It’s been a lazy Sunday, and I spent a good part of it shopping the internet for free music, as has become my habit. And since I’m a thoughtful, sharing person, I thought I’d parlay my hard work into your reward and give you the best free music I’ve downloaded this week. You’re welcome.
Low Rising by the Swell Season – This single is over a year old, but it showed up as a free download on the 93XRT website earlier this week for some reason. Doesn’t matter why, because this is one of my favorite songs, and I jumped on that immediately. If you loved Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova in Once singing “Falling Slowly” you’ll love this song as well. The instrumentation and Hansard’s voice combine perfectly – this is one of the sexiest songs you’ll hear today.
Violin by Amos Lee – iTunes has this one off of Lee’s brand new album Mission Bell as their free Discovery Download of the week. Lee’s vocal is great on this song, which doesn’t really sound like anything new, but it doesn’t really have to. You want it anyway.
Get Some by LykkeLi – This is one badass Swedish broad crooning “don’t make demands, I don’t take none.” The percussion on this song and her unmistakably European sing-song voice will have this one interminably stuck in your head. The bright side is that it sounds really, really good.
Cousins by Mumford and Sons – Vampire Weekend’s upbeat ditty “Cousins” gets made over with Mumford and Son’s signature folk/bluegrass sound and it works perfectly. Marcus Mumford’s deep, gritty voice is the opposite of Ezra Koening’s peppy style. Combined with the earthy arrangement, it sounds like any song you’d hear in a backwoods barn dance. And I would know.
Black and Gold by Wale – I am a big fan of Sam Sparro’s “Black and Gold” – just try to sit still while listening to it – but to my surprise Wale managed to make it way better by rapping over it. I love this right now.
99 Problems by Jay-Z with the Dap Kings – Continuing the remixes. This song is not new at all, but I just found it today, and this is what my life has been missing. The hard-rocking original is irreplaceable, but it’s definitely a welcome change to hear this Prince Ballard incarnation. Where the original was an incensed, driven rock, this relaxed version sounds like Jay-Z is just sitting across the room, telling you a story about his bullshit day while the jazzy soul sound of the Dap Kings crackles from your record player. That’s my new favorite daydream. As a bonus there’s a super sexy photo of the man to admire while you download.
Rolling in the Deep/Childish Gambino Remix by Jamie XX – I’m loving this mash-up of Adele’s latest single combined with raps by the alter ego of Community’s Donald Glover. Despite his age, Glover has a teenager’s voice with no hint of swagger, but his wit and smart rhymes make him worth listening to. The layering of both artist’s songs to lost lovers is what’s compelling here. Adele can get revenge on anybody with those pipes, and Childish Gambino uses a sharp tongue to put his ex in her place. When you get to the end of this, you just think “somebody just got told off good.”
Also, if you haven’t heard Adele’s “Rolling In the Deep” yet, get your head out of your ass. The video is here, and it will give you goose bumps.
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