New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Limewire Official Website) - From the wild stomp of The
Trashmen to the punkish pop of The Replacements, and the purple funk of that guy who once had a squiggle for a name, to the poetic hip-hop of Atmosphere, the Twin Cities have a long and rich musical history. Starting today, LimeWire's digital music store, LimeWire Store, draws attention to the varied musical styles of Twin Cities with the release of EAR TO THE GROUND: TWIN CITIES, a 27-track digital sampler spotlighting the area's hottest up-and-coming artists.
EAR TO THE GROUND: TWIN CITIES highlights a variety of Minneapolis' and St. Paul's flourishing independent artists. Music lovers who visit LimeWire Store will now also find full Featured Artist pages that include additional, free tracks and exclusive interviews with Twin Cities' artists Jeremy Messersmith, Trampled By Turtles, Solid Gold, and Peter Wolf Crier.
Some of the hottest artists from Minneapolis-based Green Room Music Source's CMJ Showcase are also featured on the on the sampler, including the indie folk rock of Communist Daughter, baroque pop of Me and My Arrow, indie alt-pop of The Idle Hands, and rock opera of Fort Wilson Riot.
To ensure that a diverse list of current Twin Cities' artists were included, LimeWire Store's editorial team curated the sampler by interviewing key staff at venues, top radio and retail outlets and local tastemakers throughout the region.
'The Minneapolis- St Paul scene didn't evaporate with the break-up of the Replacements and Husker Du, far from it,' said Tom Monday, Director, LimeWire Store. 'The Twin Cities are rife with great musicians making exciting music. We're thrilled to be bringing a larger audience to these artists by producing this new sampler and promoting the Green Room Music Source's CMJ showcase.'
'Thanks to LimeWire Store, we're able to spread the word about some incredible Minneapolis bands within our CMJ showcase through this digital sampler,' said Craig Grossman, Founder of Green Room Music Source, a Minneapolis-based artist development group.
EAR TO THE GROUND: TWIN CITIES Tracklisting
1. 'Synchronize' - Solid Gold [Download free MP3]
2. 'Dillinger Eyes' - Jeremy Messersmith
3. 'Wait So Long' - Trampled By Turtles [Download free MP3]
4. 'Hard As Nails' - Peter Wolf Crier
5. 'White Leather Days' - Mark Mallman
6. 'Speed of Sound' - Communist Daughter
7. 'Celine and Julie Go Boating' - Waxx Maxx
8. 'The National Side' - Romantica
9. 'In Peoples' Homes' - To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie
10. 'Heart Medley' - Nice Purse
11. 'Hard For You' - One For The Team
12. 'Forgotten Language' - Fort Wilson Riot
13. 'Talisman' - Little Man
14. 'Explore' - Unknown Prophets
15. 'Polynesian Triangle' - Leisure Birds
16. 'The Kazoo Song' - Bella Ruse
17. 'Pour Some Brown Sugar On Me' - Me and My Arrow
18. 'Serves You Right' - Spirits of the Red City
19. 'Mud Puddle' - Willie Murphy
20. 'Wise Mr. Owl' - The Blind Shake
21. 'World Won't Rest' - Black Blondie
22. 'Stay' - The Deaths
23. 'Dead Letter' - The Idle Hands
24. 'Girl Pop Soda' - Gay Witch Abortion
25. 'Crystal Springs' - Rogue Valley
26. 'Watchman, What is Left of the Night?' - Greycoats
27. 'An End Deserving' - Akai
Download EAR TO THE GROUND: TWIN CITIES at: www.store.limewire.com/twincities.
Green Room Music Source's CMJ Music Marathon Showcase will take place in New York City and Brooklyn today. Event details are available here: https://www.greenroommusicsource.com/.
This unique sampler is part of LimeWire Store's locale-based EAR TO THE GROUND sampler series, which was created to provide artists with unique opportunities, while also giving music lovers a chance to experience a the sounds of a new city without leaving home.
