GIMME TINNITUS

Vancouver’s own Japandroids are touring like crazy this year. Instead of recording a 2nd LP follow up to Post Nothing, they will be releasing a series of 5 limited edition 7″ singles on Polyvinyl. There’s more info about the series over at Pitchfork. Here is the first song which will be on the opposite side from the band’s cover of Racer X by Big Black. (A cover which you will no doubt recognize from their live show, or from their Daytrotter session or maybe that KEXP visit last year).

Downloadable: Art Czars (mp3)

Pre-order the Art Czars 7″ @ Insound.

Upcoming Show:
Apr 1 @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Best Coast

Japandroids has an official site.
Japandroids are on Myspace.
Japandroids are on Facebook.
Polyvinyl is here.
Are You Familiar is here.
Daytrotter Session is here.
Insound page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS: Young Hearts Spark Fire (are you familiar mp3)

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

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should think about installing the DownThemAll! Firefox extension.


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Japandroids is a guitar+drums duo from Vancouver, BC that likes to, umm, rock out. I saw them at Piano’s the other week and damn they were damn happy to be there. That glee was translated into many a WAH-oh! plus covers of Big Black and McLusky songs (props to gundleok for the youtubes).

I have posted about Japandroids a few times before, but this is the first time they are getting their very own individualized mp3 post here at GT. Just so you know, their album Post-Nothing is working its way up my best of ’09 list. Listen…

Downloadable: Wet Hair (mp3)

Buy Post-Nothing @ Sonic Unyon (mp3/FLAC/vinyl)… here.
Preorder Post-Nothing @ Polyvinyl (CD or 180 gram white vinyl!!)… here.

Myspace page is here.
Polyvinyl is here.
Are You Familiar is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Previously Posted BONUS:
Heart Sweats (mp3)
Young Hearts Spark Fire (are you familiar mp3)

Streamable: Auto-Tune the News #5: lettuce regulation. American blessings.
(youtube)



Streamable: Last Choice (youtube) by Love is All



Streamable: Crazy/Forever + Heart Sweats (Live on KEXP Part 1) (youtube) by Japandroids


Downloadable: Heart Sweats (mp3)


Streamable: Racer X (Big Black Cover) + Young Hearts Spark Fire (Live on KEXP Part 2) (youtube) by Japandroids



Streamable: Live @ Northside Fest (Part 1) (vimeo) by ZAZA


Downloadable: Cameo EP (zip)


Streamable: Live @ Northside Fest (Part 2) (vimeo) by ZAZA


Props to Sitcom Serf