EAR FARM’s Three for Free: three EF approved, free and legal MP3s posted whenever the mood strikes us. In this edition, little treasures from our inboxes…the Mason Proper track “Lock And Key” is the headliner here, pretty much a perfectly crafted mid-tempo rock song with Ratatat keyboard swells, singsong vocals, and a jittery lockstep groove. Very nice boys. The track is from their forthcoming album Olly Oxen Free, due out September 23rd on Dovecote Records.

Also worth checking out is “Sea Level” by The Howlies, a raucous Atlanta quartet drawing their fair share of attention around NYC this week with shows at Union Pool (with the Muslims) and Mercury Lounge. And finally, we’ve got a Django Django remix of “Morning Tide” by The Little Ones, another upbeat track that I could see being the soundtrack to pretty much anything from a calisthenics routine to your morning routine (clap clap clap get the paper! clap clap clap brew some coffee!). Anyway, they’re all pretty great, listen for yourself….

Mason Proper - “Lock And Key”

The Howlies - “Sea Level”

The Little Ones - “Morning Tide” (Django Django remix)