The KEXP Blog » Free Music! http://blog.kexp.org/blog where the music matters Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:30:16 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Music Blowout From Your Friends At KEXP http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/01/02/free-music-blowout-from-your-friends-at-kexp/ http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/01/02/free-music-blowout-from-your-friends-at-kexp/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:30:44 +0000 Kevin Cole http://blog.kexp.org/blog/?p=13963 Happy New Year! We hope you’re starting off 2009 in a great way, and we’d love to make it just a little bit better with even MORE free MP3’s. I’ve been spotlighting some of my favorite songs of 2008 (if you missed any previous installments, just check the KEXP Blog, and this is the grand [...]]]>
School of Seven Bells with Kevin Cole

School of Seven Bells with Kevin Cole 11/28/08
photo by Ken Roeder

Happy New Year! We hope you’re starting off 2009 in a great way, and we’d love to make it just a little bit better with even MORE free MP3’s. I’ve been spotlighting some of my favorite songs of 2008 (if you missed any previous installments, just check the KEXP Blog, and this is the grand finale… So, I’m actually going out with a BANG, with some extra “bonus” songs in there, too! There was just so much great music last year, and I can’t wait to discover even more great music in 2009.

KEXP loves sharing new music with you, and we’ll even deliver it straight to you daily, for free! Just subscribe to our Song of the Day podcast! It couldn’t be easier!

  • Vivian Girls - Tell The World (MP3)
  • Bang Bang Eche - 4 to the Floor (MP3)
  • Joseph Arthur - Temporary People (MP3)
  • Steve Wynn - Manhattan Fault Line (MP3)
  • Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliantion (MP3)
  • Crooked Fingers - Your Control (MP3)
  • Starfucker - Holly (MP3)
  • Passion Pit - I’ve Got Your Number (MP3)
  • Gang Gang Dance - House Jam (MP3)
  • School of Seven Bells - Iamundernodisguise (MP3)
  • High Places - From Stardust to Sentience (MP3)
  • The Dears - Disclaimer (MP3)
  • Japanese Motors - Better Trends (MP3)
  • Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh (MP3)
  • Pela - Waiting on the Stairs (MP3)
  • The Lucksmiths - Good Light (MP3)

You can learn more about each of these bands and find photos, videos, and even more songs by them as they’re featured on the KEXP Blog.

]]> http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/01/02/free-music-blowout-from-your-friends-at-kexp/feed/ 0 What? More Free Music From KEXP? http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2008/12/31/what-more-free-music-from-kexp/ http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2008/12/31/what-more-free-music-from-kexp/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:38:11 +0000 Kevin Cole http://blog.kexp.org/blog/?p=13867 Elliott Brood outside KEXP

Elliott Brood outside KEXP 9/22/08
photo by Jim Beckmann

We’ve got another batch of free music for you today, part of our End-of-the-Year music gift to you of 50 Free MP3’s Just a little way of showing our appreciation for your support, a great way to introduce you to some artists you may have overlooked over 2008, and an introduction to our excellent FREE Song of the Day podcast! Every day, we deliver a new song to you, completely free, and if your New Year’s Resolution is to discover more new music, then KEXP can help you keep that resolution!

  • Elliott Brood - Write It All Down For You (MP3)
  • Natalia Clavier - Dormida (MP3)
  • The Moondoggies - Changing (MP3)
  • The Quiet Ones - Girls and Uniforms (MP3)
  • The High Decibels - That Dude (MP3)
  • Blind Pilot - Go On, Say It (MP3)
  • Bound Stems - Happens To Us All Otherwise (MP3)
  • Air France - Collapsing at Your Doorstep (MP3)
  • The Broken West - Auctioneer (MP3 )
  • Extra Golden - Obama (live) (MP3)

]]> http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2008/12/31/what-more-free-music-from-kexp/feed/ 0 Even More Free Music From Your Friends At KEXP http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2008/12/30/even-more-free-music-from-your-friends-at-kexp/ http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2008/12/30/even-more-free-music-from-your-friends-at-kexp/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:36:45 +0000 Kevin Cole http://blog.kexp.org/blog/?p=13808 Mochipet during Ballard Day 2008

Mochipet Live from Sonic Boom during KEXP's Ballard Day Broadcast 5/9/08
photo by Krissi Pearson

And we’re continuing our gift to you of 50 FREE MP3’s, — just our way of saying “thanks” for your support! If you’ve missed any of these installments, be sure to check out past entries on the KEXP Blog.

And if you missed out on ANY of this excellent free music over the year, then it’s time for you to subscribe to KEXP’s Song of the Day podcast! Every day, we deliver a new song to you, completely free — songs like these below:

  • Firewater - Electric City (MP3)

  • The Cool Kids - Basement Party (MP3)

  • Baskervilles - A Little More Time (MP3)

  • Mochipet - Sharp Drest (MP3)

  • Kassin+2 - Tranqüilo (MP3)

  • NOMO - Three Shades (MP3)

  • Douglas Armour - Towards The Light (MP3)

  • Booka Shade - Charlotte (MP3)

  • The Airborne Toxic Event - Does This Mean You’re Moving On? (MP3)

  • Michael Franti and Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You) (MP3)

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photo by Chad Syme

KEXP is helping you kick off the week with 50 FREE MP3’s of some of my favorite songs from 2008 — just our way of saying “thanks” for your support! If you missed last Friday’s installment, be sure to check it out here. And if you missed out on ANY of this excellent free music over the year, then it’s time for you to subscribe to KEXP’s Song of the Day podcast! Every day, we deliver a new song to you, completely free — songs like these below:

  • Frightened Rabbit - I Feel Better (MP3)
  • Bon Iver - Skinny Love (MP3)
  • Cloud Cult - The Ghost Inside Our House (MP3)
  • Cut Copy - Lights and Music (MP3)
  • Hazelwood Motel - Break Myself In Two (MP3)
  • Kassin+2 - Samba Machine (MP3)
  • Plants and Animals - Bye Bye Bye (MP3)
  • DJ Dolores - Danger Global Warming (MP3)
  • The Little Ones - Forgive Yourself (MP3)
  • Violens - Violent Sensation Descends (MP3)

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photo by iamdonte

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a great holiday weekend… and the gifts don’t stop because over the next week, I’ll be bringing you 50 FREE MP3s of great songs from the past year you might have overlooked — just our way of saying “Thanks for supporting KEXP!” And if your New Year’s Resolution is to discover new music, then subscribing to our Song of the Day podcast is just what you need. Every day, we deliver a new song to you, completely free! Check out some of the songs below that we sent out during 2008:

  • Trentemoller - Moan (MP3)
  • The Acorn - The Flood Pt 1 (MP3)
  • Vampire Hands - Paradise Knife Fights (MP3)
  • Say Hi - Northwestern Girls (MP3)
  • The Bell - On and On (MP3)
  • Citay - Little Kingdom (MP3)
  • Voice of the Seven Woods - Return from Byzantium (MP3)
  • Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch (MP3)
  • Handsome Furs - Cannot Get Started (MP3)
  • Cassettes Won’t Listen - Large Radio (MP3)
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