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The 10 Best New Songs We Heard This Week: of Montreal, Julia Holter

By Tom Hawking on Jul 12, 2013 4:00pm

It’s Friday, which means that it’s time to look back at the best new music we’ve heard over the last few days. This week has featured the return of Kevin Barnes and his merry of Montreal types, along with a jazzy new Julia Holter track, a set of Dinosaur Jr.-endorsed headphones, a lesbian wife, the sickly Weasley sibling, a belting headache, and a dancing alien. (And new songs from Widowspeak, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, Eric Copeland, Woods, King Krule, and more.) All this action is streaming for absolutely no money after the jump, so click through and get listening. … Read More

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10 MP3s You Need to Download for Free This Week: Tricky, Low

By Tom Hawking on Mar 1, 2013 5:00pm

It’s Friday, which means that we’re preparing for Flavorpill’s inaugural intra-office pool competition, and also that it’s time for our regular roundup of new music to download for free. This week we’re pleasantly surprised by a new Tricky song, as well as free stuff from Low and Glass Candy, new work by Xander Harris, atmospheric weirdness from Barn Owl and William Tyler, Titus Andronicus’ Patrick Stickles covering his best friends, and more. None of this will cost you a dime, so click through and get a piece of the action! … Read More

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10 MP3s You Need to Download for Free This Week: Angel Haze, El Perro Del Mar

By Tom Hawking on Oct 19, 2012 3:00pm

It’s Friday, which means another installment of our regular roundup of downloadable MP3 goodness from around the web. (It also means we’re about to melt into a puddle of CMJ angst, but that’s another story.) Anyway, on the MP3 front, this week brings a new track and much awesomeness from Angel Haze, a dream remixer/remixee combination in Saint Etienne and El Perro Del Mar, free stuff from prolific producers Dâm-Funk and Zomby, Ty Segall “doing” the Velvet Underground, and the third edition of D’Eon’s excellent Music for Keyboards series. And more! Since all this action costs precisely nothing, what are you waiting for? All the download links await after the jump. … Read More

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10 MP3s You Need to Download for Free This Week: Liars, Marissa Nadler

By Tom Hawking on Sep 7, 2012 4:00pm

It’s Friday, which means another installment of our regular roundup of downloadable MP3 goodness from around the web. This week we get all excited about the arrival of a new Liars track via Adult Swim’s Singles Program — and there’s also an unreleased Marissa Nadler song, a free track from Dan Deacon’s new album, the return of Jean Grae and Efterklang, How to Dress Well going for full-fledged pop R&B thrills, and plenty more. Since all this action costs precisely nothing, what are you waiting for? All the download links await after the jump. … Read More

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Download the First Song from David Byrne and St. Vincent’s Collaborative Album

By Judy Berman on Jun 14, 2012 1:30pm

In what might be the greatest collaboration since he joined forces with Brian Eno, David Byrne and St. Vincent have teamed up to make Love This Giant. In addition to the 12-song album due out September 11th via 4AD/Todo Mundo, the pair will tour the US and Canada for a few weeks following its release.… Read More

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10 MP3s You Need to Download for Free This Week: Calexico, Marissa Nadler

By Tom Hawking on Jun 8, 2012 3:00pm

It’s Friday, and we’re back with another installment of our regular roundup of downloadable MP3 goodness from around the web. This week there’s a new track from Calexico, along with Marissa Nadler covering Townes Van Zandt, a new project for Julianna Barwick, a surprisingly palatable cover of “Midnight City,” Mike D remixing Bosco Delrey, and various others. And an entire mixtape from Clams Casino. In other words, there’s plenty of interesting sounds awaiting you after the jump, and since they won’t cost a penny or land you an RIAA lawsuit, as your attorneys we advise you to start downloading immediately … Read More

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10 Free MP3s You Need to Download This Week: John Maus, Azealia Banks

By Tom Hawking on Mar 30, 2012 3:30pm

It’s Friday, and we’re back with another installment of our regular roundup of downloadable MP3 goodness, both from around the web and from our own servers. This week there’s a new track from our favorite synthpop academic, John Maus, along with chartbusters from Azealia Banks and Nicki Minaj, dark weirdness from Zambri and Lorn, a smattering of old-school punk, and a challenging, oblique lyrical masterpiece from Best Coast. In other words, there’s plenty of interesting sounds awaiting you after the jump, and since they won’t cost a penny or land you an RIAA lawsuit, as your attorneys we advise you to start downloading immediately. … Read More

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10 Free MP3s You Need to Download This Week

By Tom Hawking on Mar 23, 2012 3:30pm

It’s Friday, and we’re back with another installment of our regular roundup of downloadable MP3 goodness, both from around the web and from our own servers. This week there’s lots of spacey, ambient, atmospheric stuff to ease you into the weekend, along with a new song from the ever-prolific Dâm-Funk, a cracking track from new Flavorpill faves Light Asylum, a previously unreleased Joanna Newsom instrumental, and an entire mixtape from Titus Andronicus. In other words, there’s plenty of interesting sounds awaiting you after the jump, and since they won’t cost a penny or land you an RIAA lawsuit, as your attorneys we advise you to start downloading immediately. … Read More

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10 Free MP3s You Need to Download This Week

By Tom Hawking on Mar 9, 2012 2:00pm

It’s Friday, and we’re back with another installment of our regular roundup of downloadable MP3 goodness, both from around the web and from our own servers. This week there’s an entire album of beautiful ambient synth work from D’Eon, plus new tracks from Beach House and Clams Casino, the return of Bobby Womack, a couple of whacked-out remixes and a song from a singer who’ll go into your iTunes under “Finnish/Ethiopian”. In other words, there’s plenty of interesting sounds awaiting you after the jump, and since they won’t cost a penny or land you an RIAA lawsuit, as your attorneys we advise you to start downloading immediately. … Read More

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10 Free MP3s You Need to Download This Week

By Tom Hawking on Mar 2, 2012 2:30pm

It’s Friday, and we’re back with another installment of our regular roundup of downloadable MP3 goodness, both from around the web and from our own servers. This week there’s everything from a 20-minute head melter from Lightning Bolt to some live Radiohead action and a sinister minimal techno deconstruction of a track by Warpaint, of all people. In other words, there’s plenty of interesting sounds awaiting you after the jump, and since they won’t cost a penny or land you an RIAA lawsuit, as your attorneys we advise you to start downloading immediately. … Read More