
Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Ghostly International Artist: Christopher Willits Hails From: San Francisco, Calif. Song: 'Light Into Branches' Album: 'Tiger Flower Circle Sun' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Jose Gonzalez , Elliott Smith In His Words: "I created this song instantaneously, soon after an injury was healed. My right [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Gino Depinto, AOL Artist: Papercranes Hail From: Gainesville, Fla. Song: 'Synapses' Album: 'Let's Make Babies in the Woods' [ iTunes ] Sound Like : PJ Harvey , 10,000 Maniacs In Their Words: "To me the record ['Let's Make Babies in the Woods'] was very fertile and [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Two Syllable Records Artist: That Ghost Hails From: Santa Rosa, Calif. Song: 'To Like You' Album: 'Songs Out Here' Sounds Like : Grizzly Bear , Local Natives In His Words: "The song is quite simply a chorus of dislike for a person (could be any number [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Deneka Peniston Artist: Jones Street Station Hail From: Brooklyn, N.Y. Song: 'The Understanding' Sound Like : Mumford and Sons , The Avett Brothers In Their Words: "This is a tune about jailbreaks, the Garden of Eden, and bus rides. It's for anyone who has ever felt lost or alone." -- Mandolin player [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Emily Tan Artist: Little Anchor Hail From: Brooklyn, N.Y. Song: 'Until Our Eyes Adjust' Sounds Like : Anni Rossi , Aimee Mann In Their Words: "Paul McCartney once said, "'Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs ... and what's wrong with that?' This song originated from playing 'Blackbird' on [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Chris Wray-McCann Artist: Ben Ottewell Hails From: Southport, England Song: 'Blackbird' Album: 'Shapes and Shadows' Sounds Like : Gomez , Ray LaMontagne In His Words: "This is my favourite song on the record, production-wise, with a horn sample that was a total fluke fit. As for meaning, I can't decide [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Epic Artist: Oh Land Hail From: Copenhagen, Denmark Song: 'White Nights (Twin Shadow Remix)' Album: 'Oh Land' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : The Cardigans , Erykah Badu In Her Words: "When I moved [to Brooklyn, N.Y.], I just felt like I couldn't sleep [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Modular People Artist: Cut Copy Hail From: Melbourne, Australia Song: 'Take Me Over (Thee Loving Hand Remix)' Album: 'Zonoscope' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Grizzly Bear , Passion Pit In Their Words: "This mix was designed for a new futuristic main room that [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day ATO Records Artist: Drive-By Truckers Hail From: Athens, Ga. Song: 'Used to Be a Cop' Album: 'Go-Go Boots' Sounds Like : Old 97's , Neil Young Listen to 'Used to Be a Cop' Download: 'Used to Be [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Don Giovanni Records Artist: Screaming Females Hail From: New Brunswick, N.J. Song: 'Wild' Album: 'Castle Talk' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Sleater Kinney , Hole Listen to 'Wild' Download: 'Wild' (MP3) [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Dangerbird Records Artist: The Dears Hail From: Montreal Song: 'Blood' Album: 'Degeneration Street' Sounds Like : Blur , Radiohead In Their Words: "Alone in the basement, tidying up, something was coming through. Spotted the guitar on the couch. Grabbed a pen and paper. All words, melody, [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Leslie Lyons Artist: Tristen Hails From: Lansing, Ill. Song: 'Baby Drugs' Album: 'Charlatans at the Garden Gate' Sounds Like : Kate Bush , Neko Case In Her Words: "This song is about your baby doing drugs. It's a love song really. It's all about loving someone [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: James Vincent McMorrow Hails From: Dublin Song: 'If I Had a Boat' Album: 'Early in the Morning' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Stephen Stills , Ray LaMontagne In His Words: "'If I Had A Boat' was the first song I wrote that made me want to make [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: My Disco Hail From: Melbourne, Australia Song: 'A Turreted Berg' Album: 'Little Joy' Sounds Like : Liars , Crystal Castles In Their Words: "One of the older songs on 'Little Joy,' this song went through many permutations before reaching its final place on the album. When we were tracking it, [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Surf City Hail From: Auckland, New Zealand Song: 'Crazy Rulers of the World' Album: 'Kudos' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Real Estate , Surfer Blood In Their Words: "It's about government-funded psychic spies." -- Vocalist/guitarist Davin Stoddard [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Social Distortion Hail From: Los Angeles Song: 'Machine Gun Blues' Album: 'Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : The Cramps , Dead Kennedys Listen to 'Machine Gun Blues' Download: [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Freebass Hail From: Manchester, England Song: 'Bury Me Standing' Album: 'It's a Beautiful Life' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Manic Street Preachers , New Order Listen to 'Bury Me Standing' [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Cloud Nothings Hail From: Cleveland, Ohio Song: 'Understand at All' Album: 'Cloud Nothings' Sounds Like : Wavves , Jay Reatard In Their Words: "I was struggling a lot while I was in the writing process for the self-titled record, but then I played the chords that open this song. Right [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Cepia Hails From: Minneapolis Song: 'Hootenanny' Album: 'Cepia' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Boards of Canada In His Words: "This song was written on a boat on Lake Superior. It's inspired by 1970s Neil Young , and possibly a little New Order ." -- Huntley Miller aka [...]

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Pablo Hails From: New York Song: 'Designed' Sounds Like : Neil Young , Iron and Wine In His Words: "January 2010. First track recorded of the New Year, it was done at Mavericks Studio in NYC by Chris Edwards. I've had this song going round my head for awhile now. Came back round [...]