The May 2-4 is a Canadian tradition. The first three-day weekend of nice weather means meeting up with good friends, packing into the car, and hauling butt up to the cottage. Of course, the place will need a spit-shine, but once the cobwebs are dusted away, it’s time for beers, boating, and campfires — and nothing sets the mood like a little good-times cottage music.
In that spirit, we’ve started a Goin’ to the Cottage playlist to soundtrack your long weekend, but it wouldn’t be the same without input from a few friends. What tunes remind you of a weekend at the cottage? What songs go over well around the campfire? Let us know by adding to the Goin’ to the Cottage playlist above.
By now, your summer playlists should at least be started, if not already well on their way to road trip-ready perfection. But don’t sign, seal, and deliver just yet — there’s still plenty of new music to add. UK garage-pop outfit The Cribs, Jack Black’s tongue-in-cheek rock duo Tenacious D, and party-starter Rye Rye all have new albums for your waiting playlists.
There’s more, too — listen to our weekly New Music Tuesday playlist, read our playlist notes to ensure you get all that’s good this week and cruise the New Releases for a peek at what’s new.
Playlist Notes
Best Coast - The Only Place Break out the sunglasses and beach towel: California girl Bethany Cosentino and cohort Bobb Bruno return with their second album of sunny SoCal pop this week.
Beach House - Bloom Beach House’s break-out 2010 album Teen Dream was lauded for its sweeping grandeur and haunting melodies. Their new album builds on that formula with even more majesty imbued into each track, so expect to hears lots about Bloom this year.
Craft Spells - Gallery Craft Spells is the one-man project of Justin Paul Vallesteros. His new EP melds his love of dreamy melodies with his penchant for uplifting, beat-driven electronic dance music.
Willie Nelson - Heroes Country hero Willie Nelson’s new full-length is an inclusive mix of covers and originals, featuring cameos by Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, and other celebrity collaborations.
Scissor Sisters - “Only The Horses” The Sisters are back — Jake Shears, Babydaddy, Ana Matronic, Del Marquis, and Randy Real teamed with producer and DJ Calvin Harris to create this single off their upcoming fourth studio album, Magic Hour.
A Lanky Swede is the new project of Ola Klüft, former frontman of Swedish indie rockers The Perishers. His new sound is mellower and prettier than his previous work, throwing his gentle croon into a new, softer light. A Lanky Swede’s debut album is Soon, Soon, Soon, and it’s out next week.
But you can listen to the album soon, soon, sooner than you thought — Soon, Soon, Soon is on Rdio now, a week before its official release. Listen to it below and add the album to your Rdio collection.
Change is good. Which is why we’re please to share that starting today, the new Rdio is available to all. We’ve taken everything that already makes Rdio the best way to discover and listen to music and redesigned it to be even faster, simpler and more social.
The completely redesigned new Rdio is available on Rdio.com and the Rdio desktop apps. You'll find an updated Collection, drag and drop playlist creation, a personalized Heavy Rotation, and private playlists and much more.
Get the most out of the new Rdio
A new look and feel — More than just a boring spreadsheet of songs, new Rdio puts music and people front and center.
All in one place — Spend less time navigating. Music, playlists and your network are in one view.
Add entire albums to playlists — One of Rdio’s most-requested features is now a reality.
Browse even faster — Find music at lightning speed because pages remember your place. Browse a continuous stream of albums, explore one and easily return to the place you left off.
Listen with your network — From the People Sidebar, see what your network is listening to in real-time and listen along with one-click.
Let your network inspire your listening — Wondering if you’ll like an album in the charts or why it appeared in your Heavy Rotation? Under every album, hover over photos to see exactly who listened to it.
Sharing made simple — Drag and drop music into playlists or collection and share with others on Rdio without missing a beat. Music can also be shared on Facebook, Twitter or via email.
Create private playlists – In addition to public and collaborative playlists, now private playlists can be created and shared with just a select few.
Easily discover people to follow — Check out Rdio’s latest music influencers in the People Sidebar and find others to follow such as artists, critics, record labels and brands.
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Here’s what happened on Rdio this week:
Rdio Recommends: April 2012 — What tunes might you have missed last month? Consult our monthly playlist to discover something great.
Mother’s Day Music: Share What Your Mama Gave Ya — We’re celebrating Mom and their musical influencer. What tunes did your mother introduce you to as a kid? Add it to the “Thanks, Ma!” playlist.
New Music Tuesday, May 8, 2012 — New music from Keane, Silversun Pickups, Passion Pit, Fiona Apple, and more kicked off this week in style.
This Sunday is Mother’s Day — it’s your chance to show ol’ Mumsy just how much you appreciate everything she's done for you. What better way to start thinking about how she influenced your life than by thinking about the music she introduced you to?
Did your mom spin records for you at a young age? Play classical while you were in the womb? Take you to your first rock and roll show? Think about the music, good or bad, that you might never have found without her, and add it to the “Thanks, Ma” playlist on Rdio. And don't forget to tell her about it. Have a happy Mother's Day!
Brighton, UK rock duo Blood Red Shoes are all about simplicity. Their pared-down, guitar and drums sound resonates with rock and roll’s essence, and they’ve been channeling that for three albums now. Their latest is the forthcoming In Time to Voices — the first single from that album is “Cold”, a song featuring singer Laura-Mary Carter's desperate wails and the pounding drums of Steven Ansell.
The single is out now, exclusively on Rdio, a week before its release. Try “Cold” to sample Blood Red Shoes’ upcoming album.
Looking for some new tunes to add to your collection? Got some holes in your latest playlist? Relax — it’s Tuesday once more, which means we’ve got a whole smorgasbord of new music for you. Blur vocalist and renaissance man Damon Albarn has a new solo full-length, as does Bon Iver bandmate and collaborator S. Carey. For something a little more upbeat, go with Brooklyn indie-pop outfit Here We Go Magic’s new album, or listen to the new OFF! for your hardcore fix.
Still jonesin’? As always, there’s even more music on our weekly New Music Tuesday playlist, in Rdio's New Releases and more suggestions among our playlist notes.
Playlist Notes
Keane - Strangeland English piano-rockers Keane release their fourth album today, which marks a return to the simpler, minimal sounds of their first album.
Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods The LA shoe-gaze quartet are following up their 2009 breakthrough, Swoon, with an album produced by Jacknife Lee, the man behind albums by Bloc Party and Snow Patrol.
Porter Robinson - “Language” DJ/producer Porter Robinson’s new single is a sunny, euphoric mix of synths and drums.
Passion Pit - “Take A Walk” The electro-pop outfit finally recorded a sophomore album to their hit 2009 debut, Manners. The album is scheduled for July, but until then, we have this first groovy taste to tide us over.
Fiona Apple - “Every Single Night” The 90s queen of confessional, passionate songwriting has a new single out this week in the form of the elegantly-traipsing, conversational “Every Single Night.” A new album’s on the way, but we’ll have to patiently wait until June.
The Nashville singer-songwriter Cary Brothers found fame with the track “Blue Eyes” in 2004, but he’s no one-hit wonder. Since then, he’s released two solo albums and toured extensively in the United States, all on the strength of his songwriting skills, passionate voice, and social media savvy.
Next week, Brothers will release Covers Volume One, an EP featuring his take on INXS, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, David Bowie, Matt & Kim, and Duran Duran tunes — you can hear it on Rdio now, a week early. Listen to Covers Volume One.
When you love music like we do, a new month doesn’t just mean more music — it means looking back to see what tunes might’ve slipped our attention. With that in mind, we’re pleased to present this month’s stellar Rdio Recommends: April 2012 playlist.
Listen to our mix and let us know: What did we miss? What did YOU miss this month? Review the playlist or leave a comment to ensure the music of April 2012 gets its due.
About Rdio Recommends: The first Monday of every month, we’ll review and create a playlist that reflects what we’re enjoying and think you might also like. It is composed entirely of new music from the previous month.
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