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Welcome to our sixteenth installment featuring CMJ’s OurStage Staff Picks from the CMJ Relay Blog. CMJ is well known for their industry leading New Music Report magazine, which contains music reviews, artist news and interviews with the best artists being played on college radio.

Eva Auad

“If You Love Me”
Pop
Commingling purring, soulful vocals with French cabaret and Spanish instrumental influences (notice the castanets), Auad gives more gusto and creativity than would be expected from an artist under the bland title of pop.
RIYL: Amanda Palmer, Nou Non Plus, Plastiscines

Happiest Lion

“Image of Chicago”
Electronic pop
This cutesy indie pop takes good direction from their electronic influences, making them sound like they traded their acoustic guitars in for synths. Simple lyrics and a tinge of emotionality brings more versatility yet stays within the indie spectrum.
RIYL: Postal Service, Moldy Peaches, Casual Women

Welcome to our fifteenth installment featuring CMJ’s OurStage Staff Picks from the CMJ Relay Blog. CMJ is well known for their industry leading New Music Report magazine, which contains music reviews, artist news and interviews with the best artists being played on college radio.

Sicarus

“Changing Faces”
Hard Rock
The strength of Sicarus’s “Changing Faces” lies not in its blistering guitar solos or insane bass pedal pumping, but in contrasting them with a powerful opening (and recurring) vocal riff.
RIYL: Mastodon, Rise Against, Saosin

Welcome to our fourteenth installment featuring CMJ’s OurStage Staff Picks from the CMJ Relay Blog. CMJ is well known for their industry leading New Music Report magazine, which contains music reviews, artist news and interviews with the best artists being played on college radio.

Or, the Whale

“Call and Response”
Alt Country Channel
Four-part harmonies and pulsing bass put the heart in this up-tempo tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, eliciting strong sympathy with its driving melody and lush vocals.
RIYL: Jayhawks, Old 97s, Fleetwood Mac

Welcome to our twelth installment featuring CMJ’s OurStage Staff Picks from the CMJ Relay Blog. CMJ is well known for their industry leading New Music Report magazine, which contains music reviews, artist news and interviews with the best artists being played on college radio.

Another Cynthia

“What I Want”
Indie Rock Channel
Opening with a somber “working on the railroad” feel, this track hovers between an antiquated version of “Another Brick In The Wall (Part Two)” and an early 1900s jailbreak song all set to a catchy beat for the modern listener.
RIYL: Rasmus, Mute Math, Hush Sound

Welcome to our eleventh installment featuring CMJ’s OurStage Staff Picks from the CMJ Relay Blog. CMJ is well known for their industry leading New Music Report magazine, which contains music reviews, artist news and interviews with the best artists being played on college radio.

The Stars Misplaced

“Nothing”
Indie-Pop Channel
The San Jose based trio is fronted by guitarist Angie T, who sings softly over pulsing guitar chords and heightening drum lines on “Nothing,” giving Grace Slick a solid run for her money.
RIYL: Jefferson Airplane, She Keeps Bees, Cat Power
WEB: http://www.myspace.com/thestarsmisplaced