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  • The Night We Won The War – Free Download

    Writing on her Facebook page today, Susan Werner, that gifted vocalist, songwriter and musician, released a free MP3 of The Night We Won The War.

    When people speak about vocal stylists, the phrase “could sing the phone book” often sneaks out.  No such cliches here, but I would pay to listen to her sing the phone book starting at her choice of yellow or white pages.

    Night is accompanied by an on-page slideshow of the night President Obama won the election, the song’s topic.

    The link for the free song download is down here too in case you missed it above.

    Go grab a free track and maybe listen to a few more.  When I think about people who will succeed Joan Baez or Joni Mitchell, I’m thinking Susan Werner.

  • New Music In Stores & Online 9/9/08: Gym Class Heroes, LL Cool J, Metallica (Sort of) and More!!!

    If last week was a teaser, we’re full-bore into release mania this week!! Lots and lots of stuff coming out. Here’s the rundown:

    Gym Class Heroes: “The Quilt”:

    Gym Class Heroes' new album, "The Quilt", is in stores today.

    I got laughed at for liking Gym Class Heroes at a function last night, so out of spite I’m listing them first. GCH snared me in a very simple way-by sampling two cheese classics-Supertramp’s “Breakfast in America” and Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off”-for their first two hit singles (“Cupid’s Chokehold” & “Clothes Off!!”. Actually, it’s partially because of GCH that I got into Fall Out Boy, who signed GCH to their label, and whose lead singer, Patrick Stump, sings the chorus on each of the two singles. While I’m not really feeling the first single “Cookie Jar”, and lead singer Travis McCoy lost major cool points by dating Katy Perry, I’m anticipating hearing the rest of this album, which features guest appearances by Brit soul singer Estelle, Busta Rhymes, and my man Daryl Hall.

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