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Nilipek. | the PROPAGANDA site Nilipek. (actually, Nil İpek Hülagü, and with a period at the end) is a Berlin based Turkish singer-songwriter and an indie artist whose music generally strikes a soft tone, swaying between rock and f...

Indie artist Nilipek. plays smart and delicate pop that's often intimate in tone and maintains a soft touch even when she occasionally weaves rock and synth pop textures into her songs.

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cover of the album "Stellar Reputation" by Deniro Farrar

Our #SongOfTheDay is "Vintage Levi's" by Charlotte rapper Deniro Farrar with flow so smooth you'd think he just talks that way reinforced by Marc Spano's beat made of samples the same vintage as the jeans.

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Trap Rabbit | the PROPAGANDA site Trap Rabbit is the keyboards/drums duo Logan Roth and Arjun Dube, who take more or less conventional forms of fusion jazz into a more contemporary territory in the way they also incorporate breakbeats...

The duo Trap Rabbit gives us a chill form of fusion jazz with wobbly hip-hop beats and deep grooves, packed in succinct pieces that can be sweet and gritty at the same time.

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Cover of dal:um's single "Dot"

Today we're visiting the Korean duo dal:um for our #SongoftheDay and lend an ear to their sublime work performed on traditional instruments. It's a treat, folks. Enjoy "Dot".

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cover of the EP "Strange World" by St. Panther

Our #SongOfTheDay is from the upcoming EP by St. Panther, the East LA musician who can seemingly do it all, here helped by the amazing vocalist Rae Khalil. It's "Strange World". Old school R&B in the best way.

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Dutch Interior | the PROPAGANDA site Dutch Interior is the kind of band that we used to have a lot of in the old days, having multiple songwriters take turns with their contributions, each in their distinct style. The band is made up of ...

Dutch Interior is a band with strong songwriters in various folk, country, and indie styles, bringing them together in their signature gentle sound and contemplative songs in an easy flow.

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Cover of Big Mountain County's album "Deep Drives"

Our #SongoftheDay is "Bright Black Hole" by Big Mountain County, an Italian garage band with a psychedelic twist. Good grooving all around.

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The Mystery Lights | the PROPAGANDA site The Mystery Lights is a throwback band that taps into the garage sound of the late '60s. They may be based in the New York area, but their style, instrumentation ideas, and the quirks of their deliver...

The music of The Mystery Lights locks in on the vintage psychedelic meets garage sound of the '60s, especially with the stylistic choices they make in their instrumentation and delivery.

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cover of the album "Punjabi Disco" by Mohinder Kaur Bhamra

Our #SongOfTheDay is "Disco Wich Aa" by London-based singer Mohinder Kaur Bhamra. Punjabi electro-disco from '82 from a soon-to-be released reissue. Groovy Friday.

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Sidebody | the PROPAGANDA site Part a DIY indie band, part an art collective (among a bunch of other things), Sidebody plays a kind of music that, at the end of the day, is colored by their instincts and free flowing ideas. They wo...

Sidebody is what happens when a group of friends decide to throw away the rulebook and just focus on having fun and making joyful post-commercial music.

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Cover of Kennyhoopla's album "conditions of an ORPHAN"

Kennyhoopla is an artist who never quite settles into a sound, or when he does, you know it's time for him to move on. "charity//" is from his more recent, somewhat dance oriented EP and it's our #SongoftheDay.

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cover of the album "Hyperglyph" by Chicago Underground Duo

Our #SongOfTheDay is "Hyperglyph", the title track from the new album by Chicago Underground Duo (all-around experimentalist Rob Mazurek and percussionist Chad Taylor). Rumbling, ecstatic goodness.

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Gitkin | the PROPAGANDA site The music that guitarist composer Brian J Gitkin creates is a diverse blend of styles from around the globe, with his slinky guitar sound the main thread that connects them all. It is mostly instrumen...

It's all guitar-fest with Gitkin, who plays a funky and eclectic (though stylistically consistent) combination of everything from surf rock to the dark western sound, from cumbia to middle eastern tones, and a whole bunch more.

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It is called "Cocaine", by the way.

The Cover of Amiture's album "Mother's Engine"

Our #SongoftheDay is a trip-hop influenced hypnotic number by Amiture, which goes by Amiture Music these days. It's not exactly an upbeat tune, but it has an irresistible groove.

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Peter Broderick | the PROPAGANDA site Peter Broderick is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who is not locked into any specific genre, having built himself a career that freely flows between classical, folk, country, and electronic. He ...

The rich catalog of multi-faceted, multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick focuses primarily on his neoclassical piano work and old-timey country on string instruments, though he regularly stretches into electronic music and folk as well.

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cover of the album "Hagda" by Raïna Raï

Our #SongOfTheDay comes from Algerian group Raïna Raï who play in an Algerian style called raï, in this case with an almost reggae feel. It's the infectiously joyful "Hagda".

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Cover of My Education and Theta Naught's album "Sound Mass III: Ampersand"

"Sound Mass III: Ampersand" is the third collaboration between My Education and Theta Naught. The bands are locked in on our #SongoftheDay, the excellent post-rock piece, "Fire Demon".

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Black Ox Orkestar | the PROPAGANDA site Black Ox Orkestar is a band with a particular focus on traditional Jewish diaspora music that keeps them anchored in the klezmer sound, with forays into other adjacent styles including Romani, Balkan,...

Traditional klezmer music is at the core of Montreal based Black Ox Orkestar's work, a band that further embraces some of the adjacent folk styles in Romani, Balkan and Middle Eastern music.

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Are you ready to get your funk on? Then check out our #SongOfTheDay, "I Beg", by 70s Ghanaian band Tony Sarfo & The Funky Afrosibi. Downright nasty old school funk.

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Yoo Doo Right | the PROPAGANDA site Yoo Doo Right is a band that loves to create epic pieces with grinding guitars working off of smoldering bass lines and crisp drums, taking their time to set up their pieces, sometimes as a slow drone...

Yoo Doo Right's thrilling post-rock weaves together a dynamic sound that incorporates motorik beats, a heavy psychedelic tone, and a shoegaze attack that hits with a slight metal accent.

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Cover of Nilipek.'s album "Uydurduğumuz Oyunlarla"

Turkish singer-songwriter Nilipek. normally keeps it softer, but sometimes kicks into a high gear, as she does on "Sırf Kırabilmek İçin" and we're loving it. It's our #SongoftheDay.

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Beats y Batería | the PROPAGANDA site Chicago's Beats y Batería is a band that comes with strong multinational flavors, tapping into a couple of distinct and diverse musical traditions across the globe. On one side is Cuban producer Harol...

Beats y Batería creates music with multinational flavors in the way they blend strands of Afro-Cuban, Afrobeat, and Latin music with Romanian folk, all connected through electronic club beats.

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cover of the single "Dance Affi Nice / Juicy Bubble" by SLICKnBOBBY & Liam Bailey

Our #SongOfTheDay is the dub reggae "Dance Affi Nice" by dub masters SLICKnBobby and singer Liam Bailey. A little menacing and spooky before a bouncy mood shift.

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Cover of Meernaa's album "So Far So Good"

Our #SongoftheDay is Meernaa's "Black Eyed Susan", a gentle, intimate song that feels cinematic in some ways. We pulled another SOTD from her album "So Far So Good" two years ago. So, yeah, there's some love here.

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Charly Bliss | the PROPAGANDA site Charly Bliss is an indie pop band from Brooklyn that started out more on the indie rock side, but began to bring more indie pop elements into their music relatively quickly. The influence of the '90s ...

The bouncy and exuberant sound of the band Charly Bliss is built on a blend of old school alt-rock and a sparkly brand of indie pop that's increasingly leaning towards the latter.

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cover of the album "HUMAN ERROR CLUB AT KENNY’S HOUSE" by HUMAN ERROR CLUB & Kenny Segal

Our #SongOfTheDay is "NIGHT TIME" by LA-based jazz-tinged hip-hop trio HUMAN ERROR CLUB & producer Kenny Segal from their just-released album, here with none other than E L U C I D providing verses. Gettin' all sweaty.

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Mall Girl | the PROPAGANDA site Oslo based Mall Girl pulls off a neat trick by couching their midwest emo inspired, sometimes explosive music inside a fizzy exterior, topped off with a bright and colorful layer. There are also some ...

Oslo's Mall Girl plays highly infectious indie rock that combines their sweetly melodic sound and dream pop tones with an added midwest emo edge through some dizzying guitar licks.

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Cover of the Rebelmatic single "Peace"

Who doesn't like an old school punk attack on a Monday morning? It makes the whole week go better. Our #SongoftheDay should put you in the mood. It's "Peace" by NYC's own, Rebelmatic.

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Brad Mehldau | the PROPAGANDA site The streams of influences that feed into jazz pianist Brad Mehldau's work are as varied as they are broad. A big chunk of his recordings turn to classical music as a source, stretching across a range ...

Virtuoso jazz pianist Brad Mehldau draws inspiration from a broad range of sources, extending from Bach to Rush, with a fair amount of his work presented in the post-bop style, underscored by his subtle and measured delivery.

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