BEST OF 2010: the guardian lists their favorite 'new band of the day' tracks

the guardian - new band of the day
[one of wongie's constant sources of new music is this wonderful daily blog from the guardian which promotes a new act for the day. in the past few years, many a wongie favorite have come from this list. check out writer paul lester on his faves of 2010!]

LIVE WONGIE: tracey thorn - oh, the divorces (live @ the guardian)

tracey thorn - oh, the divorces (live @ the guardian)
[oh this just makes my day! tracey thorn returns with the 1st single off her upcoming solo album 'love and its opposite'. mellow and melancholic, tracey's pure voice just makes this song even more heartbreaking (and thats the way i like it!). want to play it on a loop? go and download the track for free here! can't wait to hear more.]

LIVE WONGIE: rufus wainwright - zebulon (live @ qtv) / zebulon (live @ the guardian)

rufus wainwright - zebulon (live @ qtv)
[the last track of rufus' upcoming album 'all days are nights: songs for lulu', the song was actually written back in 2007 about an unrequited love named zebulon. somehow he popped up on a walk home and these are the thoughts put to music. coming off the loss of his mother kate mcgarrigle, to say his upcoming album is 'personal' is an understatement.

want more? you can hear the rest of the interview here (plus hear the moving song 'martha')

still have to obsess over rufus (like we did)? check out another version of this song...]

rufus wainwright - zebulon (live @ the guardian)

FREE MP3 YO!: roisin murphy - orally fixated (for 48 hours only!!)

roisin murphy - orally fixated
[available for 48 hours only, roisin murphy have teamed up with the guardian newspaper to offer her latest single 'orally fixated' to the world. go get it asap (even though it's tagged, it's free)!!]