Time to post another Spotify update for new music (see November's playlist here). As always, it's limited in that if an artist hasn't chosen to post a song on Spotify, I can't put it on the list, nor can I feature songs from as-yet-unreleased albums. But, hey, there's always next month.
Check out the list here or go right here if you're in Spotify.
**** New Music December 2012 (December Kindie Playlist) ****
Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band – Water Lily The Ukulady – Camera Heart Justin Roberts – Nothing On You Helen Austin – Quiet Star The Little Rockers Band – Playing in the Band The Tumble Down Library – Elaine Shiprock and Anchordog – Light Around the Bend Nickella Dee – Me Like Me The Bazillions – Similes and Metaphors Jeremy Plays Guitar – TGIF Boogers – It's a Sunny Day The Alana Banana Band – All I Really Need
Picking my favorite kids music videos gets harder every year. I've picked 25 here, but featured at least 3 times that number on the site (a figure which itself is a culling of many more videos). There are another half-dozen videos that easily could have made this list were I to make it, say, tomorrow.
You'll find lots of old standbys here, but also videos from new bands and bands who don't spend nearly as much time with their video editor.
Here, then, are my 25 favorite kids music videos from 2011 (2011 defined roughly as March 1, 2011 - February 29, 2012 -- I'm just assuming nothing else definitively worthy gets released in the next couple days or so). I'm offering up my (ranked) 10 favorite videos, with another 15 (unranked) honorable mentions. [The complete playlist can be viewed at the end of this post.]
Don't get me wrong -- I love's Chris Ballew's DIY videos, finding them models of the form. But his occasional (and ongoing) collaboration with New Zealand's Mukpuddy Animation has already produced a couple fine videos, including this, my favorite of the year.
2. Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band - "Blue Bear" [YouTube]
Another near-perfect melding of song and visual style.
Friday, December 14, 2012 at 2:40PM 
