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)

I admit it. I am that guy taking photos at the show. Here are some of my favorite pictures that I have taken at shows over this past year.

This is the Year in Shitty Photos.

Grooms @ Cake Shop
Listen: Acid King Of Hell (Guitar Feelings) (mp3)



Wavves @ Mercury Lounge
Listen: No Hope Kids (mp3)



Dinowalrus @ Public Assembly
Listen: Nuke Duke ‘Em (mp3)



Japandroids @ Pianos
Listen: Rockers East Vancouver (mp3)



Buke & Gass @ Cake Shop
Listen: Run For You (mp3)



Double Dagger @ Market Hotel
Listen: No Allies (mp3)



ZAZA @ Cake Shop
Listen: Repetition (mp3)



Harlem @ Brooklyn Bowl
Listen: Friendly Ghost (mp3)



Sisters @ Public Assembly
Listen: Accolades (mp3)



BOAT @ Bruar Falls
Listen: Prince Of Tacoma (mp3)



HEALTH @ Bowery Ballroom
Listen: Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) (mp3)



Screaming Females @ Public Assembly
Listen: Fun (mp3)


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


More Best of 2009 Coverage:
Songs | Albums | Videos | MP3 Blogs | Mixtape | Free Albums

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.


More Best of 2009 Coverage:
Songs | Albums | Videos | Photos | Mixtape | Free Albums | Off My Radar

And now the 3rd installment of the Best Downloadables Of 2009 a/k/a The End Of Summer 2009 Mix…

When They Fight They Fight (mp3) by Generationals
(buy from the label)

1,2,3 Partyy! (matador mp3) by Mission Of Burma
(buy from matastore)

Robots (mp3) by Exercise
(buy from amazon)

Portofino (mp3) by Teengirl Fantasy
(buy from the band with paypal)

Mickey Mouse (Demo) (mp3) by Wavves
(buy from amazon)

It #1 (mp3) by Ty Segall
(buy from the label)

Wet Hair (mp3) by Japandroids
(buy from the label)

Shark Suit (mp3) by UUVVWWZ
(buy from the label)

Invisible Forces (mp3) by The Fresh & Onlys
(buy from amazon)

Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI
(download EP for free)

Wet Gold (mp3) by The Octopus Project
(buy from the band)

Stats And Demographics (mp3) by Huak
(buy from the label)

When I’m Gone (mp3) by Vivian Girls
(buy from the label)

Name Tossers (mp3) by BOAT
(buy from the band)

Truth Is (mp3) by The Sky Drops
(buy from the band)

Beach Town (mp3) by Le Loup
(buy from the label)

Some Sun (Yppah Remix) (mp3) by Pollination
(buy from bandcamp)

Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms
(buy from the label on Oct 20)

Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy from band)

Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper. RMX) (mp3) by Das Racist
(download more tracks from elbo.ws)

Homeopathic Valtrex (mp3) by White Shit
(buy from the label)

You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age
(buy from the label)

And don’t forget to check out Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

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)

Let’s continue our look back on this year and it’s awesomeness (musically anyway). This time I went through the trouble of adding “buy” links, so if you find yourself listening to something on this list over and over fork some of your hard earned cashmoney, ok?

And now the 2nd installment of the Best Downloadables Of 2009…

Buried In The Nude (mp3) by Screaming Females
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Arming Eritrea (mp3) by Future Of The Left
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners
(buy CD or LP // buy mp3 // dl the new EP for FREE)

Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

To Clean (mp3) by Woods
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Twin Of Myself (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow
(buy cd // buy mp3)

Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA
(vinyl and mp3 coming next month)

How To Defeat A More Powerful Enemy (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3)

What’s This Magical (mp3) by Celebration
(dl for FREE // make a donation on their blog)

Blues Not Speed (mp3) by Mika Miko
(buy cd // buy mp3)

Billy Ocean (mp3) by Super Tennis
(buy vinyl // buy mp3)

Tambourine (mp3) by Little Girls
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Two Weeks (mp3) by Grizzly Bear
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Apply (mp3) by Glasser
(buy vinyl // buy mp3)

You Lose (mp3) by Cause Co-Motion!
(buy vinyl // buy mp3)

Psychic City (Voodoo City) (mp3) by YACHT
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3 + free stuff // preorder See Mystery Lights)

Roses In The Park (mp3) by Liechtenstein
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Where Was My Brain? (mp3) by Ted Leo + Pharmacists
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Forever (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3 // buy new 7″ direct from the band)

Dreamers (mp3) by Browns
(buy cd or vinyl)

Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3)

Heart Sweats (mp3) by Japandroids
(preorder cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Bio Hassle (mp3) by Boogie Boarder
(buy cd w/comic // buy mp3)

Got Nuffin (mp3) by Spoon
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

If you haven’t already, check out Best Downloadables Of 2009, Vol. 1… here.

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

And now another installment of Stuck In My Head, where I post some mp3s that are um, stuck in my head.

Downloadables:

Little Brother (Electric) (mp3) by Grizzly Bear
(Buy some Grizzly zeros and ones… here or here)

Twin Of Myself (Go! Team Remix) (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow
(Get more BMSR… here)

Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors
(Pick up Bitte Orca… here or here)

Young Hearts Spark Fire (are you familiar mp3) by Japandroids
(Get Post Nothing digitally… here or preorder it physically… here.)

If you like Blank Dogs and/or post-backlash pre-meltdown Wavves (and let’s not mention Joy Division or Cabaret Voltaire), then you should prolly get some Torontoindiefuzz from Little Girls. Their Tambourine EP was released by Paper Bag Records earlier this week. The band plans to release two more EPs before the end of the year.

Downloadable: Tambourine (mp3)

Now you may ask yourself… “Another band with ‘Girls’ in their name, how I am supposed to keep track of this indie band name trend”?? This post may help.

Also, I have it on good authority that that Little Girls is the offshoot of the distortedeverythingduo known as Pirate/Rock whom I had not heard of until now. Maybe they are your favorite new band? I hear they have an EP in the works.

Upcoming dates for Little Girls:
July 8 @ Cake Shop
July 10 @ Cameo Gallery with Japandroids
July 11 @ TBA

Paper Bag Records is here.
Mexican Summer is here.
Captured Tracks is on myspace.
Recent FADER post is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS: What We Did (mp3)

>> Gorilla Vs. Bear posts a new track by Seattle’s noisygarageexperimenters Intelligence… here. The mp3 is from their new album Fake Surfers which comes out next month. The LP is being put out by the evil wizards that run In The Red. Here is the title track.

Downloadable: Fake Surfers (mp3)

>> Nite Jewel (who are touring with Telepathe) have a new new new promomp3 for your consideration. Listen.

Downloadable: Weak For Me (force field mp3)

>> Blipdronehousers Teengirl Fantasy (who are gonna be touring with Telepathe) get the Pukekos treatment (i.e. free EP!!)… here.

Downloadable: Live Dublab “Sprout Session” (dublab mp3) (some deets: here)

>> Why didn’t I listen when Oh My Rockness told me to listen to Japandroids??

Downloadable: Heart Sweats (mp3)

(source: flickr)