A couple of days ago I noticed a thread in the "Canada" section titled, Favourite Canadian Band. It got me thinking that most of the music I listen to is pretty obscure. I also noticed that many of the bands I listen to offer free MP3 downloads of some of their songs on their websites.
Now I love to listen to new indy music as much as possible, things that have not been tainted by big labels and such. My brother and I like to mail each other CD's filled with this stuff to try and stump each other. But I digress.
I would like this thread to contain links to artist's sites wherein we can download music from bands we might not otherwise hear about.
The rules:
**They have to be legit download sites. No illegal downloads, we don't want to get the TFP in trouble.
**There has to be at least one full song on the site (no 10 second clips).
**No realplayer streaming crap. It has to be an MP3 (or some other format) download.
**Tell us why you like what you are promting, this will save me having to download the next "Fitty Sent," or whatever.
OK, I'll start with 2 guys from Canada.
Wil - Calgary, AB Canada
From the site: "Wil came out into the centre of the room, guitar strapped around his neck and he stood in front of this old chrome microphone. And without a word, he began to belt out this song that just kicked me in the teeth and knocked me back in my chair. I mean he was beating the absolute shit out of his guitar. "And when he finished playing and cheers from the room finally died down, he stepped up to the mic and said, 'I always like to play that song just to get myself warmed up. What do you say we start the show now?'
Wil is a kick ass guitarist in the Blues/Rock genre. I have seen him live countless times and have never been dissappointed. He does a live version of Dave Matthews' "Crash" that will make your heart ache. On this link you can find a bunch of his songs, my personal favouite is "Both Hands."
http://www.ibreakstrings.com/sights.asp
Also:
Nathan Wiley - Prince Edward Island, Canada
I first saw Nathan Wiley when he opened for ethereal singer/songwriter Sarah Sleen. Sleen was fine, but it was Wiley who really tore things up. I think he's all of about 23 yrs old but seems to have a depth of songwriting and technincal skill with his guitar that will make you wonder where it comes from. Download "Bottom Dollar Baby" from here:
http://www.nathanwiley.com/music/index.php
Enjoy, and let me know what you think.