Matt Pond PA: Freeep

Matt Pond PA are giving away a free ep, with devilish cunning known as the Freeep.

Try this one: mp3 Matt Pond PA: Hearts and Minds

Download the whole thing here.

Neil Young: '70s

For me, Neil is up there with Dylan. Here, some old gems froim the '70s, two Neil one CSN&Y... unreleased...

mp3 Neil Young: River of Pride (White Line)
mp3 Neil Young: Campaigner
mp3 CSN&Y: Human Highway

These are not, to my knowledge, available elsewhere.

Lest We Forget: The Saw Doctors' If this is Rock and Roll I Want My old Job Back

Back in the '90s The Saw Doctors took over where The Pogues had left off for Oirsih rock'n'roll. They were at their best live, but theri records had their moments too. This 1991 album had its moments:

mp3 The Saw Doctors: N17
mp3 The Saw Doctors: I Hope You Meet Again

From the follow up, try this:

mp3 The Saw Doctors: The Green and Red of Mayo

Buy here, download drm-free here.

Ryan Adams: As it Should Have Been?

Two acoustic snippets live at KCU Austin, minus the MOR sheen. Awesome, as the album should have sounded? This is ****in' brilliant; listen!

mp3 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: Fix It (acoustic)
mp3 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: Go Easy (acoustic)

If only....

Buy the album here.

Donny Hue and the Colours: Tell Tall Tales

A fine set of acoustic solo songs from Donny Hue. As the press release says:

The album was self recorded by Donny Hue in Brooklyn in 2008. The story of the Tales from Donny Hue, "I picked these songs up while on the move....on a train, a bicycle, a plane....however you see fit. They come from certain sights and sounds that never leave you alone, that creep up and tap you on the shoulder every now and then, eager for attention. Maybe these aren't meant to be tales, or even songs, but pictures of someplace that I've been or seen. It doesn't matter where they take you, or if they got you where you were going, but at least, even for a moment or so, you saw 'em."

Try this:

mp3 Donny Hue: Good Time Happening

Here's the video.

Links to buy via the links above.

Jenny Lewis: Acid Tongue

The new album from Jenny Lewis took a while to sink in, but now it's taking off. A mix of real old rockers and some very pretty ones. This has a lot:

mp3 Jenny Lewis: Godspeed
mp3 Jenny Lewis: Pretty Bird

Here's a wee bit of video of her & Elvis Costello on Letterman, thanks to Culture Bully here.

Buy here, download drm-free here.

Gladshot: Burn Up and Shine

A fine blast of power-pop from NYC's Gladshot, with some damn fine tunes. Sounds like summer, so not a bad way to brighten up the dark of November. Try these:

mp3 Gladshot: All I Want is You
mp3 Gladshot: He Was Gone

Buy here