While searching the world wide web for exotic, interesting, or just plain brilliant bands I stumbled across a free sampler from Matador one of the worlds most exciting, innovative and interesting labels. Seven of the tracks have not been released on MP3 yet, and four of those are from albums that haven’t been released yet. The sampler perfectly demonstrates the variety of the Matador roster including everything from A.C. Newman’s jewel-like pop songscapes to the majestic neo-punk of Fucked Up to the gorgeous female vocals of Jennifer O’Connor to a track from Lou Reed’s painstaking, thoughtful, first-ever performance of his controversial classic album ‘Berlin’.
Click on the link below to get a zipped file of all 13 tracks plus front and back artwork,but don’t forget to support the bands and the label. If you like any of the tracks visit the Matador site and buy the album.
Track listing:
1.
A.C. Newman - There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve (from
Get Guilty, due out January 20)
2. Belle and Sebastian - The State I Am In (
BBC Version) (from
The BBC Sessions)
3. Jennifer O’Connor - Here With Me (from
Here With Me)
4. Shearwater - The Snow Leopard (Remastered) from
Rook)
5. Lou Reed - Caroline Says, Pt.
II (Live) (from
Berlin: Live At St. Ann’s Warehouse)
6. Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud (from
The Hawk Is Howling, released September 23)
7. Fucked Up - No Epiphany (from
The Chemistry Of Common Life, released October 7)
8. Jay Reatard - An Ugly Death (from
Matador Singles ‘08, released October 7)
9. Jaguar Love - Humans Evolve Into Skyscrapers (from
Take Me To The Sea, released August 19)
10. Pavement - Cataracts (from
Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed., due out December 9)
11. Brightblack Morning Light - Oppressions Each (from
Motion To Rejoin, released September 23)
12. Times New Viking - Call
& Respond (from the
Stay Awake EP, released October 14)
13. Condo Fucks - What’cha Gonna Do About It? (from
Fuckbook, due out March 2009)
Go Download
Zip File - Intended Play Fall 08
Linked from Matador’s Website
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Matador - Myspace // Website
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