Lior’s new album has got all the hallmarks that’ve made him such an unlikely success story: the evocative lyrics, the intricate arrangements, those unforgettable melodies. Download a free mp3 of title track, “Tumbling Into The Dawn”: a song about botched suicide and endless possibilities.

Download two all-new free remixes of Sydney’s PVT. Austrian beats professor and Flying Lotus collaborator, Dorian Concept, tears their cacophony into fragments and reworks its inner logic via kaleidoscopic jazz. Sydney’s Danimals rebuild the track to the march of an eerily steady beat.

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you the story that Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon had been recording tracks with Kanye West. Well, the first of the collaborations has surfaced, in the form of “Monster” – which Kanye West is giving away for free at his blog now. The track also features Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and Nicki Minaj. Download it here!

He’s topped the pop charts a couple of times. He’s played the Opera House. He commands an army of fans big enough to overpower a small pacific nation (lookin’ at you, New Zealand). But Lior knows a thing or two about “keepin’ it real”/indie. His forthcoming album, ‘Tumbling Into The Dawn’, continues the unlikely success [...]

Download a free mp3 of Matthew Dear’s spooky “Little People (Black City)”. With its gaping void of a beat and Dear’s Bowie-esque vocals, this is dance music for replicants and electric sheep; synthetic sounds so infectious and vital, they’ll make you question your very humanity. Grab it here!

Dubstep up-and-comer, Guido (aka Guy Middleton) – key member of Bristol’s much-discussed “Purple Trinity” (with Joker and Gemmy) – has created an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast. Stream and download it for free here.

UNKLE have released a second video for new single, “The Answer”, ahead of the release of their forthcoming digital EP on iTunes. The second video for ‘The Answer” is directed by Ross Cairns, and features incredible surfing and snowboarding footage from the Relentless ‘Lives of The Artists’ documentaries. Watch the video here!

Best CoastBethany Cosentino – the cat-lovin’ frontwoman of NME’s Best New Band of 2010, Best Coast – has put together an exclusive streaming mixtape of her favourite tracks for The Independent. Boasting 14 songs from the likes of Pavement, Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Weezer, Beyonce and more, the mix also comes with a track-by-track breakdown of the song choices, courtesy of Cosentino herself. Listen to it now!

New York’s School Of Seven Bells have teamed up with your friendly neighbourhood filmmakers at Shoot The Player, to record a haunting rendition of “Dust Devil” on a train platform at Sydney’s Central Station. Watch the video here!

Belgian four-piece, Isbells, make wistful folk so delicate, you sometimes feel like your breath might fracture it. So don’t speak. Just listen and wrap yourself in the gentle daydream of their free mp3, “As Long As It Takes”.

Born in Nashville, now living in New York; Justin Townes Earle may be “country”, but don’t let that fool ya. This isn’t just music for dusty highways and distant frontiers. It’s also for dive bars and thrift stores, lonely nights at the movies and warm summer afternoons. Download his new mp3, “Harlem River Blues”.

The best stuff comes outta Japan. Speed Racer, Astroboy, and 90% of the stuff that shows up when you remove the SafeSearch from Google Images. Well, now you can add The Suzan to that list. The all-girl, Japanese four-piece make Pocky-delicious pop music that straddles the line between “kawaii” and kick-ass.