Here is it, over SEVEN HOURS of music. What follows is a compilation of all the tracks that have been stuck in my head throughout this last year. Definitely check out first 21 tracks, but also make sure you scroll through the whole list. Perhaps there is something down there that you missed (maybe maybe)?

Did I miss something totally awesome? Then leave a comment and let me know. Have fun listening/downloading.

Here are the GIMME TINNITUS Favorite 21 Songs of 2011:
 

1. Sludge River Mouth (mp3) by Sleepies
2. Deadbeat (mp3) by Hunters
3. Pizza Pasta (mp3) by Night Manager
4. Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me (mp3) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS
5. Moneybags (mp3) by Mr. Dream
6. Slime (mp3) by Sleeping Bag
7. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
8. Sleep Rules Everything Around Me (mp3) by Wugazi
9. Spinning (mp3) by Roomrunner
10. Ace (mp3) by The Big Sleep
11. Quarantine (mp3) by MIRACLES
12. Blue Dawn (mp3) by Big Pauper
13. LESS (Clipd Beaks RMX) (mp3) by YVETTE
14. Always On Time From Now On (mp3) by ATM
15. Gold Medallion (mp3) by HAPPY NEW YEAR
16. Chippewa Kids (feat. Sarah Barthel) (mp3) by Junk Culture
17. Fire To The Ground [ft. Matt Berninger] (mp3) by The Forms
18. School Glue (mp3) by Pterodactyl
19. Dead Channel (mp3) by Big Spider’s Back
20. 3D Voices (mp3) by Grooms
21. You Gotta Lose (mp3) by Obits

The above tracks should fit nicely onto a CD-R (if you are still using that particular technology).

 
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts, and while you are at it why not peruse previous GIMME TINNITUS best of songs lists from 2010 and 2009?
 

Continuing our Best of 2011 coverage, here are the 12 free and pay-what-you-want recordings that have really stood out this year (and if I missed something really special drop me a note in the comments).

Listen.

1. Gold Fools by Spanish Prisoners

   

   Downloadable: Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3)

   [d/l @ /spanishprisoners.bandcamp.com]

 
 

2. Exmilitary by Death Grips

   

   Downloadable: Culture Shock (mp3)

   [d/l @ thirdworlds.net]

 
 

3. 13 Chambers by Wugazi

   

   Downloadable: Another Chessboxin’ Argument (mp3)

   [d/l @ wugazi.tumblr.com]

 
 

4. Distorted Reverberations (of Reverberating Distortion) by Al Lover

   

   Downloadable: Yo Seria Otro (Al Lover Remix) (mp3) by Davila 666

   [d/l @ allover.bandcamp.com]

 
 

5. With Love From The Men’s Room by 50FOOTWAVE

   

   Downloadable: Nobody’s Tar, Nobody’s Feathers (mp3)

   [d/l @ 50footwave.cashmusic.org]

 
 

6. Friends Records 2011 by Friends Records

   

   Downloadable: Sure Shot (mp3) by Celebration

   [d/l @ friendsrecords.bandcamp.com]

 
 

7. Coral II: The Remixes by Monster Rally

   

   Downloadable: Story Ends (Teeel Remix) (mp3)

   [d/l @ monsterrally.bandcamp.com where you may also want to pick up the Coral LP as well]

 
 

8. NYC Sucks, Volume 2 by Metal Sucks

   

   Downloadable: Song 6 (mp3) by The Austerity Program

   [d/l @ metalsucks.net]

 
 

9. Yalls by Yalls

   

   Downloadable: Weave It (mp3)

   [d/l @ yalls.bandcamp.com]

 
 

10. Keyboard EP by Magnetic Island

    

    Downloadable: The Way (mp3)

    [d/l @ magneticisland.bandcamp.com]

 
 

11. Magnifier by Life Size Maps

    

    Downloadable: It’s Leaking (mp3)

    [d/l @ lifesizemaps.bandcamp.com]

 
 

12. Bodysongs by Born Gold

    

    Downloadable: Lawn Knives (mp3)

    [d/l @ borngold.us]

 
 
As you probably already know, Bandcamp, Mediafire, Soundcloud, and sometimes a little good plain vanilla web hosting have made it easier than ever for bands to make the decision to share their music with new audiences around the world without charging for it. That said, it is important to support the artists who are giving away their music. Do they tour? Go see them perform live. Do they have merch for sale? Buy something. Do they have a paypal link on their website? Throw some $$ their way.

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
 

So, I started recording one song per set at every show I went to this year (provided that I was in the mood to hold up a recording device) and put the recordings up on the youtubes on a channel called GIMMETINNITUSTUBE. And now here’s more best of 2011 coverage with our favorite 9 GIMMETINNITUSTUBE recordings.

Watch + Listen.
 
 

1. Streamable: I Hated School (Live @ Legion Bar) (youtube) by Night Manager

 
 

2. Streamable: Moneybags (Live @ Cake Shop) (youtube) by Mr. Dream

   Downloadable: Moneybags (mp3)

 
 

3. Streamable: Slow Hell (Live @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn) (youtube) by Tape Deck Mountain

 
 

4. Streamable: Less (Live @ Bruar Falls) (youtube) by YVETTE

   Downloadable: Less (mp3)

 
 

5. Streamable: Deadbeat (Live @ Glasslands) (youtube) by Hunters

   Downloadable: Deadbeat (mp3)

 
 

6. Streamable: Stay Afraid (Live @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn) (youtube) by Parts & Labor

 
 

7. Streamable: From Clouds (Live @ Death by Audio)
   (youtube) by MIRACLES

   Downloadable: From Clouds (mp3)

 
 

8. Streamable: In Your Room (Live @ Silent Barn) (youtube) by Ghost Animal

   Downloadable: In Your Room (mp3)

 
 

9. Streamable: The Sun Looked Down On The Nothing New (Live @ Spike Hill) (youtube) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS

 
 
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
 

And now, it’s time to list my Favorite Albums of 2011. Here are 21 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums.

Listen.
 

1. Hands on Fire by Hunters

   

   Downloadable: Brat Mouth (mp3)
   (purchase the EP)

 
 

2. THE ELASTIC NOSTALGIA by THE FIELD RECORDINGS

   

   Downloadable: Circuit Boards (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

3. Trash Hit by Mr. Dream

   

   Downloadable: Holy Name (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

4. Sleeping Bag by Sleeping Bag

   

   Downloadable: Beside (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

5. Beyond My Means by Big Pauper

   

   Downloadable: Big Sick (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

6. Constant Future by Parts & Labor

   

   Downloadable: Rest (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

7. Carrion Crawler/The Dream by Thee Oh Sees

   

   Downloadable: Carrion Crawler (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

8. Aesthethica by Liturgy

   

   Downloadable: High Gold (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

9. The Slow Fade by ATM

   

   Downloadable: Phazed Out & Downtown (mp3)
   (purchase the EP)

 
 

10. Prom by Grooms

    

    Downloadable: Tiger Trees (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

11. Satanic Tambourines by Al Lover

    

    Downloadable: Black Magick Starter Jacket (mp3)
    (purchase the EP)

 
 

12. Spills Out by Pterodactyl

    

    Downloadable: Nerds (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

13. Memory Man by Big Spider’s Back

    

    Downloadable: Dead Channel (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

14. Maurice Narcisse by EULA

    

    Downloadable: Dirty Hands (mp3)
    (purchase the LP

 
 

15. Future, Towards the Edge of Forever by Starscream

    

    Downloadable: Space (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

16. True Waste by Shark?

    

    Downloadable: Down Low (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

17. H-p1 by White Hills

    

    Downloadable: Upon Arrival (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

18. Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai

    

    Downloadable: Rano Pano (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

19. Tripper by Hella

    

    Downloadable: Self Checkout (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

20. New Brigade by Iceage

    

    Downloadable: New Brigade (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

21. Mazes by Moon Duo

    

    Downloadable: When You Cut (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
 

I am here to apologize for slightly detracting from your concert experience all year long. Why? I take photos at shows. I know it can be annoying. That said, I try my best to keep it to a minimum and usually don’t use a flash (and then ramp up the contrast and exposure later). Here are my favorite 12 photos from 2011.

Look + Listen:
 

1. Ghost Animal @ Glasslands

   

   Downloadable: Tired (A Ceremony) (mp3)

 
 

2. HAPPY NEW YEAR @ Glasslands

   

   Downloadable: And… Begin! (mp3)

 
 

3. Mr. Dream @ Cake Shop

   

   Downloadable: Knick Knack (mp3)

 
 

4. Foot Village @ Death by Audio

   

   Downloadable: Crybaby (mp3)

 
 

5. JEFF The Brotherhood @ Rockaway Beach

   

   Downloadable: Shredder (mp3)

 
 

6. EULA @ Multiverse Playground

   

   Downloadable: Housewolf (mp3)

 
 

7. MIRACLES @ Death by Audio

   

   Downloadable: From Clouds (mp3)

 
 

8. PC Worship @ Bruar Falls (RIP)

   

   Downloadable: Tides (mp3)

 
 

9. Parts & Labor @ Knitting Factory

   

   Downloadable: A Great Divide (mp3)

 
 

10. THE FIELD RECORDINGS @ Spike Hill

    

    Downloadable: Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me (mp3)

 
 

11. YVETTE @ Death by Audio

    

    Downloadable: With Fangs (mp3)

 
 

12. Kohwi @ 13Thames

    

    Downloadable: Leaving is a Feeling (mp3)

 
It is not surprising that my top two photos were taken at Glasslands, which has a stunning background and great lighting. My overall favorite venue for photos has to be Death by Audio with their awesome murals — the only problem there is the lighting. In the coming year, I look forward to getting some great shots at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge and 285 Kent. And you reading this, go out and see a show at your local DIY venue.

Also, you can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

And, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.

We are kicking off the GIMME TINNITUS best of 2011 coverage with our 19 favorite music videos from this year.

Watch + Listen.
 
 

1. Streamable: FT2 Theme (vimeo) by Phil Manley

 
 

2. Streamable: Echo Chamber (youtube) by Parts & Labor

 
 

3. Streamable: Slime (vimeo) by Sleeping Bag

   
    
   Downloadable: Slime (mp3)

 
 

4. Streamable: End Times (vimeo) by Weekend

   
    
   Downloadable: End Times (mp3)

 
 

5. Streamable: School Glue (youtube) by Pterodactyl

   
    
   Downloadable: School Glue (mp3)

 
 

6. Streamable: Michael Jackson (youtube) by Das Racist

 
 

7. Streamable: Crystal (vimeo) by Xray Eyeballs

   
    
   Downloadable: Crystal (mp3)

 
 

8. Streamable: Summer Friends (youtube) by Junk Culture

   
    
   Downloadable: Summer Friends (mp3)

 
 

9. Streamable: Fever Dreaming (youtube) by No Age

   
    
   Downloadable: Fever Dreaming (mp3)

 
 

10. Streamable: Do You Want To Give $$? (youtube) by Sic Alps

    
     
    Downloadable: Do You Want To Give $$? (mp3)

 
 

11. Streamable: Germs (vimeo) by Yalls

    
     
    Downloadable: Germs (mp3)

 
 

12. Streamable: Carburetor (youtube) by The Sweet Ones

 
 

13. Streamable: Returner (youtube) by Liturgy

 
 

14. Streamable: Dead Channel (vimeo) by Big Spider’s Back

    
     
    Downloadable: Dead Channel (mp3)

 
 

15. Streamable: Eat Around The Bad Parts (vimeo) by Girlfriends

    
     
    Downloadable: Eat Around The Bad Parts (mp3)

 
 

16. Streamable: Hip Hop Hooray (youtube) by Shark?

 
 

17. Streamable: Skull Eyes by (youtube) True Widow

    
     
    Downloadable: Skull Eyes (mp3)

 
 

18. Streamable: Velvet Days (youtube) by Fungi Girls

    
     
    Downloadable: Velvet Days (mp3)

 
 

19. Streamable: Pizza Pasta (youtube) by Night Manager

    
     
    Downloadable: Pizza Pasta (mp3)

 
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single mp3 in this post.

Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
 

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Spinning (mp3) by Roomrunner
2. Aorist (mp3) by HotChaCha
3. MEDICINE (mp3) by Throwing Up
4. No Nostalgia (mp3) by Parts & Labor
5. Always On Time From Now On (mp3) by ATM

   [d/l Always On Time From Now On / Try Harder W/ Brain 7" @ atmatm.bandcamp.com]

6. Mind Daze (mp3) by Psychic Ills
7. Dead Like You (mp3) by Wax Idols
8. Skateboard Bulldog (mp3) by Radical Dads
9. Hey, We Tried (mp3) by Tennis System
10. Less Chat More Sewing (mp3) by Street Chant
11. It’s Leaking (mp3) by Life Size Maps

    [d/l Magnifier @ lifesizemaps.bandcamp.com]

12. Pyong (mp3) by Christmas
13. Diehard (mp3) by Diehard
14. Lemon Tree (mp3) by Mister Melt

    [d/l Lemon Tree EP @ soundcloud.com]

15. Nerds (mp3) by Pterodactyl
16. Godstar (Psychic TV cover) (mp3) by Dinowalrus
17. Sympathy (mp3) by True Womanhood
18. Goth Star (Pictureplane cover) (mp3) by HEALTH
19. Tomorrow I Will Do It (mp3) by Yourself
20. Black Magick Starter Jacket (mp3) by Al Lover
21. Lo-Vélo (mp3) by Evenings

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

If you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Additionally, 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.

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Know No Violence (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners

[pay what you want for Gold Fools spanishprisoners.bandcamp.com]

2. Germs (mp3) by Yalls

[pay what you want for Yalls @ yalls.bandcamp.com]

3. Rifle Eyesight (Proper Name) (mp3) by Cymbals Eat Guitars
4. Yubacore (mp3) by Hella
5. Hours (mp3) by Tycho
6. Psychic Mesa (mp3) by Total Slacker
7. Tame the Sun (mp3) by Male Bonding
8. School Glue (mp3) by Pterodactyl
9. You Take Time (mp3) by Bleached
10. Here To Stay (mp3) by Milagres
11. Sisters & Friends (mp3) by Little Gold
12. Moneybags (mp3) by Mr. Dream
13. Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me (mp3) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS
14. In Circles (mp3) by Woodsman
15. Dead End (mp3) by Reading Rainbow
16. Harsh Realm (mp3) by Widowspeak
17. Terra Incognita (mp3) by Atlas Sound
18. Hard Pose (mp3) by Balaclavas
19. Chippewa Kids (feat. Sarah Barthel) (mp3) by Junk Culture

[pay what you want for Hang Roxy @ illegal-art.net]

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

If you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Additionally, 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.

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. ( ) (mp3) by The Men
2. “Bang.” (mp3) by Antimagic
3. Think of You (mp3) by Bleached
4. City Is Dead (Kids cover) (mp3) by Obits
5. In Shrouds (mp3) by Ghost Animal
6. The Way (mp3) by Magnetic Island

   [d/l the Keyboard EP @ magneticisland.bandcamp.com]

7. Weave It (mp3) by Yalls

   [pay-what-you-want for the Yalls @ yalls.bandcamp.com]

8. WALK ALL OVER ME (LIVE) (mp3) by SNEAKPEEK
9. Rational Anthem (mp3) by cars & trains

   [d/l Circle Into Square Compilation Vol. 2 @ circleintosquare.com]

10. Voices (mp3) by Purling Hiss
11. Lazy Bones (mp3) by Wooden Shjips
12. Slime (mp3) by Sleeping Bag
13. Baldessari (mp3) by Fair Ohs
14. Come On Over (mp3) by Veronica Falls
15. Blue Flower (mp3) by Frankie Rose
16. Pigeon Suit (mp3) by Translations
17. Sleep Rules Everything Around Me (mp3) by Wugazi

    [d/l 13 Chambers @ wugazi.tumblr.com]

18. 3D Voices (mp3) by Grooms
19. Gold Medallion (mp3) by HAPPY NEW YEAR
20. I Don’t Mind (mp3) by Teen Witch
21. Silverado (mp3) by Magical Beautiful
22. What Smarts (mp3) by Your Youth

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Get That Girl Away (mp3) by Wonder Wheel
2. Untitled* (mp3) by Hella
3. Get That Heart (mp3) by White Fence
4. Down Low (mp3) by Shark?
5. Into Black (mp3) by Blouse
6. Kellies (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
7. Quarantine (mp3) by MIRACLES
8. Blue Dawn (mp3) by Big Pauper
9. LESS (Clipd Beaks RMX) (mp3) by YVETTE
10. || (mp3) by Arc In Round
11. You Make the Sun Fry (mp3) by Ty Segall
12. No Love (mp3) by Hooray For Earth
13. How Much Younger (mp3) by Brilliant Colors
14. Real is a Feeling (mp3) by Pictureplane
15. How Much We Have Lost (mp3) by Yalls
16. Please, Please George (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers
17. Patent Trolls (mp3) by Crystal Swells
18. Glowing Mouth (Edit) (mp3) by Milagres
19. Pizza Pasta (mp3) by Night Manager
20. Hey Friend (Al Lover Remix) (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood
    (d/l Distorted Reverberations (of Reverberating Distortion) @ coolallover.com)

*this song is now know as Headless.

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

It is time for the next volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. White Rune (mp3) by Iceage
2. The Condition of Nothing (mp3) by White Hills
3. A Little Death (mp3) by Fucked Up
4. Maurice Narcisse (mp3) by Eula
5. Sludge River Mouth (mp3) by Sleepies
6. Same Old (mp3) by NT
7. Shake Shake Shake (Single Edit) (mp3) by Antimagic
   (d/l Shake Shake Shake Single @ antimagic.bandcamp.com)
8. Electricity Turns Them On (mp3) by Wires Under Tension
9. Island On Fire (mp3) by Monster Rally
10. Coma Summer (Speculator‘s Subconscious Mix) (mp3) by Weekend
11. Sons Of Stone (mp3) by The People’s Temple
12. Groan me out a smile, drunken fox (mp3) by Klad Hest
13. Tinted Windows (Feat. Guerre) (mp3) by Guilty Ghosts
14. Tattoo (mp3) by Grass Widow
    (d/l Free Range Festival 2011 Sampler @ hillytown.bandcamp.com)
15. Blue Star (mp3) by Seapony
16. Grandma (mp3) by Skeletons
17. Should Be Gone (mp3) by The Feelies
18. Milkman (mp3) by EMA
19. Tiger Trees (mp3) by Grooms
20. Dead Channel (mp3) by Big Spider’s Back

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

It is time for the third volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Nametag (mp3) by 10k Cities
2. Bizness (mp3) by Tune-Yards
3. Lovers with Iraqis (Algodón Egipcio Remix) (mp3) by Foot Village
4. The Words That Maketh Murder (mp3) by PJ Harvey
5. Rest (mp3) by Parts & Labor
6. Holy Name (mp3) by Mr. Dream
7. Distance Creator (mp3) by ZAZA
8. 1CHRD (mp3) by Headless Horseman
9. Hawaii (Yourself Remix) (mp3) by Blackbird Blackbird
10. Eleven (ft. Tune-Yards) (mp3) by Thao & Mirah
11. Land Majestic (mp3) by Anni Rossi
12. Two Minutes (mp3) by Wire
13. Undertow (Javelin Remix) (mp3) by Warpaint
14. Single Printed Name (mp3) by CYMBALS
15. Trembling Hands (mp3) by Explosions In The Sky
16. an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum (mp3) by Shabazz Palaces
17. Space (mp3) by Starscream
18. Generation (mp3) by Liturgy
19. Ever Falling In Love (mp3) by Times New Viking
20. Shredder (mp3) by JEFF The Brotherhood

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

It’s time (already?) for the second volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Downloadables:

1. Deadbeat (mp3) by Hunters
2. Deep in the Bottle (mp3) by Wonder Wheel
3. Minajah (mp3) by True Womanhood
4. Shred the Gnar (Into the Stars) (mp3) by Starscream
5. En Fluxx (mp3) by Marie Stella
6. Always (Prefuse 73 Remix) (mp3) by Junip
7. The Things That You Notice (Max Tundra Remix) (mp3) by Marnie Stern
8. Skull Eyes (mp3) by True Widow
9. Don’t Let Her Go (mp3) by Mind Spiders
10. THE SPELLS (mp3) by Mrs. Magician
11. Red (mp3) by Endless Endless Endless
12. Hard Up (mp3) by Mi Ami
13. Do You Want To Give $$? (mp3) by Sic Alps
14. Spirit Or Something (mp3) by Monogold
15. Crystal (mp3) by Xray Eyeballs
16. Gift Shop (Pink Skull REMIX) (mp3) by DINOWALRUS
17. Walking Out On Love (mp3) by Grass Widow
18. Mazes (mp3) by Moon Duo
19. Dog Problems (mp3) by Christmas

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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. It seems really early, but hey once we have one hundred and twenty minutes or so of awesomeness playlisted up, it’s time to post.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Without further ado, I give you the first volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

Downloadables:

1. Calyer (mp3) by Beach Fossils
2. Neighbor’s Goods (mp3) by Thick Shakes
   (d/l Why Buy the Cow 7″ @ Bandcamp)
3. Tall Smoke (mp3) by The Great Valley
   (pay-what-you-want for In the Silver Dream @ Bandcamp)
4. LESS (DINOWALRUS DUB LOUNGE MIX) (mp3) by YVETTE
5. 1-2-3 Bad (mp3) by Thank You
6. Ice Age (mp3) by Heavy Times
7. Point Break II (mp3) by USF
8. San Pedro (mp3) by Mogwai
9. Super Duper Rescue Heads! (mp3) by Deerhoof
10. Altered Yeast (mp3) by Cold Pumas
11. Feel Fine (mp3) by Young Prisms
12. Spirit (mp3) by Arc In Round
13. Crime (mp3) by Mr. Dream
14. Creeper Shit (mp3) by GROUND IS LAVA
    (d/l the Book of Tech EP @ wediditcollective.com)
15. Living in America Remix (ft. Gucci Mane) (mp3) by DOM
16. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
17. Fire To The Ground (ft. Matt Berninger) (mp3) by The Forms
18. Devils Hearts Grow Gold (mp3) by La Sera
19. Jesus Fever (mp3) by Kurt Vile
20. It Goes Down (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
21. You Gotta Lose (mp3) by Obits
22. Hahahaha JK (Yourself Remix) (mp3) by Das Racist

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

Woah, 2010 was a pretty awesome year for music.

This here post is evidence of that fact. What follows is a compilation of all the tracks that have been stuck in my head all year long. Definitely check out the top 20 tracks, but also make sure you scroll through the whole list. Perhaps there is something down there that you missed (maybe)? Or to put it in terms that are “so 2010″, these songs are full of epic win.

This is my largest year end list yet (last year’s list is here), added up this list is over SEVEN HOURS of music. It was really difficult to edit down (it started with around 190 tracks). FYI: the Top 20 tracks should fit nicely onto a CD-R (if you still use that particular technology).

Did I miss something totally awesome? Then leave a comment and let me know. Have fun listening/downloading.

Here are the Top 20 Downloadables of the year (in order):

1. USA BOYS (mp3) by HEALTH
2. Glitter (mp3) by No Age
3. Friendly Ghost (mp3) by Harlem
4. Ambling Alp (mp3) by Yeasayer
5. Odessa (mp3) by Caribou
6. Four Fires (mp3) by ADULT THEMES
7. Magic Child (mp3) by True Womanhood
8. I’ve Gotta Get (mp3) by Woven Bones
9. Tell ‘Em (mp3) by Sleigh Bells
10. M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu
11. Sung (Not Said) (mp3) by Magnetic Island
12. IMHO (mp3) by Wonder Wheel
13. Drifting (mp3) by Young Adults
14. Message From Limbo (mp3) by Marie Stella
15. Diamond Way (mp3) by JEFF The Brotherhood
16. Summer Friends (mp3) by Junk Culture
17. Yellow Wings (mp3) by Keepaway
18. Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith) (mp3) by Crystal
         Castles
19. I Do (mp3) by Screaming Females
20. Revival (mp3) by Deerhunter

And here is every single other song that you absolutely must download right now in alphabetical order (by artist).

Airbrushed (mp3) by Anamanaguchi

Shake Shake Shake (Single Edit) (mp3) by Antimagic

Brussels Truffles (mp3) by Archers

CGI Fridays (mp3) by Back to the Future The Ride

Clamor (mp3) by Balmorhea

When I’m With You (mp3) by Best Coast

Ace (Demo) (mp3) by The Big Sleep

Modern Disbelief (mp3) by Blackbird Blackbird

Heat & Depression (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Here Sometimes (mp3) by Blonde Redhead

Never Mine (mp3) by Brilliant Colors

Medulla Oblongata (mp3) by Buke And Gāss

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

Royal Orange (mp3) by Campfires

Even If It Worked Out (mp3) by Cloud Nothings

Dogma Sheen (mp3) by Coin Under Tongue

Doubt (mp3) by The Corin Tucker Band

Pollution Shampoo (mp3) by Coyote Clean Up

Shake The Shackles (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Go Outside (mp3) by Cults

Teenage Whore (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers

Phone Home from the Edge (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Burn Bridges (mp3) by DOM

Pillow Talk (mp3) by Double Dagger

MIRRORIMAGE (mp3) by Ducktails

Jail La La (mp3) by Dum Dum Girls

Handle (mp3) by Dunes

All the Things (Demo) (mp3) by Endless Endless Endless

Ouija Boarding (mp3) by Erase Errata

Daisy (mp3) by Fang Island

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

Rebuilt Leer (mp3) by Firebrand Boy

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

Lovers With Iraqis (MP3 version) (mp3) by Foot Village

You Won’t Be Happy (mp3) by The Forgery Series

Steady Hand (Feat. Andrew Thiboldeux) (mp3) by The Forms

Candy (mp3) by Frankie Rose And The Outs

i am the least of your problems (demo) (mp3) by Future Of The Left

Out, Don’t (mp3) by Gauntlet Hair

In Your Room (mp3) by Ghost Animal

Self Awakening (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

Francis (mp3) by Gray Goods

Hold (mp3) by Hands

Memo to the Man (mp3) by Zach Hill

Hot Tub Freaks Like You (mp3) by The Hood Internet

Form (mp3) by Hooray for Earth

I Don’t Believe It (mp3) by Idle Times

Art Czars (mp3) by Japandroids

Vibrationz (mp3) by Javelin

In My Time (mp3) by Kurt Vile

Never Come Around (mp3) by La Sera

Remember (mp3) by Lali Puna

Transparency Is the New Mystery (mp3) by Marnie Stern

Latin Lover (mp3) by Mi Ami

Devil in Your Eyes (mp3) by MiniBoone

Rano Pano (mp3) by Mogwai

Fort Awesome (mp3) by Motico

See Waves (mp3) by Nice Nice

Blackout Sex (mp3) by Night Manager

Hawaii (mp3) by No Joy

Fog (Jamie xx Remix) (mp3) by Nosaj Thing

Maria Sabina (Retrograde Mix) (mp3) by Pollination

Vermont (mp3) by Procedure Club

Lizard Queen (mp3) by Quilty

Party With Children (mp3) by Ratatat

Wasting Time (mp3) by Reading Rainbow

Crushing Limbs (mp3) by Anni Rossi

Caesar (mp3) by Ty Segall

Virginia Reel (mp3) by SHAPERS

Shark? (mp3) by Shark?

Highway Scratch (mp3) by Sisters

Polylith (mp3) by Sleepies

Warm Regards (mp3) by Seth Smith

Throw Yourself Apart (mp3) by SOARS

C’mon (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Wanderings (mp3) by Spirituals

Years (Five – Eight) (mp3) by Starscream

Mountain (mp3) by Su

Lock And Key (mp3) by Super Wild Horses

Neon Beams (mp3) by Take

Real Life (mp3) by Tanlines

I Was Denied (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

I Don’t Believe You (mp3) by The Thermals

No Room to Live (mp3) by Times New Viking

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

Leave Everywhere (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

Magical Date Night (mp3) by Total Slacker

4312 (mp3) by Tyvek

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

The History of Plastic (mp3) by The War On Drugs

Undertow (mp3) by Warpaint

End Times (mp3) by Weekend

Born Stoked (mp3) by Wet Illustrated

Chinatown (mp3) by Wild Nothing

Eyesore (mp3) by Women

With Fangs (mp3) by YVETTE

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

Bandcamp, Mediafire, and sometimes a little good old fashioned web hosting have made it easier than ever for bands to make the decision to share their music with new audiences around the world without charging for it. That said, it is important to support the artists who are giving away their music. Do they tour? Go see them perform live. Do they have merch for sale? Buy something. Do they have a paypal link on their website? Throw some $$ their way. Check out the samples below and then make with the downloading. These are the free recordings or collections there of that have stood out for us this year. If we missed something really good drop us a note in the comments. Listen.

1. All Day by Girl Talk

   

   Listen: Oh No (mp3) [free album d/l]




2. Day of the Woman by Day of the Woman

   

   Listen: Kill Screen (Pollination Remix) (mp3) [free album d/l]




3. Summer Singles from Anamanaguchi

   

   Listen: Aurora (Meet Me in the Stars) (mp3) [free singles d/l]




4. Reunions by Tan Dollar

   

   Listen: Full Bloom (mp3) [free album d/l]




5. Guilty Ghosts by Guilty Ghosts

   

   Listen: Everyone Around Me (mp3) [free album d/l]




6. The BreakThru Radio Ampeater Compilation

   

   Listen: Confetti (mp3) by Young Mammals [free album d/l]




7. Cyanide Sisters EP by Com Truise

   

   Listen: Slow Peels (mp3) [free album d/l]




8. Bedroom Databank Vols. 1-4 by Atlas Sound

   

   Listen: This Wheel’s On Fire (Dylan) (mp3) [free album d/l]




9. Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses by Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses

   

   Listen: Lindsey Six (mp3) [free album d/l]




10. The Мишка Presents Artificially Sweetened Mixtape by The Death Set

    

    Listen: Grinding Halt (The Cure) (mp3) [free album d/l]




11. Weekend Recovery by girls in the eighties

    

    Listen: Awake But Not Aware (mp3) [free album d/l]




12. The WW Presents Compilation

    

    Listen: Never in Love (mp3) by Wonder Wheel and the Warriors
    [free album d/l]




13. Ghost Animal’s Bandcamp by Ghost Animal

    

    Listen: California Summer pt. 1 (mp3) [free d/ls]




14. Qids by Slothbear

    

    Listen: Little Qid (mp3) [free album d/l]




15. Troubleshooters by Milks & Rectangles

    

    Listen: Wink And A Gun (The Jury’s Hung) (mp3) [free album d/l]




16. Turns by Big Spider’s Back

    

    Listen: Turns (mp3) [free album d/l]




17. Aphids On The Lettuce: Beck Remixed & Mashed Up by Big Pauper

    

    Listen: feel like a piece of shit (mp3) [pay-what-you-want d/l]




18. Slow Animal by Slow Animal

    

    Listen: theFUNsun (mp3) [free album d/l]




19. Why I’d Try by Grandfather

    

    Listen: AWOL (mp3) [free album d/l]




20. railcars rmxs by railcars

    

    Listen: castles (no age remix) (mp3) [free album d/l]

21. Hidden Trees by kohwi

    

    Listen: Hobbies (ft. Mutual Benefit) (mp3) [free album d/l]

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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, here are our Favorite Albums of 2010. Sorry Kanye, Sorry Arcade Fire, Sorry Sufjan, y’all are getting enough attention elsewhere. These are the albums that we really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums. Listen.

1. Everything in Between by No Age

   

   Listen: Fever Dreaming (mp3) [purchase]




2. ODD BLOOD by Yeasayer

   

   Listen: O.N.E. (mp3) [purchase]




3. Sisterworld by Liars

   

   Listen: Scissor (mp3) [purchase]




4. Hippies by Harlem

   

   Listen: Gay Human Bones (mp3) [purchase]




5. In And Out and Back Again by Woven Bones

   

   Listen: Your Way With My Life (mp3) [purchase]




6. Castle Talk by Screaming Females

   

   Listen: I Don’t Mind It (mp3) [purchase]




7. Treats by Sleigh Bells

   

   Listen: Infinity Guitars (mp3) [purchase]




8. ::DISCO2 by HEALTH

   

   Listen: IN HEAT (JAVELIN RMX) (mp3) [purchase]




9. Swim by Caribou

   

   Listen: Sun (mp3) [purchase]




10. Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

    

    Listen: Helicopter (mp3) [purchase]




11. % by Dinowalrus

    

    Listen: BEAD (mp3) [purchase]




12. Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles

    

    Listen: Baptism (mp3) [purchase]




13. Riposte by Buke And Gass

    

    Listen: Your Face Left Before You (mp3) [purchase]




14. Past Time by Grass Widow

    

    Listen: Fried Egg (mp3) [purchase]




15. Spirituals by Spirituals

    

    Listen: City With Soul (mp3) [purchase]




16. There Is Love In You by Four Tet

    

    Listen: Angel Echoes (mp3) [purchase]




17. Causers Of This by Toro y Moi

    

    Listen: Blessa (mp3) [purchase]




18. No Más by Javelin

    

    Listen: Moscow 1980 (mp3) [purchase]




19. Fifteen by Super Wild Horses

    

    Listen: Golden Town (mp3) [purchase]




20. Black Hole by Young Adults

    

    Listen: Bummer Summer (mp3) [purchase]




21. Future Weather by The War On Drugs

    

    Listen: Comin’ Through (mp3) [purchase]

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

We here at GIMME TINNITUS have been detracting slightly from your concert experience all year long. We take photos at shows. We know… we know we are annoying. That said, we do out best to keep it to a minimum and usually don’t use a flash (which is why so many of these photos need a little “shopping”). Join us in reliving some of our favorite moments from some of the concerts we have seen during the past year. Look + Listen:

You can click on the images for hi-res…

ADULT THEMES @ Arlene’s Grocery



Listen: Young Bodies (mp3)





Baths @ Cakeshop



Listen: Pop Song (mp3)





Big Troubles @ Bruar Falls



Listen: Video Rock (mp3)





Blackbird Blackbird @ Glasslands



Listen: Erasers (mp3)





BOAT @ Bell House



Listen: 100 Calorie Man (mp3)





Buke And Gāss @ The Living Room



Listen: Run For You (mp3)





Dinowalrus @ Union Pool



Listen: Actually (mp3)





Eula @ The Charleston



Listen: Maurice Narcisse (mp3)





Foot Village @ Melody Bar



Listen: Kim ILL (mp3)





HEALTH @ Solar One



Listen: DIE SLOW (TOBACCO RMX) (mp3)





The Hood Internet @ Littlefield



Listen: Kingdom Come Again (The Mae Shi x Crucial Conflict x Dizzee Rascal x The Minutemen x Amanda Blank x Timbaland x Keri Hilson x Crime Mob x Afrika Bambaataa) (mp3)





Junk Culture @ Union Pool



Listen: Carmel Valley Girls (mp3)





Kurt Vile @ Knitting Factory



Listen: Freeway (mp3)





Love Of Diagrams @ Cakeshop



Listen: Big Chord Champion (mp3)





MiniBoone @ Spike Hill



Listen: The Other Summer (mp3)





Naked Hearts @ Cakeshop



Listen: Call Me (mp3)





Oberhofer @ Pianos



Listen: o0Oo0Oo (mp3)





Spoon @ Cakeshop



Listen: Nobody Gets Me But You (mp3)





The Sundelles @ Public Assembly



Listen: Dead Youth (mp3)





SUSU @ Cakeshop



Listen: Sawtooth (mp3)





Total Slacker @ Death By Audio



Listen: These Condos Don’t Belong (mp3)





True Womanhood @ Arlene’s Grocery



Listen: Last Rites (mp3)

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

Continuing our best of 2010 coverage we now look at some of the awesome songs recorded by our pals at Daytrotter this year. And I will just go and say it… Daytrotter is quite possibly my favorite places to find music on the internet. If you are not clicking over there at least one a week, you are really missing out. Yes, you have to register and use their java-based downloader thingy, but it is so worth it. These are our favorite Daytrottin’ tracks of 2010. Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Youth (mp3) by Beach Fossils
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
2. Leave House (mp3) by Caribou
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
3. Go Outside (mp3) by Cults
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
4. Surf Solar (mp3) by Fuck Buttons
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
5. C Town (mp3) by Javelin
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
6. Heavy Days (mp3) by JEFF The Brotherhood
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
7. Scarecrows On A Killer Slant (mp3) by Liars
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
8. Wild Eyes (mp3) by The Local Natives
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
9. Tea Lights (mp3) by Lower Dens
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
10. Depletion (mp3) by No Age
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
11. A New Kid/Zoo of Death (mp3) by Screaming Females
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
12. Black Sheep (mp3) by Suckers
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session or purchase
          the lossless version @ Daytrotter)
13. Solitude Is Bliss (mp3) by Tame Impala
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
14. Ghost Colony (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session or purchase
          the lossless version @ Daytrotter)
15. Show Me The Coast (mp3) by The War On Drugs
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
16. Youth Haunts (mp3) by Weekend
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session or purchase
          the lossless version @ Daytrotter)
17. Run To The Facts (mp3) by Yea Big & Kid Static
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)

Here are some more Daytrotter sessions from this year to check out:

ARMS
Balmorhea
Dinosaur Feathers
Fang Island
Ganglians
Mountain Man
No Joy
Oh No Ono
Ty Segal
SUUNS
Thank You
Unicycle Loves You

And mind you, this is but the tip of proverbial iceberg.

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

Next up in our best of 2010 coverage is our list of favorite remixes. Enjoy.

1. Crawl Back In (Baths Remix) (mp3) by Brad Laner
2. Wide Eyes (Suckers Remix) (mp3) by Local Natives
         (d/l the stems @ stems.heroku.com)
3. Silverfish (Junk Culture Remix) (mp3) by Signals
4. I’d Be Insane To Say It (Ape School Remix) (mp3) by Day of the Woman
         (d/l Day of the Woman @ bandcamp)
5. some lonesome street corner (USF remix) (mp3) by cars & trains
         (d/l the roots, the remix @ Circle Into Square)
6. Excuse Me (Memory Tapes Remix) (mp3) by Gucci Mane
         (d/l Diplo Presents: Free Gucci @ MAD DECENT)
7. Intervales Theme (Steinski Remix) (mp3) by Javelin
8. Tell ‘Em (Kingdom Remix) (mp3) by Sleigh Bells
9. Sun (Pollination Remix) (mp3) by Caribou
         (d/l the stems @ Soundcloud)
10. Want You Back (Phaseone Remix) (mp3) by Nite Jewel
11. Suicide Dream 2 (Spirituals Remix) (mp3) by How to Dress Well
12. Always (Run Roc Remix) (mp3) by JUNIP
13. Wax Rose Saturday (Remux Edit) (mp3) by Mux Mool
14. Napping Captain (Dark Party Remix) (mp3) by Jogger
15. You (worriedaboutsatan remix) (mp3) by Gold Panda
16. We Can Make It Out (Yppah Remix) (mp3) by Spokes
17. The Hunt (Shooting Spires Remix) (mp3) by WOOM
          (d/l most of Muu’s Way Remixed @ Soundcloud)

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.