Sigur Ros, the Icelandic band best described as what Radiohead would be if they were even more innovative, has announced the release of their newest album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (English translation: with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly) due to hit shelves on June 24th. If you can’t wait until then, they have also kindly released the first track from the album called Gobbledigook as a free mp3 download availiable at SigurRos.com. There you can also watch the NSFW music video for the track, featuring the same tree-dwelling nudists that grace the cover of the new album.

From the Sigur Ros MySpace bulletin:

Inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima [their most recent Live album and concert film], Sigur Rós decided to adopt a looser approach in the writing and creation of their brilliant fifth album. The material for the album was written, recorded and mixed entirely in 2008 and is being released just one month after its completion. The album glows with the perfect imperfection of live takes, the sounds of fingers playing guitar strings, cracked notes, and a stark, upfront presence not found in previous Sigur Rós recordings, moving away from reverb-soaked guitar sounds towards something altogether more affecting. The record also contains some of the most joyous music the band has ever recorded.

www.sigur-ros.co.uk – Official Sigur Ros Site
sigurros.com – Free Download of Gobbledigook
myspace.com/sigurros – Sigur Ros MySpace Profile

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Head over to nin.com to grab the new Nine Inch Nails album “one hundred percent free” and herald in the death of the traditional recording industry! Just enter your email and Trent will send you a link to download the album in a variety of formats and including a PDF with artwork and album credits. The Slip is also licensed under a creative commons attribution non-commercial share alike license, meaning you’re free to share, remix and redistribute it in almost any non-commercial way you see fit. On the minimalist blog post announcing the release, Trent proclaims “thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years – this one’s on me.” Cheers!

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In addition to providing all their music as high quality, unrestricted, DRM-free mp3s, you can also find some freebies at the Amazon.com Music Download store. Unlike those other freebies you download, these freebies are totally legit… no need to worry about the RIAA knocking down your door and violating your nether-cavities.

Sure, a bunch of the freebies are duds, but with some patient searching you can find a gem. Case-in-point, I urge everybody to grab a copy of “Dead Sound” by The Raveonettes from their newest album Lust Lust Lust. I first heard this duo on Letterman and got hooked to their distortion-laden ’50s style rock-n-roll mixed with a modern Indie sound and vocal harmonies. See kiddies, I can sound like I’m hip to the music scene, too.

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