Artist: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Album: Underground Playground
Description: Released in 2010, Skidoo's second release for families featured some great tracks, like "Road Trip," "Mind Over Matter," and "Chase the Rain." I reviewed the album on NPR, calling it "first-rate..., with appeal to more than just hip-hop fans."
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Artist: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Album: Make Believers
Description: That elephant on the album cover isn't the only one taking risks. The king of kid-hop goes even further afield in blending musical styles on his third album for families, a "great album for the slightly-older kid in your life." (Review)
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Istvan & His Imaginary Band
Album: Sweet!
Age Range: 3 through 7
Description: You and your kids might want to put the raved-up leadoff track "Fun To Pretend" on constant repeat, but then that would annoy you (though maybe not them). So feel free to move on through the rest of the album from the Chicago-area musician for more kindie rock with a wee bit of alterna-rock thrown in.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: Various Artists
Album: Neighbor to Neighbor: Family Music for Sandy Relief
Description: Produced by Laurie McIntosh AKA Story Laurie, the Neighbor to Neighbor project is a benefit album raising funds for ongoing relief work in the Rockaways & Lindenhurst, Long Island in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Ten bucks gets you tracks from a big group of kindie favorites like Dan Zanes, Pete Seeger, Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, Gustafer Yellowgold, and... oh, just take a listen.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: The Not-Its
Album: We Are the Not-Its!
Age Range: 3 to 7
Description: The 2009 debut from the Seattle pop-punkers (featuring former Velocity Girl Sarah Shannon on vocals) is confident from the get-go, featuring "crunchy guitar-filled hooks and very kid-focused lyrics."
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: The Not-Its
Album: Time Out To Rock
Age Range: 4 to 8
Description: Another solid album of alterna-friendly pop punk mixed with a dash of visual style. Killer guitar riffs, bouncy drums, sweet harmonies, and life lessons.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: The Not-Its
Album: Tag, You're It!!
Age Range: 4 to 8
Description: This 2011 album from the Seattle rockers dips into the Emerald City's "eternal fountain of hooks" to provide a half-hour's worth of pop-punk candy.
Source: Bandcamp
Artist: The Not-Its
Album: KidQuake!
Age Range: 4 to 8
Description: The latest blast of pop-punk from Seattle's most fashion-forward and color-coordinated kindie rockers. Saying the album will melt your kindergartener's face off is a wee bit of exaggeration, but any album with "quake" in its name should rock, right? (And it does.)
Source: Bandcamp
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