Click To Jump To Streaming Music From Channel Orange

Links for Frank Ocean
Twitter Account
Frank Ocean Home Page

Music from Channel Orange will also be found on a
Siafu Sounds Fresh Music Playlist HERE.

Frank Ocean clearly possesses the skills to trace a pop formula to radio supremacy.

On “Channel Orange,” he throws any formulas out the window & goes succesfully for thematic storytelling instead.

Here are some Awesome Facts About Frank Ocean

1. Several of the passionate tales of desire are based on the unrequited love that Christopher Breaux felt for another man. Christopher Breaux is Frank Ocean’s birth name. (source)

2. Under the name Lonny Breaux, Frank Ocean has written hit pop songs for Backstreet Boys and Justin Bieber. (source)

3. Channel Orange was released on iTunes ahead of the official schedule to combat digital leaks. (source)

1. Emotional delivery is what is noteworthy about this album, not sexual orientation.- at Z 107.9 Cleveland @TROPIKANA

2. Channel Orange feels like an album from an artist who hasn’t listened to the radio in years, and it is an album by a genius.- at AmarudonTV by @AmaruDonTV

3. Channel Orange is gritty, well put together and striking.- at StupidDOPE by @stupidDOPE

iTunes in mp3 Format for $10

Amazon in CD Format for $12

Amazon on Vinyl:

Links for Pop Etc
Twitter Account
Home Page

Music from Pop Etc will also appear in a
Siafu Sounds Fresh Music Playlist

We’re not too sure what to call the beautiful emerging genre filled with synth and distortion. We can tell you it’s led by Bon Iver, Kanye West, The Weeknd, Polica & newcomers (to the style) Pop Etc. We have this genre organized as “electropop” on Siafu Sounds, but using the term pop in reference to such technically savy music feels perverse.

Seemingly here to assauge our doubt, Pop Etc fits right at home and assures us this new genre rips pop influences from every conceivable genre with an album cover listing several and ending with an “ETC.” Pop Etc isn’t quite the lyrical heavyweight of their counterparts, but they make up for the relative lack of depth with infectiously sweet lyrics layered beautifully with production and instrumentals that fit right in.

Pop Etc Interview in Life & Times

3 Cool Facts about Pop Etc

1. Pop Etc was originally called “The Morning Benders” but changed their name to dissociate with the phrase’s alternate meaning. (source)

2. Pop Etc introduced their style transition with a free mixtape before unveiling their new album. (mixtape stream)

3. Pop Etc formed while the members were studying at UC Berkley, and the community has embraced them, proclaiming Pop Etc their “best local band.” (source)

Pop Etc by Pop Etc is available for purchase on Vinyl & other formats via:

iTunes in mp3 Format
for $10

Amazon in CD Format
for $12

Amazon in MP3 Format
for $10

Amazon on Vinyl:

Links for Bang On A Can All Stars
Twitter Account
Home Page

Music from “Big, Beautiful, Dark and Scary” will also appear in a
Siafu Sounds Fresh Music Playlist

The title says it all. This album by all star symphony Bang on a Can is “Big, Beautiful, Dark and Scary.” Indeed.

Stream songs from “Big, Beautiful, Dark and Scary” here:

“Big, Beautiful, Dark and Scary” by Bang On A Can All Stars is available for purchase via:

iTunes in mp3 Format
for $$12

Amazon in CD Format
for $$21

Amazon in MP3 Format
for $$18

If you liked this, check out this other album by Bang On A Can All Stars:

Links for Curren$y
Twitter Account
Home Page

Music from “The Stoned Immaculate” will also appear in a
Siafu Sounds Fresh Music Playlist

With the remarkably consistent “The Stoned Immaculate,” Curren$y puts forth a chill-as-hell high-quality start-to-finish album that rap fans and stone-men alike will appreciate as a sound investment.

“Take You There,” featuring Marsha Ambrosius, seems destined for major crossover play and is easily imagined playing well in the large size arena destined for Curren$y’s future if he continues making solid albums like “The Stoned Immaculate.”

Stream songs from “The Stoned Immaculate” here:

“The Stoned Immaculate” by Curren$y is available for purchase via:

“The Stoned Immaculate” by Curren$y from iTunes in mp3 Format
for $13

“The Stoned Immaculate” by Curren$y from Amazon in CD Format
for $8

“The Stoned Immaculate” by Curren$y from Amazon in MP3 Format
for $12

If you liked this, check out this other album by Curren$y:

Links for The Hives
Twitter Account
Home Page

Music from Lex Hives will also appear in a
Siafu Sounds Fresh Music Playlist

Lex Hives by The Hives is as infectious an album as you’ll ever hear.

And Lex Hives is available on vinyl!

Stream songs from Lex Hives here:

Lex Hives by The Hives is available for purchase via:

iTunes in mp3 Format
for $12 (Deluxe Edition)

Amazon in CD Format
for $B007P6VM4A

Amazon in MP3 Format
for $5

Amazon on Vinyl:

Links for Patti Smith
Myspace Account
Home Page

Music from Banga will also appear in a
Siafu Sounds Fresh Music Playlist

On “Banga,” Patti Smith breaks out an ambitious array of emotions ranging from angry to easy going to mournful. For all the tones Patti is evoking, “Banga” is continually stirring.

Even when the lyrics become confrontational, they pour forth empathy in guardedly gentle fashion.

“Banga” is a new album of original material touches on such heavy hitty inspirations as the death of Amy Winehouse and the Japanese Tsunami.

Stream songs from Banga here:

Banga by Patti Smith is available for purchase via:

iTunes in mp3 Format
for $11

Amazon in CD Format
for $10

Amazon in MP3 Format
for $11

“Banga” by Patti Smith is available from Amazon on Vinyl Record: