GIMME TINNITUS

When: Tonight @ 8pm // 18+ // $12 dos

Where: The Bell House

Who: Crystal Stilts

Listen: Love Is A Wave (mp3)

Who: The 1990s (FYI: Tickets from the postponed 4/22 Bell House show will be honored for this show.)

Listen: The Box (mp3)

Who: The Oranges Band

Listen: What Got You Off The Hook (mp3)
Listen: OK Apartment (mp3)
Listen: When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature (mp3)

Who: The Forgery Series

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Why: Well, it IS The Oranges Band 10th Anniversary show, plus you’ll get to hear The Forgery Series which is a solo project from Obits guitarist Sohrab Habibion along with friends from S.O.A., Radio 4, and Gas Huffer.

Quick before the month is over, let’s stop and look back and reflect on on what we were listening to one year ago.

I must say it feels weird posting a live WOXY track the day after they stopped live broadcasting. There must be something we can do to bring back live broadcasts to WOXY. Let’s get on that, ok?

Oh, this is the March 2009 Mix. Listen.

Downloadables:

Power+Light (mp3) by 50 Foot Wave

La Llama (mp3) by Savath y Savalas

Cheerleader (mp3) by Grizzly Bear

Asleep At A Party (mp3) by Memory Cassette

Red Oak Way (mp3) by Lotus Plaza

Statues (Demo) (mp3) by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Fangela (mp3) by Here We Go Magic

103 (Live On WOXY) (mp3) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Departure (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Sparkles (mp3) by Boogie Boarder

Lips (mp3) by Micachu & The Shapes

I Got A Lot (New New New) (mp3) by Mika Miko

Digital Haircut (mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy

For The Saints (mp3) by Browns

The Lie/The Truth (mp3) by Double Dagger

Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females

Epiphany (No Age Remix) (mp3) by Fucked Up

So Bored (Wavves Cover) (mp3) by Anamanaguchi

Preparation’s Kids Choir (mp3) by Prefuse 73

Trance Doll (mp3) by Pictureplane

Dumb I Sound / ATLiens (f. Outkast) (mp3) by Tor / Sufjan Stevens

Baltimore Highlands (Tobacco Remix) (mp3) by Height with Friends

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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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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Get ready for Dustin Payseur’s indie pop. As Beach Fossils, he will be on many a playlist in 2010. Captured Tracks and Woodsist are co-releasing Beach Fossil’s self-titled LP of hazy jangle sometime in March. There should also be a couple 7″s coming before that. Here is a track from one of the 7’s. Listen…

Downloadable: Time (mp3)

Upcoming Shows:
Dec 31 @ Cameo Gallery w/ Surfer Blood
Jan 6 @ Glasslands w/ Babies
Feb 9 @ Cake Shop w/ The Beets
Feb 13 @ Death By Audio w/ The Beets
Feb 20 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Crystal Stilts

Woodsist is here.
Captured Tracks is here.
Captured Tracks eMusic page is here.

BONUS: Grab two more Beach Fossils tracks at the Chocolate Bobka blogspot… here.

Frankie Rose is a former Crystal Stilt and also a former Vivian Girl. Now, she has her own band. Way back in October, the good folks over at Slumberland Records put out a green 7″ by said new band. This is the A-side…

Downloadable: Thee Only One (mp3)

Rose’s noisepop certainly recalls a revved up version of labelmates Black Tambourine. Here is a Black Tambourine mp3 for comparison purposes.

Downloadable: Black Car (mp3)

You can purchase the Thee Only One 7″… here.

Hopefully, we will get a full length in early 2010.

Frankie Rose is on Twitter.
Slumberland is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

So let’s go back to August 2008 and try and remember what it was like.

Downloadables:

IDWGH (mp3) by The Exeter Popes

Summer Grof (mp3) by Spinto Band

Bright And Shining (mp3) by Koushik

Death (Crystal Castles Remix) (mp3) by White Lies

My House (mp3) by Freshkills

Never Stops (mp3) by Deerhunter

S.S.C. (mp3) by Atlas Sound

Mirando (YACHT Remix) (mp3) by Ratatat

In Ear Park (mp3) by Department Of Eagles

We Are Young (mp3) by The Shaky Hands

Crystal Stilts (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Electric Car Gas Guitar (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Catalogs (mp3) by Double Dagger

Where Do You Run To (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Oh, You Horny Monster! (mp3) by Fiasco

See/Saw (mp3) by Jay Reatard

Swell (mp3) by Growing

If you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other Monthly Mixes.

Streamable: Super Tennis Theme Song (vimeo) by Super Tennis


Animation by LO-TEC
Downloadable: Super Tennis Theme Song (mp3)


Streamable: Knowledge In Hand (vimeo) by The Forms


Downloadable: Knowledge In Hand (mp3)


Streamable: Shaky Hands Live @ High Noon Saloon (youtube) by Shaky Hands




Streamable: Love Is A Wave (pitchfork.tv) by Crystal Stilts


Downloadable: Love Is A Wave (mp3)

>> Check out The L’s 8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear article… here. In case you are wonder the bands you need to hear are: pow wow! /// Savoir Adore /// The Albertans /// The Beets /// Xylos /// Darlings /// Anamanaguchi /// Emanuel & the Fear

Anamanaguchi Downloadable: Power Supply (8bitpeoples mp3)
Get the rest of the Power Supply album… here

>> There is a recording of Crystal Stilts recent show at Maxwell’s over @ nyctaper… here.

>> Some new new new Mika Miko is available @ 20 Jazz Funk Greats… here.

>> The Needle Drop explores the recent lofitrendytrend and specifically tells you “How To Lo-fi”… here. Numerous mp3 examples are included.

This is how we used to lofi: Beers In Heaven (mp3) by Space Needle

>> The latest BOAWS monthly mix features GT favs Gun Outfit… here. Listen to some Gun Outfit.

Downloadable: On The Beach (mp3)

>> Finally, listen to the most recent Pamplemoose New Music Hour… here.

>> Perhaps my favorite album by Mr. Beck Hanson is getting a deluxe reissue, One Foot In The Grave. Check out the deets… here.

Streamable Embed:

NOTE: Be sure to stream “Teenage Wastebasket”

>> There is an awesomely free Slumberland Records Spring 2009 Sampler over @ Amazon… here.

Downloadable: Prismatic Room (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

>> Check out the Mika Miko Sex Jazz A-Side over at Passion Of The Weiss… here. Check out the B-Side at the GT blogspot… here.

>> PTST reminds us that the (FUCKING AWESOME) Power Move by Screaming Females is finally had its official release… here.

The Females also got a write up the Village Voice… here.

Also officially released as of yesterday, is the Like Bells eponymous album, and the Steve Albini-produced A Tempo! A Tempo! by Austrian math[SKINNG GRRR]rockers Valina.

Downloadables:
Buried In The Nude (mp3) (order) by Screaming Females
Atlas (exit stencil mp3) (order) by Like Bells
Phantom Of My Longest Day (joyful noise mp3) (order) by Valina

>> The latest Contrast Podcast looks at the best of 2009. Track listing and deets are… here.

Downloadable: The best of 2009 so far (part 1) (mp3)
My Submission: So Bored by Wavves

>> Now I rarely post links to whole albums, but when it’s a new wave masterpiece that has never ever been released on CD I just can’t resist. Download the I.R.S. GREATEST HITS VOLS. 2 & 3 over at Sound Bites… here. And yes, it’s tax day and I am linking to something I.R.S.-related, ugggh.

>> Have you listened to the new Crystal Stilts session from Daytrotter yet? If not, do it… here.

>> Check out what Pop Tarts Suck Toasted says about the new Coathangers record (and grab a couple mp3s while you are there)… here.

>> Listen to the new psych-goodness from Greater California…

Downloadable: Almost Sunshine (team clermont mp3)

>> Download some of the low fi talk-sing of Javelins @ 3hive… here.

>> Soundbites has a new Spring mix for your downloading pleasure… here.

>> Aural States considers the “far-overlooked acoustic indie album comprised of consistently fantastic songs” from Francois Virot… here.

>> Finally, the new Contrast Podcast is all about Eggs… here.

Downloadable: Eggs (mp3)

Streamable: Departure (pitchfork.tv) by Crystal Stilts

mp3 BONUS: Departure (mp3)


Streamable: Fight No More Forever (Remix) (pitchfork.tv) by USAISAMONSTER



Streamable: The Class of 73 Bells (youtube) by School of Seven Bells remixed by Prefuse 73



Streamable: Freak Scene (at SXSW 2009) (youtube) by Dinosaur Jr.

mp3 BONUS: Freak Scene (mp3)


Streamable: Two-Headed Coin (live in phila) (youtube) by Obits



Streamable: Tambourines Of Fury (youtube) by Impossible Hair



Streamable: Hunted Down (Live) (youtube) by TAD-Garden (a/k/a Tad, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, Matt Cameron)

Props to Stereogum


Streamable: Luxury Condos For The Poor (Live @ Uncle Paulie’s 2007) (youtube) by Double Dagger

mp3 BONUS: Luxury Condos For The Poor (mp3)


Streamable: Take Pills (youtube) by Panda Bear



Streamable: The Two of You (Live @ Mercury Lounge) (youtube) by Browns

- Here We Go Magic made their way to WOXY to drop some folkrock in The Lounge. More info… here. Listen: Here We Go Magic Lounge Act (woxy mp3)

- The Yellow Stereo posted a couple track by electronicpoppers Memory Cassette (which features some Weird Tapes and Hail Social people)… here. Furthermore, The Yellow Stereo reminds us to head over to the We’re Tapes blog for a whole bunch of downloads from Memory Cassette and Weird Tapes. Excellent. Now… Listen: Asleep At A Party (mp3)

- New New New Crystal Stilts!!! Listen: Love Is A Wave (force field mp3) is the A side to a new 7″ from Slumberland which hits the streets on March 31. Check out the bitchin’ coverart below. Did I mentioned they are playing this weekend @ Music Hall of Williamsburg? More info on that… here.

- The Catbirdseat posts some northwestpunkdub goodness from Explode Into Colors… here. Hopefully, they will come to NY when they drop their new 7″ on Kill Rock Stars.

- Finally, here is a new mp3 that I didn’t want to listen to because I didn’t like the name of the band, but then I listened to it and what do you know here I am writing a run on sentence and actually posting the song from the band that I didn’t want to listen to, you dig? The band’s name: Micachu & The Shapes. The song: Lips (beggars mp3)