GIMME TINNITUS

It is time for the first volume of the Best Downloadables of 2012.

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 download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) and play them using a digital media player of your choice.

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Old Nirvana (mp3) by Stickers

   [d/l the Brother Keith EP @ broughttoyoubythestickers.bandcamp.com]

2. Pariahs (mp3) by Haunted Horses
3. Pretender (mp3) by Black Marble
4. Reflection (mp3) by NT
5. The Space (mp3) by Magnetic Island
6. Know Me (mp3) by Frankie Rose And The Outs
7. Spies (mp3) by Warrior Line
8. Wrenning Day (mp3) by Ava Luna
9. Ace (mp3) by The Big Sleep
10. Cold Sweat (mp3) by YVETTE
11. Black Practice (mp3) by Trabajo
12. What A Mess (mp3) by Mr. Dream
13. Good Gun Time (mp3) by Moonmen On The Moon, Man
14. Smother (mp3) by The Coathangers
15. PRAISE INFINITE LIGHT (mp3) by Eleanor
16. Replicate (mp3) by Disappears
17. Consistency (mp3) by Stagnant Pools
18. Big Love (mp3) by Throwing Up
19. X (mp3) by Xray Eyeballs
20. Wind in the Furnace (mp3) by Life Size Maps

    [d/l the Weird Luck EP @ lifesizemaps.bandcamp.com]

21. SWATE (mp3) by Himanshu

    [d/l the Nehru Jackets Mixtape @ mediafire.com]

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

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

Additionally, 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 as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single best of mix.

The Big Sleep new LP, Nature Experiments is out today digitally and will be available physically on February 14th via Goodnight Records. The album is setting itself up early for one of our favorite LPs of 2012. This here is one track that we love.

Listen.

Streamable: Ladders (soundcloud)

You can stream the whole album using the Rdio widget below.

Streamable: Nature Experiments (rdio)

You can watch a video for the lead single from the album using the youtube embed below.

Streamable: Ace (youtube)

You can preorder the vinyl version of Nature Experiments (the deluxe version includes a bonus 7″, and all vinyl versions include a 320kbps mp3 download card) @ goodnightrecords.com

Upcoming NYC Show:

• February 2nd @ Knitting Factory (Record Release Show, y’all!) w/ Ex Cops and New Moods

Also, expect a split 7″ with KNTRLR coming soon.

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The Big Sleep is on Tangled Up
The Big Sleep is on Insound
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The Big Sleep is on eMusic

BONUS: Ace (mp3)

Here is it, over SEVEN HOURS of music. What follows is a compilation of all the tracks that have been stuck in my head throughout this last year. Definitely check out first 21 tracks, but also make sure you scroll through the whole list. Perhaps there is something down there that you missed (maybe maybe)?

Did I miss something totally awesome? Then leave a comment and let me know. Have fun listening/downloading.

Here are the GIMME TINNITUS Favorite 21 Songs of 2011:
 

1. Sludge River Mouth (mp3) by Sleepies
2. Deadbeat (mp3) by Hunters
3. Pizza Pasta (mp3) by Night Manager
4. Tell Me Tell Me Tell Me (mp3) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS
5. Moneybags (mp3) by Mr. Dream
6. Slime (mp3) by Sleeping Bag
7. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
8. Sleep Rules Everything Around Me (mp3) by Wugazi
9. Spinning (mp3) by Roomrunner
10. Ace (mp3) by The Big Sleep
11. Quarantine (mp3) by MIRACLES
12. Blue Dawn (mp3) by Big Pauper
13. LESS (Clipd Beaks RMX) (mp3) by YVETTE
14. Always On Time From Now On (mp3) by ATM
15. Gold Medallion (mp3) by HAPPY NEW YEAR
16. Chippewa Kids (feat. Sarah Barthel) (mp3) by Junk Culture
17. Fire To The Ground [ft. Matt Berninger] (mp3) by The Forms
18. School Glue (mp3) by Pterodactyl
19. Dead Channel (mp3) by Big Spider’s Back
20. 3D Voices (mp3) by Grooms
21. You Gotta Lose (mp3) by Obits

The above tracks should fit nicely onto a CD-R (if you are still using that particular technology).

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

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 mp3 in this post.

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

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts, and while you are at it why not peruse previous GIMME TINNITUS best of songs lists from 2010 and 2009?
 

NYC’s purveyors of “bedroom metal”, Sonya Balchandani and Danny Barria collectively known as The Big Sleep are getting ready to release their third LP. The album is entitled, Nature Experiments, and is being put out early next year via the Frenchkiss label. This track showed up as a demo last year.

Listen.

Downloadable: Ace (mp3)

Nature Experiments will be available @ frenchkissrecords.com at some point in the not too distant future.

The Big Sleep is on the internet
The Big Sleep is on Tumblr
The Big Sleep is on Twitter
The Big Sleep is on Facebook
The Big Sleep is on elbo.ws
The Big Sleep is on Hype Machine
The Big Sleep is on Frenchkiss
The Big Sleep is on Tangled Up
The Big Sleep is on Insound
The Big Sleep is on Amazon MP3
The Big Sleep is on eMusic

BONUS: Murder (mp3)

It’s time again to look back, reflect, and contemplate… what were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the May 2010 Mix and find out.

Downloadables:

1. Message From Limbo (mp3) by Marie Stella
2. Meat Step Lively (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees
3. Ace (Demo) (mp3) by The Big Sleep
4. Fort Awesome (mp3) by Motico
5. Dick Move (mp3) by Cobretti
6. Your Way With My Life (mp3) by Woven Bones
7. 40 Nugs (mp3) by Ghost Mall
8. Caesar (mp3) by Ty Segall
9. Holy Hell (mp3) by Noun
10. Leave Everywhere (mp3) by Toro y Moi
11. Returning (mp3) by Hands
12. Cage Those Pythons (Live on WVKR) (mp3) by Dinowalrus
13. Summer Phase (Demo) (mp3) by Magnetic Island
14. Yellow Wings (mp3) by Keepaway
15. Sun (Pollination Remix) (mp3) by Caribou
16. Maria Sabina (Retrograde Mix) (mp3) by Pollination
17. Rebong (mp3) by Dam Mantle
18. You (worriedaboutsatan remix) (mp3) by Gold Panda
19. Lackadaisical (Coyote Clean Up Dub) (mp3) by FUR
    (d/l the Lackadaisical EP @ waagarecords.com)
20. Hot Tub Freaks Like You (mp3) by The Hood Internet
    (d/l The Hood Internet x Tobacco x FELT @ thehoodinternet.com)

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

You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page OR if you are browsing with Chrome you can play (and scrobble) the whole page using the ex.fm extension 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.

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.