GIMME TINNITUS

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let’s look back, reflect, and contemplate… what were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the January 2011 Mix and find out.

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

Downloadables:

1. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
2. Crime (mp3) by Mr. Dream
3. You Gotta Lose (mp3) by Obits
4. Ice Age (mp3) by Heavy Times
5. Tall Smoke (mp3) by The Great Valley
6. Neighbor’s Goods (mp3) by Thick Shakes
7. Do You Want to Give $$ (mp3) by Sic Alps
8. Car Alarm (mp3) by Signal Break
9. Spirit (mp3) by Arc in Round
10. Calyer (mp3) by Beach Fossils
11. Fire To The Ground (ft. Matt Berninger) (mp3) by The Forms
12. En Fluxx (mp3) by Marie Stella
13. 1-2-3 Bad (mp3) by Thank You
14. San Pedro (mp3) by Mogwai
15. It Goes Down (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
16. Shred the Gnar (Into the Stars) (mp3) by Starscream
17. C.R.E.A.M. Theme (Wu Tang vs Javelin) (mp3) by The Hood Internet
18. Summer Friends (mp3) by Junk Culture
19. LESS (DINOWALRUS DUB LOUNGE MIX) (mp3) by YVETTE
20. Hahahaha JK? (Yourself Remix) (mp3) by Das Racist
21. Point Break II (mp3) by USF

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single Monthly Mix.

Also, 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

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

Is it time to start listing the best tracks of year already? Why yes, yes it is. It seems really early, but hey once we have one hundred and twenty minutes or so of awesomeness playlisted up, it’s time to post.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Without further ado, I give you the first volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

Downloadables:

1. Calyer (mp3) by Beach Fossils
2. Neighbor’s Goods (mp3) by Thick Shakes
   (d/l Why Buy the Cow 7″ @ Bandcamp)
3. Tall Smoke (mp3) by The Great Valley
   (pay-what-you-want for In the Silver Dream @ Bandcamp)
4. LESS (DINOWALRUS DUB LOUNGE MIX) (mp3) by YVETTE
5. 1-2-3 Bad (mp3) by Thank You
6. Ice Age (mp3) by Heavy Times
7. Point Break II (mp3) by USF
8. San Pedro (mp3) by Mogwai
9. Super Duper Rescue Heads! (mp3) by Deerhoof
10. Altered Yeast (mp3) by Cold Pumas
11. Feel Fine (mp3) by Young Prisms
12. Spirit (mp3) by Arc In Round
13. Crime (mp3) by Mr. Dream
14. Creeper Shit (mp3) by GROUND IS LAVA
    (d/l the Book of Tech EP @ wediditcollective.com)
15. Living in America Remix (ft. Gucci Mane) (mp3) by DOM
16. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
17. Fire To The Ground (ft. Matt Berninger) (mp3) by The Forms
18. Devils Hearts Grow Gold (mp3) by La Sera
19. Jesus Fever (mp3) by Kurt Vile
20. It Goes Down (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
21. You Gotta Lose (mp3) by Obits
22. Hahahaha JK (Yourself Remix) (mp3) by Das Racist

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.

Baltimore artpunkers Thank You have a new album entitled Golden Worry coming out on January 25th via the Thrill Jockey label. In order to create their unique sound, Thank You blend up the sounds of krautrock, postpunk, no wave, noise, dub, ambient and a bunch of other genres I simply don’t have time to list. Listen.

Downloadable: 1-2-3 Bad (mp3) (first seen)

You can preorder Golden Worry @ Insound.

You can listen to a Thank You live set from the Marty McSorley show on WFMU (November 9, 2010) @ wfmu.org.

Upcoming NYC Shows:

• January 25th @ Glasslands w/ Daniel Higgs, Soft Circle
• Febraury 12th @ Death By Audio w/ Double Dagger

Thank You is on Myspace
Thank You is on Daytrotter
Thank You is on elbo.ws
Thank You is on Hype Machine
Thank You is on Thrill Jockey
Thank You is on Wildfire Wildfire
Thank You is on Other Music
Thank You is on Insound
Thank You is on Amazon MP3
Thank You is on eMusic

BONUS: Terrible Two (Daytrotter Session) (mp3)

Continuing our best of 2010 coverage we now look at some of the awesome songs recorded by our pals at Daytrotter this year. And I will just go and say it… Daytrotter is quite possibly my favorite places to find music on the internet. If you are not clicking over there at least one a week, you are really missing out. Yes, you have to register and use their java-based downloader thingy, but it is so worth it. These are our favorite Daytrottin’ tracks of 2010. Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Youth (mp3) by Beach Fossils
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
2. Leave House (mp3) by Caribou
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
3. Go Outside (mp3) by Cults
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
4. Surf Solar (mp3) by Fuck Buttons
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
5. C Town (mp3) by Javelin
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
6. Heavy Days (mp3) by JEFF The Brotherhood
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
7. Scarecrows On A Killer Slant (mp3) by Liars
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
8. Wild Eyes (mp3) by The Local Natives
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
9. Tea Lights (mp3) by Lower Dens
         (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
10. Depletion (mp3) by No Age
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
11. A New Kid/Zoo of Death (mp3) by Screaming Females
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
12. Black Sheep (mp3) by Suckers
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session or purchase
          the lossless version @ Daytrotter)
13. Solitude Is Bliss (mp3) by Tame Impala
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
14. Ghost Colony (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session or purchase
          the lossless version @ Daytrotter)
15. Show Me The Coast (mp3) by The War On Drugs
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)
16. Youth Haunts (mp3) by Weekend
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session or purchase
          the lossless version @ Daytrotter)
17. Run To The Facts (mp3) by Yea Big & Kid Static
          (d/l the rest of the 128kbps mp3 session @ Daytrotter)

Here are some more Daytrotter sessions from this year to check out:

ARMS
Balmorhea
Dinosaur Feathers
Fang Island
Ganglians
Mountain Man
No Joy
Oh No Ono
Ty Segal
SUUNS
Thank You
Unicycle Loves You

And mind you, this is but the tip of proverbial iceberg.

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.

To get you all excited for their upcoming full length album, Thank You have put together this video featuring Baltimore dance group Bobby. The video first appeared yesterday on the Stereogum blog. Anyway, the album Golden Worry will be released on January 25th via the Thrill Jockey label. Watch.

Streamable: Thank You – Birth Reunion

from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Upcoming NYC Shows:

• November 5th @ Death By Audio w/ Silk Flowers + Regal Degal

Thank You is on Myspace
Thank You is on Facebook
Thank You is on elbo.ws
Thank You is on Hype Machine
Thank You is on Thrill Jockey
Thank You is on wildfirewildfire
Thank You is on Other Music
Thank You is on Insound
Thank You is on Amazon MP3
Thank You is on eMusic

BONUS: Thick Slice (mp3) from World City