Amazon Releases Amazon Acoustics—an Exclusive Collection of Original Recordings Streaming on Prime Music
July 31 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Train, Joshua Radin, Five For Fighting,
Michelle Branch, Marc Roberge (of O.A.R.), The Districts, Jessie
Baylin, Surfer Blood, Tokyo Police Club, Deer Tick and many more
are among the artists featured on Amazon Acoustics
Prime members have unlimited, ad-free access to
listen through the Amazon Music app—available for iOS, Android,
Fire devices, Amazon Echo and the Web for anytime, anywhere
listening
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced the availability of Amazon
Acoustics, a collection of over 30 original acoustic recordings
available exclusively for streaming on Prime Music and purchase on
Amazon. Established and up-and-coming artists can be heard
acoustically performing popular as well as newly-written or
recorded songs, including Joshua Radin performing Cyndi Lauper’s
“True Colors,” Surfer Blood covering Outkast’s popular hit “Hey
Ya!,” Jessie Baylin covering Harry Nilsson’s “He Needs Me,” and
Tokyo Police Club stripping down their own, “Argentina (Part I)
[Acoustic],” among others.
“We are always looking for unique ways to make Prime Music the
best destination for our listeners – offering original, exclusive
recordings is one way we’re raising the bar on the music listening
experience,” stated Steve Boom, VP of Digital Music for Amazon.
“Working directly with a mix of great artists to create Amazon
Acoustics was a really special experience; we can’t wait for
customers and Prime members to listen to these amazing
recordings.”
The full track listing for Amazon Acoustics can be found below.
More information, including how to listen can be found at
www.amazon.com/acoustics.
Newly-written songs:
- Deer Tick—“Grandfather Song”
- Freedom Fry—“Dreams”
- Hey Marseilles—“Absolutes”
- Jill Andrews—“Could’ve Been”
- Marc Roberge (of O.A.R.)—“Give Me the
World”
- Rodney Crowell—“Reckless”
- Ron Sexsmith—“Circling Round The
Drain”
- Ruby the RabbitFoot—“I Hate You”
Newly-recorded songs:
- A Silent Film—“I Ran (So Far
Away)”
- Ashley Monroe—“Pink Houses”
- Blue October—“Congratulations
(Acoustic)”
- Clayton Anderson —“Small Town”
- The Districts —“Ashes to Ashes”
- Five For Fighting —“What the World
Needs Now is Love”
- Galactic featuring John Boutte—“Does It
Really Make A Difference (Acoustic)”
- The Griswolds —“Sugar”
- Hamilton Leithauser —“Astronaut”
- Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders—“To
Keep And To Be Kept (Acoustic)”
- Jessie Baylin —“He Needs Me”
- JJ Grey—“Brighter Days (Acoustic)”
- John Hiatt—“Dust Down a Country Road
(Acoustic)”
- Joshua Radin —“True Colors”
- Matthew Vasquez (of Delta Spirit)
—“Tell Me Why”
- Michelle Branch —“Creep”
- Nick Lowe—“I Read A Lot
(Acoustic)”
- Peter Matthew Bauer (of The Walkmen)
—“Prince Johnny”
- Rebelution—“Too Rude (Acoustic)”
- Sarah Borges—“On the Corner
(Acoustic)”
- Surfer Blood —“Hey Ya!”
- Tokyo Police Club—“Argentina (Part 1)
(Acoustic)”
- Train—“Give It All (Acoustic)”
- Vérité —“John My Beloved”
For a limited time, all Amazon customers will be able to listen
to a selection of the songs on Amazon Acoustics while they shop,
through an easy-to-use pop-out player found at the top of every
page on Amazon. Prime members can listen to the entire collection
in Prime Music, which can be accessed through the Amazon Music app
on iOS, Android, Fire devices, Amazon Echo, or on the Web
at www.primemusic.com, with tracks available to download for
anytime, anywhere listening. Prime Music is part of the Prime
membership for $99/yr.—less than other streaming services, with
much more than music available to enjoy.
About Amazon Music
Prime members in the U.S. can listen to more than one million
songs, over a thousand Prime Playlists and hundreds of Prime
Stations available on Prime Music at no additional cost to their
membership. Prime Music can be accessed through the Amazon Music
app on Fire devices, Amazon Echo, iPads, iPhones, Android devices,
laptops or online at www.primemusic.com, with tracks available to
download for anytime, anywhere listening. Eligible customers who
are not already Prime members can try Prime Music with a 30-day
free trial by visiting www.amazon.com/prime.
Prime members and customers also have access to tens of millions
of tracks to purchase and download in MP3 format in the Amazon
Music store www.amazon.com/digitalmusic and can enjoy exclusive
performances and artists interviews by visiting Amazon Front Row
www.amazon.com/frontrow.
About Amazon
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company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather
than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire phone, Fire
tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo are some of the products and
services pioneered by Amazon.
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