FREE MUSIC TUESDAY~!

Seeing as we short-changed you last fortnight, we’ve decided to have a bonus Free Music Friday (On A Tuesday). Unconventional, maybe even foolhardy, but we’ve tunes of such immense hotness that you have to hear them NOW!!!

We are extremely excited about the debut single from Cork duo Young Wonder, which is being given away at [link]soundcloud.com/young-wonder-1/young-wonder-tumbling[/link] and combines the best bits of Bjork and Moloko. Yup, it’s that good! The accompanying video also suggests they’re destined for greatness.

Next to [link]www.box.com/shared/static/vltyhdsz3ibrxfsgshe2.mp3[/link] where you can sample Odd Future spin-off outfit – busy boys or what? – The Internet.

Never ones to do things by half – or even three-quarters – The Flaming Lips managed to stretch The Beatles’ ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’ out to a marathon 17mins 7secs recently when they covered it live. There’s also a new tune at [link]soundcloud.com/theflaminglips/now-i-understand[/link] featuring the sultry tones of Erykah Badu.

Elsewhere, [link]soundcloud.com/theboxingplot[/link] is home to ‘Nine’, the latest gem to be conjured up by jingly-jangly Dubliners The Boxing Plot.

Our friends at the mighty Mojo have a complete stream of the new Mark Lanegan Band album residing at [link]mojomagazine.tumblr.com/post/16815207281/listen-mark-lanegan-bands-blues-funeral-mark[/link]. We’ll be having a few well-chosen words with Mr. Lanegan in an upcoming issue of Hot Press.

NPR, the American radio station that keeps on giving, has full streams of Paul McCartney’s Kisses On The Bottom – you dirty devil, Macca! – and Sharon Van Etten’s Tramp at [link]www.npr.org/2012/01/29/145758948/first-listen-paul-mccartney-kisses-on-the-bottom[/link] and [link]www.npr.org/2012/01/29/145731033/first-listen-sharon-van-etten-tramp[/link] respectively. The latter features input from assorted members of The National, so it must be good!

The Free Music Friday (On A Tuesday) Post-Rock (Albeit With Vocals) Video of the Week Award goes to Limerick’s We Come In Pieces whose ‘Sexy Rouge’ promo is almost as exciting as being in the moshpit at one of their Blind Pig gigs. There are also tunes aplenty to be streamed at [link]wecomeinpieces1.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-chains[/link]

There’s more hot streaming action at [link]www.jackwhiteiii.com[/link] where the Nashville-residing rock ‘n’ roll superhero is previewing ‘Love Interruption’ from his debut Blunderbuss solo album.

[link]coolforcatsrecords.bandcamp.com/track/sleepwalker-by-mercy[/link] gifts you a free track from lovely Londoner Mercy. The London indie label is also promising a new tune soon from Fight Like Apes.

What have Saint Etienne been up to these past seven years? Find out at
[link]snd.sc/wEv73J[/link] where you can cop a pre-release earful of their ‘Tonight’ single, which is produced by ex-Xenomania man Tim Powell – and sounds like it too!

Also in generous mood are Sweet Billy Pilgrim who’ll give you their new single in return for signing up to their [link]www.sweetbillypilgrim.com/home.html[/link] mailing-list, The Cold War Kids, who have not one, but two new singles up for free grabs at [link]www.coldwarkids.com/site/minimum-day[/link] and the impeccably-haircutted Tribes also do the “tune for your email address” thing at [link]tribesband.com/free-download[/link]

Team Hot Press has been seriously rocking out to the new Mountain Of Love tune at [link]facebook.com/themountainoflove?sk=app_162850930432266[/link]
If they sound a trifle familiar that’s because two of the gentlemen involved were founder members of Alabama 3. Expect live dates soon.

New record label DigSin – I think we all agree we do – is vowing to give away all of its releases for free. First up at [link]digsin.com/blog/drnk-txtng[/link] is ‘Drnk Txtng’ by indie electropopper NNXT.

Sean Born dishes up a free 19-track mix, 909 Jack, at [link]mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/909-jack-bts-pause-mix[/link] featuring the likes of Early Reed, Kev Brown, Hassaan Mackey and the rest of his easy riding Baltimore crew.

Sticking with matters hip hop and [link]cypressxrusko.com[/link] finds Cypress Hill shacking up in the studio with English dubstep producer Rusko who has an equally free collection of remixs available from [link]www.ruskoonfire.com[/link]

Adam Duritz’s mate Graham Colton more than does justice to Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’ at [link]www.theroundtableonline.com/2012/01/free-music-graham-colton-covers-youre-so-vain-carly-simon-mp3[/link]

Next to [link]www.musicfrombands.com/music/feb/RoundAbout/masters/mp3/RoundAbout_80s-M.mp3[/link] where you can sample the dream poppy delights of MacroGrizzly whose members variously hail from Carlow, Laois and Kilkenny.

Which brings Free Music Friday (On A Tuesday) to a glorious close. Send your links to @stuartclark66 to feature next time.