FREE EP: Sandra McCracken

A new FREE EP from Sandra McCracken. These songs compose the "setlist" from her current "Black Eye" tour with husband Derek Webb. I really enjoy Sandra McCracken, although at times she sounds a lot like Sheryl Crow.

FREE MP3: Welcome Wagon, "Sold! To The Nice Rich Man"

The Welcome Wagon is a married couple, the Reverend Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique, who execute a genre of gospel music that is refreshingly plain. Their hymns are modest and melodic takes on a vast history of sacred song traditions, delivered with the simple desire to know their Maker—and to know each other—more intimately. The Welcome Wagan is on Asthmatic Kitty Records (Sufjan Stevens label)

Download "Sold! To The Nice Rich Man"

FREE MP3: Those Darlins, "Wild One"

Those Darlins, a country/indie rock/??? outfit from Tennessee are offering a free mp3 for joining their mailing list. There is something about this group that i really enjoy... perhaps its their name but most likely it's because they happen to rock pretty hard...with southern flare.

DOWNLOAD "WILD ONE" HERE

FREE MP3: Sixpence None The Richer, "Breathe Your Name"

I actually began listening to Sixpence music back in the 90's after I saw them at the Ichthus Music Festival in Wilmore, KY where they became one of my favorite groups (and still are to this day!). This song is from the album Divine Discontent was the follow-up album to their self titled release that contained the #1 hit song "Kiss Me." You may recognize this song, "Breathe Your Name," as it did get some radio airplay and still gets tons of airplay to this day in a wide variety of department stores. Anyone that wants to really get a good feel for Sixpence, however, should look online for the "Mega 3 Collection" of their music. It's super inexpensive and it contains their first three albums; "Fatherless and The Widow," "This Beautiful Mess" (my personal favorite of theirs), and "Tickets for a Prayer Wheel". Also, be on the lookout for new material from them as they are reportedly working on a new album this fall.

DOWNLOAD "BREATHE YOUR NAME" HERE

FREE MP3: Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Memphis Excorcism"

I'm very pumped to have found this download today! The Squirrel Nut Zippers first caught my attention in college when I heard the song "Hell" on our alternative radio station. It sounded like music from another era and when I purchased their CD "Hot" it quickly became (and remains) one of my top five albums of all time. Since then, I have added every CD from the Zippers collection. Needless to say, when they disbanded several years ago, I was disappointed. Their story is a sad one but the good news is that "they are back!" And now they are offering a free download from their upcoming "Live" CD! Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD "MEMPHIS EXCORCISM (LIVE)" HERE

FREE: We Are The Fallen Single

From Billboard.com... "Ben Moody predicts that his just-unveiled new band, We Are The Fallen, will enjoy a peaceful co-existence rather than mortal combat with his old group, Evanescence.

"We wish them the best," Moody, who co-founded Evanescence with singer Amy Lee in 1995 and left the band 2003 after co-writing its multi-platinum debut, "Fallen," tells Billboard.com. He formed We Are The Fallen earlier this year with original Evanescence members John LeCompt on guitar and Rocky Gray on drums, adding bassist Marty O'Brien and "American Idol" Season 7 finalist Carly Smithson on vocals."

Download "Bury Me Alive" From Upcoming Album Here

70 + Songs... Practically free

In an effort to "Save Paste Magazine" artists have contributed rare and unreleased tracks that anyone willing to donate "any amount" can download and keep! I know it's not "free" but it practically is...

SEE ALL SONGS, PREVIEW AND DOWNLOAD HERE