EXCLUSIVE SONG: Modest Mouse-Approved Folkies
More than a year after touring with Modest Mouse, Portland, OR, folk outfit Mimicking Birds released their self-titled debut Tuesday via MM frontman Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace Records -- and SPIN.com has an exclusive download of one of the album's best tracks below!
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Download: Year Long Disaster's "Cyclone"
Consisting of guitarist-singer Daniel Davies (the son of Kinks guitarist Dave Davies), bassist Richie Mullins, and Third Eye Blind drummer Brad Hargreaves, City of Angels trio Year Long Disaster blasts raunchy Sunset Strip boogie -- with a touch of Zeppelinesque bombast -- all over their new Black Magic: All Mysteries Revealed.
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LISTEN: Hot Brit Crooner Findlay Brown
With an ear to retro soul, Amy Winehouse transformed herself into a chart-topping, Grammy-winning diva. Now another Brit, Yorkshire-born Findlay Brown, is pushing old sounds into new territory with his unique twist on early-1960s Brill Building pop.
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LISTEN: Drake's Hot New Track
His debut album isn't set for release until late May, but Canadian MC -- and SPIN's 2009 Rapper of the Year -- Drake is already lamenting the spoils of stardom. That's the lyrical vibe on "Over," the first official single from the ex-Degrassi star's forthcoming Thank Me Later. Listen here:
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DOWNLOAD: Hole's New Single!
Courtney Love's Hole -- cover subjects of SPIN's March issue -- have released "Skinny Little Bitch," the lead single from their upcoming album, Nobody's Daughter, out April 27 via Mercury/IDJ.
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EXCLUSIVE SONG: Alt Rockers Cover Tom Petty
The Almost didn't stray too far, geographically speaking, for their contribution to the upcoming compilation Punk Goes Classic Rock. The Clearwater, Florida, quintet covered fellow Floridian Tom Petty's 1989 classic "Free Fallin.'" Hear an exclusive stream right here!


