hear here: new releases & b-sides

scottish alt-rock band travis releases their fifth studio album titled "the boy with no name" today. you can hear the entire album online before you buy it. and check out demetri martin's video interpretation of their song "selfish jean". it has adorable written all over it. (aol music)

50 cent compares his life to an amusement park. seriously. download his new single "amusement park". ("amusement park"- mp3)

alleged leak of a recent studio version of "chinese democracy" from guns n' roses. download the mp3 and listen for yourself. ("chinese democracy"-mp3)

arcade fire performs a magnetic fields cover. ("born on a train"- mp3)

(via idolator, music slut, pop candy)

hear here: fun covers!

there was a time in college when every girl in my dorm was obessesed with new artist (at the time) macy gray. every girl was particularly obsessed with her hit "i try". i don't know maybe it had to do with all the broken up they left back in high school. anyway, built to spill does a pretty cool cover. [mp3]

long island favorites brand new do a surprisingly awesome cover of neutral milk hotel's "oh comely" [mp3]

a scandinavian musician named named jasper henricksen covers aaliyah's "try again". who would've ever thought that r&b could translate so easily into acoustic rock? [mp3]

(via idolator, copy, right?)