Fuzzy Freebies #11: Free Downloads Of The Day

Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads...
Turner Cody - Back In the Land of the Living (Thanks to The Vinyl District)
Claire L. Evans - DFA Radiomix #16 (Thanks to DFA Records)
Lovely Hearts Club Presents: Philco Fiction - Help! (Thanks to Paper Garden Records)
Metronomy - The Bay (Stopmakingme Remix) (Thanks to Because Music)
Cashier No.9 - Lost At Sea (Thanks to Bella Union)
Rivals In The Fall - Free EP (Thanks to Rivals In The Fall)

Click Read More below, listen... and if you like them... grab them. Enjoy!

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Classic Albums: Steely Dan - Aja (Rockumentary)

Aja (pronounced like "Asia") is the sixth album by the jazz-rock band Steely Dan. Originally released in 1977, it became the group's best-selling album. Peaking at #3 on the U.S. charts and #5 in the United Kingdom, it was the band's first platinum album, eventually selling over 5 million copies. In July 1978, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. In 2003, the album was ranked number 145 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

On April 6, 2011, the album was deemed by the Library of Congress to be "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important" and added to the United States National Recording Registry for the year 2010.

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Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today (album stream)

Ariel Pink (born Ariel Marcus Rosenberg; June 24, 1978) is a Los Angeles-based recording artist who is sometimes associated with the freak folk scene.

Before Today is an album by Ariel Pink, released on June 8, 2010, by 4AD. The album contains several homages to vintage rock and roll songs, such as "Bright Lit Blue Skies" which was originally recorded by the Rockin' Ramrods in 1966, and "Beverly Kills," which draws heavily on Ago's 1982 track "For You."

In December 2010, online music magazine Pitchfork Media named "Round and Round" the best song of 2010. Exclaim! named "Before Today" the No. 15 Pop & Rock Album of 2010.

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The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (album stream)

The Vaccines are an English indie rock band, formed in London in 2010. The band's debut album, What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? was released through Columbia Records on 14 March 2011 and reached number 4 in the UK album charts. On 5 January 2011, the band were placed third in the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.

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Vandaveer – Dig Down Deep (album stream)

Vandaveer is a Washington, DC-based alt-folk project spearheaded by Mark Charles Heidinger, releasing records on the Supply and Demand music label in the US and Alter K Records in France. Vandaveer has been featured in Vincent Moon's La Blogotheque series of live music encounters.

On April 18th (France) and April 26th (North America) Vandaveer released their third full-length record, entitled "Dig Down Deep".

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FlashBack! - The Sound Of Philadelphia - Compilation (album stream + documentaries)

Some of you might have thought by now that this blog is just another white girl's infatuation with rock music and that she probably doesn't know much - leave alone like much - black music. Nothing is further from the truth. The problem is finding full albums on grooveshark. It seems like most people that like "black music" only have some selected tracks available, hardly ever a full album. So I'll just take advantage of the problem and post this exquisite sampler of 70s leading label Philadelphia Records that flooded the world with high quality recordings... and the world thoroughly enjoyed it! So did I ;) "For The Love Of Money' and 'Do It Anyway You Wanna" are still in my A++ list. The Philly Sound is what first got me out on the dance floor, and boy, I sure left a lot of sweat out there through the years! :)

Philadelphia International Records is a record label founded by writer-producers, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in 1971. It was famous for showcasing the sub-genre of Philadelphia soul music and released a string of worldwide hits during the decade.

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