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Leaves are changing and there’s a chill in the air, which means locally, it’s that frantic time of year again…
…when the Cities Sampler goes on sale at various Target stores in the Minneapolis/St . Paul metro region, which always prompts lines of shivering people outdoors waiting to buy the release and a scavenger hunt of sorts, for those trying to locate the now 26th edition of the CD.
Most of the bands featured are those championed over the past year, by local Modern AC station the ClearChannel…ahem, iHeartMedia owned Cities97. Bands get scheduled in for “Studio C Sessions”, often at the station’s address or out at events and their short sets are recorded, with a best-of, making up the tracklisting of the annual sampler.
Due to licensing, a limited (if you can call it that nowadays) run of 35,000 CDs are produced, with proceeds benefiting a handful of local charities. The CD itself goes on sale bright and early at area Targets on Thursday, November 20, with the station constantly updating everyone on-air and on social media which outlets have sold out.
Unfortunately and again to licensing restrictions, the album is not available digitally (which is almost unheard of in this day and age), but the station does auction additional copies off online, after the initial supply has sold out at the retail level.
In addition to the CD itself, the station has hosted a sampler release party prior to the on-sale for the last several years, to further build buzz, and this year’s installment features a handful of promising up-and-coming artists.
Echosmith, Family of the Year, Scars on 45, and Oh Honey headline the event happening at Myth in Maplewood, on Tuesday, November 18.
W♥M has covered Echosmith and Family of the Year over the past year and was present in the studio for the album’s first track by The 1975, so listen closely and maybe you can hear one of us clearing our throat or applauding.
CITIES SAMPLER 26 Tracklisting
Cities Sampler 26
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Most of the bands featured are those championed over the past year, by local Modern AC station the ClearChannel…ahem, iHeartMedia owned Cities97. Bands get scheduled in for “Studio C Sessions”, often at the station’s address or out at events and their short sets are recorded, with a best-of, making up the tracklisting of the annual sampler.
Due to licensing, a limited (if you can call it that nowadays) run of 35,000 CDs are produced, with proceeds benefiting a handful of local charities. The CD itself goes on sale bright and early at area Targets on Thursday, November 20, with the station constantly updating everyone on-air and on social media which outlets have sold out.
Unfortunately and again to licensing restrictions, the album is not available digitally (which is almost unheard of in this day and age), but the station does auction additional copies off online, after the initial supply has sold out at the retail level.
In addition to the CD itself, the station has hosted a sampler release party prior to the on-sale for the last several years, to further build buzz, and this year’s installment features a handful of promising up-and-coming artists.
Echosmith, Family of the Year, Scars on 45, and Oh Honey headline the event happening at Myth in Maplewood, on Tuesday, November 18.
W♥M has covered Echosmith and Family of the Year over the past year and was present in the studio for the album’s first track by The 1975, so listen closely and maybe you can hear one of us clearing our throat or applauding.
CITIES SAMPLER 26 Tracklisting
1.) The 1975 - 'Chocolate'
2.) Delta Rae - 'Bottom of the River'
3.) Ben Rector - 'Beautiful'
4.) Sleeper Agent - 'Waves'
5.) American Authors - 'Believer'
6.) Ingrid Michaelson - 'Girls Chase Boys'
7.) Bleachers - 'I Wanna Get Better'
8.) Neon Trees - 'Sleeping With a Friend'
9.) Jillette Johnson - 'Torpedo'
10.) Phillip Phillips - 'Gone, Gone, Gone'
11.) Scars on 45 - 'Crazy For You'
12.) Echosmith - 'Cool Kids'
13.) Eric Hutchinson - 'Tell The World'
14.) Ed Sheeran - 'Sing'
15.) ZZ Ward - 'Last Love Song'
16.) Brett Dennen - 'Out of My Head'
17.) Birdy - 'Skinny Love'
18.) Aloe Blacc - 'Wake Me Up'
19.) Mary Lambert - 'Secrets'
2.) Delta Rae - 'Bottom of the River'
3.) Ben Rector - 'Beautiful'
4.) Sleeper Agent - 'Waves'
5.) American Authors - 'Believer'
6.) Ingrid Michaelson - 'Girls Chase Boys'
7.) Bleachers - 'I Wanna Get Better'
8.) Neon Trees - 'Sleeping With a Friend'
9.) Jillette Johnson - 'Torpedo'
10.) Phillip Phillips - 'Gone, Gone, Gone'
11.) Scars on 45 - 'Crazy For You'
12.) Echosmith - 'Cool Kids'
13.) Eric Hutchinson - 'Tell The World'
14.) Ed Sheeran - 'Sing'
15.) ZZ Ward - 'Last Love Song'
16.) Brett Dennen - 'Out of My Head'
17.) Birdy - 'Skinny Love'
18.) Aloe Blacc - 'Wake Me Up'
19.) Mary Lambert - 'Secrets'
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