop music, these are the rappers and the anthems they inevitably turn to.
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    Sink into the gently serrated sound of shoegaze, that amorphous strain of British indie pop of the late '80s and early '90s. All the original shoegazer hits are here, from all the key figures in the scene that celebrated itself.
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    Modern female songwriters inspired by the off-kilter vocal and sonic sensibilities of music maverick Kate Bush.

Oldies

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    Inspired by the classic beach party movies of the 1960s, this collection of surf rock, pop, and doo-wop music is perfect for riding waves or doing the twist by a beach-side bonfire.
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    Perhaps the most important record label in history, Motown gave us a wealth of smooth and funky soul hits. From The Temptations to The Supremes to Marvin Gaye and beyond, these are the classic songs from Hitsville, U.S.A.
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    This playlist takes you back to a time when Sinatra was king, men wore suits, and everyone swilled martinis like the world was going to end in nuclear winter. Thankfully, it didn't, and the swingin' lounge music of the era lives on.

Upbeat

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    Light a fire under your ass and get moving with these propulsive, energetic songs from bands that have a keen sense of urgency.
  2. Play
    Light, upbeat indie pop to help you start your day.
  3. Play
    String the Christmas lights, fill the cooler, and watch the sun set behind the city while partying with your friends on an idyllic rooftop as these new -- and timeless -- pop/rock songs fill the air.
  4. Play
    Shake off the winter doldrums and dance around to these upbeat and outrageously catchy indie pop tunes.

What's New / Listed

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    We read all the music blogs so you don't have to. Updated weekly, these are the songs that indie music blogs love.
  2. Play
    Highlights from the critically-acclaimed albums released in the Spring of 2012. Updated weekly with brand new music that you won't hear on the radio.
  3. Play
    Highlights from the critically-acclaimed albums released in the Summer of 2012. Updated weekly with brand new music that you won't hear on the radio.
  4. Play
    A selection of new music curated by Critical Mob's writers and editors. Updated weekly with the best new releases.
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    Updated weekly, these are the most recent songs posted on the tastemaking music blog, gorillavsbear.net
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    Irrelevant Bees (http://bit.ly/yExhSn) is the Tumblr blog of Khalym Schell, an NYC-based DJ with a reputation for trafficking in stylish music. Compiled from posted songs, this playlist moves effortlessly through '60s soul b-sides, chillwave jams, obscure covers & more.
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    One of the very best radio programs of any kind, NPR's All Songs Considered recognizes great new music you won't find on the charts. This playlist is composed of songs featured on the show in recent weeks. Visit All Songs Considered here: http://n.pr/dcHPKp
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    Songs that have been recently designated "Best New Music" by Pitchfork.com
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    Songza's favorite songs released in 2011, as chosen by our music experts and Songza users.