On May 29, 2009, Pela performed four new songs acoustically at the KEXP studios. Those acoustic gems have now been released for download. Unfortunately, it was one large podcast file which I so graciously cut up into individual tracks for your (and my) listening pleasure. The four songs they played were: “Augustine,” “Strange Days,” [...]
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Yo La Tengo will be releasing their new album titled Popular Songs on September 8th. Matador Records describes Popular Songs as a large departure for a band that is already famous for their “stylistic range”: Even for longtime followers of Yo La Tengo, the stylistic range encompassed on ‘Popular Songs’ is startling ; the [...] Tori Amos will be hitting the road in support of her forthcoming album Abnormally Attracted to Sin, which is due on May 19th. Tori is also giving away the first single, “Maybe California,” as a free download and ringtone. Tori Amos Tour Dates: 07/10: Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater 07/11: Portland, OR @ Arlene [...] If you haven’t been to Daytrotter in a while, now would be a good time to do so. Over the past month there have been some exceptional sessions recorded and available as free downloads. Some of my favorites include: Kevin Devine & The Goddamn Band [Listen] Illinois [Listen] The Hold Steady [Listen] Glasvegas [Listen] [...] Lately, it seems like creating mashups of Jay-Z tracks is the “in” thing to do. There have been some quality creations, but for the most part I’ve been left bored and uninspired. That was until I heard DJ Moondance’s Jay-Z / Dave Matthews Band mashup The Crash Album. I’m generally not a fan of [...] The third in the series of free Dears unreleased tracks has been released. This week’s offering, “Meltdown In A Major (OG Demo Version).” Lead singer Murray Lightburn explains the story behind the song: Because of my limited drum vocabulary, this is where the song was headed originally. I still like this version very much [...] As promised, The Dears have released another free exclusive b-side download. This week’s offering is “Crisis 1 & 2 – Boy/Boy Version.” Dears frontman Murray Lightburn explains the story behind “Crisis 1 & 2 – Boy/Boy Version”: This was the very first completed song written for Missiles, at the stage where I couldn’t bring [...] The Dears are kicking off their tour with Eulogies on May 1 and celebrating by releasing an unreleased b-side once a week. The first track, titled “Halfmast,” is a great track that just missed being included on The Dears latest Missiles, as lead singer Murray Lightburn explains: “For whatever reason the clock ran out [...] Chairlift, that of Apple iPod Nano commerical fame, has just re-released their highly successful album Does You Inspire You on Columbia/Kanine. The reissue includes a complete remaster of the album as well as the bonus tracks “Dixie Gypsy†and “Le Flying Saucer.†The band has just kicked off their tour with Peter Bjorn and [...] Empire of the Sun is a new collaboration from Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau. The two sparked up a friendship that quickly turned into the creation of the Empire of the Sun and has produced Walking on a Dream, which has been described as a “rare marriage of [...] Regina Spektor has announced that her forthcoming album will be titled Far. Due on June 23rd on Sire Records, Far will feature production work by four heavy hitters: Jeff Lynne (ELO, The Traveling Wilburys), Mike Elizondo (Dr. Dre, Eminem), David Kahne (Paul McCartney, The Strokes) and Garret “Jacknife” Lee (Weezer, REM). No tracklist or [...] Mike Skinner, better known as The Streets, is making good on a promise made via Twitter on Sunday to post three new songs online: I am going to tweet 3 new songs this week. I can’t be bothered with all this trying to sell you music. It wastes valuable time The first offering, “I [...] Dave Matthews Band is giving away a free download of the song “Funny the Way It Is” off the forthcoming album Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King. “Big Whiskey…“, produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Alanis Morissette) will be released on June 2nd (RCA) and will be the first studio album [...] Everyone’s favorite former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus, recently recorded a few songs for Daytrotter, including my all-time personal favorite “Vanessa From Queens.” Also available for download is the previously unreleased “Funk 49.” Go download these now! document.getElementById(“post-885-blankimage”).onload(); The first track off Bob Dylan’s new album Together Through Life, has been posted as a free MP3 download on BobDylan.com. ”Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” will only be up until midnight tomorrow (March 31), so grab it quickly! Together Through Life releases April 28th on Columbia [...] |
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