We've been offering up free songs this week, and I hope you have a solid summer playlist as a result. If you missed them, you can see all of the… Read the rest of the article: Last day of Free Music Week at Boing Boing

Sound it Out # 57: Scout Niblett – “Gun” (free MP3) Emma “Scout” Niblett kind of scares me. Her songs are intense and the characters she inhabits in them are… Read the rest of the article: Scout Niblett – "Gun" (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 56: Small Black – “Free at Dawn” (free MP3) Small Black’s new album Limits of Desire is seemingly at odds with itself. It’s bombastic yet intimate.… Read the rest of the article: Small Black – "Free At Dawn" (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 55: Pond – “Xanman” (free MP3) It would be easy to hear the music of Perth, Australia’s Pond and think they are ironic or retro, but… Read the rest of the article: Pond – “Xanman” (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 54: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Nightwater Girlfriend” (free MP3) Naming your band after a Russian political leader does not necessarily get you noticed… Read the rest of the article: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – “Nightwater Girlfriend” (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 53: Dr. OctoTron – “Spaz” (free MP3) Keith Thornton has appeared under many personas in his twisted hip-hop career, but my favorite was always Dr. Octagon.… Read the rest of the article: Dr. OctoTron – “Spaz” (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 52: Big Star “Thirteen" (Alternate mix, 1972) (free MP3) I’ve never been fond of the Beatles. Maybe it had something to do with my dad singing… Read the rest of the article: Big Star “Thirteen" (Alternate mix, 1972) (free MP3)

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Sound it Out # 51: Kid Karate – “Heart” (free MP3) Kid Karate is the rock band I’ve been looking for all summer. These two guys from Dublin create an… Read the rest of the article: Kid Karate – “Heart” (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 50: Caitlin Rose – “Only a Clown” (free MP3) Caitlin Rose’s second record The Stand-In finds the Nashville native straying a bit from her roots in… Read the rest of the article: Caitlin Rose – “Only a Clown” (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 49: Maps – “A.M.A” (free MP3) James Chapman makes music under the name Maps in his basement in Northampton, England. And while he appears to be… Read the rest of the article: Maps – “A.M.A” (free MP3)

This is day one of Free Song Week on Boing Boing. Every day this week, I’ll post at least one free song that I think deserves a place on your… Read the rest of the article: Welcome to Free Song Week!

Only last week, The Pixies announced that bassist Kim Deal had left the band. Now they have a new single that seems to be about bad breath, with some backing… Read the rest of the article: New Pixies video for "Bagboy"

Sound it Out # 48: Lightning Dust – “Diamond” (MP3) This song gives me an ache. A good kind of ache. I get a delicious tightening in my chest that… Read the rest of the article: Lightning Dust – “Diamond” (free MP3)

I'm still mad that Young Knives' fantastic last record Ornaments from the Silver Arcade never got released in the U.S. (though we featured a song from it).  They've been doing a… Read the rest of the article: Help Young Knives get their record finished

Sound it Out # 47: The Shouting Matches – “Avery Hill” (MP3) Do you, like me, have a secret love for straight-ahead 70’s rock? If so, that means we can… Read the rest of the article: The Shouting Matches – “Avery Hill” (free MP3)

  Library Lab posted about World Book Night applications a couple of months ago and it's coming up tomorrow. According their website, "World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated… Read the rest of the article: World Book Night is tomorrow! (April 23)

Sound it Out # 46: Alpine – “Gasoline” (MP3) Here’s a lovely, dreamy little pop gem to make any spring day even brighter. The band is called Alpine, and formerly… Read the rest of the article: Alpine – “Gasoline” (free MP3)

Sound it Out # 45: Charles Bradley – “Strictly Reserved for You” (MP3) Soul singer Charles Bradley has a lot of feelings, and it's not hard to see why: he's… Read the rest of the article: Charles Bradley – “Strictly Reserved for You” (free MP3)

 "WOR"  is Django Django's 7th video from their self-titled debut, and is a mesmerizing peek into the lives of daredevils drivers at a fair in Allahabad.