Klee & Loads of Free Music

So, it's hilarious to hear Hasslehoff sing in German. Do you think Germans think it's hilarious when their artist sing in English? Probably not with Klee because they don't have the kind of unintentional, crying at the American Idol finale, comedy that Hasslehoff brings to the table. What Klee does bring is some really pretty, affecting melodies. Keyboards, guitar and Suzie Kerstgens' sweet voice make up these songs about life, love, loss and all that other shizz that pop artists sing songs about. I could go on but it sounds cliche I think. It's europop and at first you may feel a little "frilly", but you'll get over it. Their U.S. debut album is called Honeysuckle

Klee's MySpace. Klee is on the Chicago label Minty Fresh.

Klee - This Is For Everyone (English Version)
Klee - A Thousand Ways (English Version)

Loads more of their music is available here on their site. It's pretty much all in German though.

Free Pitchfork/eMusic Sampler!

To commemorate eMusic's partnership with Pitchfork in this summer's Pitchfork Music Festival, eMusic is proud to offer a free 24-track compilation made up entirely of artists on the bill. One song is from the forthcoming Yo La Tengo record and one from the new Mountain Goats record – as well as a track from the Tapes 'n Tapes album The Loon, an album that's not available on any digital music store other than eMusic. Follow this link to get it!

The compilation will be free on eMusic until August 31. Also, readers who follow that link will have the opportunity to receive 50 free downloads when they sign up for an eMusic trial, making for a grand total of 74 free songs.

Here is the tracklisting:

01 Ghislain Poirier – La Blessure – Breakupdown
02 Tapes ‘n Tapes – Just Drums – The Loon
03 Mountain Goats – Woke Up New (Advance – street 8.22/Exclusive)
04 Destroyer – European Oils - Destroyer's Rubies
05 Chin Up Chin Up – Collide the Tide - Chin Up Chin Up
06 Mr. Lif – Brothaz - Mo' Mega
07 Futureheads – Skip to the End - News and Tributes
08 Mission of Burma – Spider’s Web - The Obliterati
09 Jens Lekman – Black Cab - Oh You're So Silent Jens
10 Yo La Tengo – Beanbag Chair (Advance – Street 9.12/Exclusive)
11 Matmos – Public Sex for Boyd McDonald - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast
12 Danielson – Bloodbook on the Half Shell – Ships
13 The National – Abel – Alligator
14 Aesop Rock – Fast Cars Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives
15 Matthew Dear – Dog Days - Leave Luck to Heaven
16 Chicago Underground Duo – Red Gradations – Synesthesia
17 Spoon – The Beast and Dragon, Adored - Gimme Fiction
18 Ted Leo / Pharmacists – Little Dawn – Shake The Sheets
19 Devendra Banhart – Long Haired Child – Cripple Crow
20 Nels Cline – Spider Wisdom - Destroy All Nels Cline
21 Art Brut – Good Weekend - Bang Bang Rock & Roll
22 The Walkmen – We’ve Been Had - Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone
23 Cage – Good Morning - Hell's Winter
24 8 Bold Souls – Odyssey - Last Option


Llama Llama Duck



The Llama Song courtesy of The Rock Snob. You might watch this 5 or 10 times and laugh, and then watch it 5 to 10 more and want to kill yourself.