Now that we’ve digested the onslaught of free music out there, some of us are looking for tunes that are completely different. Here are two suggestions: Italian and independent.
Italian
Italian music can be generally classified as light pop. Yes, they’ll occasionally kick it up a notch but dagos never encroach upon hard rock. Unfortunately, Italian rap is terrible. So you’ll have to listen late at night (say, after 9:00), when all the little rappers have gone to bed.
Here are a few tracks:
- Laura Pausini featuring James Blunt – Primavera in Anticipo
- Gianluca Grignani – La mia storia tra le dita
- Cixi – Non Sono L’ultima
A good Italian radio station, Italia On Air, can be found at 1.FM.
Independent
Thanks to technology, today’s independent music scene is booming. It only costs $20/month to run a radio station and many focus on independent art. These stations usually play all sorts of genres so there’ll be songs you don’t like. But give one a chance and you’ll find something.
Here’s a sample:
- Arden Leas – Josephine Song
What do you think?