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New York outfit, Stellastarr, have a new song you can stream over on their myspace page. The song is called “Numbers” and is set to appear on a planned 2009 release from the band. Make it snappy, the new tuneage is only available this week.
The nice people at Deep Elm Records are offering up a free sampler full of the best songs put our by their label this year. You may not be too familiar with artists like Moving Mountains, Ride Your Bike, or Track a Tiger, but the 16 track compilation is worth your time. Download it now and let us know what your favorite songs are.
Going on 10 years in the business, Matt Pond PA continue to pump out quality new tunes year after year. Last week the Pennsylvania based band offered a downloadable 9 song EP ironically titled The Freeep. Download the new songs for free or check out opening track “Hearts and Minds” right here.
Download: Matt Pond PA – Hearts and Minds [MP3]
Shortly after the release of her 2008 album, Acid Tongue, Jenny Lewis already has some new music for us to jam to. During the wee hours of the morning yesterday, Stereogum premiered a new song by Jenny called “Barking at the Moon”. The song is set to appear on the soundtrack for the new Disney animated film Bolt. Stream the song now over on Stereogum.
Jay Bennett, most well known for his work in Wilco during their rise to stardom, has a new solo album you can download for free from the Rock Proper website. The new album entitled Whatever Happened I aplogize is the 5th solo release by Bennett after his 2001 departure from Wilco. Some people in the music world say Bennett has never receieved enough credit for creating the unique sound heard on the stellar 2002 Wilco album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Don’t get us started on the current state of Wilco… Here’s a track from Bennett’s new album called “The Engines are Idle”.
Download: Jay Bennett – The Engines are Idle [MP3]
Forty years after Neil Young’s legendary performance at the Canterbery House in Ann Arbor, Reprise Records is finally giving us fans the chance to buy this much anticipated live recording. If you just can’t wait until the Dec. 2nd physical release date, NPR is streaming the entire thing right now. Check it out now and relive the glory days of 1968!
Punk rockers F*cked Up sat down for another stellar Daytrotter session yesterday. The band plays 4 songs in the studio and offer a unique new take on each one. Check out the live stuff and let us know what you think. Here’s the song Crooked Head from the session.
Download: F*cked Up – Crooked Head(live) [MP3]
Maybe we should just start running a feature on this site about formerly great 90s front men who have fallen on strange times. This week, Billy Corgan makes the headlines with some odd accusations aimed towards Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. Apparently Billy thinks Eddie is to blame for the Cubs recent playoff choke. Referring to the song Vedder wrote for the Cubs, “All the Way”, Corgan said: “If the Cubs did have a chance this last year that just passed,” Corgan told a Chicago crowd. “F—ing Eddie Vedder killed that s— dead. Last I checked, Eddie ain’t living here, OK? Eddie ain’t living here to write a song about my f—ing team.” Um, ok? This comes after Chris Cornell teamed up with Timbaland, Anthony Kiedis makes a TV show, and Scott Weiland records an album full of rubbish. Oh how the mighty have fallen… What happened to you formerly glorious 90s front men? Read the full story on Spinner.
Gentlemen Auction House are here to tell the world that it’s never to early to bust out the Christmas music. The St. Louis band are celebrating the holiday season with a 6 song Christmas EP called Christmas in Love. You can listen to all the tracks on lala or hear “Home for the Holidays” below.
Download: Gentlemen Auction House – Home for the Holidays [MP3]
Frightened Rabbit have a new song that we found on the old interweb yesterday. The song is called “Last Tango in Brooklyn” and appears on a new fake book compilation called The Lifted Brow. You might be surprised by the different sound from the band, but the tune is still quite tasty.
Download: Frightened Rabbit – Last Tango in Brooklyn [MP3]
