Myxem Picks 'Em : 04/09/12

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As the winter's begun to give given way to spring, a deluge of new music has been released, both from established artists and newcomers. This week's playlist features tracks like Lost In The Tree's "Golden Eyelids," Justin Townes Earle's "Unfortunately, Anna," and Norah Jones' latest single, "Happy Pills." Newer artists like Of Monsters and Men and Alex Clare burst onto the scene with much critical acclaim, and some artists, like Justin Robinson, previously of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, have respawned with new bandmates as Justin Robinson & The Mary Annettes. Click HERE or the banner above to listen; available only on Spotify!

Artists:
Of Monsters and Men | Justin Robinson & The Mary Annettes |  The Sheepdogs | Adam Green | Lost In The Trees | Justin Townes Earle | Civil Twilight | Rural Electric | Sigur Ros | Carolina Chocolate Drops | Regina Spektor | Mike Quinn | Norah Jones | Dirty Projectors | Alex Clare 

Myxem Picks 'Em - Week of 09/12/11

Beaten and bedraggled by the fantastic weekend in Raleigh, NC at the Hopscotch Music Festival, we finally got around to setting down and assembling a playlist. Needless to say, the playlist focuses heavily on the highlights of the festival including Bombadil, Empress Hotel, Ben Sollee and Shit Horse. The playlist also features some non-festival talent in the way of Warm Ghost's chillwave stylings, new tracks from St. Vincent and Girls, and Fleet Foxes' "Grown Ocean." Click the banner above to listen to the playlist.

Myxem Picks 'Em - Week of 08/08/2011

As you may recall, a while back we wrote a hands-on report regarding the revolutionary new music streaming service, Spotify. We were immediately enthralled at the program's ease of use and the diverse, comprehensive catalog. But perhaps what we've loved most about Spotify in the time we've used it is its potential for the legal, social sharing of music. From a blogger's perspective, it's like a gift from above; it's a quick and easy way to not only recommend music you've enjoyed, but allow anyone interested to listen to it and see for themselves almost instantly. This is why we've decided to take advantage of this amazing new tool and bring you playlists of our personal recommendations for your enjoyment. Just click the banner above to hear what music we've been enjoying recently.

We are so delighted to be able to enjoy and share Spotify, we're declaring this Spotify week. To kick things off, the Myxem staff has been sitting down listening to some new music that's available in Spotify's library and each of us chose five tracks we thought you should hear in the first playlist in the weekly series "Myxem Picks 'Em."

Artists:  
The Horrors | Wye Oak | Typhoon | Ghostpoet | Dinosaur Feathers | All Tiny Creatures | Parts and Labor |  Army Navy | R.E.M. | Active Child | Mystery Jets | Noah and the Whale | Tall Ships | Part Time | Pursesnatchers


Editor's Note: The artist for the track "Cargo Maps" featured in our playlist is mistakenly listed as Harbors in Spotify's library. The song is actually by All Tiny Creatures, and Harbors is the name of their newest album.