iTunes: Free Tuesday
Once again, TUAW is pleased to present you with a selection of free songs and videos from around the world. Many of these iTMS items won't be free for long, so grab your copies before the week is up. And don't forget: If you want to buy these on your iPhone or iPod touch, make sure to sign into your account in iTunes before you sync. New this week: the UK's first free TV show.
US Music
US: Spring Again, Lanae' Hale
Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. MGMT (short for "management") is a group from Brooklyn whose debut was produced by frequent Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann. They also spent a good part of 2007 opening for Of Montreal. Brightly lit psychedelic rock with electronic overtones is how you might describe "Time to Pretend." It's crunchy pop gem bedazzled with laser rays and glam-rock stomp.
US: MGMT, Time to Pretend
Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. MGMT (short for "management") is a group from Brooklyn whose debut was produced by frequent Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann. They also spent a good part of 2007 opening for Of Montreal. Brightly lit psychedelic rock with electronic overtones is how you might describe "Time to Pretend." It's crunchy pop gem bedazzled with laser rays and glam-rock stomp.
US: Maria Jose, Quien Eres Tu (Featuring Trey Songz)
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band who's on the cusp of success and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. Mexico's María Jose asks a very sensible question on this stand-out track from her self-titled debut. Abetted here by Trey Songz (in his most Michael Jackson-esque form), this fierce little slice of electro-pop R&B alternates slick sweetness with a touch of rock guitar spice.
International Music
Australia: Matt Costa, Mr. Pitiful
Each week we find a track from an artist or band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. "Mr Pitiful" is the spunky, piano-driven opener from Matt Costa's forthcoming album Unfamiliar Faces, the follow-up to his 2005 debut Songs We Sing. "Mr. Pitiful" finds Costa wrapping his appealing melodies in increasingly ambitious packages that recall the Shins, Spoon, and Ben Folds.
New Zealand: Matt Costa, Mr. Pitiful
Each week we find a track from an artist or band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. "Mr Pitiful" is the spunky, piano-driven opener from Matt Costa's forthcoming album Unfamiliar Faces, the follow-up to his 2005 debut Songs We Sing. "Mr. Pitiful" finds Costa wrapping his appealing melodies in increasingly ambitious packages that recall the Shins, Spoon, and Ben Folds.
Canada: Luke Doucet & The White Falcon, First Day (In the New Hometown)
Each week we find a track from an artist or band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Luke Doucet has been on our radar for a while now thanks to his gritty mixture of slashing guitar twang and a complete love of pop purity. His newest album Bloods to Rich shows his influences with one song lamenting the death of the Band's Rick Danko while another is a jaunty reworking of the Cure's "The Lovecats." This tune, "First Day in the New Hometown" is a crackling mixture of jangling pop and roots-rock crunch.
Nederland: The Madd, Jump Now!
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UK: Sarabeth Tucek, Hot Tears
Each week we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Sarabeth Tucek is a Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter who has lent her atmospheric vocal skills to people like Bill Callahan and the Brian Jonestown Massacre in the past. This track from her self-titled debut has the angelic, awkward beauty of an acoustic singer/songwriter track from the early '70s, but when the electric guitars come in, it has all the slow-burning crunch of Neil Young with his beloved Crazy Horse in tow. It's a beautiful cut – dreamy, haunted, wistful, and epic.
France: I&Fused, Paranoid
Chaque semaine, nous trouvons un morceau d'un artiste ou d'un groupe que nous avons apprécié et nous vous le faisons partager.Autodidacte, I&Fused a plusieures cordes à son arc : moitié du duo The Shoppings, musicien multi-instrumentiste, chanteur, auteur, compositeur et producteur, David Lavaysse semble ne pas vouloir se cantonner à une classification particulière et s'attaque à tous les styles avec une aisance certaine. Comme dans ses précédents albums, on retrouve dans Slow Eater une pléïade d'instruments et des compositions oscillant entre pop et électro en passant par le folk avec quelques embardées du côté du hip-hop. " Paranoid " est notre Single de la semaine sur iTunes.Si vous aimez ce morceau, obtenez l'album ici.
UK Video
US: Damages, Get Me a Lawyer
This intense, twist-filled, and breakneck-paced programme takes a three-pronged approach as a legal thriller, gripping murder mystery and adrenaline-fuelled character study, delving into and illuminating the characters' personal lives.