1986

ARTIST / BAND: 1986

MP3: "Black Spring"

ALBUM: Everybody Is Whatever I Think They Are

FILE UNDER: Rock / Celtic

LABEL: Palentine Records

INFO:

The long-awaited sophomore release from 1986, Everybody Is Whatever I Think They Are,releases tomorrow, March 9, 2010;  and they're giving it away for free!  Kind of.

Influenced by the seemingly infinite cases of pyramid schemes that riddled the headlines of global news papers in 2009, 1986 thought they would take a page from the play book of the likes of Bernie Maddoff to service the record to the general public. After all, if he was capable of swindling some of the richest and brightest that the world had to offer, beguiling the youth of America seemed highly achievable.

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Label of the week: Marathon Of Dope

Lable: Marathon Of Dope

File under: Indie

Info:

The music on offer at Marathon Of Dope is available for free download. We feel very strongly about delivering our music to your ears. After all, we make the music for our fans and listeners to enjoy. When you like the music you've downloaded (and we know that you will), you have the option to make a purchase to help offset the costs involved in producing the music. All artists have expenses related to creating their music. Studio time, equipment rentals, engineers, and advertising are just a few of the things that require money when a new project is developing.

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Artists:

Birdapres

Elissa P

Nestor Wynrush

and more

Latest free download albums:

Elissa P – Quickie Calendar (mod006)

Zucchini Drive – Shotgun Rules (mod005)

 

Fang Island

ARTIST / BAND: Fang Island

MP3: Daisy

ALBUM: Fang Island

FILE UNDER: Indie / Progressive

LABEL: Sargent House

INFO: Fang Island describes its sound as "everyone high-fiving everyone." And, the Brooklyn quintet's anthemic and soaring songs make it quite possibly one of few bands befitting such description

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Peter Wolf Crier

ARTIST / BAND: Peter Wolf Crier

MP3: "Crutch & Cane"

ALBUM: Inter Be

FILE UNDER: Indie Pop

LABEL: jagjaguwar

INFO: Inter-Be is the debut album by PETER WOLF CRIER, the Minneapolis-based duo of Peter Pisano and Brian Moen. The album was born on a single summer night when Pisano felt a torrent of creativity after what had felt, to him, like an interminably long dry spell. He shared the songs with Moen, and over the months that followed, at Moen's home, these rough-hewed tunes became what they are now: a confident collection of songs, but deceptive in that their very guts still reflect the thoughts of a man in transition.

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Nada Surf

ARTIST / BAND: Nada Surf

MP3: “Electrocution” (Bill Fox Cover)

ALBUM: if i had a hi-fi

FILE UNDER: Rock / Indie / Pop

LABEL: Barsuk

INFO: Nada Surf have announced that following their spring tour — initially the only place their forthcoming covers album if i had a hi-fi will be available for purchase — they will release the album on CD/LP and digitally June 8th via the bands own label, Mardev Records.

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A Weather

ARTIST / BAND: A Weather

MP3: Giant Stairs

ALBUM: Everyday Baloons

FILE UNDER: indie-folk

LABEL: Bad Panda Records

INFO:

From Portland, Oregon A Weather are here for your listening pleasure. The indie-folk unit will release tomorrow, March 2, their forthcoming sophomore album Everyday Balloons,on Team Love Records (the label founded by Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes).
heir new album was once again recorded by engineer Adam Selzer (M. Ward, The Decemberists, Norfolk & Western) at Portland’s Type Foundry Studios, Everyday Balloons is propelled by the restrained yet unmistakable power of A Weather’s songs.  This singular quality recalls critical recognition of Cove, of which NPR’s ‘Song of the Day’ observed, “In the band’s hands, a sigh is far more compelling than a scream”, while the album also garnered high praise from Pitchfork (“…A Weather are, quite literally, a quiet storm”) as well as Nylon, Spin.com, Popmatters, and The New York Daily News, among others.

Venice is Sinking

ARTIST / BAND: Venice is Sinking
SONG (MP3): "Falls City"
ALBUM: Sand & Lines
FILE UNDER: Indie
LABEL: One Percent Press
INFO: Venice is Sinking's third full-length, Sand & Lines, is a document of the sound of a beautiful space that no longer exists: 10 songs, presented in order, recorded live at the now-defunct Georgia Theatreusing only two mics.  Set for a June release date, it is the culmination of a marathon four day session on stage at Athens, Georgia's historic Georgia Theatre, which was destroyed by a fire in June of 2009.  This, the band's third LP, will be released by One Percent Press on vinyl and via online retailers.

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