Douglas Q. Smith

Chicago natives Max Kakacek, Hal James and brothers Cullen and Cameron Omori bring a youthful energy to their blend of ‘60s garage rock-‘70s glam rock music. Download "Be My Girl" for...

The Oakland-based duo, Zion I, delivers reggae, dub and socially conscience lyrics on its latest album, Atomic Clock. Download the track "Many Stylez" right here for free.

Urban folk and jazz singer KJ Denhert is set to release her ninth album, aptly named Album No. 9, on November 9th. Download "Choose Your Weapon" for free.

Irish folk singer Susan McKeown celebrates her new album, Singing in the Dark, on its release date, October 30th. Download the track, “Mad Sweeney,” right here for free.

Prince Rama projects a chorus of voices over swirling synths and thunderous drums at Brooklyn's hottest bowling alley tonight. Download the track "Lightening Fossil" right here for free.

Brazilian sound architect Amon Tobin produces genre-defying beats and measures by setting manipulated field recordings and vinyl records to a drum machine. Download the track “Shut Down” for free.

Underworld released its new audio visual album, Barking, just over a month ago. Techno producers Mark Knight and D. Ramirez helped produce the dance track "Always Loved A Film," which...

Corin Tucker, one of the founders of the riot grrl band Sleater Kinney, still gets her shredding, wailing riot grrl rock on in this free download, “Doubt."

The Los Angeles pop rock group Pepper Rabbit releases its debut album, Beauregard, on Tuesday on the Kanine Records label. WNYC recently caught up with the duo at Chelsea's Norwood Club.

Download a free track from the Baltimore-based band Future Islands, and get a bonus remix track from BMore electronic experimenter Jason Urick.

Brothers John and Paul Thornley are the front men for U.S. Royalty, a four-piece rock band from Washington, D.C. Download the band's "Equestrian" from its upcoming debut right here for free.

Voltaire Twins lands in New York City for the first time on Friday in the midst of the annual CMJ music festival chaos. Download the duo's synth-ladden "Jump Cuts," along with the bon...

One thing's for sure, Reggie Watts is one funny guy. Watts landed in the Lower East Side in 2004 and started performing ad-libbed, off-the-cuff improvisational lyrics in comedy clubs ...

The musical storytelling of Christopher Paul Stelling embodies a long road with lush folkloric, mythological and religious imagery. Download his track, "Flawless Executioner," right h...

With over 1,200 bands playing in the Big Apple this week, it's hard even for the most diehard music fan to make decisions about what to see at the 2010 CMJ music and film festival. Here's WNYC's short list of must-see CMJ (and Pitchfork Offline festival) shows, along with 15 free downloads of some of the week's music.

The CMJ Music and Film Festival brings 1,200 plus bands to 75 New York City venues for five days. Here's WNYC's guide to this year's music marathon, complete with tips and top picks from the critics.

Download two strikingly different tracks from the Tokyo-born composer, pianist and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto. disparate

The electronic rock duo Home Video builds electro-minimalist rock with sampling, synthesizers, keys, guitars, and live drums. Download the band's "The Smoke" for free here.

Download the Icelandic group's "Lion Face Boy," along with a bonus FM Belfast remix. Plus, video!

The Swedish band Dungen enters its second decade with the release of a sixth album, Skit I Allt, behind producer, composer, singer and founding member Gustav Ejstes. Download the trac...