Ear Snacks from Andrew & Polly is more than its title

The official title of Andrew & Polly’s latest release is Ear Snacks, Songs From The Podcast. Our family saw Andrew & Polly in concert this past year and absolutely fell in love with them. Helpful hint: take the kids to a kindie concert, they will love it and the parents will have much more fun then they think they will. So when I saw the title for their latest, I was kind of bummed because Songs From The Podcast sounds like a compilation of ‘B’ material. In the world of animation it would call it a clip show. It’s a Frankenstein release that’s not loved, but put out there to oblige a required amount of new music or footage.

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The Okee Dokee Brothers, Saddle Up, rides strong for all

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Saddle Up is a kindie release that manages to embrace and straddle both sides of the proverbial fence at once. From the cover art to the name of the group, The Okee Dokee Brothers one might expect the music to be on the kid side of kindie. By that I mean description I mean that kids would enjoy it more than adults; sure it might be kindie, but that description is more aligned with puppets than serious musicianship. You know what I’m talking about.

However, much like Charlie Murphy and his judgment of Prince’s basketball skills, don’t judge a book by its cover. The Okee Dokee Brothers Saddle Up is satisfying from start to finish with complex, expertly performed songs that bring in a wide variety of instruments and song pacing.

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What’s more, it does all of this while solidly being a kindie release that is something the entire family will want to listen to. This is not just a kindie release for those that like acoustic guitar. There are dozens of instruments on Saddle Up that give each song its own personality as the music takes you on their trip down through the United States. Continue reading The Okee Dokee Brothers, Saddle Up, rides strong for all

Shushybye is the bridge from lullabies to kindie, #BlogPopEvents

Somewhere between children’s lullabies and kindie that can keep the kids entertained is a dicey world of music. If the music is aimed too low then it’s for babies, thus alienating the older kids. When the music is too much then it upsets the younger ones; and a frustrated 2 year old is something that no parent wants.   Shushybye manages to thread that difficult line of acceptance so well the older kids will be nodding their head in agreement before they realize what’s happening.

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Monster Truck, the new video from Sugar Free Allstars

It’s been four years since the Sugar Free Allstars put out their last release. Four years is an eternity in music, in kindie music that’s four generations, an even longer time. The video for Monster Truck, their first single in four generations (if you’re a child) just came out and it’s all things funk with a side of yacht rock that will hook kids and parents alike.

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Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kid’s Songs, fun for all

The title to her latest release is Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kid’s Songs.  Based on the title alone it wasn’t a release I was interested in hearing.  Our kids are 4 and 6; they’re all but out of the ‘kid’s song’ period of life. They like their kindie with a little more edge, played with flannel shirts, cloudy weather and a side of espresso thank you very much. Apparently I was trying to demo my kids out of Laurie Berkner a little too quickly; because after the first listen they had their favorite songs and the classics brought new life to songs I thought were relegated to lullabies.

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Let’s face the elephant in the room. When you hear the title ‘Favorite Classic Kid’s Songs’ you immediately think lullabies; sleepy songs for infants who need something calming to get them to sleep. However, out of the 57 songs on this release only six could really be classed as lullabies. The rest of the songs are mid to up-tempo classics that you didn’t know your children needed to hear.

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