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Listen Local: 5 Hip-Hop Tracks You Need to Hear

Jared Steinberg
Boston’s hip-hop scene has been steadily on the rise, as producers and lyricists release quality content on the regular.  To give the recognition that these artists deserve, we’re back with five tracks that showcase the talent that this city has...
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Listen Local Mix: 09

Alex Girard
New year, new tunes. Start 2020 off right with the best songs from your favorite local artists. We took some of the best songs submitted to Sound of Boston this past month, and wrapped them up into this 20 song...

Listen Local: Mix 08

Arielle Tindel
Boston is home a lot of incredible artists, so many that it can be hard to keep up with! To help us show you some of the amazing talent this city has to offer, we compile our Listen Local playlists....

Stars and Spirits: Khalid

Jared Steinberg
The newly minted king of music streaming, Khalid brought his R&B chill and dressed-down dorm vibes to TD Garden, laying down 32 tracks to promote his second full length album, Free Spirit. In front of a Tasty Burger outside TD...

Listen Local Mix: 07

Arielle Tindel
Welcome to Listen Local Mix: 07! Boston is stacked with local talent—so much that it can be hard to keep up with! That’s where we come in. Our Listen Local Mix is a monthly playlist made up of our best...

Sound of Boston: Listen Local Mix 06

Alex Girard
So much amazing music is released in our very own back yard every single month. Too much for you to keep up with, and certainly too much for us to write a formal review on every single song that comes...

Listen Local Mix: 05

Alex Girard
We get a lot of incredible submissions every month—too many to fully cover with a formal review. To make sure we bring you the best of what the Boston music scene has to offer, here’s the latest installment of our...

Listen Local Mix: 04

Alex Girard
Our local mixes highlight some of the best submissions we receive, plus a few staff favorites we just had to share with you. This month, the local mix includes something for everyone. Whether you’re in the mood for the smooth...

Listen Local Mix: 03

Arielle Tindel
Our Listen Local mixes highlight some of the singles that have been submitted to our site, as well as a selection of our team’s favorite local jams. From Roy Juno‘s indie rock anthem “Glory,” to the smooth vocals of Sarah Khatami—whose RnB...

Listen Local Mix: 02

Arielle Tindel
Welcome to the second installment of our monthly Listen Local mix! These playlists consist of some of the submissions we’ve received over the past few weeks, as well as local songs that our staff has been enjoying. From Future Teens‘...