Eskimo Joe released their new album Inshalla today and I’ve been eager to get my hands on it. I saw Eskimo Joe perform at the Sydney Sound Relief concert back in March and they were awesome. It was there that I first heard their latest single Foreign Land and from that one song I knew the upcoming album would be a winner.

I was right, it’s a great album. It still has the same Eskimo Joe feel, but they’ve added another level to their sound. Take their latest single, Foreign Land for example. You still have the same Eskimo Joe melody (which we like and love) but they’ve upped it by adding an exotic, almost tribal like, instrumental.

This versatility is evident in their new album, It’s not all just rock music. They’ve thrown in some slower mellow songs, some anthem like songs and one song – Let Me Down – sounds like something from the 80s, which is always fun. When you hear it you have the sudden urge to wear hyper-colour and dance in the street.

All in all, its a very good mix. Loving it.

I love free music. Especially when it’s good free music.

Iron and Wine have an entire album (8 songs) that they’re offering as a free download from their website. I’m not entirely sure why they’re doing that, but I’m not complaining. It’s free and totally legit. I remember the first time I heard Iron and Wine, it was their song “Boy with a coin” and I remember thinking it was crap. But I grew to like it, it only took 1 repeat and it started to grow on me. I was something different, I guess you would sort of class it as folk music. I don’t think I actually like folk music (not that there’s anything wrong with it), but I really like these guys.