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Those who grew up with record stores like Tower Records, Penny Lane Records, and many other smaller music shops will probably remember how fun it was to browse through the rows of CDs, vinyl records, and even stacks of cassettes and the excitement you felt upon finding a band or album you weren\u2019t really looking for but now wanted.<\/p>\n

With digital music having essentially replaced physical media, record stores and even a dedicated music section inside department stores are virtually no more. We can now download or stream music using our phone or laptop whenever and wherever. Sure, we may miss getting recommendations from the store owner or even meeting other people who have the same musical taste as us at a record shop, but what doesn\u2019t really change with the shift to digital music is that<\/em> same excitement of finding an album you were looking for or discovering an awesome unexpected find\u2014it\u2019s an experience that really transcends time and space.<\/p>\n

If you love music or checking out new artists or just want to explore new music genres, then check out our digital music collection on hoopla<\/a><\/strong>. You might be surprised to see what you\u2019ll find. Whether it\u2019s pop, country, hip hop, rap, jazz, classical, opera, rock, metal\u2026or something that pushes the boundaries of mainstream music, hoopla has it. Need recommendations? Check out some of the music our staff are listening to or found on hoopla!<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>AnnMarie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lonely Avenue<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Ben Folds and Nick Hornby<\/p>\n

People might know Nick Hornby<\/a> for his novels, About a Boy<\/em> and High Fidelity<\/em> having been adapted into films. But this album of songs with lyrics penned by Hornby and set to music by pianist, singer and composer Ben Folds is a real gem. Some of the songs poke fun at celebrities (like Levi Johnston), and some are homages to other writers (like Saskia Hamilton and Doc Pomus). The tribute to Doc Pomus is one of my favorite songs, with music that rushes and flows like a stream as Folds sings, \u201cAnd out they pour, the hits and the misses,\u201d singing about a disabled man who \u201ccould never be one of those happy cripples,\u201d yet wrote some of the most memorable rock songs of the early 1960s. Perhaps the best track on this album though is \u201cPicture Window,\u201d which gets me every time with its heartbreaking lines about a woman whose husband is sick in the hospital on New Year\u2019s Eve, and she\u2019s watching the fireworks from his hospital window\u2026 \u201cBut the view offers more joy than they can afford \/ When there’s this much pain to kill\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Hornby\u2019s lyrics are sometimes sarcastic, sometimes comical, but always down to earth, real, and heartfelt. And Folds, being that kind of songwriter himself, seems to know just the right melodies to bring them to life.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Helen<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014 Grammy Nominees<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Various artists<\/p>\n

I am presently listening to 2014 Grammy Nominees<\/em>, which is a collection of various artists. There are a few songs I wanted to listen to and I was surprised that I found this album on hoopla.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Adry<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Big Problem \u2260 The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Crispin Glover<\/p>\n

This 1989 album by actor Crispin Glover is quite near and dear to me and I was very surprised to see it available on hoopla. The album contains a mix of original songs, covers (my favorite version EVER of \u201cThese Boots Are Made for Walkin\u2019\u201d), and Mr. Glover reading excerpts of his books. Fun fact: the album was produced by Barnes & Barnes of Fish Heads\u2014the #1 most requested song in the history of the Dr. Demento Show fame.<\/p>\n

These are my runners-up, the last two are not just personal favorites but handed-down family favorites:<\/p>\n

Brian Eno \u2013 Here Come the Warm Jets<\/em><\/a> (1973)<\/p>\n

Emerson, Lake & Palmer \u2013 Pictures At an Exhibition<\/em> (Live)<\/a> (1972<\/p>\n

Frank Zappa \u2013 Apostrophe (\u2018)<\/em><\/a> (1974)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Teresa<\/strong><\/p>\n

City Lights<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Lee Morgan<\/p>\n

Fans of the late trumpeter Lee Morgan may be happy to know that some of his hard-to-find full-length recordings such as City Lights<\/em>\u00a0can be found on hoopla. City Lights <\/em>was released in 1957 on Blue Note and displays the prodigious talent of Morgan who was all of 19 at the time. I first became aware of Morgan via an NPR piece spotlighting his At the Lighthouse<\/em>\u00a0CD recorded at the same club in Hermosa Beach, California. I later realized that it was Morgan’s trumpet I had heard previously in the early lineup of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers that also featured saxophonist Wayne Shorter.\u00a0 Morgan can also be heard as the trumpet player on Dizzy Gillespie’s live Berk’s Works<\/em>\u00a0CD.<\/p>\n

Another great find on hoopla is the film I Called Him Morgan<\/em><\/a>\u00a0that first aired on Netflix. \u00a0The film documents Morgan’s tragically short life as told through the audio interviews with his late wife (who shot him while he was performing on stage) and the musicians who worked with him. \u00a0Fortunately, Lee Morgan was a prolific artist, and hoopla carries many of his recordings.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Young<\/strong><\/p>\n

Master of Puppets<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Metallica<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t grow up listening to Metallica and only started listening to them when their so-called black album<\/a> came out. \u00a0Their follow-up releases after that one never made me a die-hard fan until I checked out their old stuff and was blown away by the intensity and ferocity of their early sound and style. This was the Metallica that I should have been listening to from the start! Anything before 1991 is amazing with Master of Puppets<\/em> being one of their best albums from back in the days. It\u2019s unapologetically metal without any intellectual pretenses. Saying you listen to it won\u2019t make you look smarter nor does listening to it produce a \u201cMozart effect.\u201d (I\u2019m looking at you, classical music snobs!) My IQ is no higher listening to \u201cThe Thing That Should Not Be\u201d than if I had listened to Wagner\u2019s \u201cRide of the Valkyries.\u201d It\u2019s what metal should be, nihilistic and existential. The songs aren\u2019t about love, relationships, and \u201cfeelings.\u201d Tracks like \u201cBattery\u201d and \u201cDamage, Inc.\u201d channel raw emotions but just the same tracks like \u201cWelcome Home (Sanitarium)\u201d and the awesome instrumental \u201cOrion\u201d take listeners on a static journey into an emotional void. This album and pretty much any 80s-era Metallica album is great to listen to while working out, doing house chores, or when you just want to zone out. For songs about heartbreak, hoopla\u2019s got you covered with Taylor Swift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Shauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evolution<\/em> [Deluxe]<\/a> \u2013 Sheryl Crow<\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently listening to Evolution<\/em> [Deluxe], Sheryl Crow\u2019s 2024 studio album (her twelfth). Sheryl Crow is such a cool person; someone whose style, strength and personality I\u2019ve always admired as much as I\u2019ve found her music catchy and relatable. This album is solid. In particular, \u201cDo It Again,\u201d \u201cYou Can\u2019t Change the Weather,\u201d \u201cWhere?\u201d and \u201cWaiting in the Wings.\u201d I watched Sheryl Crow\u2019s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2023, enjoyed her pronouncing her home state \u201cMiz-ER-uh\u201d the same way my Dad does (he\u2019s also originally from Missouri), her sense of humor, her down-to-earth nature, and her loyalty to a life time of friends, I can\u2019t help but be a fan.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Brigida<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I Were a Carpenter<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Various artists<\/p>\n

At the top of my current hoopla check out list is a 1994 tribute album to The Carpenters.<\/p>\n

It brings together a wide range of mid-1990\u2019s pop and rock acts, including The Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, Dishwalla, and Shonen Knife; these bands all add their unique style to the music and lyrics of Karen and Richard Carpenter.<\/p>\n

This album is distinctly mid-1990’s grunge and alternative music in flavor and there are both lighthearted and classic renditions of 14 Carpenters’ songs.<\/p>\n

In 2019, The Grammy Museum documented the making of this album project with an oral history, Yesterday Once More (Twice Over)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those who want to go back to the originals, hoopla has a number of Carpenters albums including The Essential Collection (1965-1997) <\/em><\/a>featuring a whopping 73 songs!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ernesto<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discovery<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Daft Punk<\/p>\n

Discovery <\/em>is one of my all-time favorite albums that I listen to daily! Almost every track on this album is a phenomenal listen. I was sad to hear the robots were going offline for good a few years ago, but I’m happy we were left with so much good music. Two of my favorite tracks on the album are “Something About Us” and “Veridis Quo.” I hope you give it a listen!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Asbed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Building Nothing Out of Something<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Modest Mouse<\/p>\n

This album is a compilation of Modest Mouse\u2019s best songs before their hit \u201cFloat on\u201d and includes my favorite song \u201cNever Ending Math Equation.\u201d A very weird and fun album overall!<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Young<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pale Folklore<\/em><\/a> \u2013 Agalloch<\/p>\n

I was pleasantly surprised to find many bands that aren\u2019t mainstream and from smaller labels on hoopla. Agalloch is one such band. For those not familiar with the far spectrum of the metal genre, Agalloch\u2019s music may startle your ears at first listen. Their sound is a mix of doom metal, folk metal, and black metal with vocals at the opposite end of operatic singing. However, they use female vocals throughout the album that add an emotional depth to the music, making it hauntingly beautiful and sublime. The songwriting is poetic and literary and the themes border on the philosophical that listening to the music is a cerebral experience. Pale Folklore<\/em> is just an exceptional album that\u2019s at once beautiful and harsh, chaotic and serene, with music that\u2019s inspired by the beauty of nature, ancestral stories, and the Romantic spirit of the bards of old.<\/p>\n

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