Here are this Thursday’s twelve tracks, collected from sites all over the web. Hope you find something you like here!

The Lodger – kickin’ sand (from promoagency).
- the first single from the Leeds-rockers new album “Grown ups”.

Polytechnic – won�t you come around
- New single from Manchester’s Polytechnic. The song is from their�recently released�debutalbum “down til dawn”.

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Red – Puff the magic dragon (from city slang records)
- from the childrens album “Songs for the young at heart”

Jets overhead – shadow knows (from spinner)
- from this Canadian band‘s album “Bridges”, which is being released in Europe these days.

Menomena – my my (from city slang records)
- american trio with European release of their “Friend and Foe” album through City Slang in august.

Billy The�Vision�& The Dancers – One more full length record (from last.fm)
- pure pop from Sweden. Check out more free songs on their website.

Savath & Savalas – Yaverdad (from betterpropaganda)
- One of Scott Herren a.k.a. Prefuse 73′s many monikers. Relaxed music.

I was a King! – Car Sickness (from nrk ur�rt)
- Norwegian indie band, – recently out with a new album called “Losing something good for something better”, and chosen as The Guardian’s band of the day in may. Read and listen more on their myspace.

Vapnet – Thomeegrand (from last.fm)
- very good swedish pop, in swedish. Download another song from their myspace.

Bubblegum Lemonade – My dream of you (from last.fm)
- Sweet 60s inspired twee pop from Glasgow. Lots of more downloads on their Myspace pages.

Hello Saferide – If I don’t write this song, someone I love will die (from last.fm)
- Swedish indiepop-star Annika Norlin a.k.a. Hello Saferide a.k.a. S�kert! Website.

Datarock – new rave anthem (from bandsite)
- Norway’s Redhooded dancerockers gives us a free song on their website. Is this serious? I don’t know.