Thanks to Jason Bently, host of my favorite radio program, Metropolis, on KCRW, I’ve found a great resource for new free music. It’s called RCRD LBL (’Record Label’ without any vowels). What is RCRD LBL you ask? Here’s how they describe themselves:
RCRD LBL is an online record label releasing exclusive and completely free music from emerging and established artists. In addition to our in-house label, our network includes a roster of independent record labels offering free MP3 downloads and multimedia content.
It’s organized like a multimedia blog. You can view music videos and listen to great music. You can even download many songs. I spent a few hours this morning downloading and listening to some of their archives and found over 30 great songs! They have a wide variety of styles but one thing all the songs seem to have in common - quality. Here are some of my suggestions:
- West Indian Girl
- Bat For Lashes
- The Presets (Especially the original version of This Boy’s In Love)
- The Black Angels
- MSTRKRFT
- Ladytron
Finally, they make it easy to keep up with the updates. You can use their RSS feed or subscribe to their pod cast. Let me know if you find anything cool!