Andrew Poitras is a contributing writer for Diffuser.fm responsible for artist-liaising, harmless dirt-digging and the daily Free Music Downloads column. His extensive experience in and around the live performance industry paired well with his love for language and served as a natural segue into music journalism. Andrew is a Minneapolis transplant living in Brooklyn.
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Hibou, ‘Glow’ – Free MP3 Download
After a year touring North America and Europe as the drummer of Craft Spells, 19-year-old Seattleite Peter Michel, aka Hibou, has made his first foray into a solo career.
Skies Alive, ‘Godspeed’ – Free MP3 Download
Skies Alive's unique spin on an old sound has showgoers across the Midwest shouting along.
Stubborn Heart, ‘To Catch A Spark’ – Free MP3 Download
The U.K. duo of Luca Santucci and Ben Fitzgerald, known to the world as Stubborn Heart, write thoughtful and serene music that they've fittingly dubbed "electronic soul."
Ann Pragg, ‘Demolition Dust’ – Free MP3 Download
Matt Radick is best known for his work with Holopaw, but today, we meet a new side of the musician, as he becomes the lost-soul vagabond songwriter Ann Pragg.
Hollis Brown, ‘Walk On Water’ – Free MP3 Download
With the Black Keys' sound -- great though it is -- turning evermore modern, Hollis Brown's 'Ride On the Train' might be the closest thing to a classic rock album that Generation X will know.
Allison Weiss, ‘Nothing Left’ – Free MP3 Download
The latest from No Sleep Records, the guys who brought us Now Now, the Wonder Years and Mixtapes, Allison Weiss is an uncut gem of DIY indie-pop.
Patrick Stickles, ‘Hey Tonight’ (Free Energy Cover)’ – Free MP3 Download
Titus Andronicus, Jersey's best art-rock/indie-punk export, just doesn't take up enough of frontman Patrick Stickles' time.
Lewis Watson, ‘Hold On (SBTRKT Cover)’ – Free MP3 Download
Lewis Watson, an old-soul singer-songwriter from London, returns to Diffuser.fm to disseminate his cover of SBTRKT's 'Hold On.'
Brass Bed, ‘I’ll Be There With Bells On’ – Free MP3 Download
Crossbill Records' Southern stars are back with a new sound for their third full length, 'The Secret Will Keep You.'
McDougall Describes His ‘Punkgrass’ Sound, Explains Transition from Punk to Americana
I met Scott McDougall, unsung hero of independent bluegrass, last month, when a friend of mine, Alex Steininger, came to NYC from Portland on business. I know Alex through In Music We Trust, the label and PR company he's manned for the last 16 years, and he accompanied McDougall for a showcase at Pianos in the Lower East Side, where the two hoped EKG Booking might enjoy themselves enough to add Mc