I am so far behind with basically everything that I can almost see myself coming around the other way. I should be finishing up my first lecture of the new semester, but I just can’t bear spending much more of my Saturday on a talk that most of my students are going to doze through [...]
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MP3s of the, um, ‘week’: The long overdue edition
This is really supposed to be a weekly feature, but I haven’t done one of these posts in a long, long time – largely because I’m lazy. And overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music coming through my inbox. But I asked for it, and it’s only fair that I share some of the discoveries [...]
MP3s of the Week: Athens and points west…and north…
A couple of bands from my old home of Athens, Georgia have been on repeat on A Free Man’s iPod this week and I’d like to kick things off with them. First is Dead Confederate, a five piece that may be single-handedly redefining the sound of ‘Southern Rock’ as The Drive-by Truckers did before them. These [...]
MP3s of the Week: What do you get when you cross Kanye West, Wilco and the ‘85 Bears?
04 Sep 2008 at 15:17
A Free Man
American artists, Canadian Artists, Lo-fi, MP3 of the Week, Making music in your bedroom, Mash-ups, Music, Swedish artists, folk
Starting off with an old favorite. Okkervil River, who featured on A Free Man’s Top 10 last year is back next week with their fifth full length record, “The Stand Ins”. I’ve heard a bit of it and it sounds as good or better than last year’s gem “The Stage Names”. If you’ve not heard [...]
MP3s of the Week: Melody, Mystery and Memory
31 Jul 2008 at 15:00
A Free Man
American artists, Americana, British Artists, Country, Hip-Hop, MP3 of the Week, Making music in your bedroom, folk, jazz
Let’s kick things off this week with the sultry, smoky voice of Melody Gardot. Her debut LP, “Worrisome Heart” is out and what I’ve heard of it so far is just stunning. Gardot was seriously injured after being hit by a car whilst riding her bicycle in 2004. One of the treatments suggested for her [...]
MP3s of the Week: Top Toffs Edition
24 Jun 2008 at 10:27
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American artists, Australian Artists, British Artists, Brooklyn, MP3 of the Week
The older I get, the more I appreciate the darkly twisted Nick Cave. He and his Bad Seeds have a new record out, “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” which is just pure art. Check out the title track for a glimpse.
MP3: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”
London based singer-songwriter Owen Duff has [...]
MP3s of the Week: Dandys, Swedes & Japanese
14 Jun 2008 at 19:22
A Free Man
American artists, British Artists, Canadian Artists, Electronica, Hip-Hop, Indie Pop, MP3 of the Week, Psychedelia
Let’s kick it off with the vastly underrated Wolf Parade. The Canadian quartet’s 2005 debut “Apologies to the Queen Mary” was one of that year’s best albums that you might not have heard. Their sophomore effort, “At Mount Zoomer, is due out in North America on Tuesday from Sub Pop. What I’ve heard so far [...]
MP3s of the Week: Caught Up!
05 Jun 2008 at 14:53
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American artists, Australian Artists, Florida, Indie Pop, MP3 of the Week
Success! With this post A Free Man is caught up with all MP3s sent through over the long month that I was off line. What a great sense of accomplishment. What follows is my ten favorite tracks that I’ve received in one way or another over the last month or so. Some of them are [...]
MP3s of Weeks Past
Before I blaze in with my new favorites, I have a few new (well, new at the time) artists to whom I want to give a bit of press. For those of you that were paying attention, I had hoped to feature the music of the Sunshine State. Well, Florida was a musical bust so [...]
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