Welcome to this week's edition of iTunes: Free Tuesday. Each weeks brings a new collection of free singles and videos from around the world, from Australia to Canada, New Zealand to France. Here's what's new today.
US Music
US: 125 Pt. 3 (Connections) by Joell Ortiz featuring Gab Gotcha, Graph, Stimuli & Ras Kass
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band who's on the cusp of success and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Just like the other famous Ortiz, this Big Papi dreams of big hits. Brooklyn-based MC Joell Ortiz shows that the demise of New York hardcore rap has been greatly exaggerated. "125 Pt. 3" is loaded with guests (Gab Gotcha, Graph, Stimuli, and Rass Kass) blazing the microphone with no hooks, no gimmicks, and no trendy dances - just street-level poetry. Ortiz has been linked with Dr. Dre's Aftermath label and he's about to blow up, so download "125 Pt. 3" now and get familiar.
US: Estelar by Capitan Melao
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band who's on the cusp of success and bring it to you, for free, as our Canción de la Semana. Capitan Melao is the side project of Javier Weyler, who has spent much of his time in the past as drummer for the Brit rock heroes Stereophonics. "Estelar" features sublime vocals courtesy of Natalia Lafourcade and has subtle bossa nova rhythm and bolero-like elegance that stem from Weyler's love of the music he heard growing up in Argentina.
US: Put a Penny In the Slot byFionn Regan
Our Discovery Download puts the focus on a different genre each week, offering up a free track from an artist we think is worth your attention. Fionn Regan is an Irish singer/songwriter who has a conversational, melodic slant to his vocals which give him a sound that's somewhere between Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Sufjan Stevens - sweet, earnest, and slightly wounded. The lyrics to "Put a Penny In the Slot" have all of the ease and grace of Ron Sexsmith's great work. The young singer, who also manages to sing the praises of novelists Paul Auster and Saul Bellow in the track, doesn't overwhelm with his prose. He's surely gifted and we hope you enjoy the tune.