Kevin Courtney'sguide to singles, downloads and free audiostreams

BIFFY CLYRO
Saturday Superhouse (acoustic version) ***

The hairy Scottish rock trio gatecrashed the UK Top 20 last week with this superfab tune from their forthcoming Puzzle album; to celebrate, here's an acoustic version, exclusively from iTunes.

A LAZARUS SOUL
Icon Intent to Supply ***

Rising Lazarus-like from the ranks of Mexican Pets and Future Kings of Spain, this indie supergroup indulges its passion for Joy Division on this single. Listen to it on their website, www.alazarussoul.com, then download the album for €14.

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
Get Innocuous (Geek Chic's Harm-Free Retouch) http://lcdremixed.com ***

From the guerilla crew who brought you the Prodigy remix album, Always Outsiders, Never Outdone, here's an unofficial remix of LCD's newie, retitled Sounds Like Silver, and available as a free download. Yeah, I know, how can they improve on dance/rock perfection? Guess they wanted a challenge.

MARISSA NADLER
Lonesome Susie www.stereogum.com ***

The New York folk chanteuse certainly has the lonesome pining sound going for this forlorn cover of a tune by The Band - free to download. If her album, Songs III: Bird on the Water, is as chilled-out as this, we'll all be in Cowboy Junkies heaven.

BONDE DO ROLE
Solta O Frango Domino *** 

Release the Chickens! That's the literal translation of this loco tune from the Rio trio, the cheesy flipside of CSS cool. Forget the Macarena - this spring every indie kid will be doing the baile funk chicken.

AYO
Down on My Knees Polydor ****

Her dad is Nigerian, her mum is a gipsy, and this German chanteuse isn't afraid to show her roots in a fine, folky reggae song. Somehow, I doubt she'll have to beg the audience to stay.

IAIN ARCHER
Minus Ten PIAS/Wall of Sound ***

While his former cohorts in Snow Patrol bestride the globe like a bedwetting colossus, the co-writer of the Final Straw album is still trying to get a foot in the door of our hearts. Let him in before he freezes.