iTunes featured music

I'm all about free music and some of my current favorite artists are ones who have chosen to give at least some of their music away. More will come on this later, but who can complain about free music? It probably doesn't come as much of a surprise that as each Tuesday rolls around, it doesn't take me long to remember to click the iTunes Store button in my player so I can check out, what else, the updated Free on iTunes section.

iTunes may not be my personal top choice for purchasing music (I prefer independent providers, Amazon, or even sources like iLike), but I do enjoy these free downloads and sometimes really, really like what's offered. In fact, “Can’t Find the Words,” by Karina is just one free iTunes dowload featured on Summer Songs. Also considered were Joel Auge’s “So Deep in Love,” and Eric Hutchinson’s “Rock and Roll.”

This week there are a couple available downloads I'd like to feature. First off, Adam Gregory's "Crazy Days." This song was considered for Summer Songs but didn't end up fitting in. It's a catch country song first released in mid-2008 and is the artist's first U.S. single. Gregory is familiar with the Canadian music scene with two Billboard Top 40 hits. However, his 2009 self-titled album will be his first U.S. release.Next, SafetySuit is featured with the free video download for their single “Someone Like You.” This is a group I actually only checked out this past month, so it’s interesting that they are featured as soon as I really heard about them. This single isn’t my favorite song from them but it is up there. In fact, it peaked at #15 on the Alternative rock chart. I’d suggest also checking out “Stay” and “Something I Said.”


These are all off their 2008 debut album, “Life Left to Go.” The band is from Tulsa and currently resides in Nashville. On their official Web site, the band says everything about them can be summed up with the word “safety” featured in their name.

“I think the key word is ‘safety,’ explains singer/guitarist Doug Brown. “The four of us in the band have been friends forever. We feel comfortable around each other. We’re in a safe environment…and that makes us feel free to be who we are. And, if we can inspire that moment or that feeling in our fans, we’ve succeeded.”