Looking for something new?
I’m a sucker for a free MP3. I rarely listen to the radio, I almost never watch TV, and there’s precious little new music on either of those anyway (KEXP excepted, of course), so I have to really work to discover new bands. Scouring the internet for free downloads is one of my primary wastes of time discovery strategies. Luckily, there’s been a deluge of sampler releases lately, both from record labels and from other organizations. Here’s a few for you to hit if you need a little new music in your Thursday.
FEST 7 Compilation – tracks from 34 of the one gazillion bands that played the FEST this year.
Scene Not Heard – 22 Tracks From The Hardcore / Punk Underground.
ANTI- Records Fall 2008 Sampler – 17 tracks from artists like Billy Brag, Jolie Holland, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
Deathwish Fall Sampler – 21 Tracks
Surburban Home / Vinyl Collective FEST 7 special edition sampler – 9-track digital version of a vinyl sampler available only at this year’s FEST.
Eyeball Awareness Volume 3 – 9 tracks, sponsored by Rock The Vote.
Matador Records Fall 2008 Sampler – 13 tracks including Lou Reed, Belle and Sebastian, and Jay Reatard.
WFMU Free Music Archive samplers Volume 1 and Volume 2 – 21 and 19 tracks, respectively.
Enjoy!