March wasn’t such a great month for snow (at least in the Eastern part of the U.S., thankfully), but it was a great month for music. Here’s a recap of everything noteworthy that I posted in the month of March.
March 1st:
- [Review] and stream of the excellent new Frightened Rabbit album “The Winter Of Mixed Drinks” (9/10).
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Sleigh Bells feature as a Band To Listen For in 2010. Listen to all 7 of their currently available songs.
- [Listen] Gorillaz stream their entire new album “Plastic Beach” over at NPR.
- [Watch] The video for “Stylo”, the lead single from Gorillaz “Plastic Beach”, featuring Bruce Willis.
- [Discover] New artist Brett Gleason. Listen to 2 of his songs and watch the video for his single “I Am Not”.
- [Listen] The first #MusicMonday of the month. Listen to 20 songs of the week.
March 2nd:
- [Watch] Tegan And Sara do three songs for La Blogotheque (“Alligator”, “Feel It In My Bones”, and “Nineteen”).
- [Discover/Listen/Download] The Tallest Man On Earth. Listen to 5 songs and watch 2 videos of this incredible solo performer.
- I also got something that’s pretty damn cool.
March 3rd:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Freelance Whales. Listen to three songs and watch some impromptu street performances.
March 4th:
- [Listen/Download] The Hood Internet vs The 2000s Mashup. An Excellent 6 minute mashup of some of the best songs from 2000 to 2009.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Dessa, Hip-Hop, Slam-Poet virtuoso brings some intelligence and amazing tunes back into the genre.
March 5th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Efterklang. Listen to 5 songs and watch 3 videos from the Danish Electro-Indie-Rockers.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Why? Listen to 4 songs and watch 3 videos from Californian Hip-Hop/Indie crossovers.
March 6th:
- [Watch] Joanna Newsom perform “Soft As Chalk” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
- [Listen/Download] As part of the run up to SXSW, the organisers released hundreds of songs for free.
March 7th:
- Band of Horses release album artwork via Twitter.
March 8th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Local Natives. Listen to 5 songs and watch 3 videos from these Indie-Rock-Folkers.
- [Listen] The second #MusicMonday of the month. Listen to 20 songs of the week.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Mumford & Sons. Listen to 4 songs and watch 2 videos from this awesome English 4-piece.
March 9th:
- [Listen/Download] New song by LCD Soundsystem “Oh You (Christmas Blues)” from the movie “Greenberg”.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Cults. Mysterious and frickin’ awesome new band came out of nowhere and exploded. Listen to 3 songs and read an interview with them.
- [Listen/Download] MGMT post new song online. “Flash Delirium makes the rounds from their upcoming second album “Congratulations”.
March 10th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Agartha Audio. Listen to their new Hip-Hop gem “The Butterfly Effect”.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Not Squares. Listen to 7 of their Thrash-Dance anthems and watch their video for “Asylum”.
March 11th:
- [Watch] The National perform brand new song “Terrible Love” on Jimmy Fallon.
- [Listen/Download] Frightened Rabbit play a couple of songs from their new album live on BBC 6 Music.
March 12th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Blair. Listen to 3 of her beautiful Indie-Pop wonders and watch 2 videos.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Little Girls. Listen to 3 songs and watch a video from these Canadian Shoegaze Garage-Rockers.
March 14th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Chunky Selection Of Free Music.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] BAD DONKEY. Listen to 2 songs from these unsigned French Electro-Rockers BAD DONKEY.
March 15th:
- [Listen] The third #MusicMonday of the month. Listen to 20 songs of the week.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Atlas Sound. Listen to 5 songs and watch a video by the Deerhunter frontman, Bradford Cox.
March 16th:
- [Listen/Download] The Hood Internet do it again with an awesome mashup of “Aint Nuthin’ But A G Thang” by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and “Journal Of Ardency” by Class Actress.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] TRUTHLiVE. He released a 10-song mix tape for free as a teaser before his debut album. Listen to the whole thing.
March 17th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] I uploaded hundreds of songs to the site from bands playing SXSW this year. This was the first part, artists 9-C.
March 18th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] I uploaded hundreds of songs to the site from bands playing SXSW this year. This was the second part, artists D-K.
- [Listen/Download] Sofia Talvik. Listen to 2 songs from her new album “Florida”.
- [Review] The Fall – “Your Future, Our Cluttter”. Stephen from The Crosshair reviews their 28th album.
March 19th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] I uploaded hundreds of songs to the site from bands playing SXSW this year. This was the third part, artists L-O.
- [Watch] Lykki Li perform the first ever live performance of “Possibility”.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] We Were Promised Jetpack. Listen to 2 songs and watch 2 videos from this excellent Scottish Indie-Rockin’ 4-piece.
- [Listen/Download] Beach House Live Session. Listen to 5 songs from their new album “Teen Dream” that Beach House did for radio stations in the U.K.
- [Listen/Download] Surfer Blood, Sleigh Bells, Smith Westerns, and Broken Bells play an NPR showcase at SXSW. Listen to each of their sets.
March 20th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] I uploaded hundreds of songs to the site from bands playing SXSW this year. This was the fourth part, artists P-S.
March 21st
- [Discover/Listen/Download] I uploaded hundreds of songs to the site from bands playing SXSW this year. This was the fifth and final part, artists T-Z.
- [Listen/Download] Phoenix release a free live album that they recorded in Sydney, Australia.
March 22nd:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] KITTEN. These guys are gonna be huge, and they got a lot of buzz from their SXSW shows. Listen to six demos.
- [Listen] The fourth #MusicMonday of the month. Listen to 20 songs of the week.
March 23rd:
- [Watch] New video by Foals for their new song “This Orient”.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Francis. Listen to 3 songs and watch 2 videos from this Swedish quartet.
- [Listen/Download] Broken Social Scene release 2 brand new songs.
- [Listen/Download] Blitzen Trapper release a teaser song for their new album.
March 24th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Supergroup GAYNGS release the first song from their much anticipated debut album “Relayted”.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Summer Camp. This beautiful summery due from England are making waves. Listen to 2 of their songs and watch the video for “Ghost Train”.
- [Listen/Download] The National release Bloodbuzz Ohio onto the interwebbing masses, and the interwebbing masses love it.
March 26th:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Colourmusic. This Indie/Psyche band from Oklahoma make some great foot-stomping music. Listen to 3 songs and watch 2 of their videos.
March 29th:
- [Listen] The Fifth and final #MusicMonday of the month. Listen to 20 songs of the week.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Black Eyed Dog. Hailing from Italy he makes intense Indie-Folk music. Listen to 3 songs and watch a live performance of “December”.
- [Watch] Wye Oak’s amazing performance for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series.
- Cults, the mysterious and much hyped band that came out of nowhere a few weeks ago sign to new record label. Pre-order their 7″ and listen to their 3 songs.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Blessure Grave. Listen to 5 songs and watch 2 videos from this San Diego Post-Punk/Goth band.
- [Watch] The Black Keys release the ridiculously awesome and cute video for “Tighten Up”.
March 30th
- [Watch] MGMT release the freakishly freaky video for “Flash Delirium”.
- [Listen/Download] Charlie at WaitWhat did an amazing job at mixing The XX with The Notorious B.I.G. and releasing the album for free.
March 31st:
- [Discover/Listen/Download] BRAHMS. This three-piece from NYC only have four songs, but each them are excellent, and you can expect to hear a lot about these guys in the coming months. Listen to their 4 songs and watch 2 videos.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Twin Sister. Listen to and download their entire new EP.
- [Watch] Janelle Monae. In anticipation for her long awaited debut album, this soulful Hip-Hop rocker released the video for her first single “Tightrope”.
- [Discover/Listen/Download] Harlem. The unique Thrash-Trash-Punk sound of this band from Austin is getting them a lot of recognition. Check out 3 of their songs and watch 2 of their videos.
