GIMME TINNITUS

Although I think I like me the Ghosts On Tape remix (find it here) better than this actual Lemonade, this stuff is pure fun. If you can’t get into it, you may just be a miserable person. Did I mention they are playing tonight at Monster Island w/ Tanlines & Pictureplane? Lemonade Pure Moods EP comes out next week.

Preorder it here (WARNING: may contain bananas and ecstasy).

Streamable: Lifted (youtube) by Lemonade


Downloadable: Lifted (mp3)


I will see Frankie Rose & The Outs play live at some point in the near future (I hope). And maybe we will get a long player or an EP, or at least another single on Slumberland later this year??

Streamable: Frankie Rose & The Outs Live @ Club Europa (youtube)


Downloadable: Thee Only One (mp3)


Hat tip to Purple Plaid for this one. A few deets on the new Forms EP can be found here. This video is for a song off their stellar self-titled LP.

Buy The Forms on CD or vinyl @ Threespheres.

Streamble: White Dot (youtube) by The Forms




This has been another…

For the next q and also a, Alex Tween of The Forms sent us these here answers.

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

a: bad romance (wiki) by lada gaga. i think that’s the song all of america has last heard.

q: What is your favorite food?

a: morningstar farms sausage patties. my freezer at any given point has a pile of boxes at least 5 high.

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: that’s a tossup between the national and dirty projectors. in general most concerts are pretty boring i think, except when you love 90%-100% of the songs. then it’s awesome.

Listen:
Fake Empire (mp3) by The National
Fucked for Life (mp3) by Dirty Projectors

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

a: i love bell house and music hall of williamsburg.

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

a: i’d start with noah kalina, a really brilliant photographer based in brooklyn.

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

a: a new EP called derealization will be out in the spring. it has lots of contributions from people in other local bands we really love. we built a studio in ridgewood, queens and recorded it there with scott solter, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the results.

Here are a couple tracks from The Forms‘ latest self-titled album.

Listen:
Knowledge In Hand (mp3)
Getting It Back (mp3)

And here are a couple tracks from their earlier album, Icarus.

Listen:
Stravinsky (mp3)
Sunday (mp3)

We will post something from derealization as soon as it is available.

The Forms dot org is here.
Three Spheres are here.
Insound page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

It’s time to look back and reflect again, what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2009 Mix…

Downloadables:
Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare (mp3) by Matt & Kim

Baraat (mp3) by Rude Mechanical Orchestra

Knotty Pine (mp3) by Dirty Projectors + David Byrne

The Mountain (mp3) by Heartless Bastards

Housewolf (mp3) by Eula

Digital Haircut (mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy

In The Dark (Demo) (mp3) by Gun Outfit

Misfit (mp3) by Wipers

Wretched Wisdom (mp3) by Krallice

Gumball Machine Weekend (Pollination Remix) (mp3) by Yppah

My Girls (Mexicans with Guns Remix) (mp3) by Animal Collective

Crystal Mines (mp3) by CFCF

The Moon Shifts The Sea The Sea Shapes The Shore The Shore Shakes The Sand The Sand Sinks The Ship (mp3) by A.Armada

Knowledge In Hand (mp3) by The Forms

Don’t Taunt A Tiger (mp3) by Slothbear

I Love You But You’re Worthless (mp3) by Brilliant Sweaters

When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature (mp3) by The Oranges Band

Paper Planes (M.I.A. Cover) (mp3) by Pale Young Gentlemen

Bear (mp3) by The Antlers

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

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

Here is a little preview of some of the albums coming out early this year.

Jan 18

UPDATE: The Vandelles EP by The Vandelles
Listen: Lovely Weather (mp3)

Jan 19

% by Dinowalrus
Listen: BEAD (mp3)
Listen: Nuke Duke ‘Em (mp3)

R and R and R by Susu
Listen: M.B.T. (mp3)
Help Susu self-release the vinyl @ Kickstarter

Astro Coast by Surfer Blood
Listen: Swim (To Reach The End) (mp3)
Listen: Floating Vibes (mp3)

Transference by Spoon
Listen: Written in Reverse (mp3)

Jan 26

Teen Dream by Beach House
Listen: Norway (mp3)

Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2008 by Fucked Up
Listen: Neat Parts (mp3)

Feb 2

The Soft Pack by The Soft Pack
Listen: C’mon (mp3)
Listen: Answer To Yourself (mp3)

A Chorus of Storytellers by The Album Leaf
Listen: Falling from the Sun (mp3)

Feb 9

Odd Blood by Yeasayer
Listen: Ambling Alp (mp3)

Feb 10

UPDATE: Singles by Screaming Females
Listen: I Do (mp3)

Feb 23

UPDATE: Been Meaning To Tell You by Ernest Gonzales
Listen: Self Awakening (mp3)
Listen: Upon the 49th Day (mp3)

Causers of This by Toro y Moi
Listen: Blessa (mp3)
Listen: Talamak (mp3)

UPDATE: Causers of This is now available on iTunes.

March 2

Double Jointer by Golden Triangle
[no mp3 yet]

March 9

jj no 3 by jj
Listen: 5 minuter med jj (mp3 sampler, maybe)

The Brutalist Bricks by Ted Leo + Pharmacists
Listen: Even Heroes Have to Die (mp3)

The Monitor by Titus Andronicus
Listen: Four Score and Seven (mp3)

April 6

Hippies by Harlem
Listen: Friendly Ghost (mp3)

April 12

UPDATE: Pumps by Growing
Listen: Hormone (vice mp3)

April 20

Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus
[no mp3 yet]
[no album art yet]


Also in April

Extra Wow by Nice Nice
Listen: See Waves (mp3)

[no album art yet]

Also in 2010

Debut LPs from Javelin and Sleigh Bells

LP3s from Arcade Fire and No Age

UPDATE: Buke And Gass is working on a new album right now

UPDATE: I totally forgot about that EP of reworked The Forms songs that was announced last year. We heard there are a lot of awesome guests on it. Matt Berninger of little band known as The National is one name that was thrown around. I suppose the EP is being meticulously tweaked in the band’s recording studio. I assume the EP will be released this year.

Oh, and I’m sure no one will notice a new release from LCD Soundsystem.


NOTE: you can click on the album names for pre-ordering/more album info.

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

Once again it’s time to look back into the past. This mix starts with two covers and it even has a remix of a Passion Pit song. Luckily, the remix is by Pollination. Just what was November 2008 like? It was a little like this…

Downloadables:

Banned From The Roxy (mp3) by Jeffrey Lewis

We Didn’t Start The Fire (mp3) by The Forms

Focus (mp3) by The Forms

Dickshakers Union (mp3) by Surf City

Parasites (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Phantom Of My Longest Day (mp3) by Valina

Manchasm (Live) (mp3) by Future Of The Left

Draped Up, Oxed Out (mp3) by Smart Growth

Run To The Facts (Brad Shi Shitty Emo Ending Mix) (mp3) by Yea Big + Kid Static

Old Year (mp3) by Jesu

How Heavy This Axe (mp3) by The Sword

Haze On The Mobius Strip (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Zodiac Girls (Pony Version) (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow

Sleepyhead (Pollination Remix) (mp3) by Passion Pit

Some Are Lakes (mp3) by Land Of Talk

Fog (mp3) by Mason Proper

Strand The Test Of Time (mp3) by Wilderness

Nothing’s The Same (mp3) by Koushik

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

If you want to download all the tracks in this mix, you should install DownThemAll!.

While part one of my Best Of The Aughts list consisted of tracks I would have liked to have blogged about, part two here is sort of a Best Of GIMME TINNITUS. This list was supposed to be about 30 songs long, but it just kept growing. Download individual tracks or grab all of them in three zips or just stream them from the yahoo music dealie on the bottom left part of the window.

Here are the best songs I actually blogged about this decade.

Downloadables:

Songs 1-20 (sendspace zip)
Songs 21-40 (sendspace zip)
Songs 41-64 (sendspace zip)

1. Knowledge In Hand (mp3) by The Forms
(buy from the label)

2. Run To Your Grave (mp3) by The Mae Shi
(buy from the band)

3. Dart for My Sweetheart (mp3) by Archie Bronson Outfit
(buy it)

4. Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females
(buy from the band)

5. Die Slow (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy it)

6. Neck Escaper (mp3) by No Age
(buy from the label)

7. Enanz (mp3) by Low Scores
(not for sale)

8. Hot Pink, Distorted (mp3) by 50 Foot Wave
(download it)

9. Adeadenemyalwayssmellsgood (mp3) by Future Of The Left
(buy it)

10. All These Governors (mp3) by The Evens
(buy from the label)

11. Pine On (mp3) by Obits
(buy from the label)

12. The Psychic (mp3) by Double Dagger
(buy from the band)

13. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth (mp3) by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
(buy it)

14. Cowbell (mp3) by Tapes ‘n Tapes
(buy from the band)

15. For Guys’ Eyes Only (mp3) by Hockey Night
(buy it)

16. “My Sword Hand’s Anger” (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle
(buy it)

17. Crimewave (Crystal Castles vs. David Wolf) (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy from the label)

18. Extinction (mp3) by The Soft Pack
(buy it)

19. Sister Jack (mp3) by Spoon
(buy it)

20. Black Mirror (mp3) by Arcade Fire
(buy it)

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

22. Plates (mp3) by Proton Proton
(not for sale)

23. Pace Or The Patience (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams
(buy from the label)

24. Fractured Skies (mp3) by Parts & Labor
(buy from the distributor)

25. Eraser (mp3) by No Age
(buy from the label)

26. Cassette Tape (mp3) by Day Of The Woman
(download the compilation)

27. Pile Of Gold (mp3) by The Blow
(buy from the label)

28. Comfy In Nautica (mp3) by Panda Bear
(buy it)

29. Triceratops (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy from the label)

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

31. Black Rice (mp3) by Women
(buy from the distributor)

32. Gumball Machine Weekend (mp3) by Yppah
(buy it)

33. Palmitos Park (mp3) by El Guincho
(buy from the distributor)

34. Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination
(buy from bandcamp)

35. The Underdog (mp3) by Spoon
(buy it)

36. Chrome’s On It (mp3) by Telepathe
(buy it)

37. We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! (mp3) by Le Loup
(buy from the label)

38. Hibernation (mp3) by Blood On The Wall
(buy it)

39. Esses (mp3) by Pterodactyl
(buy from the distributor)

40. Ride The Nuclear Wave (mp3) by The Oranges Band
(buy it)

41. Murder (mp3) by The Big Sleep
(buy from the label)

42. Lovely Weather (mp3) by The Vandelles
(buy from the band)

43. To Fix The Gash In Your Head by A Place To Bury Strangers
(buy it)

44. Capricornations (mp3) by Mika Miko
(buy it)

45. Fake Empire (mp3) by The National
(buy it)

46. Like It Is (Demo) (mp3) by Gun Outfit
(buy from label)

47. Electronic Detective (mp3) by Motico
(not for sale)

48. Civilized Worm (mp3) by Melvins
(buy it)

49. Where Do You Run To (mp3) by Vivian Girls
(buy from the label)

50. Green Seat (mp3) by Shepherdess
(buy it)

51. (I’m A) Donkey for Your Love by BOAT
(buy from the label)

52. Bright And Shining (mp3) by Koushik
(buy it)

53. Lovely Allen (mp3) by Holy Fuck
(buy it)

54. Cat Swallow (mp3) by Royal Bangs
(buy it)

55. Head Spins (Extended Version) (mp3) by High Places
(buy it)

56. Please Visit Your National Parks (mp3) by Oxford Collapse
(buy from the label)

57. Buried Alive (Live) (mp3) by Black Lips
(buy it)

58. Mount Wroclai (Idle Days) (mp3) by Beirut
(buy from the label)

59. Fun (mp3) by Screaming Females
(buy from the band)

60. Crystal Ladies (mp3) by Blank Dogs
(buy it)

61. Letter From Mr. Smith (mp3) by The Exeter Popes
(buy it)

62. See A Penny (Pick It Up) (mp3) by YACHT
(buy it)

63. Run To The Facts (mp3) by Yea Big & Kid Static
(buy it)

64. Do The Whirlwind (mp3) by Architecture In Helsinki
(buy it)

[Reserved]

[Reserved]

If figure there maybe one or possibly two songs that will get listed at the very end of the year so I am holding a couple spaces just in case there is anything totally fucking amazing that comes out between now and then.

If you want more Best Of The Decade style blog coverage head over to largehearted boy for some aggregation.

Welcome to part one of GIMME TINNITUS’ Best Songs Of The Aughts where we look back on the best songs of 2000-2004.

Back when all the “best of the decade” whoopla started earlier this year (with Pitchfork’s Best Of), I began thinking about the songs I would have blogged about had I actually been blogging (or let’s say posting about music on an angelfire page) way back in 2000. I sifted through many tracks to come up with this list, and I hope it helps you reconnect with some tracks you may have forgotten or better yet connect with something you may have missed.

The blog-o-sphere has been in a “best of the decade” craze of late, with all kinds of lists… here and here and here and here and here and here and here. There is even an aggregated page over at largehearted boy specifically for the topic.

Enough setup, here are the songs…

Downloadables + Streamables:

Songs 1-20* (sendspace zip)
Songs 23-38* (sendspace zip)

* does not contain songs with lala links (but you knew that, right?)

1. Small Stakes (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

2. Alan Is A Cowboy Killer (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

3. OK Apartment (mp3) by The Oranges Band
(buy it)

4. Speakers Push The Air (mp3) by Pretty Girls Make Graves
(buy it)

5. The National Anthem (lala stream) by Radiohead

(buy it)

6. Rebellion (Lies) (mp3) by Arcade Fire
(buy from the band)

7. Cause = Time (mp3) by Broken Social Scene
(buy from the label)

8. The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret (mp3) by Queens Of The Stone Age
(buy it)

9. You’re No Rock N’ Roll Fun (mp3) by Sleater-Kinney
(buy from the label)

10. Sentimental Man (mp3) by Dismemberment Plan
(buy from the label)

11. 3rd Planet (lala stream) by Modest Mouse

(buy it)

12. Black History Month (mp3) by Death From Above 1979
(buy it)

13. My Girlfriend’s Best Friend (lala stream) by The Sun

(buy it)

14. Without MSG I Am Nothing (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

15. No Jumper Cables (mp3) by Aesop Rock
(buy from the label)

16. Black Metal (mp3) by The Forms
(buy from the label)

17. The Return Of Evil Bill (mp3) by Clinic
(buy from the label)

18. 99 Problems (torrent) by Jay-Z and The Beatles as mashed by Danger Mouse
(not for sale)

19. Barely Legal (lala stream) by The Strokes

(buy it)

20. Two Bit Rhythm (M.I.A. Mix) (mp3) by M.I.A.
(for sale in the UK)

21. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (lala stream) by Wilco

(buy from the band)

22. PDA (lala stream) by Interpol

(buy from the label)

23. Braintrust (mp3) by Hot Snakes
(buy it)

24. Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
(buy it)

25. Staring At The Sun (mp3) by TV On The Radio
(buy it)

26. Powdered Wig Machine (feat. PJ Harvey) (mp3) by Desert Sessions
(buy it)

27. Everything Hits At Once (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

28. Fell In Love With A Girl (lala stream) by The White Stripes

(buy it)

29. Slow Rt. Hand (mp3) by Califone
(buy from label)

30. Short Term Effects (mp3) by Motico
(not for sale)

31. Cashout (mp3) by Fugazi
(buy from label)

32. Freedom (mp3) by J Mascis & The Fog
(buy it used)

33. Panic Bullets (mp3) by Skeleton Key
(buy from label)

34. Mr. You’re On Fire Mr. (mp3) by Liars
(buy it)

35. Free (mp3) by Cat Power
(buy from label)

36. Watch Song (mp3) by Shellac
(buy from label)

37. Know Your Onion! (mp3) by The Shins
(buy from label)

38. Huddle Formation (mp3) by The Go! Team
(buy from label)

Also, be sure to check out part two of the Best Songs Of The Aughts 2005-2009. I have not decided whether I will tackle the topic of best albums yet, but the decade isn’t over (though I am running out of time here).

Here are the results of going to see The Forms last night…

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: headed to kenny’s castaways to see the forms and maybe catch some of western civ

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: think I just heard some western civ, now wish I heard more… oh well

[Downloadable] I Am A Waterfall (mp3) by Western Civ

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: I now know why I have never been to kenny’s castaways… having a hard time enjoying this place even on an ironic level

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: is that blues hammer on the sound system?? seriously making me retch

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: oh shit I think that was kiss :: guess I will never be a member of the kiss army :: not gonna rock n roll all nite

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the forms setting up :: the forms telling electric blue pants stories :: playing the game “name that forms song”

[Downloadable] Red Gun (mp3) by The Forms

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: was that knowledge in hand?? :: 2 more songs, one song + one failed art project

[Note] The failed art project was 20 seconds of bashing on instruments

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: day one finished :: going home :: thx y’all

[Note] Chatted to Alex after the show, he confirmed they are STILL working on their new EP of re-envisioned tracks with lots of special guests. Just remembered that they needed lots of time (50 days?) to finish their eponymous record. Guess I just need to be patient.

[Most Intense Photo of The Day]

Streamable: Super Tennis Theme Song (vimeo) by Super Tennis


Animation by LO-TEC
Downloadable: Super Tennis Theme Song (mp3)


Streamable: Knowledge In Hand (vimeo) by The Forms


Downloadable: Knowledge In Hand (mp3)


Streamable: Shaky Hands Live @ High Noon Saloon (youtube) by Shaky Hands




Streamable: Love Is A Wave (pitchfork.tv) by Crystal Stilts


Downloadable: Love Is A Wave (mp3)

It’s time again to kick back and relax. Stop thinking obsessively about the now and look back to a slightly more more idyllic time, one year ago.

Here is the April 2008 Mix.

1. Cat Swallow (pirate pirate mp3) by Royal Bangs

2. Eraser (sub pop mp3) by No Age

3. Spy/Glass House (mp3) by Feral Children

4. (I’m A) Don Juan (mp3) by The Embarrassment

5. Minors (mp3) by Flying

6. Slack Motherfucker (superchunk mp3) by Radar Bros.

7. Cherry Bomb Country (mp3) by Spoon

8. White Winter Hymnal (sub pop mp3) by Fleet Foxes

9. Uncalibrated (mp3) by Bridges And Powerlines

10. Periwinkle Blues (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners

11. Redgun (mp3) by The Forms

12. Torture (mp3) by King Khan And The Shrines

13. Well Fuck You Then (mp3) by Dark Meat

14. We Have A Technical (beggars mp3) by Gary Numan & Tubeway Army

15. It’s A Fact (Mano Remix Featuring Hollywood Holt) (mp3) by Matt & Kim remixed by M$M Featuring Hollywood Holt

16. A Little Bit Of Feel Good (Low Scores Remix) (mp3) by Jamie Lidell remixed by Low Scores

17. Like It Or Not (El Guincho Remix) (mp3) by Architecture In Helsinki remixed by El Guincho

18. Nude (Holy Fuck Remix) (mp3) by Radiohead remixed by Holy Fuck

19. Army Of Me (Bjork Cover) (mp3) by Liars (source: Stereogum Presents… Enjoyed: A Tribute To Björk’s Post)

20. I Sold My Organs (better looking mp3) by Meho Plaza

21. It’s Epidemic (mp3) by The Cops

22. Mr. Ego Death (mp3) by We Versus The Shark

23. Only The Young (mp3) by Traindodge

24. I Hate Numbers (mp3) by Dinowalrus

25. Summers and Autumns (mp3) by Monotonix

26. Cocksuckerbastardmotherfucker (mp3) by Necropolis

27. Torch (mp3) by Gobblehoof

28. Hairvest (mp3) by When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth

BONUS: This Is What You Wanted by Part & Labor