Daily Randomness

A look at what's happening right now:



Dark Days/Light Years is the latest album from Welsh band Super Furry Animals. You can purchase it digitally via Superfurry.com, or hold out till April 13 for the physical release.

Download:
Super Furry Animals - Inaugural Trams

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Kasabian is giving away its new single "Vlad The Impaler". This free offer only lasts till midnight (GMT), April 3. Download it fast if you haven't.

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Nowhere to go this weekend? Head down to Zouk on Saturday for the New Young Pony Club DJ set by Tahita Bulmer & Andy Spence. Zouk admission on April 4 for non-members (inclusive of 2 drinks) is $18 before 10pm and $25/$30 after.

Download:
New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream [buy Fantastic Playroom]

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Rachael Yamagata recently gave an interview to The Power of Pop.

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Swedish hip-hop/IDM duo Prime Ape Got The Blues originally wrote a song called "Soul of a Man" for a mixtape in Sweden. However the mixtape failed to materialise, so they've decided to release the MP3 for free. Get it here.

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R.I.P: Music magazine Blender closes after more than a decade in the business. It will move its music publication online.

Daily Randomness

A look at what's happening right now:



Singer-songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs will be back on May 26 with her new album, Transmitter Failure. "Led to the Sea" is the lead single off the album, and you can download it for free via Pastemagazine.com.

The Led to the Sea EP (due April 7) precedes the release of the LP.

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Maria Taylor's (previously one half of Azure Ray) new record "LadyLuck" drops March 31. Check out the song "Time Lapse Lifeline" below.

Download:
Maria Taylor - Time Lapse Lifeline

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In exchange for your email address, you can download the free NIN|JA EP, which features exclusive tracks from Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails and Street Sweeper.

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Join Swedish hip-hop/IDM group Prime Ape Got the Blues' mailing list and you can download the song book for their album, It's Not Easy Being A Digital Being, for free.

Prime Ape Got the Blues - It's Not Easy Being A Digital Being

First time I ever got anything in the mail, so I thought I would share.


I always thought Sweden was famous for its pop music (think ABBA and The Cardigans) and heavy metal. I didn't know the Swedish hip-hop scene was pretty vibrant too. When Oscar Lundin of Gourmé! Records dropped me an email, telling me about his group Prime Ape Got the Blues, that's when I realised -- hey, there's a lot more good stuff coming out of Sweden after all.

Anyway, Prime Ape Got the Blues is a hip-hop/IDM duo from Gothenburg, Sweden consisting of vocalist/rapper Shuriken (Fredrik Brufors) and producer Nois etc (Oscar Lundin). Their debut LP, It's Not Easy Being A Digital Being, was released last year on independent label Gourmé! Records. A once-over of the songs on their website reveals a refreshingly different side of hip-hop, unlike much of the processed stuff we hear on radio today. Like Oscar says, "if you appreciate fuzzy aggressive bass lines, anti-gangsta lyrics and humour blacker then the darkest night", then do yourself a favour and check these guys out.

Download:
Prime Ape Got the Blues - Baggage
Prime Ape Got the Blues - Monkeyboy Wit A Chain 'Round His Wrist