Girl Band, Lana Del Rey, Grizzly Bear, Hozier, kd lang & David Brent star in Free Music Friday

When not feasting this week on Euro 2016 and the Copa America – Nordy Ireland’s smiting of the Ukraine and Chile’s 4-2 ding-dong with Panama being our fave games so far – Free Music Friday has been tracking down the hottest, yet at the same time coolest, downloads, streams, videos and trailers the web has to offer.

It’s straight in, no kissing with a Pitchfork Music Festival mixtape featuring choice cuts from Twin Peaks, Whitney, Girl Band, Sufjan Stevens, Holy Ghost! and the amazing RP Boo. If you’re up for a trans-Atlantic adventure, the live action takes place from July 15-17 in Chicago’s Union Park.

Grizzly Bear, Surfer Blood, Weaves, Hockey Daddy, Fear Of Men and Skywave feature on another impeccably hip sampler from Brooklyn’s Kanine Records.

We thought that Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop had Collaborative Album of the Year sewn-up but, nope, their title has been usurped by Neko Case, kd lang and Laura Veirs who revel in each other’s legendary company.
The hot streaming action continues with Deerhoof whose latest, The Magic, was jammed out in the New Mexico desert; a soundtrack to an imaginary science-fiction western from genre-bender Marisa Anderson; the debut offering from leftfield Aussie popsters Oh Pep! and Songs Of Hope And Struggle, an eloquent two fingers to Donald Trump from veteran Latino Augustín Lira.

American NPR also treats us to quality Tiny Desk Concerts from the aforementioned Weaves and Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop who we sincerely hope will be paying us a visit soon.

Adult Swim continues its weekly series of free single downloads with ‘Mirage Trooper’, a squelchy, acid-drenched tune from Clark. Get it while it’s hot from [link]adultswim.com/music/singles-2016[/link]

If you’re into your glacial cool, look no further than this pre-Roskilde mix from London/Reykjavik pop outfit Dream Wife.

He was supposed to be taking the rest of the year off but Hozier has come up with an ace new tune, ‘Better Love’, for the upcoming Legend Of Tarzan movie, which is sending fans into paroxysms of delight.

The first full-length trailer has just been released for David Brent: Life On The Road, which is substantially funnier than we thought it would be. The film hits Irish screens on August 19.

Pixie Geldof opens her musical account with ‘So Strong’ and ‘Escape Route’, two of the supremely atmospheric tunes gracing her debut album, I’m Yours, which drops on September 16.

National Geographic have made their excellent Prince: The Man Behind The Music documentary available for your streaming pleasure.

Kasabian’s ‘Goodbye Kiss’ got the sultry cover treatment from Lana Del Rey when she sashayed into the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge this week. We can’t wait to see her at the Picnic.

Meanwhile, Miley does a bang up job of tackling ‘Summertime Sadness’. They’ve got, got, got to make a record together!

It’s come to our attention that there are still people who’ve yet to catch Alan Partridge’s Scissored Isle, a scalpel-like dissection of the British working-class condition, which awaits on Sky Atlantic.

And that’s where we down tools and head home for another footie watching marathon. Here’s hoping that Martin 'n' Roy's boys take Belgium to the Euro 2016 cleaners tomorrow. In the meantime, keep those links coming to @stuartclark66