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Weird Freedom is the latest release from Brooklyn’s own Little Gold. While technically it is their second LP, Weird Freedom marks two firsts. It is the first release for the band’s own Loud Baby imprint, and it is their first LP as a proper band. The country twang which you may remember from their earlier release is turned down on this record and the guitar is turned all the way up. Weird Freedom is out today on vinyl (with 500 copies on sky blue vinyl), digital and CD.

Listen.

Downloadable: Sisters & Friends (mp3)

You can stream the whole album using the widget below.

Streamable: Weird Freedom (bandcamp)

You can buy Weird Freedom directly from the band @ littlegoldsongs.com.

Upcoming NYC Show:

• August 26th @ Death By Audio w/ Air Waves + Moonmen on the Moon, Man + Spook Houses

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Mr. Ryan Brown of Gray Goods sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

a: I heard Instant Karma! in the car this morning and it got me going, usually does. I’ve also been giving Fleetwood Mac a serious run for the first time in my life. A friend turned me onto Tusk and its been downhill from there. I always thought they were bullshit, jokes on me. The new Obits record is the real deal as well as is Disappears‘ new record.

Streamables:

Instant Karma (youtube) by John Lennon

Tusk on Solid Gold 1980 (youtube) by Fleetwood Mac

q: What is your favorite beverage?

a: I don’t really discriminate. Canned Dr. Pepper, cheap canned lager (Budweiser and its international equivalents), whiskey, gin, rum… whatever shoe fits the foot. In the cold months I’m usually a scotch/guinness guy, but bourbon season is just around the corner.

q: What is your favorite band(s) to see live?

a: The Obits, The Soft Pack, Disappears, Air Waves, Tijuana Panthers

Downloadables:
Pine On (mp3) by Obits
Walking With Jesus (Spacemen 3 Cover) (mp3) by The Soft Pack
Halo (mp3) by Disappears
Knockout (mp3) by Air Waves
Red Headed Girl (mp3) by Tijuana Panthers

q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?

a: We love everyone at Cake Shop and Union Pool. Never had a bad time on either side of it at both of those places.

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

a: The upcoming Baseball season.

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

a: We’ve been very prolific as far as writing and documenting is concerned over the past six months. We haven’t had a steady drummer, so Austin and I have been writing on average about one song per week without rhythm parts laid out, then taking a heap of them and playing with whomever is willing to sit down at a kit with us. So far we’ve shared some time with Nick Stumpf from the French Kicks, Scott Gursky from the Obits, someone we found on craigslist, and a friend of a friend.

While we’re still looking for a long term fit, working this way has really forced us to become better song writers, better musicians. Speaking personally I feel like I have a much better attitude about the whole band thing than ever before, consequently I feel like we’re writing our best material. Playing the songs with different drummers certainly keeps you sharp as far as playing live/improvising is concerned while rounding out the rough edges of the songs themselves.

The downside to the experiment is we haven’t been able to play live as frequently we would like and we have a full lengths worth of new songs we could go into a studio with tomorrow but no drummer. Between playing sporadically with people we really feel good about versus going through the motions with people we’re on the fence about, we’ll take it this way.

Downloadables:
I Can’t Take It (mp3)
Francis (mp3)
Closet Trash (mp3)

Upcoming Show:

• May 11th @ Union Pool w/ D. Charles Speer & The Helix + Zachary Cale

And be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

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The Sundelles‘ new album, Georgia Swan is now available for purchase. With the help of Tony Maimone, of Pere Ubu fame, the band has finally been able to create an album with the sounds that they hear in their heads when writing songs. Oh and Matty McLoughlin from the Soft Pack plays lead guitar on this track. Listen.

Downloadable: Can’t Win (mp3)

You can purchase the digital of Georgia Swan right now @ Amazon MP3 or iTunes
(Editor’s Note: eMusic TK)

Upcoming NYC Shows:

• April 1st @ Pianos w/ Tijuana Panthers + Air Waves + Shark?
• April 2nd @ The Bell House – Obits Record Release w/ Tijuana Panthers
• April 9th @ Glasslands w/ Cloud Nothings
• April 10th @ Ace Hotel (Free)

The Sundelles were part of our q and also a series.

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BONUS: Kiss The Coast (mp3)

It’s time again to look back and reflect. What were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the June 2009 Mix to find out…

Downloadables:

Forever (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams

Paper (Hot Sax Version) (mp3) by Explode Into Colors

For The Saints (mp3) by Browns*

Tambourine (mp3) by Little Girls

BEAD (mp3) by Dinowalrus*

Dead Kid Kicks (mp3) by GROOMS née The Muggabears*

Bio Hassle (mp3) by Boogie Boarder*

Electric Pilgrim (mp3) by Screaming Females*

Transformer (mp3) by Marnie Stern*

Video Challenge (mp3) by Anamanaguchi*

Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors

Shine On (mp3) by Air Waves*

Don’t Talk In Your Sleep (mp3) by Magik Markers

Yellow Red (mp3) by Coyote Eyes

What’s This Magical (mp3) by Celebration

Armor All’d Out (mp3) by Diego Bernal

Tortoise Pace (mp3) by Memory Cassette

Everynight (mp3) by Gary War*

Ghost Town (pt. 1) (mp3) by Daniel Friel*

Lemonade (mp3) by Talk Normal*

Easy Answers (mp3) by These Are Powers*

* = artist performed at Northside Fest 2009; Get your 2010 badge @ Brown Paper Tickets.

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

And if you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other monthly mixes.

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

Just in case you have not heard, the 1000th (non-spammy) follower of @GIMMETINNITUS is going to receive a bunch of prizes. If you are the lucky follower you will get…

:: The 1928 Recordings’ Golden Hour Box Set with 7″s by Tijuana Panthers, Air Waves, and Gray Goods

Listen: Sweetness (mp3) by Air Waves

:: a CD-R of The Singles EP by Gray Goods

Listen: Francis (mp3)

:: the Surface EP by Renminbi on vinyl

Listen: Portland (mp3)

:: a CD of R and R and R by SUSU

Listen: Clean Vs. Dirty (mp3)

:: the Deathbomb Arc Digital Prize Pack with:

a DL code for The End of Irony by Captain Ahab
a DL code for the 6 Guitar Solos At The Urine Wash (6 disc box set) by Gang Wizard
a DL code for Mtv by Back To The Future The Ride

Listen: Acting Hard (mp3) by Captain Ahab

Listen: c (from Live at the Long Haul) by Gang Wizard

Listen: Glaciers of Molten Gold (mp3) by Back To The Future The Ride

:: a bunch of Drew Danburry CDs including Goodnight Dannii, Geraniums, Mother., and Live In France

Listen: Nirvana, By Kurt Cobain (mp3)

:: 2 awesome Dinowalrus mp3s

Listen: Cage Those Pythons (Live on WVKR) (mp3)

:: a Crash Avenue CD-R with:

Far and Near EP by Panda Riot
Feathersongs for Factory Girls by Stripmall Architecture

Listen: Motown Glass (mp3) by Panda Riot

Listen: Pripyat (mp3) by Stripmall Architecture

:: a CD of Wave Maker by Come On Caboose + a small Come On Caboose t-shirt

Listen: Wave Maker (mp3)

And also…

:: Exponential Records pins/stickers/cds’dl cards*

Listen: Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination

:: a hand-drawn Shark? t-shirt*

Listen: I’ve Got Friends (mp3)

:: some posters + stickers and stuff from True Womanhood*

Listen: Magic Child (mp3)

:: an Infinite Limbs t-shirt*

Infinite Limbs is the home to GDFX, Teeth Mountain, and Liturgy

Listen: Kill and Eat (mp3) by Teeth Mountain

:: a CD of Rainbow Bloodsucker by DOOMSTAR!*

Listen: Rainbow Bloodsucker (mp3)

:: the Ninja Tune/Terrorbird prize pack* with:
Bonobo tote bag
Kid Koala “The Slew” black light poster,
The Heavy CD
Counter Records sampler CD
Blockhead & Terrorbird stickers

Listen: Black Sands (mp3) by Bonobo

:: a La Société Expéditionnaire prize pack*

Listen: Moon Fallout (mp3) by Dragon Turtle

:: a Western Vinyl prize pack*

Listen: Pink Graffiti, part 1 (mp3) by Secret Cities

:: a Circle Into Square prize pack*

Listen: i know someone (polyphonic the verbose remix) (mp3) by cars and trains

Additionally 2 random @GIMMETINNITUS followers will get a BONUS prize pack possibly including:

a CD of R and R and R by SUSU

a Drew Danburry CD

a Come On Caboose CD

2 Dinowalrus mp3s

a Crash Avenue CD-R with:
Far and Near EP by Panda Riot
Feathersongs for Factory Girls by Stripmall Architecture

and/or maybe something else??

We have not actually received the prizes marked with a * yet, but they have been sent (or will be once we get the winner’s t-shirt size).

Actual delivery of prizes may be delayed. Allow a bunch of weeks for delivery.

Finally, you the reader of this post have already “won” an album’s worth of music in the post above. You can grab all the mp3s above at once using the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

Thanks for reading/listening/downloading.