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FREE SONG(s) ALERT Hospitality - 'Friends of Friends'/'Betty Wang'

Song #9 on my quest to share free music once a day until I run out of sources. Today's band is Hospitality

Today's post includes three songs I obtained, fortunately 2 of the 3 are still readily available FREE!

Hospitality is a guilty pleasure kind of a band. Kinda like Kimya Dawson or The Breeders; bands who aren't by far the best but just a load of fun to listen to. Ones that you keep to yourself, only to find that your friends also secretly enjoy them too!


February 1st was my quick introduction to the Brooklyn trio. Dueling downloads both included 'Friends of Friends' was my first download via an iTunes Indie Spotlight Free Download. The song is a load of fun.. I dare you to download it and not like it!

Hospitality 'Friends of Friends'



Minutes later I was downloading 'Eighth Avenue' which Amazon included amongst the February Artists on the Rise free compilation.

Hospitality - "8th Avenue" (Live at WFUV)



After checking these songs out for a few days, I dug in and went searching for more. As always, I hit up Daytrotter.com and found a brand new session.

But it was a Spin download that gave me the quirkiest of the Hospitality songs 'Betty Wang' I must warn you: 32 free songs does not equate to an overload of awesomeness. Outside of Sharon Van Etten 'Serpents' which you should have by now (Come on.. it's been free EVERYWHERE) only Hospitality stood out!

Hospitality Live - Betty Wang



If you look on Soundcloud you can find most anything, but as written previously, download only from safe sources! Instead head over to Amazon where the album is currently just $5.

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