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TWO GREAT CHRISTMAS PODCAST SPECIALS!
So, This American Life, or CBC Radio 3's Breakfast Club? Which Christmas special to choose? We couldn't pick one so here's both, for your spoken-word holiday listening pleasure!

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ALL DAY BY GIRL TALK
Illegal Art is offering the newly recorded All Day by Girl Talk for free!

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LIKE MOOSE DO BY GHOSTKEEPER
They celebrate their longlist nod for the Polaris Prize by giving you a song for free.

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EYESORE BY WOMEN
The Jagjaguwarians pick up where they left off with the new single from Public Strain, due out in the Fall.

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PERMANENT RECORD BY THE GOLDEN DOGS
One of Canada's bset live bands are back with a new record.

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HERE SOMETIMES BY BLONDE REDHEAD
Glitchy and kind of upbeat and haunting all at the same time.

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ROUND AND ROUND BY ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
The first single off the lo-fi master's new record, Before Today.

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BLOODBUZZ OHIO BY THE NATIONAL
A free download from the band's latest.

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LION FACE BOY BY SEABEAR
It's kind of just a given that, if you live in Iceland, and you make music, then you will make beautiful, drifting sounds like this.

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100 DAYS 100 NIGHTS BY SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS
Oh sweet, sweet Sharon Jones. Take me back to when times were soulful.

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2-11 DON'T FORGET BY TIMES NEW VIKING
Rocking out for the weekend? Then don't leave home without this.

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I DON'T KNOW BY THE SHEEPDOGS
Southern rock done Saskatoon style. Does it get any better? Actually, for once it does, 'cause these guys play Canadian Music Week on Mar. 11. See you at the Central.

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THE MIGHTY SPARROW BY TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS
It's basically Spring. So how about something to rock out with?

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BRIGHT ORANGE AIR BY INLETS
Sounds like someone owes Thom Yorke a debt. Melodic music for bedroom troubadors.

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THE BEAUTIFUL ONES BY FOL CHEN (PRINCE COVER)
What better song for Sex Week than something by Prince? Except some people don't really think Prince is sexy. So how 'bout just a Prince cover? That sounds about right. From Spin's Purplish Rain compilation.

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NOT ENOUGH BY XYLOS
From the Brooklyn-based quintet's upcoming debut LP, "Not Enough" is "an appropriately inappropriate account of love and sexual innuendo". Goody.

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WATCH THE WAVES BY TAKEN BY TREES
Music pleasant enough to make you forget the winter makes you want to die.

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THE TRAILER AND THE TRUCK BY JOSIAH WOLF
A little sample from Cincinnati, from the forthcoming solo project by the drummer of Why?.

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LET GO BY JJ
The ridiculously-hard-to-Google, Gothenburg-based jj have signed to Secretly Canadian, thus challenging Yeasayer for the title of being most like Enya with bounce.

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I KNEW BY LIGHTNING DUST
A little something from East Van - the electro/folk/pop side project of Black Mountain's Amber Webber and Joshua Wells.

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UNORTHODOX BY PETER PROJECT (FT. MORE OR LES)
"Disney-core hip-hop". His words, not ours.

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NO HEAVEN BY DJ CHAMPION
Inject some energy into your Monday.

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BEACH COMBER BY REAL ESTATE
As if the fact that it's Friday doesn't already make things awesome enough, here's a sweet tune to boot.

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ALBATROSS BY THE BESNARD LAKES
Ever wonder what music would sound like... in space??

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LONG LIVE THE FALLEN WORLD BY YOUNG GALAXY
"The Fallen World" typically refers to the world after mankind's expulsion from Eden. Is that what Young Galaxy are talking about?? You'll just have to download the track to find out.

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OCTOBER FIRES BY WOLF PEOPLE
A song perhaps best listened to from within a van airbrushed with dragons.

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MESS BY MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS
This song is so good it almost makes up for yet another season of American Idol having started the other night.

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GOLD SOUNDZ BY PAVEMENT (REMASTERED)
Because the '90s are in total resurgence and Pavement are doing a reunion.

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RUSTY GOLD BY OR, THE WHALE
What, free music? Yes, here at SoundProof we think the gift-giving should continue all year.

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BACK AGAINST THE WALL BY CAGE THE ELEPHANT
Didn't get what you wanted for Christmas? Don't worry - this will make up for it in spades.

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GROWING BY LITTLE GIRLS
A track with 'drone', 'fuzz', and 'awesome' all cranked up pretty high.

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WE WON'T CRY AT CHRISTMAS TIME BY OLDFOLKS HOME
With amazing free music like this available, you won't be crying at Christmas either.

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CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE BY MONEYPENNY
Put some bounce in your Christmas courtesy of Chicago's sexiest electro duo.

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EVEN HEROES HAVE TO DIE BY TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS
A track from the band's latest album, The Brutalist Bricks.

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SUNLIGHT BY TUNE-YARDS
A fucked up little song that sounds pretty damn good.

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NEAT PARTS BY FUCKED UP
Not only do they bear the name of everyone's favourite recreational state, they also make Polaris-worthy music.

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JOHANNA BY THINK ABOUT LIFE
It's been three years since their last album so you need to download this track NOW!

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STAYING IN LOVE BY RAPHAEL SAADIQ
Our advice to you: start the week with some sweet, sweet soul.

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LUST FOR LIFE BY GIRLS
One of our favourite songs of the year. Even if it does steal its title from someone else.

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LAURA PALMER'S PROM BY YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!
Just download the track. Then let your ears do the rest.

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MAY YOU NEVER BY LAND OF TALK
A little something from the Montreal trio's latest EP, Fun and Laughter.

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TWENTY CYCLES TO THE GROUND BY MOLINA AND JOHNSON
So their European tour's been cancelled. Can we offer this MP3 as consolation?

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TERRITORY BY TWO HOURS TRAFFIC
Cheer up, folks, just today and tomorrow till the weekend. In the meantime, here's a little something from Polaris Prize noms Two Hours Traffic to keep you going.

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LOWIZA BY THE LOVELY FEATHERS
Download this song so you'll have it forever. Then go to Youtube and watch the amazing music video that goes with it. Then come back here and tell us this isn't the best song ever about not gettin' it up.

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DICK CHENEY BY VIC CHESNUTT
Real folk by a man Allen Ginsberg called an idiot.

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HERE TO FALL BY YO LA TENGO
A free MP3 from Yo La Tengo? Suddenly Monday doesn't seem so bad.

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MOUNTAIN BY GOLDEN SHOULDERS
The ever-rotating Nevada City collective with the latest from Get Reasonable.

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AMBLING ALP BY YEASAYER
The lead single from Odd Blood, the experimental Brooklyn trio's second record, due out in February 2010.

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COME MONDAY NIGHT BY GOD HELP THE GIRL
A sampling from the musical film soundtrack from Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch.

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WALKABOUT BY ATLAS SOUND (FT. PANDA BEAR)
One indie super-hand washes the other.

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MEASURE BY FIELD MUSIC
An early look at the title track from the upcoming double-album, due out in February.

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PERCUSSION GUN BY WHITE RABBITS
The lead single from the Brooklyn sextet's acclaimed sophomore effort, It's Frightening.

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VAMPIRE BY PINK MOUNTAINTOPS
One of many standout tracks (is that an oxymoron?) from the BC collective's Outside Love, their third.

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GENESIS 3:23 BY THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
John Darnielle gets biblical on The Life of the World to Come.

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SYNASTRY BY DOG DAY
The Halifax four-piece continue their fuzzy guitar-rock with Elder Schoolhouse, a limited-edition 12" out on Divorce Records.

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ISLAND, IS BY VOLCANO CHOIR
The latest from Justin Vernon and his band of merry Wisconsinites, from their full-length debut, Unmap.

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IDIOT HEART BY SUNSET RUBDOWN
A six-minute grower from the group's Dragonslayer LP.

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RED HEART BY HEY ROSETTA!
A choice cut from the Newfoundland group's Polaris-nominated Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood).

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DIVINE BY SEBASTIEN TELLIER
The sensational (and sensation-causing) track from 2008's Sexuality.

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LOST COASTLINES BY OKKERVIL RIVER
If, like us, you're eagerly awaiting the follow-up to 2008's The Stand-Ins, here's something to tide you over.

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SAY IT'S ALL OVER BY PAPER MOON
Their website assures you you'll like them. You gonna let a website make your decisions for you?

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TAIL AND MANE BY CRYPTACIZE
Mythomania's lead-off track packs a mystic punch.

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SKINNY LOVE BY BON IVER
Take a chance to revisit Justin Vernon's breakthrough debut, For Emma, Forever Ago.

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SPANISH GOLD 2044 BY SWAN LAKE
The leadoff track from Swan Lake's 2009 sophomore disc, Enemy Mine.

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ERASER BY NO AGE
Nouns is still one of the very best records of last year, so feel free to indulge in some of its good vibes.

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TYRANTS BY BLACK MOUNTAIN
An eight-minute sprawler from the B.C. five-piece's acclaimed 2008 disc, In the Future.

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BLACK MARKET ORGANS BY MAYBE SMITH
A rejected cut from the Saskatoonian's 2009 LP Another Murder in the Morning. (But that doesn't mean it's not good.)

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CHEERLEADER BY GRIZZLY BEAR
One of the standout tracks from the Brooklyn group's universally-praised Veckatimest.

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THE SEA IS A GOOD PLACE TO THINK OF THE FUTURE BY LOS CAMPESINOS!
A brand spankin' new track from the Cardiff indie rockers, with the kind characteristically verbose title we've grown to love. Haven't we?

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I WANT YOU TO KNOW BY DINOSAUR JR.
The latest from Dinosaur Jr.'s highly accomplished Farm, their ninth to date.

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GOOD DAYS BY THE FEMBOTS
The Toronto four-piece decided to tinker with some found instruments for 2008's Called Out.

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FREEDOM BY DANIEL JOHNSTON
Straight from the Jason Falkner-produced Is and Always Was, Johnston's latest, due out October 6.

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STRANGE LOVE (DON'T BE LAZY) BY BRENT RANDALL AND THE PINECONES
Breezy '60sish pop from the Halifax indie outfit.

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I'M ALIVE BY SUNBEARS!
Yeah, it'll get inside your head. Deal with it.

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DOMINIKA BY HILOTRONS
Ottawa's new-wave revivalists know how to clap with the best of them.

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YOUR HAND IN MINE BY LIAM FROST (FEAT. MARTHA WAINWRIGHT)
The Mancunian and the Montrealer team up for a few rocking minutes.

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WATCHMAKER BY THE TOM FUN ORCHESTRA
There really isn't a profession more appropriate for righteous gypsy-fied indie rock.

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WARM IN THE SHADOWS BY MUSIC GO MUSIC
Does this mean it's finally cool to like ABBA?

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DIGITAL HAIRCUT BY DD/MM/YYYY
Download the Toronto experimental collective's latest from Black Square, which is looking at a September release date in the States.

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IDA WALKED AWAY BY AU
The latest from Luke Wyland and Dana Valatka's ambitious dream pop project.

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LEVEL WITH ME BY THE JUNCTION
The Toronto trio's latest, from Another Link in the Chain.

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THIS BLACKEST PURSE BY WHY?
Yoni Wolf called the upcoming record a departure, and he wasn't messing around.

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METAL SPIDER WEBS BY BLACK MOLD
Chad VanGaalen gets in touch with his electronic side with this latest project.

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THE ANCIENT COMMON SENSE OF THINGS BY BISHOP ALLEN
Download the latest from the Brooklyn group's third record, Grrr...

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I WANT YOU TO KEEP EVERYTHING BY THESE UNITED STATES
Download the latest from the Kentucky indie rockers.

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FEELS LIKE SUMMER BY JOHNNY FOREIGNER
Download the title track from the English lads' 2009 disc, Feels Like Summer.

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SOMETHING HIDING FOR US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BY THE WOODEN SKY
Download your first taste of The Wooden Sky's If I Don't Come Home You'll Know I'm Gone, due out August 25.

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ROBOTS BY DAN MANGAN
Download the latest from Vancouver's Dan Mangan, from the forthcoming Nice, Nice, Very Nice, due out August 11.

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KABARISTA FAREWELL BY VAGABOND OPERA
Download the latest from the self-described "Bohemian Operatic Balkan Cabaret."

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DIMMER BY BISHOP ALLEN
The lead single from Bishop Allen's sophomore effort Grrr....

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DIE YOUNG BY THE DANKS
A free download of the latest from the PEI indie rockers' just-released full-length, Are You Afraid of The Danks?

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RUNNING BY FRED
A free download from the Irish group's 2008 disc, Go God Go.

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BLACK RICE BY WOMEN
The superb track from Women's 2008 self-titled debut. The Calgary group will be seen this Friday and Saturday as part of Sled Island 2009.

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REQUIEM FOR A SCENE BY BRASSTRONAUT
You can catch Brasstronaut this Thursday, June 25 in Calgary as part of Sled Island 2009.

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S.T.H.D. BY LADYHAWK
Download the lead single the Kelowna four-piece's 2008 disc, Shots. You can see Ladyhawk on both June 25 and 26 when they take the stage at Calgary's Sled Island festival.

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MADE OF STONE BY SPIRAL BEACH
Download last year's single from Toronto's Spiral Beach, who'll be playing the Whipper Snapper Lounge tonight as part of NXNE 2009.

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THE SEVEN SEAS BY ELEPHANT STONE
Fresh off their Polaris Prize long-list nomination, the band will be playing this Thursday, June 18, as part of NXNE. Download the title track from their debut LP.

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WHAT WE WANTED BY BLACK DIAMOND BAY
The Patrick Krief-led quartet will be playing NXNE this Friday, June 19 at the Horseshoe. Download the latest from their debut, Calm Awaits.

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CONSOLATION PRIZE BY JULIE DOIRON
Download the latest from I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day, fresh off having June 7 declared "Julie Doiron Day" in Bruno, Saskatchewan.

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EVERYTIME BY DEADBEAT DARLING
Download the latest offering from New York's Deadbeat Darling, from the just-released Weight of Wandering.

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NORTHERN LIGHTS BY BOWERBIRDS
A free download of the North Carolina alt-folkers' latest from Upper Air, due for release in July.

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WILLOW TREE BY CHAD VANGAALEN
A free download of the hauntingly beautiful tune from the Calgary singer-songwriter - one of our favourite songs of 2008.

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BRAND NEW BY EMILIE MOVER
Download the latest from Canada's burgeoning indie darlin' Emilie Mover, whose profile seems to be expanding each time we check in.

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CATERPILLAR PLAYGROUND BY NURSES
Check out the latest from baroque pop trio Nurses, whose new disc, Apple's Acre, is out August 4.

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DONT HAUNT THIS PLACE BY THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE
Download one of the stand-out tracks from the unexpectedly Toronto-based RAA, who've just been signed to Saddle Creek Records in the United States.

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ELECTRIC AVE. BY WOODHANDS
A free download of an irresistibly electro-happy cover of the classic pop hit as recorded by the Toronto-based indie duo.

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YOUNG HEARTS SPARK FIRE BY JAPANDROIDS
A free download off the noisy Vancouver duo's brand new Post-Nothing disc.

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SHARK SUIT BY UUVVWWZ
A free download of the track by the angular, female-fronted, punk-edged Nebraska quartet.

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DORCHESTER HOTEL BY THE SOUNDS
A free download of the very first single off The Swedish rockers' third full-length, Crossing The Rubicon, which hits stores June 2. For real this time.

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ALL THE MONEY I HAD IS GONE BY THE DEEP DARK WOODS
A free download of the new single by the countryish rockers from Saskatchewan. You can catch them on tour across Canada in June.

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EASY BY DEER TICK
The first single off the Southern-tinged Yankee rockers' second full-length, Born On Flag Day.

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IT'S RAINING IN THE PROJECTS BUT ITS SUNNY IN AFRICA BY THE CARPS
A free download of the new single from the dancy Toronto duo The Carps, who have played with everyone from MIA to The Hives to Lupe Fiasco.

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ITS NOT FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES AN EYE BY OH NO FOREST FIRES
A free download of the first track off the Toronto indie band's The War on Geometry.

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NYE BY DINOSAUR BONES
A free download of the stand-out track off Toronto-based Dinosaur Bones' self-titled EP.

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HEART SWEATS BY JAPANDROIDS
Since they played SoundProof's Pop Montreal showcase back in October, these Vancouver boys have been picking up some serious buzz. And with noisy anthems like this free download, it's easy to see why.

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STTSMC BY SUPER700
Short for Somebody Tried To Steal My Car, this sweeping track by the orchestral German seven-piece is the kind of thing you'd be expect to hear coming out of the UK.

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COMBINATION PIZZA HUT AND TACO BELL BY DAS RACIST
You could call it an ontological reflection on the disorienting nature of corporate culture and technology in the Western World. Or you could just dance.

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(DONT YOU BELIEVE THE WORDS OF) HANDSOME MEN BY ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL
A free download of the first single off the band's amibitiously titled, upcoming disc, At The Moment Of Our Most Needing, Or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren't Alone.

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ARREST THAT GIRL BY THE MILES
One of the delightfully catchy tracks off the Toronto trio's new Bloody On My Blazer LP.

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BEDROOMS EP BY XYLOS
A free download of the debut EP by The Beach Boys-inspired NYC indie five-piece.

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MURDER BY THE MILES
One of the fine surf and '60s influenced tracks off the Toronto trio's new Blood On My Blazer release.