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‘Tis the summer for free indie rock downloads, I’m convinced. Spin Magazine has a couple of compilation albums floating around. Most notable, editors’ picks contrive a 16-song collection of Bonnaroo bands. Local Natives, Phoenix, Gossip and The Young Veins contributed to this one. |
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Indie bands releasing one-off’s is the new hype, too. New Young Pony Club released a re-mix of “We Want To,” a song off their new (April 2010) album, The Optimist. Sign up for the mailing list on their site and score the download. |
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New York hip-hoppers, Northern State, are no strangers to the indie rock scene. One of the three, Hesta Prynn, has embarked on an electro-pop project under her own name. Her new single, “Can We Go Wrong,” is featured on her site for free download. It’s a little Le Tigre, a little New Young Pony Club and all dance. |
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If you know Atlanta indie, you know James Hall. His band, James Hall and the Futura Bold, have several national summer tour dates on the calendar. Check their site for this download – get eight tracks off the new album for before you catch them live. Again, sign up for the mailing list and receive the download link (scroll down to the middle of the page). |
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