Free Music Monday: 10 Songs From Around the Web

Hello music lovers! In celebration of the weekly#musicmonday tradition on Twitter we bring you Free Music Monday, a compilation of some of this week’s best and brightest music available for free from around the web.

Because taste is subjective, we encourage your feedback and welcome your requests — do you want to see more of a particular genre or artist? Let us know in the comments.

Selections will be either free MP3 downloads or streaming tracks. Because we don’t want to take away from any of the fine music blogs and sites that do the hard work of aggregating all this material, we typically won’t be offering a direct download link from this feature unless encouraged directly by the artist or site. But you’ll still be one click away from getting the track and supporting the original sites. Many of the songs are Creative Commons-licensed, but be sure to check the licensing requirements before re-distributing or sharing these tunes.

Without further ado, here are this week’s Free Music Monday selections!

1. [ELECTRONIC] Daft Punk: Tron Legacy Theme (John Roman Remix) — Check out an interview and two exclusive tracks from Canadian producer John Roman, including a remix of Daft Punk’s Tron Legacy Theme from the upcoming remake of the classic film.

2. [PSYCH-ROCK] Hayvanlar Alemi: Guarana Superpower — Semi-improv guitar rock recorded live in the studio with influences from surf rock, psych folk, and Mali blues. Listen or download it here, and check out the rest of WFMU’s currently featured Guitarrrs mix as well.

3. [POP] Karen O and the Kids: All Is Love — Featuring the frontwoman from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and a number of indie luminaries, the newly-formed Karen O and the Kids came together to create the soundtrack for the upcoming Spike Jonze / Warner Brothers adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are. The first single, All is Love, is now available as a free stream from Myspace. [via MOG]

4. [SINGER-SONGWRITER] Jonathan Coulton: Ikea — Internet icon Jonathan Coulton, well known even before penning the “Still Alive” end credits track for the Valve hit video game Portal, has a number of tracks on the top-rated Creative Commons list at The Sixty One. The song Ikea humorously celebrates the iconic furniture store.

5. [ALTERNATIVE] Radiohead: These Are My Twisted Words — After leaking onto the internet, typically pro-filesharing superstars Radiohead released the track on their own blog for download or torrenting. We’ve also embedded it for streaming here.

6. [COUNTRY] The Meat Purveyors: Look On Your Face — Tongue-in-cheek Americana from Bloodshot Records, publishing the “good stuff nestled in the dark, nebulous cracks where punk, country, soul, pop, bluegrass, blues and rock mix and mingle and mutate.”Stream or download it from the Free Music Archive.

7. [ELECTRO-POP] Imogen Heap: Ellipse (full album) — Check out the entire Ellipse CD on Spinner’s listening party for Imogen Heap’s third album. The English artist offers up a unique vocal and songwriting style with flavors of electronica and alternative pop-rock.

8. [ELECTRONIC] Tiësto: Feel It In My Bones — A collaboration with indie twins Tegan & Sara, the track is from the Dutch DJ’s fourth studio album featuring collaborations with a number of guest artists. Stream is from Stereogum.

9. [RAP] Busdriver: Least Favorite Rapper — Smart and self-aware lyricism with comic jabs at emcee assertiveness from Busdriver’s new album Jhelli Beam. Stream it at Anti.com.

10. [60s / ELECTRONIC] The Beach Boys: Wouldn’t It Be Nice (The Girls Can Hear Us Remix) — Infusing Brian Wilson’s homage to adolescence from the classic 1966 Pet Sounds album with a fresh modern electro-pop vibe. Stream it on DeathElectro and get more from The Girls Can Hear Us from their Myspace page