Will Stratton is in the habit of releasing music for free, so it comes as no surprise that he’s giving away a couple from his new album, No Wonder. The lyrics aren’t anything special, with nary an inspired image between the two songs, the kind of interchangeable ruminations that do nothing to distinguish him from any number of other songwriters, but they are inoffensive and pleasant enough, and the heavy bow of dissonance in “Your California Sky” gets him a pass.

Will Stratton
Your California Sky [MP3]
     

Who Will [MP3]
     

—Tyler Gould

Annie
Don’t Stop
(Smalltown Supersound)
Releasing: 17 November (U.S.)

Norwegian dance phenom Annie is releasing the already-out-in-Britain Don’t Stop in the U.S. of A. later this month. There is nothing confusing about Annie’s electro-pop that is both catchy as hell and intelligent.

SONG LIST
01 Hey Annie
02 My Love Is Better
03 Bad Times
04 Don’t Stop
05 I Don’t Like Your Band
06 Songs Remind Me of You
07 Marie Cherie
08 Take You Home
09 The Breakfast Song
10 Loco
11 When the Night
12 Heaven and Hell

Annie
I Don’t Like Your Band [MP3]
     

My Love Is Better (Sunkh Knight Remix) [MP3]
     

—Katharine Wray

So the chorus in “Automatic” shares its melody with “Lump” by the Presidents of the United States of America, but they get a pass due to music being a bit of an infinite monkeys, infinite typewriters situation these days. The rest of the song is saturated with noise and sounds exhausting. Whether it’s an beautiful, religious exhaustion or an “if I listen to this for one more second I’m going to vomit my organs” exhaustion depends on your mood, I suppose.

Twin Tigers are currently on tour with the Antlers and Minus the Bear (dates after the jump). Their debut LP, Gray Waves comes out next year on Old Flame.

Twin Tigers
Automatic [MP3]
     

—Tyler Gould

This multi-talented beast of a producer offers up his latest project, ...Just Visiting Too, for free. It’s a collection of seven covers that include tracks from Stevie Wonder to Prince. Zo! gets some help from his cohorts in the Foreign Exchange crew, such as Phonte, Yahzarah, Carlitta Durand, and Darien Brockington. If you are looking for a smooth musical boost in the morning, this is just what you need.

—Andrew Martin

“Dikembe Mutombo” is from Woodsman’s latest, Collages, out now digitally on Mexican Summer. This song is fairly raucous, and the connection to Mutombo is tenuous, but sometimes it’s hard to tell with instrumental music. It’s entirely possible he laid down some guitar on this track. I don’t know if we’ll ever find the truth.

Woodsman
Dikembe Mutombo [MP3]
     

—Tyler Gould

Jack Splash, who’s produced for industry heavyweights like Alicia Keys, Cee-Lo, and John Legend, has just released “In the Future (ft. Kelis)” from his upcoming mix tape, Heir to the Throne, Vol. 1. This track definitely delivers something new and funky. The synth beats urge you to sing along, whether or not you know the words. Club kids, make up some new steps for this infectious jam.

Jack Splash
In the Future (ft. Kelis) [MP3]
     

—Katharine Wray