2007 List Wrap Up: 8 Top, Truly Free Albums

Dear Thom,

I tried. I really did. I mean, I typed in 0.00 like 345,378 other people, but I was at least willing to pay the 90p credit card fee. But for some reason known only to Thor, your system just wouldn’t take my details. Of course, I later found out that the name on my card read “Kim Jong Il”, and it had been somehow blacklisted as a weapon of mass destruction by 128 countries worldwide (including yours), but that’s way besides the point. Which is, that I tried.

Anyways, it’s a good thing you’re not the only generous guy in the world. Keep it up, matey.

Yours cheaply,
Pantsy

Scott Orr – Miles From Today









Bob would be proud (but not as poor).
Scott Orr – Take Them Home
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Various Artistes – OKX









What more can a man ask for than two free Radiohead albums in one year? (Pause. Long, deep and hard thoughts. Momentary images of a gyrating Zhang Ziyi.) Ok, nevermind.
John Vanderslice – Karma Police
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Lil Wayne – Da Drought 3









So what’s so prolific about releasing a bunch of 30-track mixtapes every few months? Yes, Napalm Death, I can hear you snore.
Lil Wayne – Ride 4 My Niggas
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Great Lake Swimmers – Live From the Church of the Redeemer EP







Anyone ever tried recording in a Buddhist temple? Like yeah, there are no pipe organs, but those chanting monks have serious indie acumen. Serious.
Great Lake Swimmers – Moving Pictures Silent Films
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Tim Fite – Over The Counter Culture








The next time someone tells you that white men can’t rap, you just think of this Brooklyn poet, and then prepare a snappy comeback, and then think of Fred Durst, and then forget about the comeback and concede defeat and offer silent prayers that Fred continues to believe he can sing.
Tim Fite - Over The Counter Culture
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Various Artistes – The Limitless Potential









Nine Inch Nails fans are nuts. It’s not because they spend their spare time remixing Year Zero. No, the other day one dude walked up to me with a face like Trent and a couple of nails poking out of his ribs. I think they were 14 inches though. He sorta failed maths.
Dirty Scarab – My Violent Heart (Prevention; Rejection)
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Chris Singleton – Twisted City









I’ve started my six-month-old on a bottle of Irish beer a day. The vision is that he too will be a killer singer-songwriter by the time he’s 4. I think it’s working; his first words are “Damien”. Makes daddy all warm and snug inside.
Chris Singleton - Twisted City
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Various Artistes – Seriously Westcoast Vol. 1









You know, sometimes giving some away for free only for 24 hours isn’t a bad thing. Speaking of which, you can pick up Chip the dolphin from my backyard starting now, and ending tomorrow at 1.51am. After that, he’s only available as a torrent, or soup.
Leigh Nash – Ocean Size Love
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