My CS 403 project

How to listen to any song or album legally and free.

I listen to music everyday. Its probably not an uncommon thing. Finding music that I have not heard before has become a hobby of mine. This website will share all the ways that my obsession for new music has found and the best part is that they are free and legal.


Here is a list of music websites that I have found useful. I know that some of these are common knowledge but there is many utilities in some of these bigger websites to take advantage of.


Albums that I'm listening to right now

Photo of lil wayne's album no ceilings This kind of album is where I would like to see lil'wayne spend more of his time. In no ceilings lil'wayne takes beats from other artists and puts his own spin on them. During interlude 1 he explains that this mixtape is for the fans and I agree with him. On the song ice cream paint job wayne does more then just rap, he shows you his personality. This line explains how much he wants his home state to succeed and it shows his potential because he always comes back better. "please don't shoot me down cause I'll land feet flat then walk a million miles with new orleans on my back".
Photo of the brand new album daisy It happens every brand new album. I listen to it and think "it's good but nothing special". Then sometime down the line I find myself playing the it over and over, hour after hour. With their forth album brand new took some chances. The biggest change was putting the song writing into the hands of the drummer Brian Lane instead of the lead singer jesse lacey. Brian Lane's style is all about nonstop, reletless, energy and it is very hard to find a dull moment on Daisy.
Photo of the antlers album hospice The Antlers spent over three years makeing this album and it shows. Every song in Hospice is built in layers that become more complicated as the song goes on. They all seem to contain an introduction, building action,and then a climax. It is like the band was trying to impersonate their favorite writer. All of that aside the biggest acomplishment is how hopeful Hospice sounds.
Photo of the flaming lips album embryonic I will admit that this is not an accesible group of songs. Embryonic is an album consisting of two discs and 18 songs. Sometimes I find that embryonic is just too complicated and too cluttered, but it has a few stand out songs. Silver trembling hands is a very smooth song about a contemplating youth.
Photo of mew's album no more stories are told Mew has their own style and I don't think that they are going to change. Whatever planet mew is from you know that it is more quiet and patient then here. No more stories are told is an album filled with quality songs highlighted by Repeaterbeater, a song about a relantionship going stale.
Photo of nicatyne's album addiction Addiction will not get much radio play but it is worth listening to. Nicatyne has an interesting flow and the last seven songs are very refreshing.
Photo of the album elvis perkins in dearland While I don't know much about Elvis perkins, I can tell that he has had some practice with gospel stly singing. Either that or he was born with a perfect voice for the gospel standout slow doomsday. It is a very impressive song.

© 2009, by David Wood
CS 403 - Final Project
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824 USA
dge9@unh.edu