For the Record

You can download a free copy of the Mystery Jet’s song Flash a Hungry Smile from their website. Just type in your email and sign up for their newsletter, then you will be prompted for the download!

This week’s Artist You Should Know is…. José González! José is a Swedish born musician of Argentinian descent. He is a singer/songwriter who favors the acoustic setup. He now has 5 albums out and tracks on the One Tree Hill Soundtrack (Heartbeats), The Last Song Soundtrack (Down the Line) and the first Friday Night Lights Soundtrack (Storm).

For Fans of: Badly Drawn Boy, Damien Rice & The Cary Brothers

Below is Jose’s version of heartbeats (originally by the Knife)

This week’s Rare Record pick is… Dressy Bessy’s The Things That You Say That You Do! I got this song years ago off of a free summer CD from American Eagle and even then, it was very hard to find (this was pre-itunes).  It is on itunes.. but I posted it anyways, because I don’t think to may people would go looking for it!

Download Dressy Bessy’s The Things That You Say That You Do

I cannot tell you how excited I am for the upcoming release of the Friday Night Lights Soundtrack! I adore the first volume, if you haven’t heard it, then you should check it out. Maybe I will feature it for a soundtrack Saturday sometime. Anyways, I just wanted to let everyone know that Volume 2 is going to be released May 18th.

Complete Track Listing

01. White Rabbits – Percussion Gun
02. Heartless Bastards – Sway
03. A.A Bondy – Killed Myself When I Was Young
04. Augustana – Fire
05. Jakob Dylan – Something Good This Way Comes
06. Band of Skulls – I Know What I Am
07. John Doe – Meanest Man in the World
08.The Avett Brothers – If It’s the Beaches
09. AM – What You Hide
10. Sufjan Stevens – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
11. Fink – This is the Thing
12. Snuffy Walden – Friday Night Lights Theme

Amazon has put out another great free sampler, this time it’s for Merge Records. This sampler has tracks from Spoon, She & Him, Shout Out Louds and Destroyer, as well as many others!! Check it out and download it for free from amazon!

You can download a free copy of the Love Language’s, “Heart to Tell” from their upcoming release of Libraries, at Paste magazine!

This Week’s Soundtrack  Saturday Pick is… Stubbs the Zombie! Yes, I realize this is not a movie soundtrack, it is a video game soundtrack, but nonetheless, it is awesome. This soundtrack features fan favorites like, Ben Kweller, Cake, Death Cab for Cutie, Rogue Wave, The Dandy Warhols, Phantom Planet and The Flaming Lips covers classic songs. My personal pick is Rogue Wave’s cover of Buddy Holly’s Everyday.

Download the Soundtrack Here!

Complete Track List

01. Ben Kweller – Lolipop
02. The Raveonettes – My Boyfriends Back
03. Death Cab for Cutie – Earth Angel
04. Rose Hill Drive – Shakin’ All Over
05. Cake – Strangers in the Night
06. The Walkmen – There Goes My Baby
07. Rogue Wave – Everyday
08.The Dandy Warhols – All I Have to do is Dream
09. Oranger – Mr. Sandman
10. The Flaming Lips – If I Only Had a Brain
11. Clem Snide – Tears on my Pillow
12. Milton Mapes – Lonesome Town
13. Phantom Planet – The Living Dead

You can download a copy of the Barenaked Ladies song, Every Subway Car at amazon.

download a free copy of Ingrid Michealson’s, Sort Of at the amazon mp3 store!

Pick up Rihanna’s new CD, “Rated R” for $3.99 at the amazon mp3 store!