Root Down in the Shadow

Head Like a Kite, Saint Motel & Fitz and the Tantrums are this weeks offerings for the FREE MUSIC of the Week D AYDREAM VACATION ... In late 2010, Head Like a Kit e released Dreams Suspend Night , including the hit 'Director's Cut' and 'Let's Start It All Again (featuring Asya Smoosh )! The fellas from Head Like a Kite are back again with another collaboration with Asya Smoosh for the hip dance party track 'The Girl Don't Sleep'. To get your free download, 'At Least I Have Nothing' by Saint Motel!  Try this link.   Saint Motel came onto the scene in 2009 with the band's debut EP ForPlay including the super fun 'Butch' FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS - 'Don't Gotta Work It Out'.   After releas

Through the last few years, I have gone deeper into archivist mode, looking for more and more music to enjoy.  I look for new music in many places, and during my week day drives around Philadelphia, I listen, and rate, listen, and rate, and listen some more.  When I start to compile a solid best of playlist, it is very exciting.  I start the year with nothing, and by the end of the year there are so many gems, so many artists I had never heard before, and now love.  In many cases, I wouldn't have the funds or means to go beyond the single free track or download, but I have been trying to make a point to rewarding those artists that put their intellectual capital out on the line and look for more songs that I love of those artists.  As mentioned in the Sean Hayes post, I recently hit a bonus of iTunes cards for the holidays, and I've used that to dig deeper into my new found loves.   Especially now that I have found a voice for my music obsession, I've been trying to take i