GIMME TINNITUS

Here is some footage from the time I finally got to see Foot Village perform live. There were a few brains melted that day. Also fingers were cut. Thanks to Smashing Chair for the video.

Streamable: Urination (Live @ Bar Meoldy) (vimeo) by Foot Village

You know that time I saw Foot Village? Well, it just so happens that I missed seeing Mae Shi offshoot Signals who played later that day. Needless to say, I was pissed. Anyway, grab their Supple Youth Mixtape… here.

Streamable: What Dreams (vimeo) by Signals

Also on the bill that night was post-Mika Miko band, Dunes. Props go to http://yvynyl.tumblr.com/ for pointing out this video.

Streamable: Handle (vimeo) by Dunes

Downloadable: Handle (mp3)


Please note all these videos use iframe embedding, so they should work with your iDevice of choice.

Is it time to start listing the best tracks of year already? Why yes, yes it is. Now, a lot of these tracks have been available for a while (e.g. last year or in the GT 2010 preview), but they either had their official release this year or I just thought they should be on this list for some other reason or another. Without further ado, I give you the first volume of the Best Downloadables of 2010.

Downloadables:

Spector (mp3) by Signals

BEAD (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Swim (To Reach The End) (mp3) by Surfer Blood

M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu

C’mon (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Written In Reverse (mp3) by Spoon

Ambling Alp (mp3) by Yeasayer

I Do (mp3) by Screaming Females

Self Awakening (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

Blessa (mp3) by Toro y Moi

Friendly Ghost (mp3) by Harlem

See Waves (mp3) by Nice Nice

some lonesome street corner (USF remix) (mp3) by cars & trains

Excuse Me (Memory Tapes Remix) (mp3) by Gucci Mane

Jail La La (mp3) by Dum Dum Girls

Me Thing Drawing Me (mp3) by Javelin

Everything Will Be Alright (mp3) by Golden Ages

Hold (mp3) by Hands

Years (Five – Eight) (mp3) by Starscream

Teenage Whore (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers

Can’t Stay Awake (mp3) by Cloud Nothings

Be sure to check out the rest of the year’s Best Downloadables:

Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4 | Vol. 5

Additionally, 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

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

I guess I was too busy reading end of the year lists to notice Mae Shi offshoot Signals first mp3 hitting the internet. Cousins Jon and Bill Gray along with drummer Jacob Cooper create a swirly twitchy sound that will definitely remind you of The Mae Shi but with a new slightly poppier new wave ingredient.

Downloadable: Spector (mp3)

Hearing this track leaves me with two questions:
1. When can I hear more of this??
2. When are these guys coming to the NYC area??

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