Lee

[MP3] The Goodbye Radio: "That's the Point"

I’m not sure if you’ve ever heard of the now-defunct band Endgames, but their former members, specifically the duo of Mike Aronow and Jeff Walsh, have created a new project called The Goodbye Radio, and have decided to release their debut album, The Year We Didn’t Have, entirely free (click on that album [...]

Lee

[MP3] Band of Horses: "Compliments"

New music from Band of Horses! It’s the first single off the upcoming Infinite Arms…and it has random nature visuals (?) to accompany it. Also, thoughts about the new song? I’m not really a fan. It sounds over-produced and not the slightest bit unique. Is it just me? Feel free to disagree. It [...]

Lee

Bullets In Madison

Our friend Brendan over at Count Me Out is a talented fellow. Aside from running a blog like the rest of us folk, he’s pretty much a full-time musician, recording solo and with his band, Bullets In Madison. He understands this little thing we like to call “the internet” and as such, [...]

Lee

[MP3] Color of Clouds: "Burn It Down"

Not sure how I missed this one. KR favorites, Color of Clouds, released a “free EP” of sorts last month because fans were digging their song “Burn It Down”, which CoC had planned on editing a bit for their forthcoming album. The EP has the original version of the song, along with [...]

Lee

Collider releases free EP

What have we here? Free music? A free EP? A free eight song EP?? Sounds more like an LP to me, and that’s just fine. Collider, our San Fransisco friends from July and October, have released a free EP, titled BBM, to coincide with the new year. (We actually missed the boat [...]

Lee

Will Sartain

So, the guy’s been around since 2002 as a solo act and in four (no typo) different bands and I hadn’t heard of him until, well, last week. As you may have guessed, I’ve been shaking my head in disgust – I mean, I could have been listening to a boatload more [...]

Jamie

Underwater Peoples releases free "Winter Review" compilation

Underwater Peoples gave probably the best Christmas gift of all: a winter compilation! The D.C.-based label’s Winter Review features all your favorites like Real Estate, Pill Wonder, Alex Bleeker, Ducktails, etc. AND it’s available as a free download over at Chocolate Bobka (for a limited time). Win! If [...]

Lee

[MP3] Broken Bells: "The High Road"

We are not the first to post this song, I am aware of that. But, it doesn’t really matter. The much anticipated collaboration between James Mercer (of The Shins) and DJ Danger Mouse, Broken Bells, have released their first track for free, and we’d be remiss not to point it out to [...]

Lee

Notable Album Release: Sally Seltmann – Heart That’s Pounding

Sally Seltmann, best known to me as her now-defunct moniker, New Buffalo, will be releasing a new full-length (and the first under her own name), Heart That’s Pounding, in Spring 2010. There are already quite a few buzzworthy 2010 albums to be excited about, but this one will be near the top [...]

Lee

Akudama drops free November EP, Thumbelina

After KR took a month’s hiatus from the Akudama boys, they’re back again with Thumbelina – their latest, free, monthly EP.

The stunning range of styles Akudama manages to incorporate into their music is admirable and unique. “Thumbelina”, the title track, is very beach boys-y during the choruses and soft and folksy [...]