GIMME TINNITUS

Bandcamp, Mediafire, and sometimes a little good old fashioned web hosting have made it easier than ever for bands to make the decision to share their music with new audiences around the world without charging for it. That said, it is important to support the artists who are giving away their music. Do they tour? Go see them perform live. Do they have merch for sale? Buy something. Do they have a paypal link on their website? Throw some $$ their way. Check out the samples below and then make with the downloading. These are the free recordings or collections there of that have stood out for us this year. If we missed something really good drop us a note in the comments. Listen.

1. All Day by Girl Talk

   

   Listen: Oh No (mp3) [free album d/l]




2. Day of the Woman by Day of the Woman

   

   Listen: Kill Screen (Pollination Remix) (mp3) [free album d/l]




3. Summer Singles from Anamanaguchi

   

   Listen: Aurora (Meet Me in the Stars) (mp3) [free singles d/l]




4. Reunions by Tan Dollar

   

   Listen: Full Bloom (mp3) [free album d/l]




5. Guilty Ghosts by Guilty Ghosts

   

   Listen: Everyone Around Me (mp3) [free album d/l]




6. The BreakThru Radio Ampeater Compilation

   

   Listen: Confetti (mp3) by Young Mammals [free album d/l]




7. Cyanide Sisters EP by Com Truise

   

   Listen: Slow Peels (mp3) [free album d/l]




8. Bedroom Databank Vols. 1-4 by Atlas Sound

   

   Listen: This Wheel’s On Fire (Dylan) (mp3) [free album d/l]




9. Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses by Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses

   

   Listen: Lindsey Six (mp3) [free album d/l]




10. The Мишка Presents Artificially Sweetened Mixtape by The Death Set

    

    Listen: Grinding Halt (The Cure) (mp3) [free album d/l]




11. Weekend Recovery by girls in the eighties

    

    Listen: Awake But Not Aware (mp3) [free album d/l]




12. The WW Presents Compilation

    

    Listen: Never in Love (mp3) by Wonder Wheel and the Warriors
    [free album d/l]




13. Ghost Animal’s Bandcamp by Ghost Animal

    

    Listen: California Summer pt. 1 (mp3) [free d/ls]




14. Qids by Slothbear

    

    Listen: Little Qid (mp3) [free album d/l]




15. Troubleshooters by Milks & Rectangles

    

    Listen: Wink And A Gun (The Jury’s Hung) (mp3) [free album d/l]




16. Turns by Big Spider’s Back

    

    Listen: Turns (mp3) [free album d/l]




17. Aphids On The Lettuce: Beck Remixed & Mashed Up by Big Pauper

    

    Listen: feel like a piece of shit (mp3) [pay-what-you-want d/l]




18. Slow Animal by Slow Animal

    

    Listen: theFUNsun (mp3) [free album d/l]




19. Why I’d Try by Grandfather

    

    Listen: AWOL (mp3) [free album d/l]




20. railcars rmxs by railcars

    

    Listen: castles (no age remix) (mp3) [free album d/l]

21. Hidden Trees by kohwi

    

    Listen: Hobbies (ft. Mutual Benefit) (mp3) [free album d/l]

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

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.

It’s time again to look back and reflect. What were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the November 2009 Mix to find out…

Downloadables:

1. West Coast (mp3) by Junk Culture
2. The Pause Tape Trainer (mp3) by Diego Bernal
3. Tryouts (mp3) by Javelin
4. Nuke Duke ‘Em (Mae Shi Remix) (mp3) by Dinowalrus
5. Moon Fallout (mp3) by Dragon Turtle
6. Between Two Mysteries (mp3) by Mount Eerie
7. Scantrons (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
8. Killed by Cars (mp3) by Slothbear
9. M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu
10. Absolutely Anything (mp3) by Brilliant Colors
11. Answer To Yourself (mp3) by The Soft Pack
12. Thee Only One (mp3) by Frankie Rose
13. Rustic Arcadia (mp3) by Campfires
14. Cathedral With No Eyes (mp3) by railcars
15. Neat Parts (mp3) by Fucked Up
16. Widow Of My Dreams (Live) (mp3) by Obits

Best of the Aughts Supplement

17. Speakers Push The Air (mp3) by Pretty Girls Make Graves
18. Run To Your Grave (mp3) by The Mae Shi
19. Knowledge In Hand (mp3) by The Forms
20. OK Apartment (mp3) by The Oranges Band

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

And 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 the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses come straight outta Valley Stream L.I. (home of Slothbear). Instead of labelling their music with that so overused term lofi, let’s call it postgrunge. You can download the whole of Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses self-titled self-released full length album over at mediafire (a/k/a the bane of the old recording industry). But first, why not hear what they are laying down? Listen.

Downloadable: Radio (mp3)

Upcoming NYC shows:

Sept 11 @ Don Pedro’s

Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses is on Myspace
Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses is on Facebook
Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses is on elbo.ws
Shattered Darlings & Liquid Kisses is on eMusic

BONUS: Spun/Flowers (mp3)

Wait a sec, Slothbear‘s self-produced full length debut, Qids never received a post here on GIMME TINNITUS. My apologies. The band combines jangly 90′s guitar tones with a spacey ethereal quality that will get stuck in your head. So, if you just want a taste of Slothbear and don’t want to invest in downloading a whole zip, listen to this.

Downloadable: Little Qid (mp3)

You can also download the whole thing.

Downloadable: Qids (mediafire)

I’m pretty sure that once you listen to the whole album, you will totally want to buy Qids for $5.99 @ Amazon MP3.

You can read the Slothbear q and also a… here.

Upcoming NYC Show:
Jun 14 @ Public Assembly

Slothbear is on Myspace
Slothbear is on Facebook
Slothbear is on Twitter
Slothbear is on Blogspot
Slothbear is on Hype Machine
Slothbear is on elbo.ws
Slothbear is on Vanity Imprint
Slothbear is on Rack And Ruin
Slothbear is on Amazon MP3

BONUSES:
Exceptional Bastards (mp3)

The Slothbear EP (rack and ruin zip)

Next up, some answers from Craig of LI’s own Slothbear.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

a: simpsons ‘poochie rap’ (youtube)

q: What is your favorite food?

a: babylon’s old fashion french toast in north valley stream

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: animal collective, but i’ve seen them too much.

Listen: Fireworks (mp3)

q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?

a: mckibbin apartments in bushwick

q: OK, President Obama appoints you as the first Secretary of Culture, to whom do you give your first grant?

a: to slothbear no doubt, since every other band in indie rock seems to be comprised of millionaires

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

a: our first LP Qids is in the final stages of mixing and will hopefully be out in the next month or so, though we’ve been saying that for the better part of a year now. here’s a song called “white christmas” that’s probably gonna be track 2.

Listen:
White Christmas (mp3)

You can grab some free Slothbear recordings over @ rack and ruin records.

Downloadable: The Slothbear EP (zip)

Slothbear is on Facebook.
Slothbear has a blogspot.
Rack And Ruin is here.
Vanity Imprint is here.
Last.fm page is here.

BONUS: The Exceptional Bastards (mp3)