Totally Free Downloads – ‘Madame Butterflies’ – Destroyer and ‘Prodigy’ – Wye Oak

If you head on over to Merge Records’ site right you’ll be greeted by a very neat free download of Destroyer’s ‘Madame Butterflies.’ The new track from Canada’s hyper-sinuous lyricist. Originally released on Merge‘s 7-inch contribution to Record Store Day (which occurred on April 19). As for the actual track its what we’ve all come to expect from the scruffy baroque rocker. Palm muted guitar slow builds into the usual electric theatrics. Check. Bejar inserts some lyrical self-references about the “fucking monsters puncturing the dawn” that appeared on his most recent album Trouble in Dreams. Check! Wordless troubadour vocals about a girl named Sandy? Check and check.

Despite its truncated length and its cookie cutter scheme, if you’re fan of Destroyer you should check it out. Did I mention its free?! Baltimore’s dreamy pop duo Wye Oak also have ‘Prodigy’ available to download. Its a meandering electric guitar number punctuated by muted bass. Jenn Wasner’s voice is particularly arresting but firmly set within the restrained folk-rock mantras she sang on Merge’s rerelease of Wye Oak’s 2007 debut, If Children.