BandSoup.com Presents- 'Tis the Season (Compilation)

'Tis the season to double up on spiked egg nog, slip on a pair of headphones, and bask in the warm glow of holiday wattage with fifteen holiday themed tracks from BandSoup.com!

'Tis the Season is our latest compilation album featuring fifteen BandSoup artists from around the globe-- New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Scotland, Australia, Ohio, Canada, Minnesota, Illinois-- paying homage to the holiday season with brand new original recordings and modern renditions.

This compilation has a gift for all types of music fans. 'Tis the Season offers folky duets, infectious alternative pop, eccentric indie rock, ukeleles, blues, and much more! If that didn't sound like a late night infomercial enough-- this compilation can be yours right now for absolutely FREE!

Here is the download and track list below. Please share this wonderful holiday gift with any music fan you know and make sure to check out the digital liner notes within the download to find your favorite band on BandSoup and Facebook.

Thank you to all the bands and solo artists for sharing their tunes and being apart of this compilation!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year to you all...

- Team BandSoup

Download the 'Tis the Season Compilation Album Here

Track List:

1. Earwig- Next Christmas

2. Achoo! Bless You- Coming Home (To You This Christmas)

3. Symmetry/Symmetry- O, Holy Night ft. Amy McVey

4. El Dog- Let it Snow

5. Hot Buttered Elvis- Jingle Bell Rot

6. Todd Wright- Christmas

7. Asker- White Christmas

8. Ghost Ghost- Please Stay for Christmas Eve

9. Rags & Ribbons- Greensleeves

10. Gwamba- Get Some Santa Claws

11. The Locals- Heat Miser

12. The Milkweeds- A Ukelele Christmas

13. Lil' Davy Max- Christmas in the Jailhouse

14. Danny Newport- St. Nick

15. Bernie Doucette- Please Give Me Peace

BandSoup 2011 Christmas/Holiday Compilation

BandSoup.com wants to exit an excellent 2011 with a big holiday bang!

We would love to put together a FREE compilation of christmas/holiday music featuring numerous bands that have joined our site this year. If you would like to submit a song or cover (old or new), please email your track to: ryan@bandsoup.com, and then upload the song to the main site. When you send the track, please attach the .mp3 file (192kbps or better is best) or download link in the email and be sure to give us the proper title and any background info related to the song. By sending us the song via email, you then give us permission to use the song in the compilation and make it available as a free download to the public.

The song can be a cover or original and can be about any upcoming holiday or related subject. Any BandSoup band that has uploaded a track to the site can submit a track. We are shooting for 10-20 songs on the compilation, so unfortunately not every band will make the final cut.

Thank you for joining us in our first year. We have truly enjoyed the ENDLESS amount of awesome music all of you have shared and continue to share with us.

Happy Holidays and Rock On!

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http://www.bandsoup.com

The deadline for music submissions will be December 14th at Noon CST.

BandSoup.com Presents: DopeSoup (Hip Hop Compilation)

BandSoup is back with another exciting and eclectic hip hop compilation featuring some of independent hip hop's finest established and emerging artists.

DopeSoup is the epitome of a compilation. With this mix, we cover everything from odd electro experiments and pop party jams to loud lyrical bangers and mellow musings. Each North American time zone is represented as we spotlight artists from California, New York, Texas, Indiana, Georgia,  Denver, Boston, Philadelphia, and even one hailing from the United Kingdom.

98% of this compilation features music from 2011. So, if you are a hip hop fanatic or merely a curious listener looking to expand your musical consciousness, DopeSoup will instantly get you up to date with the best hip hop has to currently offer.

Here are a few samples from the compilation below, as well as the link to the free download. Enjoy and let us know what you think!

Sample 1: Hail Mary Mallon- Grubstake

Sample 2: Outasight- Figure 8

Sample 3: Co$$- Only When I Dream ft. Sene & Aloe Blacc

Click Here to Download DopeSoup

1. Freddie Joachim- All I Need (Intro)

2. Hail Mary Mallon- Grubstake

3. Death Grips- Guillotine

4. Mexican With Guns- Jaguar

5. BLK HRTS- BLK HRT, BLK CTY

6. Sahtyre- The Buddha

7. aDaD & Illmind- Wishful Thoughts

8. Freddie Gibbs & Statik Selektah- Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away

9. Moe Pope- Alone

10. Aleon Craft- Look Twice

11. Open Mike Eagle- Bright Green Light

12. Icona Pop- Manners ft. Intuition

13. Outasight- Figure 8

14. Anacron- Party Animal ft. Sarah Jane

15. Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire- HuzZah!

16. Dom Kennedy- Playas Punch

17. MumboJumbo- Jigsaw

18. Reks- This Is Me ft. DJ Corbet

19. Co$$- Only When I Dream ft. Sene & Aloe Blacc

20. Writtenhouse- Sticky

21. DJ KO- Til I Go ft. MadKem & Jared Sanders

22. Open Mike Eagle- No Body Nose

23. MumboJumbo- Three (Outro)

Listen/Download our first hip hop compilation here.

BandSoup.com Presents: Pop Rocks (Free Compilation Download)

Here is BandSoup.com's latest 9-track compilation album that showcases some of the site's brightest emerging bands and solo artists that have shared music that both "pops" and rocks.

Pop Rocks is a brilliant collection of impassioned rock music that features choice selections from: Todd Wright (Washington, DC), Shortwave (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Danny Newport (Philadelphia, PA), Cherry Suede (Ottawa), Randy Boen (Nashville, TN), JunkFood (Washington, DC), Born Without Bones (Milford, MA), The Juliets (Detroit, MI), and Tyson Rae (Salt Lake City, UT).

So download the file below and let the future of pop-rock sizzle through your speakers.  

Click Here to Download Pop Rocks

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1. Todd Wright Inside
2. Shortwave The Sublime
3. Danny Newport The Break Up
4. Cherry Suede When I'm Gone
5. Randy Boen A Moment Away
6. JunkFood Color TV
7. Born Without Bones Privileges
8. The Juliets Evolved Into
9. Tyson Rae I Swear

Click here for Rabbit Stew

(Free Hip Hop Compilation) 

Click here for Bandabaisse

(Free Indie Rock Compilation) 

BandSoup.com Presents: Rabbit Stew (Free Hip Hop Compilation)

BandSoup.com has just cooked up a hot pot of independent hip hop, hence the aptly titled (get it?) 17-track compilation available at your doorstep for a free download!

Our first hip hop compilation features some of the finest emerging independent hip hop artists from various spots around North America: Open Mike Eagle, Intuition, and Nocando from Los Angeles, California; Aleon Craft from Atlanta, Georgia; SkuFL from Miami, Florida; 7even:Thirty from Jackson, Mississippi; Black EL & Ryan Durkin from Boston, Massachusetts; MadKem from Queens, New York;  Mally & The Sundance Kid from Minneapolis, Minnesota; RoQ'y TyRaiD from Phoenix, Arizona; Chuuwee from Sacramento, California; Poetic Republic from Cleveland, Ohio; WrittenHouse from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The NewOld from Chicago, Illinois; and Cloudy October from Portland, Oregon. 

In one compilation we have literally covered every crevice of the United States and showed you what they had to offer in the world of hip hop. In one compilation we touched on the weird, the emo, the grimy, the danceable, the raw, the jazzy, the spacey-- what more could you ask for?

Here are a few samples from the compilation below, as well as the link to the free download.

Sample 1: Intuition- Buzzkill ft. Slug (of Atmosphere)

Sample 2: MadKem- What We On

Click Here to Download Rabbit Stew

Tracklist

1. Beat Maker Beat aka Spacekid- AmourContact

2. Open Mike Eagle- I Rock (For the Unemployed)- Awkward Remix

3. Aleon Craft- Project Blue Beam

4. SkuFL- Two Wheels

5. Erik L & 7even:Thirty- Future Flow ft. Hezekiah

6. Nocando- Two Track Mind ft. Busdriver

7. Black EL & Durkin- Go! ft. Outasight

8. MadKem- What We On

9. Mally & The Sundance Kid- Heir Time

10. RoQ'y TyRaiD- I Quit!

11. Chuuwee- 6 Feet Deep

12. Freddie Joachim- Strawberries

13. Poetic Republic- The Media

14. WrittenHouse- Melodi

15. Intuition- Buzzkill ft. Slug

16. The NewOld- Life Style

17. Cloudy October- Inlaw (alternate take)


Download our Indie Rock Compilation from 2010 Here!

Free Compilation Album Download: BandSoup.com Presents: Bandabaisse Vol. 1

BandSoup.com proudly presents our first compilation album featuring some of our main site's favorite artists and single song uploads!

Bandabaisse Vol. 1 features a bubbling cauldron full of infectious folk, pop, and alternative rock tunes from twelve rising independent bands and solo artists hailing from Canada, Denmark, and various locations within the United States. Drenched in emotion and superior musicianship, this compilation album features stunning recordings from Ghost Ghost, Black Rose Trick, Subterraneans Collective, Or, The Whale, Junebug, Kid Architect, The Last Monarchs, The American Standard. Westwood & Willow, Ten Feet Deep, Tourmaline, and Mink Valley.

Infectious, whimsical, and sometimes haunting-- Bandabaisse will not taste like your average internet compilation. Each ingredient was carefully selected and placed, giving this free download delectable synergy and an unforgettable long lasting flavor.

Thank you  to all the participating bands for their support and music. We look forward to hearing more from you in the future and hope everyone that listens likes your music as much as we do.

As for everyone else, thank you for coming to the site and downloading. Please let us know what you think via a comment or tweet.

Bon Appétit!

-Team BandSoup

Click Here to Download Bandabaisse