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SXSW 2010 Free MP3s

With South by Southwest rapidly approaching, it's time to start brushing up on your buzz bands. With thousands of performers filling out this year's bill, even the most dedicated music fan couldn't possibly keep up with all of them. Fortunately, Spinner is here to consume some space on your iPod: Help yourself to these free MP3s from SXSW artists to whet your appetite before all the action in Austin.

Amelia CurranArtist: Amelia Curran
Hails From: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Song: 'The Mistress'
Album: 'Hunter, Hunter'
Sounds Like: Patsy Cline

Download: Amelia Curran, 'The Mistress' (MP3)








Artist: Hurricane Bells
Hails From: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Song: 'This Year'
Album: 'Tonight Is the Ghost'
Sounds Like: The Dears, The National

Download: 'This Year' (MP3)









The Heavenly States Artist: The Heavenly States
Hail From: Oakland, Calif.
Song: 'The Race'
Album: 'Delayer'
Sounds Like: Brendan Benson, The Long Winters

Download: 'The Race' (MP3)








Harper SimonArtist: Harper Simon
Hails From: New York
Song: 'Shooting Star'
Album: 'Harper Simon'
Sounds Like: Drive-by Truckers, Built to Spill

Download: 'Shooting Star' (MP3)








Artist: Robert Gomez
Hails From: Denton, Texas
Song: 'On This Day'
Album: 'Pine Sticks and Phosphorus'
Sounds Like: Elliott Smith, Neva Dinova

Download: 'On This Day' (MP3)








Artist: F---ed Up
Hail From: Toronto
Song: 'No Epiphany'
Album: 'The Chemistry of Common Life'
Sounds Like: Kill Your Idols, Poison Idea

Download: 'No Epiphany' (MP3)








Artist: Robert Francis
Hails From: Los Angeles
Song: 'One by One'
Album: 'One by One'
Sounds Like: M. Ward, Sufjan Stevens

Download: 'One by One' by Robert Francis (MP3)








Artist: The Ettes
Hail From: Nashville, Tenn.
Song: The Ettes, 'No Home'
Album: 'Danger Is EP'
Sounds Like: Gossip, Le Tigre

Download: 'No Home' (MP3)








Elizabeth and the CatapultArtist: Elizabeth and the Catapult
Hail From: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Song: 'Taller Children'
Album: 'Taller Children'
Sounds Like: The Bird and the Bee, Frou Frou

Download: 'Taller Children' (MP3)









Artist: Kat Edmonson
Hails From: Austin, Texas
Song: 'Lucky'
Album: 'Lucky'
Sounds Like: Regina Spektor, Nellie McKay

Download: 'Lucky' (MP3)








Artist: Luke Doucet
Hails From: Vancouver, British Columbia
Song: 'First Day (in the New Home Town)'
Album: 'Blood's Too Rich'
Sounds Like: Ryan Adams, Rhett Miller

Download: 'First Day (In the New Home Town)' (MP3)








Artist: Dengue Fever
Hail From: Los Angeles
Song: 'Sober Driver'
Album: 'Venus on Earth'
Sounds Like: Brazilian Girls, Bebel Gilberto

Download: 'Sober Driver' (MP3)





Artist: Dappled Cities
Hail From: Sydney
Song: 'The Price'
Album: 'Zounds'
Sounds Like: All Smiles, Eulogies

Download: 'The Price' (MP3)








Artist: Fyfe Dangerfield
Hails From: Birmingham, England
Song: 'When You Walk in the Room'
Album: 'Fly Yellow Moon'
Sounds Like: Franz Ferdinand, New Radicals

Download: 'When You Walk in the Room' (MP3)








Artist: Dan Black
Hails From: London
Song: 'Symphonies'
Album: 'UN'
Sounds Like: Calvin Harris, Hot Chip

Download: 'Symphonies' (MP3)








Artist: Bear Hands
Hail From: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Song: 'What a Drag'
Album: 'What a Drag'
Sounds Like: Modest Mouse, Cut Off Your Hands

Download: 'What a Drag' (MP3)








Artist: Ólöf Arnalds
Hails From: Iceland
Song: 'Klara'
Album: Við og Við
Sounds Like: Björk, Múm

Download: 'Klara' (MP3)








Artist: An Horse
Hail From: Brisbane, Australia
Song: 'Postcards'
Album: 'Rearrange Beds'
Sounds Like: Sleater-Kinney, Land of Talk

Download: 'Postcards' (MP3)








Nicole AtkinsArtist: Nicole Atkins
Hails From: Neptune, N.J.
Song: 'Carouselle'
Album: 'Bleeding Diamonds'
Sounds Like: Martha Wainwright, PJ Harvey

Download: 'Carouselle' (MP3)








Artist: Japandroids
Hail From: Vancouver, British Columbia
Song: 'Young Hearts Spark Fire'
Album: 'Post-Nothing'
Sounds Like: No Age, Abe Vigoda

Download: 'Young Hearts Spark Fire' (MP3)








Artist: Jets Overhead
Hail From: Vancouver, British Columbia
Song: 'I Should Be Born'
Album: 'No Nations'
Sounds Like: Low, Mojave 3

Download: 'I Should Be Born' (MP3)








Artist: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Hail From: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Song: 'Ain't No Chimneys'
Album: 'Ain't No Chimneys'
Sounds Like: El Michels Affair, The J.B.'s

Download: 'Ain't No Chimneys' (MP3)









Artist: Nebula
Hail From: Los Angeles
Song: 'The Dagger'
Album: 'Heavy Psych'
Sounds Like: Queens of the Stone Age, Mudhoney

Download: 'The Dagger' (MP3)








Orba SquaraArtist: Orba Squara
Hail From: New York
Songs: 'Perfect Timing (This Morning)' & 'Gravel'
Album: 'Sunshyness'
Sounds Like: The iPhone commercial, Maps

Download: 'Perfect Timing (This Morning)' (MP3)
Download: 'Gravel' (MP3)







Ty SegallArtist: Ty Segall
Hail From: San Francisco, Calif.
Song: 'It #1'
Album: 'Lemons'
Sounds Like: Wavves, Crystal Antlers

Download: 'It #1' (MP3)










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Shakti

With SXSW here, we thought we'd share free MP3s from buzz-worthy bands. Spinner has rounded up over 50 songs by SXSW artists, such as Toro Y Moi, Hurricane Bells, Miss Derringer and more. Make sure to click on the links below for access to downloadable tunes and other music news!www.loudbeats.com

May 05 2010 at 4:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Canadian Blast

CANADIAN BLAST SXSW DIGITAL SAMPLER

Canadian Blast is hooking everyone up with 87 tracks (87 artists) of free music from all the Canadian artists that performed at this year's SXSW.

Download Digital Sampler: http://tinyurl.com/yaqfjhr

March 23 2010 at 3:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
yourfreemp3downloads blogspot com

thank you guys for posting this..

March 19 2010 at 11:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ELTON COSTELLO

you can also get a free mp3.. "PICK UP A JOB AT STARBUCKS"

http://www.isound.com/elton_costello

March 17 2010 at 10:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kristin

Spinner never fails to impress! Thanks so much for the mp3s I really like what im listening to

March 17 2010 at 10:51 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SpiceMonkey

Never heard of any of them, and it's likely that I never will after this is over. What's with "sounds like..." in their description. I'd be pretty offended if I was in one of these bands, especially when they compare you to someone that no one has heard of.

March 17 2010 at 7:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kiera

david costa is also performing at sxsw. he's doing two shows at the trophy room: tomorrow (3/18) at 11pm and saturday (3/20) at 8:45pm. check him out, he and his band are great both live and on record. also be sure to check out his keyboardist's other band, the fireship, at the same venue on 3/20 at 9:30pm. :]

March 17 2010 at 6:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ronald

wow those female singers are so beautiful

March 17 2010 at 6:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kess

I can never get these mp3's to download to my comp...I either get server errors or it just plays the song....whats the pointt...Aol sucks...and yes so does my computer before anyone says "maybe it's just your computer"

March 17 2010 at 4:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Kristin

What you do is you right click over the song that you want to download and once you do that you go to "save target as" and save it to your computer!

March 17 2010 at 10:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lindsay Nevala

You can also get a free 5 song EP from a New Orleans band that will be performing at SXSW: GLASGOW at www.glasgowband.net

March 12 2010 at 10:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply