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What to Download: New Music Today
Happy Tuesday — also known as my favorite day of the week for new DVD releases as well as music releases. On this crisp Fall day, the new tunes I'm recommending are of the indie, alt-rock variety. Check out the albums and tracks I've picked out as being worthy of a download.
Love It or Leave It: Devendra Banhart Video With Natalie Portman
Before being known to most as Natalie Portman's boyfriend, Devendra Banhart was famous in certain circles for turning out interesting neo-folk music and has been a mainstay in the independent music scene for a little while now.
His new video for his Spanish language song "Carmensita," has people talking partly because Ms. Portman's in it but also because some people aren't sure how awesome this cheeky swipe at Bollywood-style productions is.
Folk Artists Pay Tribute to Madonna
The idea of combining the mass appeal of Madonna with niche neo-folk musicians like Devendra Banhart and Lavender Diamond is intriguing, to say the least — and it's exactly the point of Through the Wilderness. The tribute album puts 17 of Madonna's biggest hits in the hands of musicians from around the folk/experimental/electronic music spectrum, and from what I've heard so far, the results are pretty impressive.
Four songs from the compilation, which will be released Nov.
Mainstream Goes Indie with Guilt By Association
If that This is Next compilation I told you about a while back is trying to catapult indie music into the mainstream, then Guilt by Association is taking mainstream songs way, way more indie. The compilation, which will be released in early September, finds artists such as Devendra Banhart, Luna and Will Oldham reinterpreting their favorite guilty-pleasure pop songs, covering artists ranging from Oasis to the High School Musical cast.
Four songs are up on the album's MySpace page, including Petra Hayden's fun, layered take on karaoke-and-"Sopranos" favorite "Don't Stop Believin'."
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