iTunes: Free Wednesday

Welcome to this Wednesday update of iTunes freebies. Today brings all the tracks that were MIA yesterday. In addition, the problem with the US and Canadian free singles not actually being free seems to have resolved itself.

Australia: Help Is On Its Way by Mitch Grainger
The music on Mitch Grainger's debut album Love & Demons was written directly after the fall of the Twin Towers. The Aussie singer/songwriter was visiting New York City at the time and the events of September 11 resonated profoundly in his songwriting. The track "Help Is On Its Way" has a spirited, upbeat jangle, but there's definitely a bit of loss and even more hope in his soulful rumblings.

New Zealand: Help Is On Its Way by Mitch Grainger
The music on Mitch Grainger's debut album Love & Demons was written directly after the fall of the Twin Towers. The Aussie singer/songwriter was visiting New York City at the time and the events of September 11 resonated profoundly in his songwriting. The track "Help Is On Its Way" has a spirited, upbeat jangle, but there's definitely a bit of loss and even more hope in his soulful rumblings.

France: Luscious Life by Patrick Watson
Patrick Watson est un quatuor art-rock montréalais qui porte le nom de son chanteur et compositeur principal. Leurs performances font beaucoup parler d'eux à partir de 2004, ce qui les amène à se produire aux côtés de très grandes figures du Canada, notamment Philip Glass, Steve Reich et Feist, sans oublier leurs amis locaux The Dears et The Stills. Ils accomplissent ensuite une véritable percée en 2005 lors de leur prestation au festival Pop Montréal, et deviennent ainsi les catalyseurs du label montréalais Secret City Records. Ils entrent en studio vers la fin de l'année pour terminer l'album Close to Paradis, dont plusieurs morceaux ont été enregistrés lors des deux années précédentes à travers le monde. " Luscious Life " est notre Single de la semaine..Si vous aimez ce morceau, obtenez l'album ici.

UK: Feeling Free by Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
Each week, we find a track from an artist or a band we've been enjoying and bring it to you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Before Nicole Willis hooked up with the Finnish funk group, the Soul Investigators, she had done time with the Brand New Heavies, played with Curtis Mayfield, recorded for Mo'Wax and was one of the original members of Deee-Lite. Her funk credentials certainly cannot be questioned. "Feeling Free" is from her first full-length, Keep Reachin' Up, and it's a stunner. Like a string-soaked Impressions track unearthed from the vaults (or a grittier Amy Winehouse tune) and with Willis strutting with authority on the vocals – this is authentic soul music.

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