CD of the Week: Fields

It took more than a decade for Junip to release its debut, but it's worth the wait. The Swedish trio remained a work in progress as guitarist Jose Gonzalez focused on his solo material, including the 2007 standout album In Our Nature. 


Drummer Elias Araya and keyboardist Tobias Winterkorn infuse a layer of moody keyboards and breakbeats, creating an expanded sonic palette for Gonzalez's plaintive songs.


Junip performs at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, November 23.

Altered Freebies: Smashing Pumpkins; Les Savy Fav; Junip Rope

What's better than music? Free music. Producer Nick Jackson has scoured the Interwebs to bring you the best free downloads featured on this week's Altered Fridays, 4-7 p.m.

The Smashing Pumpkins: Freak
Billy Corgan returns with a patch of hired Pumpkins. "Freak" marries the swirling guitars of the Siamese Dream era with a modern-rock sheen.



Les Savy Fav: Let's Get Out of Here
This Brooklyn band wants to get to know you better on this track from their upcoming album, Root for Ruin.



Junip: Rope and Summit EP
Most bands offer no incentive to signing up for thieir mailing list, but acoustic industrial outfit Junip is giving away an EP. That's worth filling out a form, right?