Free MP3 Download From White Rabbits: “Heavy Metal”

Mojo says White Rabbits‘ brand of “wild Americana and freaked folk makes for a varied and vivid sprawl of sounds.”  We can’t wait to experience that glorious sprawl in-person, when the band returns to Madison’s High Noon Saloon on April 6, 2012.   Make sure you get your tickets now, before they’re all gone, and check [...]

Laura Gibson On NPR’s World Cafe + Free MP3 Download (In Madison Tomorrow Night!)

In support of La Grande, the new album that BBC Music calls “gem of a long-player – both sleepy and steely, mystical yet rooted in very real and universal themes,” songwriter Laura Gibson made a stop at NPR’s studios to perform a selection of tunes for their World Cafe program.  Take a listen here.  She’ll [...]

Only In Dreams: Summer Floats Into Madison With Memoryhouse + Free MP3 Download

After taking a listen to their upcoming Sub Pop LP, The Slideshow Effect, it’s hard to dispute that Memoryhouse have officially arrived. While their previous release, The Years EP, showed promise, Slideshow expands upon it in nearly every way. This is dream pop at its finest, awash in hazes of light distortion and lighter flourishes [...]

Valentine’s Day MP3 Download From Sage Francis: “Lost Loves”

Sage Francis has just released a special Valentine’s Day track, “Lost Loves”, available for download here. Of the song, Francis says: “Lost Loves” is a song that literally took 20 years to complete. The first half was recording in 1991 and the other half was recorded in 2011. Thanks to my pack-rat ways since an [...]

Shearwater Emerge From The Shadow Of Okkervil River+ Free MP3 Download

Initially an offshoot of the more well-known Okkervil River, Shearwater has since forged its own path. Flaunting woodsy orchestration and the angelic, wavering voice of Jonathan Meiburg, Shearwater play carefully crafted songs, evoking a cinematic, sweeping view of nature. Their most recent release, last year’s Golden Archipelago, won over listeners and critics with alternately gentle [...]