Free! Music! Friday!

It’s a Friday and to make sure your weekend is a music-filled one we have another tonne of free streams and downloads for you. It's a host of top international talent and more more music than you could shake a stick at, if you were so inclined.

To kick off, we’ve another quality instrumental from Dublin’s Overhead, The Albatross @ [link]www.overheadthealbatross.bandcamp.com/track/flubirds[/link]

Billy Corgan’s generosity knows no bounds with him gifting fans another new old track @ [link]www.ology.com/music/download-rhinoceros-version-2-smashing-pumpkins[/link]

M83's blistering new double album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming falls under the judgement of Hot Press next week. See if you agree with us after checking it out in full @ [link]www.ilovem83.com/huwd-album-premiere/[/link]

If you’re still suffering Public Enemy at the Picnic withdrawal symptoms, fear not, because those lovely people at American National Public Radio are streaming their All Tomorrow’s Parties gig in full, and also gave the same treatment to The Horrors. Check them out @ [link]www.npr.org/2011/10/05/140921051/public-enemy-in-concert-atp-festival-2011[/link] and [link]www.npr.org/2011/10/05/140920345/the-horrors-in-concert-atp-festival-2011[/link]

Hotpress.com is rarely lost for words but, hey, we’re lost for words! Is this David Lynch track genius or poo? We can’t decide. Go to [link]www.facebook.com/davidlynchofficial[/link] and make your own mind up.

Another generous fella is Cork’s Brian Deady who’s giving away his new four-track Love Out Loud EP. We’re particularly enamoured of the funky-in-a-Prince-sort-of-way ‘Filthy Minded’. Hear it @ [link]www.briandeady.com[/link]

Fuelling our obsession with The National this week is Nanna Øland Fabricius, aka, Oh Land, who’s come up with a gorgeous cover of ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’. Introduce it to your ears over @ [link]soundcloud.com/tlobf/oh-land-bloodbuzz-ohio-the[/link]

Ever wondered what Death Cab For Cutie would sound like if Cut Copy remixed them? Now, boys and girls, you know. [link]www.soundcloud.com/deathcabforcutie/death-cab-for-cutie-doors[/link]

Having wowed the Hard Working Class Heroes masses last weekend, much vaunted Dubliners little xs for eyes give us a free taster from their upcoming S.A.D. album, which is anything but. Gorgeous close harmonies and hooks you can hang your coat up on. Go to [link]littlexsforeyes.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-light-2[/link]

Kate Bush returns to action with the lead single from her 50 Words For Snow Crimbo album. Her genius has diminished not one jot.

Also coming over all festive are Tim Wheeler and Emmy The Great who trail their This Is Christmas album with ‘Christmas Day (I Wish I Was Surfing)’, We like! [link]www.facebook.com/emmyandtim[/link] has your hook-up.

The busiest man in rock ‘n’ roll, Jack White, has covered ‘Love Is Blindless’ for the Achtung Baby tribute album, which Q are giving away with their next issue.

Ever so hip Vancouver outfit – there’s definitely summat in the Canadian water – Mother Mother are streaming their new Eureka album over @ [link]mothermothersite.com/music[/link]

Techno-boffin Thomas Dolby is trailing his new alternative reality game, A Map Of The Floating City.

Derry’s very fine Smalltown America label has come up with a handy-dandy player so that you can check out their Public Service Broadcast 10 sampler. United Fruit’s ‘Three’ is particularly awesome.

Public Service Broadcast: 10 by Smalltown America

There’s more hot sampler action to be had courtesy of Chicago’s Definbound Music label. Some super fresh and funky hip hop.

Definbound Music by DefinboundMusic

The Gaslight Anthem have come up with a belting cover of Pearl Jam’s ‘State Of Love And Trust’ which you can enjoy by clicking on [link]www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-gaslight-anthem-pay-tribute-to-pearl-jam-20111004[/link]

Five reasons why young Dublin outfit The Notas are causing such a stir at the moment: [link]soundcloud.com/the-notas[/link]

Finally, we are seriously loving the version of ‘Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys’ Karen O has recorded for America’s Chipotle burrito chain. This has, has, has to receive a commercial release!