The Oedipus Project
The monthly offer continues at Spin with a free download of 12 tracks from the October issue, including a number of artists heard here previously like Blitzen Trapper, Dum Dum Girls, Mates of State, Neon Indian and Wild Flag.
Also featured is Zola Jesus (Nika Rosa Danilova). She’s only 22 but there is such mature dark beauty in her voice.
“Vessel” is from her third album Conatus.
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Last year Mates Of State gave of us Crushes, an album of some of their favorite cover songs.
They return in September with a LP (their seventh) of new material they call Mountaintops.
This husband/wife duo from Kansas offers a free download of the first single “Maracas”.
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The married duo Mates of State (Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel) from Lawrence, Kansas, have released Crushes (The Covers Mixtape), songs of an eclectic group of artists including Belle & Sebastian, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Fleetwood Mac and The Mars Volta among others. On their website Mates of State are offering a free download of “Laura” by Girls. We feature it here along with the original as the Song of the Day.
Mates of State-“Laura”
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Girls-“Laura”
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