Catbird Records is offering up – for one week only – a FREE download of Moviola’s 2007 stunner . I will always encourage checking out music when it’s free but I’ll tell ya that this one is good enough that I bought a copy, even after being given a free promo copy.
Here’s a video I shot of Moviola performing “Rudy” at the CD release party back in June ’07.
It’s not a novel concept – giving away free music – but it’s still nice to recognize and say thanks to Matt Pond PA for allowing fans (and potential fans) the opportunity to download a new EP on this day before Thanksgiving. Following in the footsteps of Fiona Apple and giving the EP a rather lengthy title, Matt Pond PA – in an effort to make things more user friendly – have given the 9-song recording the nickname of Freeep.
Give it a listen, it’s not like it’s going to cost you anything and give thanks to the fellas for this wonderful Thanksgiving gift.
DOWNLOAD: Matt Pond PA – The Freep
Jill’s giving away a new remix on her website (it’s in the M4a format) FOR FREE and it’s a great, end-of-the-summer, loungy dance track.
DOWNLOAD: “Last Summer (Sparkle Mix)”
If you somehow missed it, Jill released her first solo album, City Beach, in early 2007 and it made my year-end Best of list that year. If you are/were a Luscious Jackson fan and this is news to you, you can find the CD used on Amazon.com for $.01.
Here’s my review of that CD:
Perhaps it was the fact that they were introduced to the world as the female version of The Beastie Boys, but Luscious Jackson never seemed to live up to the hype despite scoring a number of moderately successful hits during their short run. By the time the ladies went their separate ways in 2000, their kinky disco music had worn out it’s welcome. Lead singer Jill Cunniff started a family and worked with the New York disco duo The Cooler Kids all the while writing songs that she’d eventually use for her debut, City Beach.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Cunniff’s own work is cut from the same cloth as the material she contributed to Luscious Jackson, but it’s more subdued and there is even a hint of Brazilian pop spread throughout the songs. While Cunniff’s lyrical prowess may leave a bit to be desired, the general lazy summer afternoon tone of songs like “Lazy Boys” and “NYC Boy” make for a welcome return by this one-time New York City street punk.
And a low-budget video for “Lazy Girls”.
Deer Tick – “Art Isn’t Real (City of Sin)”
Matt Wertz – “5:19”
Stars Like Fleas – “I Was Only Dancing”
Emiliana Torrini – “Me and Armini”
Ben Weaver – “White Snow”, “Alligators and Owls”
Andre Williams – “Can You Deal With It?”, “Never Had a Problem”
Adventure – “Battle Cat”
Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez – “Mostly a Friend”
The Little Ones – “Morning Tide”
The Break and Repair Method – “You Won’t be Able to be Sad”
The Good Players – “David’s Lamentation”
Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention – “Stratfield”
Can’t get this song out of my head.
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