21 Free Tracks

Urban Outfitters released this mix about a week ago (I never check that email account anymore), so I figured I would pass it along. It looks pretty solid actually. Some notables that I would definitely grab/listen to:

Passion Pit - "Sleepyhead"
By far one of my favorite tracks in the last month or so. I try to tell people to not listen to this song first because it's completely different from the rest of the Chunk of Change EP, but I guess there's not stopping you now. For the record, that EP is great (this song is just greater) and I look forward to a full-length in the future. They seem like a CMJ band, so hopefully I'll get to see them in a couple weeks.

Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace"
I saw these dudes (yes, there's no girls in this band from what I can recall - ironylol) a couple months back. It's hard as fuck trying to find any info on them. Search "Girls myspace" and you get both Brazilian Girls and Vivian Girls before them. Not the best choice in name, it seems. I don't know if I know "Hellhole," but "Lust for Life" is on their MySpace. So maybe while you're waiting for this mix to download you can hop on over there. I even found it for you.

Sebastien Grainger - "American Names"
This is also off a solid EP by the same name. Grainger is one half of one of my favorite bands despite releasing only one full-length, Death From Above 1979. This is nothing like it. It's odd how you can separate DFA1979 and get MSTRKRFT and then Sebastien Grainger's solo work, but you can and I enjoy all three. It's sort of folksy. Like it would be released on Saddle Creek and titled Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, which is all true. Full-length is due out in October.

Chairlift - "Evident Utensil"
iPop, which is the new name for all bands featured on iPod/Apple commercials. I also made that up and I'm also pretty sure it can't be original. If it is, we're failing as a country much more than you think.

Alright, just go download the damn thing.

Zip File of Mix:
Urban Outfitters - LSTN#2 Mix