The Daily 5: Free MP3s for 7/26/11

THE DAILY 5
Click on the turntable on the left to listen to a continuous stream of music featured on Pretty Much Amazing - updated every day. For more, you can check out the Best Songs of 2012.

The Daily 5: a feature in which we provide at least five absolutely guilt-free MP3s every day (more or less). Check out today’s goods.

Washed Out – “Wicked Game”
Washed Out stopped by at Sirium XMU and performed this lovely rendition of Chris Isaak’s classic, “Wicked Game” with his wife Blair.

the morning benders – “Last Night”
For Stereogum’s Is This It tribute, Stroked, the morning benders covered the famous “Last Night” while introducing some curious synthpop into their oeuvre.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Maniac”
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah share a second track from their upcoming LP, the highly anticipated Hysterical.

The Horrors – “Moving Further Away”
While the band’s critically acclaimed Skying has been out for a couple weeks in the UK, we have to wait until August 9 to get the album stateside. To tide American fans over, The Horrors share this 8-minute plus mp3.

Clams Casino – “Wizard”
Clams Casino, a trailblazing hip hop producer finally making headlines on his own, contributes this new track to Adult Swim’s Singles Program.

Total Babes – “Be So True”
Swimming Through Sunlight is the debut album from Total Babes, a Cloud Nothings side-project. Check out infectious album cut “Be So True”. The album is out August 30 via Old Flame. Check out album opener “Like They Always Do” here.

Artwork by Topher Edwards.

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