Artist: Angie Engelbart (PLAY music)
Song: "Camping Paper Story"
Album: N/A
Description: It's a craft, it's a song, it's a video. Though nicely sung by Angie Engelbart, I don't expect the video itself to capture a child's attention for repeated views. Done live, however, I can imagine the origami story song by Anne Kelly-Saxenmeyer would be fun for a storytime.
Source: Vimeo
Artist: The Flannery Brothers
Song: "Banana on the Head!"
Album: N/A
Description: I like the song -- it's very simple, minimal almost. But it's the video, in which a few dozen urban residents are willing to have themselves be filmed with bananas on their head, that makes this a low-key delight.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Dean Jones
Song: "Snail Mail"
Album: When the World Was New
Description: Dean Jones gets funky with his bad self (and, er, a guinea pig, a banana, and Tim Sutton from Ratboy Jr., who directed the video) in this shout-out to the U.S. Postal Service. From the forthcoming Dean Jones album.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Hot Peas 'N Butter
Song: "Colores"
Album: Colores (single)
Description: Bright, primary colors, simple animation, and a touch of Latin rhythm to go along with the touch of Spanish in the lyrics. A simple song and video, but one that will probably entertain the preschoolers.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Laurie Berkner
Song: "Laurie and Me"
Album: N/A
Description: It's Laurie Berkner and... an animated Laurie Berkner. It's from the brand new Sprout series Sing It, Laurie!. It's the kids music video version of a pilot, outlining the interstitial series' basic concept and introducing (at least visually) all the characters. No embed for this, just watch it here. (Bonus points for the pig on her head.)
Artist: Bari Koral Family Band
Song: "Anna and the Cupcakes"
Album: Anna and the Cupcakes
Description: I'm sure there are plenty of kids who'll be amused by the song, which is a parable about gluten intolerance (or maybe about kids' fibbing -- could be either), but I'm posting it mostly because I love the animation style of director John Michael Bister.
Source: YouTube
Artist: Steve Elci and Friends
Song: "Zoo"
Album: Crayons in a Box
Description: Power pop meets Beatles meets happy pink lemon- OH MY GOODNESS THEY'RE GREEN-SCREENED ONTO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ANIMAL ENCLOSURES! GET THEM OUT OF THERE!
Source: YouTube
Artist: Candy Band
Song: "Cookie Jar"
Album: High Five
Description: I would not have anticipated a video for a song about cookies to be so encouraging about fitness, but here you go, as the Detroit band re-energizes the oft-sleepy original about cookie theft.
Source: YouTube
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