GIMME TINNITUS

I almost can’t believe it’s time for the next installment of the Best Downloadables series. You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page or download any of the tracks at your leisure. Listen.

Downloadables:

Message From Limbo (mp3) by Marie Stella

Awake but Not Aware (mp3) by Girls in the Eighties

I Hate The 80’s (mp3) by The Vaselines

When I’m With You (mp3) by Best Coast

Wink And A Gun (The Jury’s Hung) (mp3) by Milks & Rectangles
      (Get the whole EP @ Bandcamp)

I Was Denied (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Gonna Listen To T Rex (All Night Long) (mp3) by Burnt Ones

Your Way With My Life (mp3) by Woven Bones

Fort Awesome (mp3) by Motico

Leave Everywhere (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

Yellow Wings (mp3) by Keepaway

Maria Sabina (Retrograde Mix) (mp3) by Pollination
      (more Maria Sabina songs @ Exponential)

MIRRORIMAGE (mp3) by Ducktails

Party With Children (mp3) by Ratatat

You (worriedaboutsatan remix) (mp3) by Gold Panda

Wide Eyes (Suckers Remix) (mp3) by Local Natives
      (more remixes + stems @ Local Natives)

Remember (mp3) by Lali Puna

Rebong (mp3) by Dam Mantle

Hot Tub Freaks Like You (mp3) by The Hood Internet
      (get the whole EP @ The Hood Internet)

Mind Body Mind (mp3) by Dunian
      (get the whole EP @ Mediafire)

Pollution Shampoo (mp3) by Coyote Clean Up

From Home (Mux Mool Remix) (mp3) by Tycho

Be sure to check out the rest of the year’s Best Downloadables:

Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

And now it’s time for the next installment of the Best Downloadables series. You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page or download any of the tracks at your leisure. Listen…

Downloadables:

Cow (mp3) by Nikoo
      (d/l the whole EP @ their official site)

Latin America (mp3) by Holy Fuck

Latin Lover (mp3) by Mi Ami

Pillow Talk (mp3) by Double Dagger

Burn Bridges (mp3) by DOM

Heat & Depression (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Neon Beams (mp3) by Take

Oh Appalachia (railcars Remix) (mp3) by Seamonster

USA BOYS (mp3) by HEALTH

Fresh Hex (Feat. Beck) (mp3) by TOBACCO

Medulla Oblongata (mp3) by Buke And Gāss

Radical Opinion (mp3) by Archers

Tell ‘Em (mp3) by Sleigh Bells

My Whole Life (mp3) by Gun Outfit

Francis (mp3) by Gray Goods

Sun (Pollination Remix) (mp3) by Caribou
      (there’s lots more Caribou remixes @ Soundcloud)

Ace (Demo) (mp3) by The Big Sleep

Caesar (mp3) by Ty Segall

Want You Back (Phaseone Remix) (mp3) by Nite Jewel

Trees (mp3) by Thrushes

If It Feels Alright (mp3) by Woven Bones

Be sure to check out the rest of the year’s Best Downloadables:

Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 4

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

Wow, is it time for the next installment of the Best Downloadables series? Yes, it is. What can I say? I guess there are a lot of great songs being put out this year. You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page or just download the tracks. Listen…

Downloadables:

Jennifer Hills (mp3) by Day of the Woman

Shark’s Tooth (mp3) by Archie Bronson Outfit

A Dream (mp3) by Magnetic Island

Bummer Summer (mp3) by Young Adults

Magic Child (mp3) by True Womanhood

The Awkward Circuit Boards (Or: Look Out! I Think I’m Going To FEEL!) (mp3) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS

Art Czars (mp3) by Japandroids

Odessa (mp3) by Caribou

Scissor (mp3) by Liars

Clean Vs. Dirty (mp3) by Susu

Crying Underwater (mp3) by Cloud Nothings

Acting Hard (mp3) by Captain Ahab

Napping Captain (Dark Party Remix) (mp3) by Jogger

Real Life (mp3) by Tanlines

Vibrationz (mp3) by Javelin

Proboscidean (mp3) by SHAPERS

The Ghosts That Wake You (mp3) by Follow That Bird!

Daisy (mp3) by Fang Island

Generator ^ Second Floor (mp3) by Freelance Whales

Be sure to check out the rest of the year’s Best Downloadables:

Vol. 1 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

Is it time to start listing the best tracks of year already? Why yes, yes it is. Now, a lot of these tracks have been available for a while (e.g. last year or in the GT 2010 preview), but they either had their official release this year or I just thought they should be on this list for some other reason or another. Without further ado, I give you the first volume of the Best Downloadables of 2010.

Downloadables:

Spector (mp3) by Signals

BEAD (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Swim (To Reach The End) (mp3) by Surfer Blood

M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu

C’mon (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Written In Reverse (mp3) by Spoon

Ambling Alp (mp3) by Yeasayer

I Do (mp3) by Screaming Females

Self Awakening (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

Blessa (mp3) by Toro y Moi

Friendly Ghost (mp3) by Harlem

See Waves (mp3) by Nice Nice

some lonesome street corner (USF remix) (mp3) by cars & trains

Excuse Me (Memory Tapes Remix) (mp3) by Gucci Mane

Jail La La (mp3) by Dum Dum Girls

Me Thing Drawing Me (mp3) by Javelin

Everything Will Be Alright (mp3) by Golden Ages

Hold (mp3) by Hands

Years (Five – Eight) (mp3) by Starscream

Teenage Whore (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers

Can’t Stay Awake (mp3) by Cloud Nothings

Be sure to check out the rest of the year’s Best Downloadables:

Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

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And now the final Best of 2009 post. After an exhaustive review of end of the year lists and some long forgotten playlists from earlier this year, I have culled together a bunch of songs that were simply “off my radar.” This includes songs by artists I have never even heard of, as well as some stuff I had read about and downloaded, but then got lost in the gigabytes of my iTunes library. There is a broad mix of tunes here… indiepop, electronicexperimental, psychrockfreakout, southernmetal, synthfunk, and just plain rock ‘n’ roll. Have fun listening.

This is Off My Radar 2009.

Downloadables:

Land of the Morning Calm (mp3) by Apollo Ghosts

WARRIOR (mp3) by The Bitters

Harvey’s Machine (mp3) by Black Cock

Miarches (mp3) by Forest Swords

Valient Brave (mp3) by Ganglians

UP UP UP (mp3) by GIVERS

The Thrust That Missed (mp3) by HAWKS

No Mindless Love (mp3) by JAILL

Said And Done (mp3) by Kylesa

Skynet Infiltration Simulation Unit (mp3) by Luke Perry

Don’t Lie (mp3) by The Mantles

Star 131 (mp3) by Night Control

Weak For Me (mp3) by Nite Jewel

The Sun Is Out (mp3) by Reading Rainbow

Tunnel (mp3) by Shuttle

Casablanca (mp3) by So Cow

The River Rushes (To Screw MD Over) (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Candy Girl (Demo) (mp3) by Trailer Trash Tracys

Hint Hint: All these songs should fit nicely on a CD-R.

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While I’ve already revealed my favorite album of 2009 (which includes Pollination’s free IO EP), I thought I might share some of the better albums released by artists and labels free of charge.

This is the Year in Free Albums.

1. Surface by RENMINBI
Listen: Portland (mp3)

2. Mixtape by The Years
Listen: Dewjuice (mp3)

3. Fear! by Shark?
Listen: I’ve Got Friends (mp3)

4. New Raytheonport by Gary War
Listen: Clouds Went That Way (mp3)
NOTE: This album came out in 2008, but the FMA started giving it away in 2009.

5. Texas Compilation from Exponential Records
Listen: Upon the 49th Day (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

6. Thanks But No Thanks by Phaseone
Listen: Temp Tags / Starfox (mp3)
NOTE: Phaseone and Frank Heat put out a free remix album entitled White Collar Crime. It is available at The Forkcast or Banter Media.

7. West Coast by Junk Culture
Listen: Carmel Valley Girls (mp3)
NOTE: This album is actually pay-what-you-want which includes the price of free.

8. Mixtape Volume Four by The Hood Internet
Listen: The Hood Internet – Good Ol’ Fashion Rump Shaker (Beastie Boys x Matt & Kim) (soundcloud)

9. Lefse Records Compilation
Listen: Open Water (mp3) by A Grave With No Name

10. WRAP BOOTY by PROFESSOR CALCULUS
Listen: STAB ALLEY (mp3)
props to FMLY

11. See Mystery Lights Instrumentals by Y△CHT
Listen: Summer Song (Instrumental) (mp3)

12. ATL RMX from Adult Swim & Rockstar Games
Listen: Sideways (SALEM Drag Chop remix) (mp3) by Playboy Tre

13. Cybersex Digital Sampler from Sub Pop
Listen: Son of a Gun (mp3) by The Vaselines

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Continuing our Best of 2009 coverage, I put together a mix of my favorite tracks from 2009 and uploaded it to the Soundcloud. These are my top 19 tracks from the past year.

Downloadable/Streamable: Best Of 2009 Mixtape (soundcloud)

The Individual Tracks:
01. Die Slow (mp3) by HEALTH

02. You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age

03. Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females

04. Gumball Machine Weekend (mp3) by Yppah

05. Pine On (mp3) by Obits

06. M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu

07. Fear! (mp3) by Shark?

08. In The Dark (mp3) by Gun Outfit

09. It #1 (mp3) by Ty Segall

10. Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

11. Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI

12. Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination

13. Blessa (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

14. Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms

15. Got Nuffin (mp3) by Spoon

16. Name Tossers by BOAT

17. The Lie/The Truth (mp3) by Double Dagger

18. Arming Eritrea (mp3) by Future Of The Left

19. Bone Jam (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood


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I admit it. I am that guy taking photos at the show. Here are some of my favorite pictures that I have taken at shows over this past year.

This is the Year in Shitty Photos.

Grooms @ Cake Shop
Listen: Acid King Of Hell (Guitar Feelings) (mp3)



Wavves @ Mercury Lounge
Listen: No Hope Kids (mp3)



Dinowalrus @ Public Assembly
Listen: Nuke Duke ‘Em (mp3)



Japandroids @ Pianos
Listen: Rockers East Vancouver (mp3)



Buke & Gass @ Cake Shop
Listen: Run For You (mp3)



Double Dagger @ Market Hotel
Listen: No Allies (mp3)



ZAZA @ Cake Shop
Listen: Repetition (mp3)



Harlem @ Brooklyn Bowl
Listen: Friendly Ghost (mp3)



Sisters @ Public Assembly
Listen: Accolades (mp3)



BOAT @ Bruar Falls
Listen: Prince Of Tacoma (mp3)



HEALTH @ Bowery Ballroom
Listen: Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) (mp3)



Screaming Females @ Public Assembly
Listen: Fun (mp3)


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And now more Best of 2009 coverage. These are most awesome albums of the year.

I thought I was gonna get this list down to 10, but I couldn’t do it (I tried). There were a bunch more excellent albums were released this year, but these were the ones I kept coming back to again and again a clear indicator of awesomeness.

1. GET COLOR by HEALTH

Listen: We Are Water (mp3)

(buy GET COLOR)

2. Power Move by Screaming Females

Listen: Buried In The Nude (mp3)

(buy Power Move)

3. They Know What Ghost Know by Yppah

Listen: Bobbie Joe Wilson (mp3)

(buy They Know What Ghost Know)

4. I Blame You by Obits

Listen: Talking To The Dog (mp3)

(buy I Blame You)

5. Dim Light by Gun Outfit

Listen: Troubles Like Mine (mp3)

(buy Dim Light)

6. Losing Feeling by No Age

Listen: You’re A Target (mp3)

(buy Losing Feeling)

7. Drift by Nosaj Thing

Listen: IOIO (mp3)

(buy Drift)

8. Inca Orange by Pollination

Listen: Some Sun (Yppah Remix) (mp3)

(download Inca Orange)

9. Setting The Paces by BOAT

Listen: We Want It, We Want It (mp3)

(buy Setting The Paces)

10. Born Again Revisited by Times New Viking

Listen: No Time, No Hope (mp3)

(buy Born Again Revisited)

11. Lemons by Ty Segall

Listen: Lovely One (mp3)

(buy Lemons)




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So we all know about Stereogum and the FADER (oh and Pitchfork obvs), but what else were we reading in 2009? This is the year in MP3 blogs.

Some new favorites…
- Quiet Color
recently posted: Vendela Vida (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers

- Microphone Memory Emotion
recently posted: Meet Me In The City (mp3) by The Babies

- The World in a Paper Cup
recently posted: Even Think (mp3) by Drink Up Buttercup

- Get Off the Coast
recently posted: Dino (mp3) by Male Bonding

- Chocolate Bobka
recently posted: Amanda Huggankiss Mix (follow the link) by Happy Family & Run DMT

- NO CONCLUSION
recently posted: A Decade of Flying Lotus Mix (follow the link) by The Gaslamp Killer

Some old favorites…
- Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
recently posted: Deadbeat (mp3) by A Place To Bury Strangers

- MOKB
recently posted: The High Road (follow the link) by Broken Bells

- Built on a Weak Spot
recently posted: Golem Smoke (mp3) by FNU Ronnies

- Gorilla Vs. Bear
recently posted: Orchard by Real Estate

- MBV
recently posted: Mild Confusion (mp3) by Tamaryn

- YANP
recently posted: Let’s Dance The Jet (mp3) by Deerhoof

- Nevver
recently posted: Street Survivor (mp3) by The Flaming Sideburns

- EAR FARM
recently posted: SUNLIGHT (mp3) by Tune-Yards

- Daytrotter
recently posted: Racer X (Big Black Cover) by Japandroids

And our favorite blog of the year is…

- Pukekos
recently posted: Red (follow the link)

BJ Rubin’s blog of his audio archiving activities is just flat out awesome. Furthermore, we look forward to more interesting releases from his record label, Dick Move. This years’ releases include recordings by Knyfe Hyts and Teengirl Fantasy plus let’s not forget the sandwich.

UPDATE: totally forgot to add an honorable mention for these fine blogs.

- FMLY
recently posted: I’m In The Building (mp3) by DJDT

- The Ampeater Review
recently posted: Digital 7″ (follow the link) by Dinowalrus

- The Great Pumpkin
recently posted: No Mindless Love (mp3) by Jaill

- nyctaper
recently posted: October 31, 2009 Lombardy + November 14, 2009 Bell House (follow the link) by Crystal Stilts

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Continuing our Best of 2009 coverage… here are the best music videos of the year.

Streamable: Run Run Run (vimeo) by Beck’s Record Club



Streamable: No Time, No Hope (youtube) by Times New Viking


Downloadable: No Time, No Hope (mp3)


Streamable: No Sugar (vimeo) by Pterodactyl


Downloadable: No Sugar (mp3)


Streamable: Bone Jam (youtube) by JEFF The Brotherhood


Downloadable: Bone Jam (mp3)


Streamable: Beginners Falafel (vimeo) by Flying Lotus


Downloadable: Beginners Falafel (mp3)


Streamable: Pine On (youtube) by Obits


Downloadable: Pine On (mp3)


Streamable: Drugs (youtube) by Black Lips



Streamable: Ampling Alp (pitchfork.tv) by Yeasayer


Downloadable: Ampling Alp (mp3)


Streamable: Surf Solar (vimeo) by Fuck Buttons


Downloadable: Surf Solar (Edit) (mp3)


Streamable: Lessons Learned (youtube) by Matt & Kim


Downloadable: Lessons Learned (mp3)


Streamable: Minivan Highway (Live on Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job) (adult swim) by Kraftwerk



Streamable: A Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remixed) (youtube) by Carl Sagan & Stephen Hawking & Colorpulse


Downloadable: Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remixed) (mp3)


UPDATE: The bestest vid (that I totally forgot about)

Streamable: Anti-Magic (vimeo) by foot village


Downloadable: Anti-Magic (mp3)


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So this post contains (pretty much) all of my favorite mp3s from 2009. I have not put them in any sort of preferential order. These are sorted by artist in alphabetical order.

Take your time, scroll slowly, there are some real gems here. You may notice some big names missing here. Well, you know you can find those mp3s elsewhere (right?).

I will be putting up best of 2009 posts all week, so make sure you check back here soon. Also, if you haven’t already, you should check out largehearted boy’s 2009 Year-End Online Music Lists. Good stuff.

Without any further ado, I present the Top 109 Downloadables of 2009.

The Downloadables:

Glow Wreath (mp3) by Aa (BIG A little a)

Don’t Lie (mp3) by Abe Vigoda

So Bored (Wavves Cover) (mp3) by Anamanaguchi

Two (mp3) by The Antlers

Perfect Fit (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle

Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox) (mp3) by Atlas Sound

Time (mp3) by Beach Fossils

Make You Mine (mp3) by Best Coast

Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow

Tin Birds (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Which One Of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer? (mp3) by Blockhead

Name Tossers (mp3) by BOAT

Absolutely Anything (mp3) by Brilliant Colors

Rustic Arcadia (mp3) by Campfires

What’s This Magical (mp3) by Celebration

Love Is A Wave (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Pink Sabbath (mp3) by Dananananaykroyd

We’re Not Going (mp3) by Darlings

Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper. RMX) (mp3) by Das Racist

Cassette Tape (mp3) by Day Of The Woman

Digital Haircut (mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy

BEAD (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors

Knotty Pine (mp3) by Dirty Projectors + David Byrne

The Lie/The Truth (mp3) by Double Dagger

Moon Fallout (mp3) by Dragon Turtle

I Remember (mp3) by Endless Endless Endless

Self Awakening (Take Remix) (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

Housewolf (mp3) by Eula

Robots (mp3) by Exercise

Thee Only One (mp3) by Frankie Rose

Greg The Nerd (mp3) by Frat Dad

Surf Solar (Edit) (mp3) by Fuck Buttons

Arming Eritrea (mp3) by Future Of The Left

When They Fight They Fight (mp3) by Generationals

Prize Fighter (mp3) by Golden Triangle

Two Weeks (mp3) by Grizzly Bear

Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms

In The Dark (mp3) by Gun Outfit

Friendly Ghost (mp3) by Harlem

Die Slow (mp3) by HEALTH

Before Tigers (CFCF RMX) (mp3) by HEALTH

Fangela (mp3) by Here We Go Magic

Stats And Demographics (mp3) by Huak

Rising 5 (mp3) by Hudson Mohawke

Young Hearts Spark Fire (mp3) by Japandroids

Bone Jam (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood

West Coast (mp3) by Junk Culture

Dimensional Bleedthrough (mp3) by Krallice

Overnite Religion (mp3) by Kurt Vile

Beach Town (mp3) by Le Loup

Roses In The Park (mp3) by Liechtenstein

Tambourine (mp3) by Little Girls

Mysterium (mp3) by Liturgy

Red Oak Way (mp3) by Lotus Plaza

Forever (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams

100 Flowers (mp3) by Lovvers

Junked! (mp3) by The Mayfair Set

Asleep At A Party (mp3) by Memory Cassette

Lips (mp3) by Micachu & The Shapes

Blues Not Speed (mp3) by Mika Miko

1,2,3 Partyy! (mp3) by Mission Of Burma

You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age

Invisible Cities (mp3) by NOMO

Pine On (mp3) by Obits

Two-Headed Coin (mp3) by Obits

When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature (mp3) by The Oranges Band

Young Adult Friction (mp3) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Fences (The Soft Pack Remix) (mp3) by Phoenix

Goth Star (mp3) by Pictureplane

Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination

Preparation’s Kids Choir (mp3) by Prefuse 73

First Daze (mp3) by Pterodactyl

Gigantic (Pixies Cover) (mp3) by Puttin’ On The Ritz

Passion Of Saint Edmund (Rebirth) (mp3) by railcars

Fake Blues (mp3) by Real Estate

Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI

FROST (mp3) by Salem

Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females

Fear! (mp3) by Shark?

Truth Is (mp3) by The Sky Drops

Crown On The Ground (mp3) by Sleigh Bells

C’mon (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners

Got Nuffin (mp3) by Spoon

Billy Ocean (mp3) by Super Tennis

Kudos (mp3) by Surf City

Swim (To Reach The End) (mp3) by Surfer Blood

M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu

Ghost Colony (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain

Where Was My Brain? (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists

Portofino (mp3) by Teengirl Fantasy

So Fine (mp3) by Telepathe

Kilometer (mp3) by Tempo No Tempo

Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Move To California (mp3) by Times New Viking

Blessa (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

It #1 (mp3) by Ty Segall

Shark Suit (mp3) by UUVVWWZ

When I’m Gone (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Elephants (mp3) by Warpaint

Belong (mp3) by Washed Out

Mickey Mouse (Demo) (mp3) by Wavves

So Bored (mp3) by Wavves

Homeopathic Valtrex (mp3) by White Shit

Psychic City (mp3) by YACHT

Ambling Alp (mp3) by Yeasayer

Gumball Machine Weekend (mp3) by Yppah

Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

UPDATE: I knew I forgot something…

Coat Of Arms (mp3) by Nosaj Thing

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While part one of my Best Of The Aughts list consisted of tracks I would have liked to have blogged about, part two here is sort of a Best Of GIMME TINNITUS. This list was supposed to be about 30 songs long, but it just kept growing. Download individual tracks or grab all of them in three zips or just stream them from the yahoo music dealie on the bottom left part of the window.

Here are the best songs I actually blogged about this decade.

Downloadables:

Songs 1-20 (sendspace zip)
Songs 21-40 (sendspace zip)
Songs 41-64 (sendspace zip)

1. Knowledge In Hand (mp3) by The Forms
(buy from the label)

2. Run To Your Grave (mp3) by The Mae Shi
(buy from the band)

3. Dart for My Sweetheart (mp3) by Archie Bronson Outfit
(buy it)

4. Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females
(buy from the band)

5. Die Slow (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy it)

6. Neck Escaper (mp3) by No Age
(buy from the label)

7. Enanz (mp3) by Low Scores
(not for sale)

8. Hot Pink, Distorted (mp3) by 50 Foot Wave
(download it)

9. Adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood (mp3) by Future Of The Left
(buy it)

10. All These Governors (mp3) by The Evens
(buy from the label)

11. Pine On (mp3) by Obits
(buy from the label)

12. The Psychic (mp3) by Double Dagger
(buy from the band)

13. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth (mp3) by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
(buy it)

14. Cowbell (mp3) by Tapes ‘n Tapes
(buy from the band)

15. For Guys’ Eyes Only (mp3) by Hockey Night
(buy it)

16. “My Sword Hand’s Anger” (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle
(buy it)

17. Crimewave (Crystal Castles vs. David Wolf) (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy from the label)

18. Extinction (mp3) by The Soft Pack
(buy it)

19. Sister Jack (mp3) by Spoon
(buy it)

20. Black Mirror (mp3) by Arcade Fire
(buy it)

21. You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age
(buy from the label)

22. Plates (mp3) by Proton Proton
(not for sale)

23. Pace Or The Patience (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams
(buy from the label)

24. Fractured Skies (mp3) by Parts & Labor
(buy from the distributor)

25. Eraser (mp3) by No Age
(buy from the label)

26. Cassette Tape (mp3) by Day Of The Woman
(download the compilation)

27. Pile Of Gold (mp3) by The Blow
(buy from the label)

28. Comfy In Nautica (mp3) by Panda Bear
(buy it)

29. Triceratops (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy from the label)

30. It #1 (mp3) by Ty Segall
(buy from the label)

31. Black Rice (mp3) by Women
(buy from the distributor)

32. Gumball Machine Weekend (mp3) by Yppah
(buy it)

33. Palmitos Park (mp3) by El Guincho
(buy from the distributor)

34. Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination
(buy from bandcamp)

35. The Underdog (mp3) by Spoon
(buy it)

36. Chrome’s On It (mp3) by Telepathe
(buy it)

37. We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! (mp3) by Le Loup
(buy from the label)

38. Hibernation (mp3) by Blood On The Wall
(buy it)

39. Esses (mp3) by Pterodactyl
(buy from the distributor)

40. Ride The Nuclear Wave (mp3) by The Oranges Band
(buy it)

41. Murder (mp3) by The Big Sleep
(buy from the label)

42. Lovely Weather (mp3) by The Vandelles
(buy from the band)

43. To Fix The Gash In Your Head by A Place To Bury Strangers
(buy it)

44. Capricornations (mp3) by Mika Miko
(buy it)

45. Fake Empire (mp3) by The National
(buy it)

46. Like It Is (Demo) (mp3) by Gun Outfit
(buy from label)

47. Electronic Detective (mp3) by Motico
(not for sale)

48. Civilized Worm (mp3) by Melvins
(buy it)

49. Where Do You Run To (mp3) by Vivian Girls
(buy from the label)

50. Green Seat (mp3) by Shepherdess
(buy it)

51. (I’m A) Donkey for Your Love by BOAT
(buy from the label)

52. Bright And Shining (mp3) by Koushik
(buy it)

53. Lovely Allen (mp3) by Holy Fuck
(buy it)

54. Cat Swallow (mp3) by Royal Bangs
(buy it)

55. Head Spins (Extended Version) (mp3) by High Places
(buy it)

56. Please Visit Your National Parks (mp3) by Oxford Collapse
(buy from the label)

57. Buried Alive (Live) (mp3) by Black Lips
(buy it)

58. Mount Wroclai (Idle Days) (mp3) by Beirut
(buy from the label)

59. Fun (mp3) by Screaming Females
(buy from the band)

60. Crystal Ladies (mp3) by Blank Dogs
(buy it)

61. Letter From Mr. Smith (mp3) by The Exeter Popes
(buy it)

62. See A Penny (Pick It Up) (mp3) by YACHT
(buy it)

63. Run To The Facts (mp3) by Yea Big & Kid Static
(buy it)

64. Do The Whirlwind (mp3) by Architecture In Helsinki
(buy it)

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If figure there maybe one or possibly two songs that will get listed at the very end of the year so I am holding a couple spaces just in case there is anything totally fucking amazing that comes out between now and then.

If you want more Best Of The Decade style blog coverage head over to largehearted boy for some aggregation.

Welcome to part one of GIMME TINNITUS’ Best Songs Of The Aughts where we look back on the best songs of 2000-2004.

Back when all the “best of the decade” whoopla started earlier this year (with Pitchfork’s Best Of), I began thinking about the songs I would have blogged about had I actually been blogging (or let’s say posting about music on an angelfire page) way back in 2000. I sifted through many tracks to come up with this list, and I hope it helps you reconnect with some tracks you may have forgotten or better yet connect with something you may have missed.

The blog-o-sphere has been in a “best of the decade” craze of late, with all kinds of lists… here and here and here and here and here and here and here. There is even an aggregated page over at largehearted boy specifically for the topic.

Enough setup, here are the songs…

Downloadables + Streamables:

Songs 1-20* (sendspace zip)
Songs 23-38* (sendspace zip)

* does not contain songs with lala links (but you knew that, right?)

1. Small Stakes (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

2. Alan Is A Cowboy Killer (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

3. OK Apartment (mp3) by The Oranges Band
(buy it)

4. Speakers Push The Air (mp3) by Pretty Girls Make Graves
(buy it)

5. The National Anthem (lala stream) by Radiohead

(buy it)

6. Rebellion (Lies) (mp3) by Arcade Fire
(buy from the band)

7. Cause = Time (mp3) by Broken Social Scene
(buy from the label)

8. The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret (mp3) by Queens Of The Stone Age
(buy it)

9. You’re No Rock N’ Roll Fun (mp3) by Sleater-Kinney
(buy from the label)

10. Sentimental Man (mp3) by Dismemberment Plan
(buy from the label)

11. 3rd Planet (lala stream) by Modest Mouse

(buy it)

12. Black History Month (mp3) by Death From Above 1979
(buy it)

13. My Girlfriend’s Best Friend (lala stream) by The Sun

(buy it)

14. Without MSG I Am Nothing (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

15. No Jumper Cables (mp3) by Aesop Rock
(buy from the label)

16. Black Metal (mp3) by The Forms
(buy from the label)

17. The Return Of Evil Bill (mp3) by Clinic
(buy from the label)

18. 99 Problems (torrent) by Jay-Z and The Beatles as mashed by Danger Mouse
(not for sale)

19. Barely Legal (lala stream) by The Strokes

(buy it)

20. Two Bit Rhythm (M.I.A. Mix) (mp3) by M.I.A.
(for sale in the UK)

21. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (lala stream) by Wilco

(buy from the band)

22. PDA (lala stream) by Interpol

(buy from the label)

23. Braintrust (mp3) by Hot Snakes
(buy it)

24. Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
(buy it)

25. Staring At The Sun (mp3) by TV On The Radio
(buy it)

26. Powdered Wig Machine (feat. PJ Harvey) (mp3) by Desert Sessions
(buy it)

27. Everything Hits At Once (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

28. Fell In Love With A Girl (lala stream) by The White Stripes

(buy it)

29. Slow Rt. Hand (mp3) by Califone
(buy from label)

30. Short Term Effects (mp3) by Motico
(not for sale)

31. Cashout (mp3) by Fugazi
(buy from label)

32. Freedom (mp3) by J Mascis & The Fog
(buy it used)

33. Panic Bullets (mp3) by Skeleton Key
(buy from label)

34. Mr. You’re On Fire Mr. (mp3) by Liars
(buy it)

35. Free (mp3) by Cat Power
(buy from label)

36. Watch Song (mp3) by Shellac
(buy from label)

37. Know Your Onion! (mp3) by The Shins
(buy from label)

38. Huddle Formation (mp3) by The Go! Team
(buy from label)

Also, be sure to check out part two of the Best Songs Of The Aughts 2005-2009. I have not decided whether I will tackle the topic of best albums yet, but the decade isn’t over (though I am running out of time here).