Union Square Somerville Playlist Somerville, Massachusetts
From Somerville's Union Square come 20 songs from 20 neighborhood bands and artists. The tracks move from rock to dub reggae to Haitian roots to Prospect Hill bagpipes, all brought together by one American neighborhood.
Union Square Somerville Playlist recommends:
I'm Saving Myself for Shepherdess
by Shepherdess
Post-punk/slack-psych band Shepherdess practices at Compound 440R in the former American Tube Works building in Union Square. The band’s most recent album is "I’m Saving Myself for Shepherdess."
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Pack Up The Circus
by Session Americana
Session Americana founding members Ry Cavanaugh and Billy Beard are long-time Union Square residents. Cavanaugh started playing at the Tir na nOg in 1997 and moved into the Square in 1999.
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Country-soul singer/songwriter Jess Tardy recorded her most recent album "Sky City Lullaby" at Sean Staples' home recording studio in Union Square.
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Fuchsia Machu Picchu
by Joachim Cooder
The new LP from Joachim Cooder is loaded with crackling, bluesy songs, and features playing by his father, Ry Cooder.
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Songs of my land
by Chiyomi Yamada
Ancient Japanese folk songs are presented with Western folk-pop arrangements to haunting, elegant effect.
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An stunning debut that explores Greek folk tradition through a dreamy musical ecosystem.
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