Here’s a free collection of mp3s from Alexi Murdoch, Valgeir Sigurðsson and Nico Muhly commemorating their collaboration at the PopTech conference in Iceland.

The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Alexi Murdoch, has released his second recording, Towards the Sun, following his 2006 breakout indie release, Time Without Consequence.

Though his second record has had a long gestation, Murdoch’s reputation as a serious musical force has been growing. He has made multiple appearances on prominent radio outlets like KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, WXPN’s World Café, WNYC’s Soundcheck, Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current, and Seattle’s KEXP. Most recently Murdoch was tabbed by director Sam Mendes to helm the soundtrack for the acclaimed 2009 indie film Away We Go, contributing nine songs alongside songs by the Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, George Harrison & the Stranglers.

Murdoch tape-recorded the majority of Towards the Sun in Vancouver in a single night while on tour in North America in 2009. Revisiting the tape months later in a basement studio in Brooklyn, the record was finished in a few days.

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“Towards the Sun” by Alexi Murdoch

The title of the third Punch Brothers disc for Nonesuch is Who’s Feeling Young Now? Produced and engineered by Jacquire King, the album contains an exhilaratingly direct and daring performance by the group. Being on the road has shifted their approach to writing and performing into a looser, simpler and more youthful one. For instance, the opening track “Movement and Location” came together over a matter of minutes in mandolinist/singer Chris Thile’s living room.

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“Movement and Location” by Punch Brothers

Rising star Angel Snow has partnered with PledgeMusic to pre-sell her new album! It will be available everywhere on October 2.

You can downloaded Snow’s NoiseTrade session, Live at Eddie’s Attic, right here!

“Angel Snow’s music is absolutely beautiful. When she sings I hold my breath.” ~ Alison Krauss

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“California” by Angel Snow

The fantasy pop duo, Savoir Adore have released an Official Music Video for the first single, “Dreamers” off their upcoming album Our Nature. Watch out for the album release this fall!

They will be touring with Jukebox the Ghost, Bright Moments and Now, Now through mid-July.

“Our Nature itself is both a collection of catchy indie pop songs and a dramatic narrative. Dreamers functions as its prologue; on it, Muro insists her subject not worry and ‘keep on sleeping,’ while Hammer confronts the inevitable transience of dreaming: ‘Where we are isn’t just a place where everything remains.’”

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“Dreamers” by Savoir Adore

Delta Spirit has “…taken a risk by forever associating themselves with a self-titled album that departs in any capacity from their earlier releases, but it’s paid off in more sophisticated songcraft.” ~ Consequence of Sound

On Delta Spirit the record, the band capitalizes on its hard-fought inertia by presenting their cleanest and most sonically homogenous record to date. It is a clear example of artistry within worn and comfortable musical landscapes. But it also represents a slight back-step emotionally – and perhaps not for content’s sake so much as for production’s. ~ American Songwriter

Check out the video for California!

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“California” by Delta Spirit