Josh Garrels

The last couple weeks have found me a but busier than usual, fitting in countless phone calls to car insurance folks, medical insurance folks, used car listings on craiglist, etc, along with visits to the doctor and lots of conversations about what I should do regarding my car.

Good news is the insurance is giving me some money for my car that didn't have much life left in it anyway, and I'm on my way to finding a car that will hopefully be one I can keep for many years to come! And thankfully, the medical stuff isn't anything very serious.

I say all this because...it has postponed me from blogging about an amazing music opportunity that is only going to be up for ONE more week!

Josh Garrels. 

I don't even remember how I first stumbled upon his music. All I recall is that it was his single, 'Father Along' (from Love & War & The Sea In Between)...and it was on repeat for HOURS. I lucked out in finding the entire album (plus the 'B-sides & Remixes EP') for free soon after my discovery of this incredible artist.

And he's from Portland!! AKA He's a local musician!

(If you're like me, that piece of information alone makes him legit)

The offer he's put up for March 14th - March 28th is one you won't want to miss out on. ALL FIVE of his current albums are up for FREE download on Noisetrade.

Even cooler...

100% of the tips received will support the work of World Relief in Congo. With every album Josh has put out, he offers it free for the first year as a sort of 'firstfruit'. I think this generous idea is really cool, as well as sending all his profits to a good cause...feel free to check out more info on how World Relief is helping with the crisis in Congo here.

If you're not sure if you'll like his music, you can stream it all on Noisetrade...or you could download it. Still free to do :)

Limited time offer. Don't miss out!

Phenomenal Free Music...how can you pass that up?

Ever since The Ember Days had success in funding their kickstarter, I've been eagerly awaiting the release of their promised 'best album yet'! In my opinion, their latest album fully lives up to The Ember Days' boast.

More Than You Think was officially released yesterday and you can download it from 'Come and Live' here as a FREE gift!! As a Kickstarter backer, I got to download it a couple days early and it's already been played through too many times to count...

Each listen unpacked a new lyric, melody line, or string of guitar notes that put a literal smile on my face. I only hope you can enjoy this album as much as I do! Although it sounds corny and I don't say this about many albums, I'll unashamedly say, "This band--and this album--ministers to my soul." Count on me listening to this for weeks and months to come.

If you want a bit of insight from each of the band members on writing & recording this album, you can head over to their youtube channel.

But wait...

THERE'S MORE! 

Sorry I just went infomercial on you. But it's still just more free stuff :)

Allen Stone (covered in a previous post and who originally hails from the small town of Chewelah, WA) has an EP currently featured on Noisetrade (FREE download)! Click here, download Allen Stone, and explore the rest of the Noistrade site...you'll most likely discover plenty of other new music you'll learn to love as well!