Picking Diffuser.fm's 10 Best Free MP3s Downloads of 2012 was certainly not an easy task. We've posted dozens upon dozens of songs since we started offering free daily MP3 downloads earlier this year -- all of them are collected below, for your convenience -- and we've been impressed by the seemingly endless stream of excellent music available for us to pick from, mostly from up-and-coming and relatively obscure acts. There are a lot of musicians out there today -- from folk-rock singer-songwriters and the near-ubiquitous electronica duos to more expansive indie rock outfits and beyond -- and the following collection of songs offers an excellent overview of what they're up to, one free MP3 download at a time.

2012 Alternative/Indie Rock Free MP3 Downloads
Act As If, 'Oh My My' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Agent Ribbons, 'Family Haircut' [Download MP3] [Read More]
The Album Leaf, Descent' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Amateur Blonde, 'Sobriquet' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Amateur Blonde, 'Waiting Place' [Download MP3] [Read More]
American Royalty, 'Honey & Queen' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Autumn Owls, 'Patterns' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Balmorhea, 'Pyrakantha' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Matt Bauer, 'Tonight We Get to Sing Our Songs' [Download MP3] [Read More]
bentcousin, 'I Think I Like Your Girlfriend More Than You' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Big Cats, 'One' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Black Carl, 'The 1' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Blind Benny, 'Chewjitsu' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Brass Bed, 'A Bullet For You' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Brothertiger, 'I've Been Waiting' [Download MP3] [Read More]
The Cast of Cheers, 'Human Elevator (Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross Remix)' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Chantel Claret, 'Bit Your Tongue' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Churches, 'Lovelife' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Citroën, 'Shifting Sands' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Claire de Lune, 'Save the Day' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Crash Bandits, 'Whatever' [Download MP3] [Read More]
The Dead Ships, 'You Were Young' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Dragonette, 'Live In This City (Database Remix)' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Dry the River, 'Demons - No Ceremony/// Remix' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Easy Lover, 'End of the Season' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Enemy Planes, 'Reflector' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Evil Eyes, 'Half a Heart' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Ex Cops, 'James' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Field Report, 'I Am Not Waiting Anymore' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Fine Times, 'Hey Judas' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Fine Times, 'Strays' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Finish Ticket, 'Doctor' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Free Energy, 'Dance All Night' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Galaxy Queens, 'Wake Up Sleepers' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Girl in a Coma, 'One Eyed Fool' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Goodtime Boys, 'Bliss' [Download MP3] [Read More]
A Great Big World, 'There Is an Answer' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Great Lakes, 'Black Coffee' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Lili Haydn, 'Tyrant' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Hello Ocho, 'Sticking to the Sheets' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Helvetia, 'Pumpkin Rose' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Hey Ice Machine, 'I've Been Told' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Honest Engine, 'Twenty Three' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Hundred Visions, 'Where Do I Sign?' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Hungry Ghost, 'Get Up' [Download MP3] [Read More]
International Karate, 'When Trouble Comes My Way' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Jan, 'How to Beast' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Jocelyn, 'A Little Too Late' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Ben Kweller, 'Mean to Me' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Lightning Love, 'Together' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Little Bombs, 'Back Home' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Little Time Off, 'Let It Go' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Lucius, 'Turn It Around' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Machine Birds, 'If I' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Mark Mallman, 'Dirty Dishes' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Manicanparty, 'Rebels in the Light' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Dan Mariska & the Boys Choir, 'Watch it Unfold' [Download MP3] [Read More]
The Mast, 'Seas Across Your Mind' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Men of North Country, 'People of Tomorrow' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Modern Suits, 'Fingerprints' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Mourner, 'Darkest of Dreams' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Natural Child, 'Derek's Blues' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Neighborhood Kids, 'Heartbreaker' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Omnitrigger, '100 Years of Hermitage' [Download MP3] [Read More]
ON AN ON, 'Ghosts' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Pancho-San, 'A Fool, A Fall, A Foal' [Download MP3] [Read More]
The Pharmacy, 'Baby Be' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Pictorials, 'Sense of Vanity' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Pill Hill, 'The Gamer' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Pirates, 'Home Improvement' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Police Teeth, 'Emmanuelle in Renton' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Sad Robot, 'Hold On' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Sea Wolf, 'Old Friend' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Shy Hunters, 'Stained Glass House' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Skies Alive, 'The Black List' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Sleep Study, 'Flower Girl' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps, 'Tanktop' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Smoking Popes, 'Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Snowblink, 'Black and White Mountains' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Sondra Sun-Odeon, 'Golden Bird' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Stealing Sheep, ‘Genevieve (Baardsen Remix)’ [Download MP3] [Read More]
7Horse, 'Low Fuel Drug Run' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Swampboots, 'Jitka' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Sweet Lights, 'A Hundred Needle Pins' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Tashaki Miyaki, 'Best Friend' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Teenage Sweater, 'Coconut Water' [Download MP3] [Read More]
10 Years, 'Soma - Acoustic' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Tiger Dare, 'Coffee' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Turbo Fruits, 'Harley Dollar Bill$' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Valente, 'Home' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Vanaprasta, 'Supernumerary' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Vanisher, 'Seven Years Buried' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Wake Up Lucid, 'Feel It' [Download MP3] [Read More]
We Need Surgery, 'Stranger' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Wintersleep, 'Resuscitate' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Matthew E. White, 'One of These Days' [Download MP3] [Read More]
With a Gun for a Face, 'Parade of Horribles' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Wrestling With Wolves, 'The Perks of Being a Small Flower' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Wrightwood, 'Valley' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Writer, 'Hot Days' [Download MP3] [Read More]
The Young Evils, 'Dead Animals' [Download MP3] [Read More]

2012 Electronic Free MP3 Downloads
The Ampersands, 'Try This' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Bestfriends, 'Just Goodbye' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Bot'Ox, 'Basement Love (Pachange Boys Point of View)' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Brothertiger, 'I've Been Waiting' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Cars & Trains, 'Asking (Skyrider Remix)' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Cayce, 'Curtis Punk' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Gentleman Reg, 'The Declaration' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Harts, 'All Too Real' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Julien-K, 'Cruel Daze of Summer' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Kids Without Instruments, 'Velvet Lights' [Download MP3] [Read More]
The Last Royals, 'Friday Night' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Magic Hour, 'So High' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Magic Wands, 'Teenage Love' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Man Without Country, 'Migrating Clay Pigeon (Ejeca Remix)' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Mayda, 'Panthers' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Metal Mother, 'Mind_Off' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Midnight Magic, 'Diamonds' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Novi, 'The Ad' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Silent Drape Runners, 'Ten Se' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Touché, 'I'm a Man Not a Machine (Lee Cooper Remix)' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Touché, 'Wild Horses' (Prefab Sprout Cover) [Download MP3] [Read More]
Wall, 'Something On Your Mind' [Download MP3] [Read More]

2012 Hip-Hop Free MP3 Downloads
BP, 'Theme Of Me' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Freeze-Tag, 'Eskimo' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Garvin, 'Parasite' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Manny Nash, 'From the 'Sota' [Download MP3] [Read More]

2012 Singer-Songwriter/Folk/Americana Free MP3 Downloads
A Thousand Paper Cranes, 'Avebury' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Barry Brusseau, 'Love and Adoration' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Paul Buchanan, 'God Is Laughing' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Ethan Daniel Davidson, 'Aint the Man I Used to Be' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Kate Earl, 'One Woman Army' [Download MP3] [Read More]
El Sportivo & the Blooz, 'Waking World' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Field Report, 'I Am Not Waiting Anymore' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Fort Lean, 'All the Lights' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Chase King, 'Misty' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Pearl and the Beard, '40K' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Radical Face, 'Always Gold (Short Attention Span Mix)' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Anna Rose, 'Behold a Pale Horse' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Lexie Roth, 'Stay Or Go' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Sassparilla, 'Threadbare' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Christopher Smith, 'Pillars and Pyre (Andy Dixon Remix)'[Download MP3] [Read More]
The Still Sound, 'Falling' [Download MP3] [Read More]
Ryan Traster, 'Cruel Love'z [Download MP3] [Read More]
White Ash Falls, 'I Can't Get Tomorow' [Download MP3] [Read More]

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