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The weather has cooled down, schools are back in session, and Evolver.fm back to its full-time schedule. Our latest installment of This Week In Music Apps wraps up a bunch of new and noteworthy apps for you to check out, including iOS, Android, desktop and Web apps. But first, some new reviews:
The goods inside the new Leonard Cohen app, free on iOS, make it a definite must-have for any Leonard Cohen fan. But it might be worth the install just to hear Cohen’s golden voice say “Hello, Darling” each time you use it.
Yes, this app is basically like having a miniature version of the most debonair musician alive in your pocket ready to dispense sweet nothings and words of wisdom at the drop of one of Cohen’s hats.
Even before Facebook got all deep-integrated with music services like Spotify, the whole social recommendation thing was on the upswing. “Want something new to listen to?” the Web and various and sundry devices whispered, “Well, your friend so and so really digs this… Maybe you should check it out, too?” The latest entrant into that realm? A little Web service called Serendip.
There’s a new hot game on the scene, and this one isn’t really made for playing on the sly. It’s called SongPop, and it’s kind of like Words With Friends and Draw Something — only a lot louder.