September Free MP3 Roundup
By Jeremy Azevedo
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It’s the end of the summer, the Olympics are over, and the political media coverage bias is beginning to sound like a wall of douchebag celebrity-approved, Obama worshiping white noise. For the love of god, where can one go to drown it all out? |
The answer, of course, is the September Free MP3 Roundup! Try something new for once, because the one thing that we all want is change, amirite?
Artist: Yeti
Song: Deep Creek
Yeti is keeping the torch lit for southern-style metal in the vein of Pantera and Corrosion of Conformity while at the same time injecting it with modern, Hollywood hardcore attitude. “Deep Creek” may just be the most brutal metal song you will hear all year… Yeti is definitely a band to watch out for in the coming months!
Artist: Street Dogs
Song: Two Angry Kids
If the Street Dogs sound a lot like Dropkick Murphys to you, it’s probably because they share the same lead singer, Mike McColgan, who left Dropkick in ’98 to try out firefighting, but returned to performing music full time in 2002 with Street Dogs. It’s everything you’d expect from an Irish punk rock band, which is always a good time.
Artist: Saviours
Song: Cavern Of Mind
If there were such a thing as “Desert Metal”, Saviours would be at the head of the scene. Dusty, dry and savage, they sound like the sonic equivalent of a Mad Max movie. Fans of stoner metal acts like The Sword and Early Man will love “Cavern of Mind”.
Artist: The Mighty Underdogs
Song: The Anthem
The Mighty Underdogs are a hip-hop super-group consisting of Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Lateef the Truth Speaker (Quannum Projects) and Headnodic (Crown City Rockers). If you don’t recognize any of these names, you need to retire the Lil’ Wayne/Flip/Bow-Wow CD or whatever and get with the program, you f**kin’ slacker!
Artist: Islands
Song: Creeper
“Creeper” is just the kind of perfectly crafted indie pop song that makes the hipsters over at Pitchfork cream their skin-tight neon blue Urban outfitters Jeans. But try not to hold that against Islands, this band is actually very talented!
Artist: Doomtree
Song: Dots And Dashes
Doomtree consists of indie-hop scene heroes P.O.S. and Lazerbeak, a hot chick, and like 300 other dudes. How they split up the profits so many ways is for them and Wu Tang to worry out, but the fact remains that there isn’t one slouch in this bunch. Ry and catch this crew live if you can, you won’t be disappointed.
Artist: Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip
Song: Look For The Woman
This is one of the most unusual, lo-fi and undeniably clever hip-hop act performing today. Hailing from the U.K. but sounding like they’re from outer space, this isn’t a group that you’ll soon forget.
Artist: Civet
Song: Son of a Bitch
Hot-ass “Suicide Girl” type babes rocking grimy heavy metal. Enough said.
Artist: Butta Verses
Song: If I Die
Butta Verses came up under the wing of DJ Maseo of De La Soul, and the influence is apparent. Remember those really great 90s summer jams by De La, the Pharcyde and the Tribe? Butta Verses does, and god bless him for it.
