Free MP3: The Pharmacy, “Baby Be”
Oct 16, 2012 6:58 PM by StaffThe Pharmacy are a three piece rock and roll band based in Seattle, but you'd be hard pressed to pin their sound down to one place or time. Grab a free download of "Baby Be" to see what we're talking about.
Free MP3: Giant Giant Sand, “Detained”
Oct 10, 2012 7:11 PM by StaffGiant Sand is now more giant-er, which brought Howe Gelb to the only possible conclusion: rename the band Giant Giant Sand. Together, they've released the album Tucson, and we've got a fantastic track from it for you.
Free MP3: Levek, “French Lessons”
Oct 8, 2012 6:25 PM by StaffLevek, aka David Levesque or your kid's former school bus driver, recently released his first full LP. Over the past three years, Levek independently released some of the most refreshingly unique music around. His earlier releases were all recorded at home, and quickly caught fire on the internet, carving out a sizable following.
Free MP3: Immigrant Union, “My Heart’s a Joke”
Oct 1, 2012 2:13 PM by StaffHey, Dandy Warhols fans, listen the hell up. And the rest of you too, for that matter. We've got a track from Immigrant Union, that includes Brent DeBoer, among others. You will like.
Free MP3: Rose Flores “Working Girl’s Guitar”
Sep 26, 2012 6:26 PM by StaffThe title track for Rosie Flores’ upcoming album Working Girl’s Guitar came about as naturally as possible. Flores sold one of her well used guitars to another musician in Austin. The next day, that musician hit her up with the song. He claimed he didn’t write it—the guitar did.
Free MP3: The Child of Lov, “Rotisserie”
Sep 24, 2012 3:07 PM by Peter GrumbineThe Child of Lov is shrouded in mystery. Internet lore tells us that The Child of Lov was discovered in Georgia, by Trey Reames, the guy responsible for bringing Cee Lo together with Danger Mouse to eventually create Gnarls Barkley. According to legend, somewhere along the way, DOOM and Damon Albern (Blur, Gorillaz) got involved. When these powers of genius combined, a white dwarf burnt bright in the Eastern sky before exploding and showering the Earth with funkafied stardust, imparting an infinite groove upon all who touched it.
Free MP3: Broken Anchor, “Never Leave Me Alone”
Sep 19, 2012 12:49 PM by Peter GrumbineThe best things in life aren’t over planned; they’re not scheduled and there is no agenda. They’re not even last minute decisions. They’re things that just happen or shoot off organically from other events as you walk through the open doors. That, more or less, in an overly sweeping statement, is the origin of Broken Anchor.
Free MP3: Charlie Peacock, “Death Trap”
Sep 14, 2012 1:45 PM by StaffCharlie Peacock is a guy you’ve heard a lot, even if you don’t know it. He’s the producer behind the Civil Wars breakout hit album Barton Hollow. He’s played and worked with everyone from the Fixx to Al Green, and Red Hot Chili Peppers too. He even co-wrote Amy Grant’s mega hit “Every Heartbeat.” Suffice it to say, that’s a pretty broad range of experience.
Free MP3: Patterson Hood, “Come Back Little Star”
Sep 11, 2012 2:43 PM by Peter GrumbinePatterson Hood accidentally wrote an album. He didn’t want to, and wasn’t trying to, but sometimes the songs just come out. Fronting Drive-by Truckers has kept Patterson busy, releasing nine studio albums, two live albums, two collection albums, and two collaboration albums. Plus he's released two previous solo records—not to mention the thousands and thousands of tour dates over the past decade. Patterson was just looking for some time off, and the only plan he had was to not make an album.
Will Johnson, “You Will Be Here, Mine” Video Premiere & Free Download
Sep 7, 2012 2:08 PM by Peter GrumbineYou probably know Will Johnson as the frontman for Centro-matic and South San Gabriel. If for some odd reason stemming from a giant artistic and emotional hole in your soul, that doesn’t ring a bell, you may know him as the fifth Monster of Folk or from his contributions to New Multitudes, the collection of previously unrecorded Woody Guthrie songs by Jim James, Jay Farrar, Anders Parker, and Will.
