Archive for the ‘Discovery Download’ Category

American Bang – Wild and Young

Posted on the August 31st, 2010 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music by Music Man

American Bang - Wild and Young

Our Discovery Download puts the focus on a different genre each week, offering up a free track we think is worth your attention. At first glance, American Bang resembles Stillwater, the fictional band in Cameron Crowe’s film Almost Famous: all hair, tight denim, and Southern-rock cock of the walk. But this ain’t Hollywood, and that ain’t iced tea in the whisky bottle. Nashville’s American Bang creates authentic rock ‘n’ roll that draws inspiration from bands like The Who and Black Crowes as well as Muse and Kings of Leon. Produced by Bob Rock, the youth anthem “Wild and Young” sets off the band’s debut; it’s propelled by scuffed walls of guitar and Jaren Johnson’s vocal growl.

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Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger – Canon in D

Posted on the August 23rd, 2010 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music by Music Man

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger - Canon in D

Our Discovery Download focuses on a different genre each week, offering up a free track we think is worth your attention. Before there was popular music as we know it, there was Euro classical. In the world of classical music, Johann Christoph Pachelbel’s late–17th century composition “Canon In D” is a huge hit. The secret to its success? The famously memorable chord sequence that makes it the baroque equivalent to Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me”. If you’d like to further explore the great works, check out 50 More Essentials Pieces of Classical Music which is available for the remarkable price of $6.99.

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New Politics – Yeah Yeah Yeah

Posted on the August 16th, 2010 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music by Music Man

New Politics - Yeah Yeah Yeah

Our Discovery Download puts the focus on a different genre each week, offering up a free track we think is worth your attention. New Politics are from Denmark, but they relocated to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to practice their boisterous blend of pop, punk, and rock’n’rolll. “Yeah Yeah Yeah” starts with a pair of drumsticks clapping out a breakneck tempo. A feedback-heavy, shrieking chorus shortly ensues, before stumbling into a petulant rap-rock verse by vocalist David Boyd. Destined for moshpit immortality.

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Brad – Rush Hour

Posted on the August 10th, 2010 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music by Music Man

Brad – Rush Hour

In lieu of our regular Discovery Download, we’re presenting a Rediscovery Download – in which we give an artist you may be familiar with another listen. Brad has been around since the early ‘90s, but if you’re not yet hip to the band’s rocking ways, you probably know one of its illustrious members: Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard. Although the cohorts have shown a penchant for ‘70s-influenced hard rock throughout their careers, “Rush Hour,” is a mellower, grungy affair – a spacious, melodic jam that rides a wave of guitars until the final chord change.

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Audrey Assad – The House You’re Building

Posted on the August 7th, 2010 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music by Music Man

Audrey Assad – The House You’re Building

Our Discovery Download puts the focus on a different genre each week, offering up a free track we think is worth your attention. Audrey Assad, a Christian singer/songwriter from Phoenix, makes the kind of mature, achingly beautiful, acoustic folk tunes that are right at home on Lilith Fair. Set to a murmuring piano accompaniment, “The House You’re Building” shows off Assad’s ability to wax and wane from falsetto to breathy in the space of a minor note.

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Polkastra – Apolkalypse Now

Posted on the August 11th, 2009 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music,World by Music Man

Polkastra - Apolkalypse Now

What better way to herald the end of the world than with a jaunty polka, you might ask? Well, not with just any old polka, but one featuring a contrabassoon, electric bass, French horn, violin, percussion, and, oh yes, an accordion – played by musicians plucked from Canada, England, Israel and the American Midwest. Apolkalyptic indeed! If you like the track, check out the album.

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Sorcerer – Push To Freeze

Posted on the August 3rd, 2009 under Discovery Download,Electronic,Free iTunes Download,Music by Music Man

Sorcerer - Push To Freeze

Can a song be shy? With its tentative, almost hesitant opening of syncopated guitars and hypnotic, subtle changes in percussion, “Push to Freeze” takes a while to come out of its shell. Gradually adding sonic layers while maintaining a spacey, wide-open quality, Sorcerer (a.k.a. Daniel Judd) shows a great flair for creating inviting atmospheres and scintillating textures – and breaking the ice, so to speak. If you like the track, check out the album.

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Hill Country Review – You Can Make It

Posted on the July 28th, 2009 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music,Rock by Music Man

Hill Country Review - You Can Make It

Fans of the North Mississippi Allstars should be familiar with the deeds of Hill Country Revue. The Revue is NMA’s Chris Chew and Cody Dickinson jamming with guests Daniel Coburn, Kirk Smithhart, Ed Cleveland, and Garry and Duwayne Burnside (sons of legendary bluesman R.L.), veering NMA’s jam-blues caravan down a more rootsy path. “You Can Make It” is a snappy country-rock number with a curling guitar hook that will check your chin; it’s taken from Hill Country Revue’s new album, Make a Move. If you like the track, check out the album.

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Comic Book Heroes – Catch Me If You Can

Posted on the July 21st, 2009 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Music,Pop by Music Man

Comic Book Heroes - Catch Me If You Can

Still only juniors in high school, Comic Book Heroes already have four years of music experience in their gig bags. Don’t let their youth fool you, though: This is by no means teen pop. Citing collective influences that range from Charles Mingus, the Rolling Stones, and David Bowie to Dream Theater, Nirvana, and Franz Ferdinand, the quartet from Reading, Pa., perfectly combines sassy vocals, strutting guitars, and confident beats into a rumbling, grown-up rock ’n’ roll declaration. If you like the track, check out the album.

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Jaimee Paul – Cry Me A River

Posted on the July 15th, 2009 under Discovery Download,Free iTunes Download,Jazz,Music by Music Man

Jaimee Paul - Cry Me A River

Southern Illinois native Jaimee Paul grew up singing in church, where she wowed congregations with her spins on classic hymns. On her newest album, Paul reinterprets jazz standards, including “Cry Me a River,” originally popularized by Julie London. Close your eyes and listen to Paul’s timeless, smoky vocals mingle with tranquil string orchestration and Beegie Adair’s delicate piano playing. If you like the track, check out the album.

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