Loft965.com needs your input!

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Lofties! You need some input from you! After hearing the great news that Loft965.com has cracked the top 50 most read music blogs in the world, we decided to give you more of what you want. Here, we ask you to give us a few seconds of your time to tell us what you like and don’t like. What we could use more of and what we could throw away. We have been doing this for a while now and we wanna know what makes you come visiting. You know, things that a stat counter can’t tell us. Currently, the blog is going on an internal overhaul, which is a good time to get feedback. We know you come in by the thousands everyday and we are very grateful for that, so help us hone and improve our blog.

So, go on. Leave us a comment to tell us what you would like out of this blog. Or just drop us a “hi.”

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Sexy Track: “My Name Is Trouble” by Keren Ann

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Keren Ann did it again. She successfully merged pop mentality with lullaby-making. This song is a fresh spring morning with a love story behind it. It infuses simple yearning lyrics with a wandering melody that flutters throughout her lazy vocals. It’s not a stretch from what she does, but does introduce a new sound to her oeuvre. Taken from her new album 101, this is probably one of the best tracks of the year.  The video is not too bad, either.

Video Premiere: “Kenya” by Solange Knowles

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Any new music from the lesser-known Knowles is wanted and needed. In our eyes, her sophomore album is one of the greatest pop-soul records on earth.  ”"Kenya” is a track created by Chris Taylor (CANT), Solange Knowles and Twin Shadow to raise money and awareness around the issue of access to water and sanitation as part of The Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) founded by The Coca Cola Africa Foundation. RAIN brings together business, local government, NGO“s and committed individuals to tackle the problem of access to water and sanitation in Africa. All proceeds from ‘Kenya”, will be used to provide clean water and sanitation resources to Africa’s most needy. Whether that’s providing loos in Rwanda, rain harvesting roofs in Uganda or carrying containers in the Cameroon.”

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