Future of Forestry
Relevant Update
Did anyone else notice when Relevant Magazine took their free song page down a while back? I was pretty disappointed when I noticed that their epic list of free, legal, live, acoustic, song downloads was missing. Thankfully…
Relevant Magazine recently updated their website, and have put the same great list of downloads up, just on another URL. Same songs, different web page. If you haven’t download these yet, and live, acoustic performances by artists like Jars of Clay, Tenth Avenue North, Sara Groves, Pigeon John, and No More Kings sounds good to you, you don’t want to miss this. You can either link up here, or check out my old post for more information in my post about it.
-Relevant Magazine’s Song Downloads-
Now Hear This! Discover New Music!
That’s right, I think it’s time that we heard and started discovering some good new music. Well, EMI CMG’s new artist promotion has made it possible for us to do just that. At Amazon’s MP3 store, you can get either Now Hear This – Pop or Now Hear This – Rock. The pop sampler includes the artists Sarah Reeves, Josh Wilson, Phillip LaRue, Kristian Stanfill, Christy Nockels, and Jason Allen Rich. The rock sampler includes Danyew, Above The Golden State, Philmont, Future of Forestry, Seven Stories Up, and Capital Lights. Several of the songs on Now Hear This were also given as free downloads at tangle.com as well. So if you can’t access an Amazon account, you can search tangle.com and pick some of them up there. Also, Amazon requires you to purchase each sampler as a whole to get it free. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay $0.99 for each song. I don’t know why it is like that, but I’d take both samplers for free rather than buying it song by song. 
As a side note, you can also get your hands on this sampler at your local Christian bookstore with a purchase an album by any of the featured artists.
-Now Hear This: Discover New Music – Pop on Amazon.com-
-Now Hear This: Discover New Music – Rock on Amazon.com-
While you’re on Amazon, you can also pick yet another Christian music sample. Yes, you heard me right. This time, the sampler is from the Word Label Group. You might have seen the new 6 Picks: Essential Radio Essentials from artists such as, Stellar Kart, Big Daddy Weave, or Sixpence None the Richer. Each 6 Picks EP is compromised of the six best songs from each respective artist. It’s sort of like a ‘best of’ album, just that it’s an EP. Anyway, you can get the 6 Picks Radio Hits Sampler for free at Amazon. This sampler includes Big Daddy Weave, Building 429, Barlowgirl, Rachael Lampa, Sixpence None The Richer, and Jaci Velasquez.
Traveler’s Song: Goodbye Ordinary
iTickets.com has just added two new free song for this week, from MercyMe and Future of Forestry. This is the fourth or fifth place I’ve seen MercyMe’s song “Goodbye Ordinary” for free, so I’m not particularly excited about it, though it is a good song.
What’s really got me excited this week is the Future of Forestry song – “Traveler’s Song”. It’s from their new CD Travel, which is coming out in May. I’ve been a fan of these guys since they were Searching for Silas, so I’m especially excited for this sneak peak of the new album.
To download the songs, just visit iTickets and sign-in (or sign-up, if you’re not already a member) and click to download. Enjoy!
Also, VideoRocket, a Christian video website affiliated with iTickets, has added a new free music video download this week from a new band called Reilly. I was just listening to some of their songs on their website, and they sound pretty good. You can check out the video by visiting VideoRocket here, or clicking the banner underneath the free music on iTickets.
25 Years (And The Music Don’t Stop)
Free music today from one of the biggest websites in free Christian music, HearItFirst. It turns out that EMI CMG / Sparrow Records (who used to own HearItFirst) had a 25th birthday recently, and to celebrate, they gave away 25 five free downloads, covering what appears to be a full 25 years of music. They’ve got some old classics, and some fairly recent ones too. The full list:
Scott Wesley Brown – “Consider The Lilies”
Amy Grant – “Sing Your Praise To The Lord”
Jump5 -”Friends”
Avalon – “For Freedom”
BeBe and CeCe Winans – “Change Your Nature”
Bethany Dillon – “Waking Up”
Lost Ocean – “Just Glide”
Margaret Becker – “Say The Name”
Newsboys – “You Are My King (Amazing Love)”
Charlie Hall – “Marvelous Light”
Oceans Above – “Beautiful One”
DC Talk – “The Hardway”
Petra – “This Means War”
DeGarmo and Key – “Casual Christian”
Rebecca St. James – “God Help Me”
Sanctus Real – “The Face of Love”
Shawn McDonald – “Captivated”
Stacie Orrico – “Strong Enough”
Delirious? – “Majesty”
Steven Curtis Chapman – “Signs of Life”
Edison Glass – “Let Go”
This Beautiful Republic – “Casting Off”
Future of Forestry – “Open Wide”
Geoff Moore and The Distance – “Homerun”
Audio Adrenaline – “Big House”
As you can see, I wasn’t kidding about a the time line. Amy Grant and Scott Wesley’s songs were both released before my time, and then Shawn MacDonold’s “Captivated” came out just this year. Anyway, regardless of your age, you’ll probably find something you can enjoy. I know James really likes Edison Glass, and I’m glad to see Audio Adrenaline’s “Big House” on the list. That’s just a classic.
To access the downloads, you’ll need to be a HearItFirst member and be signed in. Then you can pick & download the mp3s you want. Happy listening! (Oh, and happy birthday HearItFirst!)
Speedlinking: Brave Saint Saturn, Lincon Brewster, Addison Road
Speedlinking once again (Friday, because James found a sweet sampler he couldn’t wait to post about. 
) Anyway, speedlinking is something I started last week, basically, to save myself time and to diversify somewhat. You can see last week’s introduction here. That said, let’s get started:
1. Brave Saint Saturn has given Indie Vision Music permission to give their song “Starling” away as a free download. Brave Saint Saturn is the electronic side project of several members of Five Iron Frenzy.
2. I was emailed about this 100 Places to Find Free Christian Music Online list this week, and would have had to share it even if TFCMB wasn’t number 21 on the list. It’s extremely complete, and worth perusing.
3. Indie Vision Music has also got two brand new downloads from Gasoline Heart and Discover America. Looks good!
4. Indie Vision Music also has got a full CD download from Amohalko. It’s a full CD called Spark, and looks sweet. Three downloads in one post – yes, Indie Vision Music is amazing.
5. This week’s video is Joy Electric – “What Electricity Made”. See it here.
6. iTicket’s has a free download this week of Lincoln Brewster’s new song “Today Is the Day”.
7. Total Axxess has a free download of Addison Road’s “Sticking With You”. It looks like it’s only going to be available for a limited time, so grab a copy fast.
7. And last but definitely not least, this week’s archived download is actually a sampler from HearItFirst.com. Check the original post for details.
MASSIVE Amount of Free Live, Acoustic Mp3s
Free music today courtesy of Relevant Magazine, and specifically, their podcast. They have approximately 60 (give or take) free songs, all of which were recorded live in their studios. The majority are acoustic, but there are a few “normal” songs, specifically by Pigeon John and The Procussions. I wasn’t sure what a live, semi-acoustic rap would sound like, but it’s really pretty good. As expected, artists like Sara Groves, Phil Wickham, Derek Webb, and Andrew Peterson sound as good unplugged as plugged in.
There are also quite a few new, indie artists on the site as well. A couple to watch out for are Band Marino and No More Kings. And if indie isn’t exactly your favorite thing in the world, there’s plenty of staples like Jars of Clay, Leeland, Dizmas, NEEDTOBREATHE, and David Crowder*Band. Just about something for everyone. Enjoy!
Edit: Relevant has moved their list of free songs to a new page on their site, get the details on that here.
Slammin’ Downloads Courtesy of HearItFirst
Ten free songs today courtesy of HearItFirst.com and TobyMac. My research indicates that it was a promo for Portable Sounds. You may have heard about it, kind of a big deal. Anyway, the sampler is still live online and has some sweet music. Notice the inclusion of TobyMac’s smash hit “Made To Love”. I was definitely surprised to see that free.
The list:
- TobyMac – “Made To Love”
- Shawn MacDonald – “Pour Out”
- Rebecca St. James – “God Help Me”
- Sanctus Real – “Fly”
- Our Hearts Hero – “Back To The Cross”
- John Reuben – “Word of Mouth”
- Britt Nicole – “Indestructible”
- Future of Forestry – “Open Wide”
- David Crowder Band – “You Are My Joy”
- This Beautiful Republic – “Jesus to this World”
As you can see, there’s quite a lot of good songs on there. Particularly John Reuben and Britt Nicole, in my opinion. Actually, the Britt Nicole song is quite rare. It’s not on her CD, and was only released on HearItFirst and a compliation disc. It’s a lot rockier then her other stuff too, which makes it interesting. But I digress…
Anyway, to access all of the music, you’ll need to have a HearItFirst account and be signed in. I’d highly recommend opting in to the mailing list, as they send you free songs every week. Very cool.
Free Music from Future of Forestry (say that 5 times fast)
Its James again. Today I’ve got free music from Future of Forestry. They are a band off of Credential Records, which also is the home of Edison Glass, Seabird, and Jon Foreman’s solo stuff. There’s not an artist on that label that I don’t like so far, and I highly recommend this band. The free download is “Open Wide”
If you like the song (or even if you don’t) you should definitely check out the rest of the songs they have up on their Purevolume page. Each song they have up is beautiful in a different way.
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