Kick Out the Jammies Sampler

Artist: Various Artists

Album: Kick Out the Jammies

Description:  The 11-song sampler from Burniside Distribution is the second free Amazon sampler (here's the first from a couple years ago) from the Pacific Northwest distributor, and it's a solid collection, with great tracks from Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, the Verve Pipe, Recess Monkey, Caspar Babypants, Cat Doorman, Readeez, and more.  In fact, you should probably have a lot of those tracks already, so get it for the ones you don't know (or your less-savvy friends who refuse to take your sonic advice).

Source: Amazon / Cool Mom Tech (who have been killin' it recently with kids music recs) 

Mixtape EP - Recess Monkey

Artist: Recess Monkey

Album: Mixtape EP​

Description:​ A 5-song sampler from the Seattle band from albums new ("Grandmom's House") and old ("The Sandbox Song").  A nice overview from kindie's most prolific band over the past 5 or 6 years.

Source: Bandcamp​

"First Day" - The Board of Education

Artist: The Board of Education

Song: "First Day"

Album: N/A

Description: The braniac band's next album Binary is coming out late this month, they swear, but they've got a single for the first day of school just in time for, OK, 'round these parts it's, like, the fifth week of school, but I think there are still a few districts around the country respecting the no-school-before-Labor-Day rule.  A bit of a different sound, but still the mix of salty and sweet the band does so well.  They're the Kettle Corn of kindie.

Source: Soundcloud / Bandcamp

"Happy Mother's Day" - The Harmonica Pocket

Seattle-area band The Harmonica Pocket is gearing up for the release of their sixth album, Apple Apple, and one of the tracks on the new album, "Mother Mother," would be perfect for Mother's Day.  If only Mother's Day weren't coming up.... wait a minute...

This is a jazzy, reggae-touched tune with a simple message.  Stream it below, and add it to that mix CD you and the kids are making for the mom-figure (or figures) in your life.