Around this time last year the Boston Phoenix was churning out a new EP each week that featured the best in new Boston music. In the spirit of the dearly departed alt-weekly whose death inspired this website, today we’re launching V5, a selection of five new tracks from Boston and beyond to help you get through the workweek.
From the lush orchestral sounds of locals the Deep North to New York electro-pop trio People At Parties to new jams from SKATERS, FMLYBAND and Vanaprasta, the inaugural V5 is a reflection of our personal playlists. Fire it up through the V:Player and count down to the weekend.
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[global_player artist=”FMLYBND” title=”Electricity” stream=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/79886055/stream” cover=”http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000045995220-mj3jgd-large.jpg?d53bf9f” backlink=”https://soundcloud.com/fmlybnd/electricity” id=”65180″]
[global_player artist=”SKATERS” title=”Miss Teen Massachusetts” stream=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/128243217/stream” cover=”http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000067234167-oru1ag-large.jpg?d53bf9f” backlink=”https://soundcloud.com/skaters/miss-teen-massachusetts” id=”65180″]
[global_player artist=”Vanaprasta” title=”Nine Equals Nine” stream=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/42544332/stream” cover=”http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000021343800-2sb7kv-large.jpg?d53bf9f” backlink=”https://soundcloud.com/usvstheminc/01-nineequalsnine-vanaprasta” id=”65180″]
[global_player artist=”People at Parties” title=”Picture Perfect” stream=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/120051976/stream” cover=”http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000063207852-19bhop-large.jpg?d53bf9f” backlink=”https://soundcloud.com/people-at-parties/picture-perfect?in=people-at-parties/sets/people-at-parties-new-release” id=”65180″]
[global_player artist=”The Deep North” title=”Waves” stream=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/128512535/stream” cover=”http://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000067380201-ejjclu-large.jpg?d53bf9f” backlink=”https://soundcloud.com/thedeepnorth/waves-the-deep-north” id=”65180″]
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In the weeks to come, keeps your eyes to the left as we update the playlist every Monday.