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Smartie Artie
'Smartie Artie' is a piano-driven ode to a beloved, intelligent dog. The lyrics playfully balance the pet's cleverness with endearing moments of silliness, while touching on themes of love, family, and the bittersweet nature of pet ownership.
04:00
2024-08-01

Hidden Love
'Hidden Love' is a poignant acoustic pop ballad about a secret same-sex relationship. It chronicles the journey from concealment to open acceptance, touching on themes of love, fear, societal pressure, and ultimately, courage and resilience.
02:16
2024-08-01

Timeless Friends
'Timeless Friends' is a heartfelt acoustic ballad celebrating enduring friendship. It chronicles the journey from carefree childhood to adult nostalgia, emphasizing shared memories and unbreakable bonds through life's changes.
04:00
2024-08-01

Thanks Mike
'Thanks Mike' is a country-style lament about a respected foreman who unexpectedly left his crew. The song explores themes of abandonment, struggle, and resilience in a blue-collar work environment, conveyed through vivid imagery and emotional lyrics.
02:54
2024-07-31

Bubu
'Bubu' este o compoziČie scurtÄ Či repetitivÄ ÃŪn limba romÃĒnÄ, centratÄ pe ideea unui 'puiuČ' (puiČor) descris ca 'cÃĒcÄcios' (murdar). Melodia, acompaniatÄ de chitarÄ electricÄ, combinÄ elemente de tandreČe Či umor copilÄresc.
04:00
2024-07-31

Goca Bazen
'Goca Bazen' je originalna hrvatska trap-rap pjesma koja potiÄe prijateljicu Gordanu da se opusti na bazenu. Kombinira suvremene glazbene elemente s tradicionalnim balkanskim prizvukom, naglaÅĄavajuÄi zdravstvene dobrobiti plivanja i saune.
02:49
2024-07-31

Tears of Rio Tinto
'Tears of Rio Tinto' is a poignant acoustic folk ballad lamenting environmental devastation. It paints a vivid picture of a once-pristine ecosystem ravaged by mining, using powerful imagery of poisoned waters, fading wildlife, and silent forests to convey deep sorrow and a plea for healing.
02:35
2024-07-31

The Fallen Rain God
'The Fallen Rain God' narrates the tragic fall of a benevolent deity, exploring themes of betrayal, justice, and the consequences of misunderstood virtue. The haunting melody underscores the emotional journey from reverence to exile.
02:17
2024-07-31

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02:15
2024-07-31

A Voz do Bonfim
'A Voz do Bonfim' ÃĐ uma cançÃĢo de campanha polÃtica eletrÃīnica pop, exaltando LaÃĐrcio JÚnior como candidato a prefeito de Senhor do Bonfim. A mÚsica enfatiza sua juventude, simbolizada pelo velotrol, e promete um futuro brilhante para a cidade com o nÚmero 44.
04:00
2024-07-31

āļāļēāļĒ3
'āļāļēāļĒ3' āđāļĨāđāļēāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļēāļĒāļŦāļāļļāđāļĄāļāļĩāđāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāđāļĄāđāđāļāļĒāļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļąāļ āđāļāđāļāļĩāļ§āļīāļāđāļŦāļāļēāđ āļāļąāļāļĄāļ·āļāļāļ·āļ āđāļĄāđāļāļĨāđāļēāļāļĩāļāļŠāļēāļ§ āđāļĄāđāļāļĒāļēāļāļĄāļĩāļāļđāđ āđāļāđāļāđāļāļģāđāļĄāđāđāļāđāđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļēāļĒ āļāđāļēāļāļāļāļāļĢāļĩāļĢāđāļāļāļāļŠāļĄāļāļīāļāļāļĩāļŠāļēāļ
02:42
2024-07-31

Single Rider Romance
'Single Rider Romance' is an acoustic country song that narrates a serendipitous love story at a county fair. It follows Hilary's journey from a solitary fairgoer to finding unexpected connection on a rollercoaster ride, blending themes of chance, adventure, and budding romance.
03:05
2024-07-31

āļāļēāļĒ
āđāļāļĨāļ 'āļāļēāļĒ' āđāļĨāđāļēāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļĢāļēāļ§āļāļāļāļāļēāļĒāļŦāļāļļāđāļĄāļāļĩāđāđāļĄāđāđāļāļĒāļĄāļĩāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļąāļ āđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļĩāđāļāļēāļĒāļāļĩāđāļāļģāđāļŦāđāđāļĄāđāļāļĨāđāļēāđāļāđāļēāļŦāļēāđāļāļĢ āļāđāļēāļāļāļāļāļĢāļĩāļĢāđāļāļāļāļŠāļĄāļāļŠāļēāļāđāļāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļāļĢāļĩāļāļ·āđāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļĩāļŠāļēāļ āļŠāļ°āļāđāļāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļđāđāļŠāļķāļāļāļāļāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļĒāļēāļāļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļąāļāđāļāđāđāļĄāđāļāļĨāđāļēāđāļŠāļāļāļāļāļ
02:11
2024-07-31

Family Ties
'Family Ties' is a poignant acoustic pop song celebrating Greek heritage and family bonds. It weaves imagery of ancient landscapes, shared meals, and joyful gatherings with themes of unity, tradition, and enduring love across generations.
02:40
2024-07-31

Happy 31st, My Love
'Happy 31st, My Love' is a heartfelt acoustic country song celebrating a 31st birthday. It paints a vivid picture of family life, shared interests, and enduring love, weaving together themes of partnership, parenthood, and personal passions.
02:25
2024-07-31

ÐūÐđ ŅОÐĩŅÐĩКÐū
'ÐÐđ ŅОÐĩŅÐĩКÐū' - ŅÐĩ ŅŅŅаŅÐ―Ð° Ņ ŅÐŋ-Ņ ÐūÐŋ ŅÐ―ŅÐĩŅÐŋŅÐĩŅаŅŅŅ ŅКŅаŅÐ―ŅŅКÐūŅ Ð―Ð°ŅÐūÐīÐ―ÐūŅ ÐŋŅŅÐ―Ņ. ÐÐūÐ―Ð° ŅÐūзÐŋÐūÐēŅÐīÐ°Ņ ŅŅŅÐūŅŅŅ Ð―ÐĩŅÐūзÐīŅÐŧÐĩÐ―ÐūÐģÐū КÐūŅ Ð°Ð―Ð―Ņ, ÐēÐļКÐūŅÐļŅŅÐūÐēŅŅŅÐļ ÐūÐąŅаз ŅОÐĩŅÐĩКÐļ ŅК ŅÐļОÐēÐūÐŧ ÐēŅÐīŅŅÐ°Ð―Ņ Ņа ŅŅÐģÐļ. ÐŅŅÐ―Ņ ÐŋÐūŅÐīÐ―ŅŅ ŅŅаÐīÐļŅŅÐđÐ―Ņ ÐžÐūŅÐļÐēÐļ з ŅŅŅаŅÐ―ÐļО зÐēŅŅÐ°Ð―Ð―ŅО.
03:48
2024-07-31

Papa papad
'āĪŠāĪūāĪŠāĪū āĪŠāĪūāĪŠāĪĄāĪž' āĪāĪ āĪŪāĪāĨāĪĶāĪūāΰ āĪāĨāĪĪ āĪđāĨ āĪāĨ āĪāĪ āĪŽāĪāĨāĪāĨ āĪāΰ āĪāĪļāĪāĨ āĪŠāĪŋāĪĪāĪū āĪāĨ āĪŽāĨāĪ āĪāĪūāĪĻāĨ āĪāĨ āĪŠāĪļāĪāĪĶ āĪāĨ āĪēāĨāĪāΰ āĪđāĨāĪ āĪĩāĪŋāĪĩāĪūāĪĶ āĪāĨ āĪĶāΰāĨāĪķāĪūāĪĪāĪū āĪđāĨāĨĪ āĪŊāĪđ āĪāĨāĪĪ āĪŠāΰāĪŋāĪĩāĪūāΰ āĪāĨ āΰāĪŋāĪķāĨāĪĪāĨāĪ, āĪāĨāĪāĪĻ āĪāĨ āĪŠāĪļāĪāĪĶ āĪāΰ āĪ āĪĻāĨāĪķāĪūāĪļāĪĻ āĪāĨ āĪĩāĪŋāĪ·āĪŊāĨāĪ āĪāĨ āĪāĪ āĪāĨāĪāĨ āĪāĪūāĪŠāĪūāĪĻāĨ āĪķāĨāĪēāĨ āĪāĨ āΧāĨāĪĻ āĪāĨ āĪļāĪūāĪĨ āĪŠāĨāΰāĪļāĨāĪĪāĨāĪĪ āĪāΰāĪĪāĪū āĪđāĨāĨĪ
01:14
2024-07-31

LOSLAPPIE
'LOSLAPPIE' is 'n diep emosionele Afrikaanse lied wat verlange na die huis en moeder uitdruk. Dit verweef temas van eensaamheid, identiteit as 'n 'loslappie', en 'n diep begeerte om terug te keer na die veiligheid van die moeder se arms.
03:25
2024-07-31

Timi bina
'āĪĪāĪŋāĪŪāĨ āĪŽāĪŋāĪĻāĪū' āĪāĪ āĪāĪūāĪĩāĪĻāĪūāĪĪāĨāĪŪāĪ āĪŠāĨāΰāĨāĪŪ āĪāĨāĪĪ āĪđāĨ āĪāĪļāĪēāĨ āĪŠāĨāΰāĨāĪŪāĨāĪāĨ āĪŪāĪđāĪĪāĨāĪĪāĨāĪĩ āΰ āĪāĪĻāĪāĨ āĪ āĪĻāĨāĪŠāĪļāĨāĪĨāĪŋāĪĪāĪŋāĪŪāĪū āĪŪāĪđāĪļāĨāĪļ āĪđāĨāĪĻāĨ āĪ āĪŠāĨāΰāĨāĪĢāĪĪāĪūāĪāĨ āĪāĪūāĪĩāĪĻāĪūāĪēāĪūāĪ āĪĩāĨāĪŊāĪāĨāĪĪ āĪāΰāĨāĪĶāĪāĨĪ āĪāĨāĪĪāĪēāĨ āĪŠāĨāΰāĨāĪŪāĪāĨ āĪāĪđāĪŋāΰāĪūāĪ, āĪļāĪūāĪĨāĨ āĪŽāĪūāĪāĪāĨāĪĻāĨ āΰ āĪļāĪŠāĪĻāĪū āĪĶāĨāĪāĨāĪĻāĨ āĪāĪāĨāĪāĪūāĪēāĪūāĪ āĪļāĨāĪĻāĨāĪĶāΰ āĪķāĪŽāĨāĪĶāĪđāΰāĨāĪŪāĪū āĪŠāĨāΰāĪļāĨāĪĪāĨāĪĪ āĪāΰāĨāĪāĨ āĪāĨĪ
03:06
2024-07-31

JubilÃĶumsfesten
'JubilÃĶumsfesten' er en humoristisk hyldest til to Spar Nord-medarbejdere, Preben og Brian, der fejrer henholdsvis 45 og 20 ÃĨrs jubilÃĶum. Sangen skildrer deres arbejdsetos og personligheder gennem en dansk hiphop-inspireret melodi.
01:15
2024-07-31
Introduction to Modern-Folk: Definition and History
Modern-folk is a genre that blends traditional folk music with contemporary sounds, themes, and production techniques. Emerging in the mid-20th century, it takes inspiration from classic folk while incorporating elements of rock, pop, and alternative music. The genre gained popularity during the 1960s folk revival, with artists like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez leading the way. Over the decades, modern-folk has evolved, embracing diverse influences and continuing to resonate with audiences who appreciate its authenticity and lyrical depth.
Exploring Sub-tags and Classifications within Modern-Folk
Indie Folk
Indie folk combines the raw, acoustic elements of traditional folk with the DIY ethos of indie music. Often characterized by introspective lyrics and stripped-down instrumentation, this sub-genre emphasizes authenticity and emotional expression. Artists like Sufjan Stevens and Fleet Foxes are prominent figures in this category.
Folk-Rock
Folk-rock is a hybrid genre that fuses the narrative-driven structure of folk with the amplified sound of rock music. Popularized in the 1960s by bands like The Byrds and Simon & Garfunkel, this sub-genre often features electric guitars, drums, and harmonized vocals, creating a more dynamic sound while retaining folk's storytelling essence.
Neo-Folk
Neo-folk is a modern interpretation of folk music that incorporates elements of classical music, industrial sounds, and sometimes, martial themes. It is often darker and more experimental than traditional folk, with artists like Death in June and Current 93 known for pushing the boundaries of the genre.
Famous Artists and Iconic Works in Modern-Folk
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is a seminal figure in modern-folk, known for his profound lyrics and influence on the genre's evolution. His early works, such as 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'The Times They Are A-Changin',' became anthems for social change, blending traditional folk with contemporary political themes.
Blowin' in the Wind
Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' in the Wind' is a quintessential modern-folk song, known for its poignant lyrics and simple melody. The song's rhetorical questions about peace, freedom, and justice resonated deeply during the civil rights movement, making it an enduring anthem of social change.
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell's poetic songwriting and unique voice have made her a key figure in modern-folk. Her album 'Blue' is often cited as one of the greatest records of all time, showcasing her ability to weave personal stories into universal themes with a folk-inspired musical backdrop.
Blue
Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' is a landmark album in modern-folk, celebrated for its emotional depth and lyrical craftsmanship. The album's introspective songs, like 'A Case of You' and 'River,' showcase Mitchell's ability to blend personal vulnerability with universal themes, all within a folk-inspired framework.
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons brought modern-folk to mainstream audiences in the 2010s with their energetic performances and anthemic songs like 'I Will Wait' and 'Little Lion Man.' Their blend of folk instrumentation and rock dynamics helped revitalize the genre for a new generation.
Sigh No More
Mumford & Sons' debut album 'Sigh No More' played a pivotal role in bringing modern-folk back to mainstream popularity. The album's rousing tracks, such as 'The Cave' and 'Little Lion Man,' combine traditional folk instrumentation with the energy of rock, creating a sound that appeals to both folk purists and contemporary listeners.
Modern-Folk in Various Application Scenarios
Modern-folk music is frequently used in movie soundtracks to evoke a sense of nostalgia, authenticity, or introspection. Films like 'Inside Llewyn Davis' feature modern-folk tracks that complement the narrative's emotional depth and period setting.
Movie Soundtracks
The earthy, authentic sound of modern-folk makes it a popular choice for advertising campaigns that aim to convey sincerity and trustworthiness. Brands often use modern-folk music to create a warm, relatable atmosphere in commercials, appealing to consumers' emotions.
Advertising Music
Modern-folk is also used in video games to enhance the storytelling experience, particularly in games with a focus on exploration, adventure, or historical settings. The acoustic textures and lyrical content of modern-folk tracks can deepen the player's immersion in the game world.
Game Background Music