Indie Music and CD Baby

A lot of you have commented on not knowing some of the artists I've been talking about lately. The reason? They are mostly unsigned artists that are trying to get there music out to the people via the internet in various ways.

In the current market the best music out there is the stuff that's not on a major label.

Judd Starr is one I can't praise enough. His new album tops my list of best releases of 2008 so far, eclipsing Elvis Costello and several others.

Josephine is another I've mentioned. She has such a sweet voice and her songs are simply beautiful.

Deni Bonet is a singer-songwriter/violinist. Her music has a great little touch of humor and her voice is a bit Debbie Harry-esque. A unique description, I know, but its pretty accurate.

Sarah Marince is a teenage country singer from Pittsburgh with one helluva voice. I saw her open for Lady Antebellum last month and I can't shout enough about how great her voice is.


Jillian Goldin is an artist from Philly. (Where all of PA's great music comes from apparently) if you like artists like Enya, Loreena McKennitt or Clannad, you'll love Jillian!

All of these artists have one thing in common (actually two). You can get their music on CD Baby. Why is that so great? Well, the artists make more than 25 cents off their albums that way. So its great for them and you get good quality music, so its good for you too.

CD Baby also lets you search by bands you like to see what they consider similar artists, and unlike Amazon, CD Baby gives you good results.

That's how I found Vinyl Kings who are a bunch of studio musicians that got together and recorded a Beatles type tribute, but not by recording Beatles songs. No, they did one better, they wrote their own songs but they sound like songs John, Paul, George and possibly even Ringo could have written.

So go ahead, give these artists a try. Oh and peruse CD Baby when you have a chance. They do the digital download thing for those of you that don't buy CDs anymore plus you're supporting Indie artists at the same time and not sending money into the pockets of the industry giants that don't deserve it.

The Vinyl Kings

I've heard of this band for several years, but I never bought their CDs. More fool me. I finally went to CD Baby today and purchased A Little Trip.

Before I gush about how great the sound clips were, I'm going to send you to the band's website.

The Vinyl Kings

Do you like The Beatles? Do you like the innocence of 60's pop music? If you do, this band is for you. They are definitely for me. Now I need to find a copy of their follow up, Time Machine.

If you want to hear clips of this awesome band, go here, you'll be glad you did.

Plus if you buy music from CD Baby, the artists actually make more than a quarter on their album! Woot!