ALBUM STREAM: THE STROKES - COMEDOWN MACHINE

It seems to be THE thing to do lately - to live stream your new album a week or 2 before its released for free, and that is what the Strokes have done too! So have a listen now to the brand new Strokes album "Comedown Machine" - let us know what you think of it either here or on our facebook page.
Enjoy: http://pitchfork.com/advance/48-comedown-machine

ALBUM STREAM: DAVID BOWIE - THE NEXT DAY

Yes - you can listen to the new album from David Bowie - The Next Day - in its entirety for free!!! Thanks to the nice people at iTunes!!! Listen Up Manchester are having our first listen as we type up this blog post and can confirm that it sounds amazing (only at 3 tracks in so far)
Enjoy!
click here for: David Bowie - The Next Day

ONLINE: SONGS IN THE KEY OF JAY

Listen Up Manchester sometimes keeps its ears open for good music coming from outside of Manchester too..... yes even if it is from Leeds, so you should all go and check out the lo-fi folk & fuzzy pop tunes of 'Songs in the Key of Jay'. Check out the video below or listen to the album 'Not Much of a Statement' online at Soundcloud here: http://t.co/IM4mddW0 Enjoy!