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Does your pocket player need a new selection of free tunes? If so, this list is made up of all sorts of dreamy, scuzzy, shoegaze, indie goodness, plus a couple of noise-laden treats for good measure. Not all music should be free, a huge amount of effort goes into writing and recording these, so stream, listen and download at will, but don’t forget to support the bands you like so we can do this all over again soon.
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Pissed Jeans – Bathroom Laughter
Sub Pop’s sludgy legends Pissed Jeans opens this smash and grab and is by far the noisiest option from this selection. Their new album ‘Honeys’ was album of the month here in February. Take ‘Bathroom Laughter’ away as a taster of what absolute annihilation lies within this album. It’s one of the very best long players of 2013 in our opinion.
Splashh – Sun Kissed Bliss
Splashh bring some beautiful sun-tinged dreamy pop to this top ten with a free download of ‘Sun Kissed Bliss’. Keep an eye on this lot.
Cold Pumas – Fog Cutter
This minimalist, scuzzy three piece have a textural shower on offer here. Taken from their debut album, Persistent Malaise, this metronomic mist is a true toe tapper. Download it from their guitarist’s D.I.Y label ‘Faux Discx’ Soundcloud.
Novella – Don’t Believe Ayn Rand
Dreamy London trio Novella have a concrete collection of singles and EP’s, but one of their earlier tracks encouraging their audience to disregard a certain Russian novelist happens to be one of my favourites.
Male Bonding – Demos
London rockers Male Bonding have three rough and ready demos they recorded in their practice room up for grabs.
Honeyslide – Drippin’
Melancholic fuzz makers Honeyslide have a double A side coming out in June that you should investigate but for now you can download their soaking wet, shoegaze steez here.
Bayy – Doctor
Brighton based foursome Bayy are small fish in a big pond with only a handful of shows under their belts but definitely worth checking out. Get the scoop over at their Soundcloud for free downloads of ‘Doctor’ and ‘Aquarium’.
Teardrop Factory – Vanity Unfair
If you like lo-fi, fractured indie-rock then you should download ‘Vanity Unfair’. Teardrop Factory have an E.P due in late May so this should be the perfect introduction via a dose of kaleidoscopic fuzz right here.
Sauna Youth – Psi Girls
Sauna Youth make an unusual, angular breed of punk noise and it sounds fucking cool. Having shared the stage with some Crossfire favourites this year, (namely Parquet Courts and Pissed Jeans) I was more than excited to download ‘Psi Girls’.
Drenge – Necromance is Dead
The Drenge brothers kicked off their summer tour with Temples last week, and in celebration they’re offering a free download of ‘Necromance Is Dead’. Snap this up.