GIMME TINNITUS

And now… the end of the year dump. Here is all the stuff I meant to get to last year but for some reason or another just didn’t get around to, sorry.

1. The Mae Shi remix and then get remixed…

Listen: You Are Free (The Mae Shi Remix) by Mates Of State
Listen: Lion And Lamb (LVC Remix) by The Mae Shi

2. An mp3 from indiefolkpopper Califone…

Listen: Funeral Singers (mp3)

3. An mp3 from Poo Bah artist Samiyam…

Listen: Swamp Tarts (mp3)

4. A free EP from noiseartist railcars…

Downloadable: CITIES VS. SUBMARINES (zip)
Listen: bohemia is without a sea (mp3)

It looks like this:

Check out the railcars tumblr… here.
Help him recreate the 1985 Kate Bush album “Hounds of Love”

5. A free digital 7″ from chiptune artist Bottlesmoker…

Listen: Walls (mp3)

6. A new mp3 from Prefuse 73′s folkdub side project Savath Y Savalas…

Listen: Pavo Real Plucked (mp3)

7. First Record SST Cassette Reissue (Side B) by Sonic Youth…

raepS gninruB (mp3)
maerD I demaerD I (mp3)
enolA toN sI ehS (mp3)
tI hsuP oT tnaW t’noD I (mp3)
daB ehT dnA dooG ehT (mp3)

It looks like this:

8. An mp3 from Joyful Noise artist Hermit Thrushes…

Listen: Snowflake Heart (mp3)

9. A free album from Breakfast Mountain, who say:

IF YOU’VE EVER HAD SEX, YOU’VE ALREADY HEARD BREAKFAST MOUNTAIN. FORMED IN 1999 TO PREVENT Y2K, BM HAS BEEN WAXING YOUR EARS FOR A DECADE. KNOW WHAT I MEAN? LIKE A GOOD MEAT LOVER’S PIZZA, BREAKFAST MOUNTAIN SPENDS EVERY MORNING IN YOUR MOM.

Downloadable: HOOOODED (sendspace zip)

Listen: GIRKLS (mp3)
Watch: GIRKLS (vimeo)

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

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:

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 (youtube) 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 (youtube) by Modest Mouse
(buy it)

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

13. My Girlfriend’s Best Friend by The Sun
(stream sample/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 (youtube) 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) (youtube) by Wilco
(buy from the band)

22. PDA (youtube) 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 (youtube) 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).