GIMME TINNITUS

I have had “Odessa” by Caribou stuck in my head for the past few weeks. Now, let’s see if these visuals get stuck in my head as well. Can’t wait for this album (expectations are high).

Streamable: Odessa (p4k) by Caribou


Downloadable: Odessa (mp3)


Speaking of highly anticipated albums, here is the first video from Liars‘ Sisterworld.

Streamable: Scissor (vimeo) by Liars


Downloadable: Scissor (mp3)


And, here is a video from Delaware’s premier neoshoegaze outfit, The Sky Drops

Streamable: Long Way (youtube) by The Sky Drops



BOAT’s sessions from Oregon Public Broadcasting are up, but unfortunately they are not embeddable. They look something like this:

Click on the link below to watch them.

Streamable: BOAT’s OPB Sessions (opbmusic link)
Downloadable: Lately (mp3)

This has been another…

So this post contains (pretty much) all of my favorite mp3s from 2009. I have not put them in any sort of preferential order. These are sorted by artist in alphabetical order.

Take your time, scroll slowly, there are some real gems here. You may notice some big names missing here. Well, you know you can find those mp3s elsewhere (right?).

I will be putting up best of 2009 posts all week, so make sure you check back here soon. Also, if you haven’t already, you should check out largehearted boy’s 2009 Year-End Online Music Lists. Good stuff.

Without any further ado, I present the Top 109 Downloadables of 2009.

The Downloadables:

Glow Wreath (mp3) by Aa (BIG A little a)

Don’t Lie (mp3) by Abe Vigoda

So Bored (Wavves Cover) (mp3) by Anamanaguchi

Two (mp3) by The Antlers

Perfect Fit (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle

Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox) (mp3) by Atlas Sound

Time (mp3) by Beach Fossils

Make You Mine (mp3) by Best Coast

Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow

Tin Birds (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Which One Of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer? (mp3) by Blockhead

Name Tossers (mp3) by BOAT

Absolutely Anything (mp3) by Brilliant Colors

Rustic Arcadia (mp3) by Campfires

What’s This Magical (mp3) by Celebration

Love Is A Wave (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Pink Sabbath (mp3) by Dananananaykroyd

We’re Not Going (mp3) by Darlings

Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper. RMX) (mp3) by Das Racist

Cassette Tape (mp3) by Day Of The Woman

Digital Haircut (mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy

BEAD (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors

Knotty Pine (mp3) by Dirty Projectors + David Byrne

The Lie/The Truth (mp3) by Double Dagger

Moon Fallout (mp3) by Dragon Turtle

I Remember (mp3) by Endless Endless Endless

Self Awakening (Take Remix) (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

Housewolf (mp3) by Eula

Robots (mp3) by Exercise

Thee Only One (mp3) by Frankie Rose

Greg The Nerd (mp3) by Frat Dad

Surf Solar (Edit) (mp3) by Fuck Buttons

Arming Eritrea (mp3) by Future Of The Left

When They Fight They Fight (mp3) by Generationals

Prize Fighter (mp3) by Golden Triangle

Two Weeks (mp3) by Grizzly Bear

Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms

In The Dark (mp3) by Gun Outfit

Friendly Ghost (mp3) by Harlem

Die Slow (mp3) by HEALTH

Before Tigers (CFCF RMX) (mp3) by HEALTH

Fangela (mp3) by Here We Go Magic

Stats And Demographics (mp3) by Huak

Rising 5 (mp3) by Hudson Mohawke

Young Hearts Spark Fire (mp3) by Japandroids

Bone Jam (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood

West Coast (mp3) by Junk Culture

Dimensional Bleedthrough (mp3) by Krallice

Overnite Religion (mp3) by Kurt Vile

Beach Town (mp3) by Le Loup

Roses In The Park (mp3) by Liechtenstein

Tambourine (mp3) by Little Girls

Mysterium (mp3) by Liturgy

Red Oak Way (mp3) by Lotus Plaza

Forever (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams

100 Flowers (mp3) by Lovvers

Junked! (mp3) by The Mayfair Set

Asleep At A Party (mp3) by Memory Cassette

Lips (mp3) by Micachu & The Shapes

Blues Not Speed (mp3) by Mika Miko

1,2,3 Partyy! (mp3) by Mission Of Burma

You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age

Invisible Cities (mp3) by NOMO

Pine On (mp3) by Obits

Two-Headed Coin (mp3) by Obits

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

Young Adult Friction (mp3) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Fences (The Soft Pack Remix) (mp3) by Phoenix

Goth Star (mp3) by Pictureplane

Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination

Preparation’s Kids Choir (mp3) by Prefuse 73

First Daze (mp3) by Pterodactyl

Gigantic (Pixies Cover) (mp3) by Puttin’ On The Ritz

Passion Of Saint Edmund (Rebirth) (mp3) by railcars

Fake Blues (mp3) by Real Estate

Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI

FROST (mp3) by Salem

Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females

Fear! (mp3) by Shark?

Truth Is (mp3) by The Sky Drops

Crown On The Ground (mp3) by Sleigh Bells

C’mon (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners

Got Nuffin (mp3) by Spoon

Billy Ocean (mp3) by Super Tennis

Kudos (mp3) by Surf City

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

M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu

Ghost Colony (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain

Where Was My Brain? (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists

Portofino (mp3) by Teengirl Fantasy

So Fine (mp3) by Telepathe

Kilometer (mp3) by Tempo No Tempo

Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Move To California (mp3) by Times New Viking

Blessa (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

It #1 (mp3) by Ty Segall

Shark Suit (mp3) by UUVVWWZ

When I’m Gone (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Elephants (mp3) by Warpaint

Belong (mp3) by Washed Out

Mickey Mouse (Demo) (mp3) by Wavves

So Bored (mp3) by Wavves

Homeopathic Valtrex (mp3) by White Shit

Psychic City (mp3) by YACHT

Ambling Alp (mp3) by Yeasayer

Gumball Machine Weekend (mp3) by Yppah

Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

UPDATE: I knew I forgot something…

Coat Of Arms (mp3) by Nosaj Thing

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


More Best of 2009 Coverage:
Albums | Videos | MP3 Blogs | Photos | Mixtape | Free Albums | Off My Radar

Streamable: Losing Feeling (youtube) by NO AGE


Downloadable: Losing Feeling (mp3)


Streamable: Arming Eritrea (p4k tv) by Future Of The Left


Downloadable: Arming Eritrea (mp3)


Streamable: Anti-Magic (vimeo) by foot village


Downloadable: Anti-Magic (mp3)


Streamable: Terminally Chill (youtube) by Neon Indian


Downloadable: Terminally Chill (mp3)


Streamable: Stone White (youtube) by The Sky Drops



This has been another…

And now the 3rd installment of the Best Downloadables Of 2009 a/k/a The End Of Summer 2009 Mix…

When They Fight They Fight (mp3) by Generationals
(buy from the label)

1,2,3 Partyy! (matador mp3) by Mission Of Burma
(buy from matastore)

Robots (mp3) by Exercise
(buy from amazon)

Portofino (mp3) by Teengirl Fantasy
(buy from the band with paypal)

Mickey Mouse (Demo) (mp3) by Wavves
(buy from amazon)

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

Wet Hair (mp3) by Japandroids
(buy from the label)

Shark Suit (mp3) by UUVVWWZ
(buy from the label)

Invisible Forces (mp3) by The Fresh & Onlys
(buy from amazon)

Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI
(download EP for free)

Wet Gold (mp3) by The Octopus Project
(buy from the band)

Stats And Demographics (mp3) by Huak
(buy from the label)

When I’m Gone (mp3) by Vivian Girls
(buy from the label)

Name Tossers (mp3) by BOAT
(buy from the band)

Truth Is (mp3) by The Sky Drops
(buy from the band)

Beach Town (mp3) by Le Loup
(buy from the label)

Some Sun (Yppah Remix) (mp3) by Pollination
(buy from bandcamp)

Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms
(buy from the label on Oct 20)

Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) (mp3) by HEALTH
(buy from band)

Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper. RMX) (mp3) by Das Racist
(download more tracks from elbo.ws)

Homeopathic Valtrex (mp3) by White Shit
(buy from the label)

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

And don’t forget to check out Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

Streamable: Truth Is by The Sky Drops


Downloadable: Truth Is (mp3)


Streamable: Poison Diamonds (dublab VisionVersion) by Adventure


Downloadable: Poison Diamonds (mp3)


Streamable: Surfin/Body In The Water by Memory Cassette


Downloadable: Surfin (mp3)


Streamable: Portofino by Teengirl Fantasy


Downloadable: Portofino (mp3)

The Sky Drops first self-released long player comes out today. It is entitled Bourgeois Beat, and band members Rob Montejo and Monika Bullette have filled the album with swirly Mid-Atlantic indiedreampop. I received this track last night and as far as I know is a GT Exclusive. This track is much heavier (and dare I say awesomer) than the mellow new track “Swimming with Fishes” which is available for downloading at The Sky Drops music page or at Milk Milk Lemonade. Now listen to “Truth Is” and then watch the video…

Downloadable: Truth Is (mp3)
Streamable: Truth Is (youtube)

You can also stream a couple more new tracks (”Heavy Penny” “Bourgeois Beat”) at the ol’ myspace page.

Purchase the CD from The Sky Drops Store… here (available now).
Purchase the 256-kbps AAC version from iTunes… here (available now).
Purchase the VBR MP3 version from Amazon… here (available August 25?).

Upcoming Dates:
Maybe something is October or November, but nothing firm yet.

Myspace page is here.
Last.fm page is here.
The Sky Drops are on Twitter.
The Sky Drops are on Facebook.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
Check out Rob’s old band, Smashing Orange… here.

(previously posted) BONUS:
Million (mp3)
Now Would Be (mp3)