In effort to raise awareness about upcoming releases as well as finding a place for the numerous submissions we get, this post continues our weekly purging of free and legal MP3’s for your listening enjoyment. The number of tracks will fluctuate each week depending on the songs uncovered or sent.

It’s our hope that you’ll find a new favorite or another release to keep your eyes on.

This week we’re putting a twist on The Hive by featuring MP3’s of some of our favorite groups destined for SXSW in Austin next week.

MP3: The Breeders - “Bang On”
[from Mountain Battles; due 04/8/08 on 4AD]

MP3: Joseph Arthur - “Rages of Babylon”
[from Could We Survive; due 03/18/08 on Lonely Astronaut]

Special Muzzle of Bees SXSW MP3 selections from artists performing at SXSW:

MP3: Lightspeed Champion - “Galaxy Of The Lost”
MP3: Bobby Bare Jr. - “The Heart Bionic”
MP3: Black Mountain - “Druganaut”
MP3: Grand Ole Party - “Look Out Young Son”
MP3: A.A. Bondy - “American Hearts”
MP3: Tim Fite - “Big Mistake”
MP3: White Hinterland - “Dreaming of the Plum Trees”
MP3: Frightened Rabbit - “Modern Leper”
MP3: The Ruby Suns - “Tane Mahuta”
MP3: Portugal The Man - “Sugar Cinnamon”
MP3: Takka Takka - “We Feel Safer At Night”
MP3: My Brightest Diamond - “Disappear” [String Quartet Version]
MP3: British Sea Power - “Waving Flags”
MP3: Black Moth Super Rainbow - “Sun Lips”
MP3: Phosphorescent - “A Picture Of Our Torn Up Praise”
MP3: Citay - “First Fantasy”
MP3: Lucero - “The Mountain”
MP3: The Dodos - “Fools”
MP3: White Denim - “Shake Shake Shake”
MP3: Jason Collett - “Out Of Time”
MP3: Dr. Dog - “The Girl
MP3: Langhorne Slim - “Restless”

Daytrotter: Phosphorescent

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