SAFEWORD ✶ Chicago, Illinois
In their 2012 collaboration, drummer Tim Coghlan and guitarist Bill Welense sharpen the edges of singer Maya Kuper's keyboard-based alt-rock songs, forging a high-energy power trio with influences from punk to prog.
SAFEWORD ✶ recommends:
DAYNA CLAY: Words & Music from the Novel UNPLUGGED
by The Dayna Clay Project
Maya collaborated with author Paul McComas (and a bunch more people) on this compilation of songs and scenes from the novel UNPLUGGED. Proceeds benefit RAINN and the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
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Second Storm (Remix)
by The Dayna Clay Project
Another Maya collab with Paul McComas. As always, proceeds benefit the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and support the National Sexual Assault Hotline.
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Let's Give Love (This Christmas)
by Maya Keytar
Maya wrote a Christmas song, and you can have it for a dollar. There's also her acoustic piano/vocal cover of the Beatles' "Cant Buy Me Love" as a B-side. That one's a free download.
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