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Download: Bear Hands - The Rumpus Session

Gray Hurlburt :: Thursday, May 20th, 2010 4:25 pm

Bear Hands and Cantora Records are offering fans a free download of four songs from their forthcoming premier album. These tracks were recorded at Brooklyn’s The Rumpus Room, hence “The Rumpus Session,” which you can download by going to their website and joining their mailing list here. The bundle also includes a digital video of their set.

Finally, A Hip-Hop Album Inspired by The Big Lebowski

Johnny Sanford :: Thursday, May 13th, 2010 12:00 pm

As the years move on, more and more people are pulled into the Lebowski-obsession camp. Now, after years of waiting, a hip-hop album that’s solely inspired by the cult-classic film has become a reality. And it’s available as a pay-what-you-will download after the jump. MORE »

Antlers Cover xx’s “VCR”: Listen & Download

Gray Hurlburt :: Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 2:35 pm

Yesterday, while on tour in the Midwest with Phantogram, The Antlers stopped by WPGU, student radio of the University of Illinois in Champaign. They performed a couple of songs from their lauded album Hospice yesterday, “Bear” and “Kettering”, as well as covered The xx’s soulful “VCR”. The three of these, in their quiescent Antler’s glory, can be generously listened to and downloaded through the station’s website, here.

Wye Oak Release Free MP3 From New EP, Begin Tour

Amy Rose Spiegel :: Friday, March 12th, 2010 3:45 pm

Baltimore band Wye Oak is certainly keeping busy. In addition to inspiring me to struggle with tons of ill-conceived tree jokes (Wye Oak? Because pine was busy! Wait, what?), they’re releasing a free download of “I Hope You Die” from their new EP, My Neighbor/My Creator and beginning a national tour today. MORE »

New Download: Passion Pit Remixes Shout Out Louds

Amy Rose Spiegel :: Friday, February 19th, 2010 5:30 pm

While we’re the topic of Scandimania, Swedish band Shout Out Louds is releasing a new album on February 23. To celebrate this, they’re offering a free download of their new single, “Fall Hard,” remixed by Passion Pit. Download the song by right-clicking here and prepare to get down with that sweet Scandinavian sound. They’re also beginning a US tour on March 1st:

Cyber Sex. Sub Pop. What More Could A Girl Want?

Amy Rose Spiegel :: Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 5:45 pm

Sub Pop’s laying claim to some great bands lately. They show this off sufficiently in their new Cybersex 2.0 Sampler. Heralded by a ton of shitty .gifs and (gulp) Comic Sans MS, they provide downloads of this and the Cybersex 1.0 Sampler here. How perfect is that “rock band” one? Um, I guess that’s what I picture in my head when I listen to The Ruby Suns… MORE »

Free Download: Jónsi “Boy Lilikoi”

Isaac Lekach :: Friday, December 4th, 2009 1:45 pm

All you have to do is sign up for Sigur Rós front man’s email list and you’ll be granted access to “Boy Lilikoi” off his forthcoming solo effort. Click here to do so. What’s it like? Dreamy, ethereal, swooping. Yes. All adjectives associated with his entire musical output (Sigur Rvs, Jónsi and Alex)-only on “Boy Lilikoi” we find him singing in English.

Free Download: Shout Out Louds “Walls”

Isaac Lekach :: Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 1:45 pm

Sweden’s Shout Out Louds have a new recording coming soon. It’s called Work and will be made available in the U.S. on February 23rd. Click here to download “Walls” the album’s ostensible first single. And click here to listen to an oldie, but a goody by them. It’s the song “The Comeback” off their debut album 2005′s Howl Howl Gaff Gaff.

Free Download: The Silent League “Here’s A Star”

Isaac Lekach :: Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 6:30 pm

The Silent League make music to dream to. Their new record entitled …but You’ve Always Been The Caretaker (which I’m told is a Scooby-Doo reference) won’t be released until January 26th, but we’ve got treats for you! Click here to download “Here’s A Star” and here to download the Neon Indian remix of the song. Bam!

Free Download: Lykke Li “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”

Isaac Lekach :: Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 4:45 pm

Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li is giving away her cover of The Shirelles “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.” Click here to watch the video and download the song. It’s considerably more subdued than the original-and almost everything else Lykke Li’s ever done. But sometimes it’s good to cry. Just a little bit. A little bit.

Free Download: The Tindersticks “Black Smoke”

Isaac Lekach :: Friday, November 13th, 2009 11:30 am

Nottingham, England’s The Tindersticks have been at it for a while-since the early nineties. On February 16th the group will release, Falling Down A Mountain, their eighth album. “Black Smoke” is the only song we’ve heard off Mountain, it’s upbeat for the Tindersticks. Singer Stuart A. Staples still has it. He’s quite the baritone-like the British Barry White… well, not quite. Click here to download it.

Free Download: Jaguar Love “Up All Night”

Gray Hurlburt :: Friday, November 6th, 2009 5:00 pm

Jaguar Love, that squeaky, energetic super-group from Portland, has a new single out on the web for your downloading pleasure. It’s called “Up All Night” and is unsurprisingly shrill, amalgamated and chock full of synth. Love em’ or hate em’, what they give you is an mp3 that would go hand-in-hand with a 22 oz. bottle of energy drink. Jaguar Love is going on tour this November. Tour dates after the jump. MORE »

Music Video: Bobby Birdman “Weighty Weight”

Isaac Lekach :: Friday, November 6th, 2009 3:15 pm

Bobby Birdman’s new record, New Moods, will be out next Tuesday courtesy of Fryk Beat. If you recall we posted a Free Download link for the first single “Only For A While” late September. If you blew it and didn’t download it then, do so now-here. New Moods is an eclectic record. His video for the track “Weighty Weight,” which was just released, is (pardon the choice of words) a great deal moodier than “Only For A While.” But who wants a record where every song sounds the same? If that’s your vibe listen to Nickleback. Check out the video after the jump.

Free Download: Mix by Helado Negro’s Roberto Carlos Lange

Isaac Lekach :: Friday, November 6th, 2009 2:30 pm

A month ago we posted a link to part one of Roberto Carlos Lange’s (Helado Negro) mix called, “Oscuro Como Boca De Lobo.” Well, Now Again Records just posted the second part. Click here to download it. The mix contains more music from the Latin American diaspora. Track listing is available after the jump.

Adam Green Sings A Song About A Transexual

Isaac Lekach :: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 6:30 pm

It’s almost as good as “Lola” by The Kinks and you can check it out here. I think it’s called “The Ladyboy Song.” You can also download the track “What Makes Him Act So Bad”-presumably off his forthcoming album-here.