Artist: Stacey Peasley
Song: "Little Soccer Player"
Album: Lucky Day
Description: There are very few songs about soccer/football in the English-speaking kindie world, so in the midst of 2014 World Cup fever, this high-energy tune (featuring drums by Marty Beller, They Might Be Giants' drummer) is one of your few samba-free options.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Story Laurie
Song: "Who Grew My Soup?"
Album: N/A
Description: An educational song with just enough funky groove and ska to make it go down so easy. When the kids have mastered the melody, you can start reading them The Omnivore's Dilemma at night, right?
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Charity and the JAMband
Song: "Happy Fluffy"
Album: Rock Your Socks Off
Description: Wow, can it really be more than 8 years since the Bay Area released their third album of dance-inspiring mellow grooves? Yes, yes it can be. One of that album's strongest tracks, "Happy Fluffy," is available for free (name-your-price) download for a limited time. It was made free, bandleader Charity Kahn reports, for the International Day of Happiness 2014, but I also think it's kind of appropriate as society starts celebrating the Easter Bunny.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Matt Clark / Johnson Creek Watershed Council
Song: "For the Birds"
Album: N/A
Description: A gentle, amusing folk song of avian wordplay from Portland kindie musician Matt Clark, whose day job is Executive Director of the Johnson Creek Watershed Council, which "promotes restoration and stewardship of a healthy Johnson Creek Watershed through sound science and community engagement." It's name your price, but if you like it, won't you throw in some money for the track?
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Joanie Leeds
Song: "Tofurky"
Album: What A Zoo!
Description: A silly song for the vegetarians in your life who might not appreciate being left with nothing but stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce every Thanksgiving.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Dog on Fleas
Song: "Hinterlands"
Album: Buy One, Get One Flea
Description: New music from the New York band Dog on Fleas is always reason for celebration. Especially when it's free. It's from their upcoming 2014 album (love that title, by the way), and their description -- "adventurous songs on the jazzier, campier side of things" -- fits this lovely, shambling track perfectly.
Source: Bandcamp
Artists: Mr. Leebot / The Boogers
Song: "(Having a Blast) At the Pool"
Album: N/A
Description: A gently melodic, atmospheric reminiscence about time spent at the local... aw, who'm I kidding? It's Mr. Leebot (singer/songwriter) and the Boogers (rawkers) together again for the first time (on mp3, anyway) elevating your family's collective heartrate. Free for the price of an e-mail.
Source: The Boogers' website
Artist: Club Penguin
Song: Various
Album: Various
Description: Let's be clear -- we are not a Club Penguin household. But I'm sure there are a handful of homes out there who would be interested to know that you can get more than a few Club Penguin songs for free. Who am I to disappoint these fans of kid-friendly massive multiplayer online games featuring vaguely electronica songs? (Hey, "Gotta Have a Wingman" is kinda catchy, even if within the context of the game it's probably an ad to encourage more purchases of "puffles.") I've embedded a couple here, more at that Bandcamp link just below.
Source: Bandcamp
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