Hello indie music fans!
Our official Free Music Friday feature kicks off today. We have some great new talent as well as downloads for you to check out!
Tamalaneh
Tamalaneh's sound is a cross between old school, and new school R&B. She is said to remind many of, Mary J. Blige, Brandy, and Indie Arie. Tamalaneh, whos real name is, Anjelle Hoxie, started off singing Anita Baker songs at the age of 3 years old, in Lansig Michigan, but since have grown to love and have respect for many other phenomenal artists in various genres of music. Her experiences includes Vocal Training at the age of 10, Glee Club and High School Choir participation, and Live Performances in local Venues. She has had three releases in 2009, which can all be found on Itunes. Tamalaneh is also currently working in the studio to finish up her "Extended Version Album" consisting of 5 additional songs to the "Special Release Album", of which, is expected to be released sometime in March 2010.
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So Far Away download
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Sun Cut Flat
Sun Cut Flat makes layered music for headphones. They are an undiscovered gem for anyone who loves independent music, and their entire debut album was recorded in an attic. Swirling guitars and icy atmospheres often blend into
ambience, but the stories of the songs themselves never get lost in abstraction.
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Becka Says download
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Louder Than Love
Not afraid to stretch musical boundaries, delve into other genres, and experiment with style, Louder than Love's compositional prowess and killer musicianship puts them on rock's cutting edge. The band's debut album, Dark Days, recorded this year at The Warehouse Studios, is filled with modern hooks and layered riffs, putting a unique twist on the band's progressive rock roots. Influenced by the epic song-writing of bands like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, it incorporates a panoramic experience into each of the songs without ever sacrificing meaning and melody. The result is a wholly fresh, intricate album that will excite you musically and have you singing along.
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Dark Days download
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Bad Mask
Bad Mask is nothing more than a few nerdy kids from South Jersey. They enjoy all walks of music and they hope it shows in their own. The bastard child of Coalesce and At the Drive In raised by parents Botch and Breather Resist might come somewhere near to describing the sound. Or not. Who the fuck knows. Spunky, quirky, often destructively heavy riffs soar over precise drumming and lyrics about aliens, DMT, and the Illuminati, developing a strange sort of sound that is uniquely Bad Mask. Their live shows often leaves band members and spectators alike either bleeding or on the floor or both. Or sometimes they break a string and nothing much happens. It's really hit or miss.
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Alleycat Blues download
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Heady Hustla
Heady Hustla, born Mitchel Orlando Heard , is an American hip-hop recording artist, producer, and songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts, currently residing in the New York City area. He is a multi-instrumentalist whose work spans a broad range of genres including hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock, alternative and funk music. At present, Mitchel is producing what will be the first installment in his forthcoming mixtape series, Hard Sellin' Vol. 01, which is slated for a Fall 2010 release. The Hard Sellin' series is a compilation of original hip-hop music that intersects a variety of genres – representing Mitchel's entire body of work, upwards of 100 records, produced throughout his nearly decade-long career as a musician. The Heady Hustla mixtapes will be released under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Creative Commons license, which permits anyone to download, remix or share the music as they wish – 100% free and legal.
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Christine download
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