GIMME TINNITUS

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

Listen to the August 2009 Mix to find out…

Downloadables:

You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age

Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms

Bone Jam (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood

Stats And Demographics (mp3) by Huak

Truth Is (mp3) by The Sky Drops

Jap Dad (mp3) by UUVVWWZ

My Car Is Haunted (mp3) by Royal Bangs

Free Energy (mp3) by Free Energy

Cool Jumper (mp3) by Wavves

Beach Town (mp3) by Le Loup

Name Tossers (mp3) by BOAT

We’re Not Going (mp3) by Darlings

When I’m Gone (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Open Water (mp3) by A Grave With No Name

Dewjuice (mp3) by The Years

DIE SLOW (TOBACCO RMX) (mp3) by HEALTH

Surf Solar (Edit) (mp3) by Fuck Buttons

Poison Diamonds (mp3) by Adventure

Some Sun (Yppah Remix) (mp3) by Pollination

Get Older (mp3) by Dan Deacon

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

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

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.

While I’ve already revealed my favorite album of 2009 (which includes Pollination’s free IO EP), I thought I might share some of the better albums released by artists and labels free of charge.

This is the Year in Free Albums.

1. Surface by RENMINBI
Listen: Portland (mp3)

2. Mixtape by The Years
Listen: Dewjuice (mp3)

3. Fear! by Shark?
Listen: I’ve Got Friends (mp3)

4. New Raytheonport by Gary War
Listen: Clouds Went That Way (mp3)
NOTE: This album came out in 2008, but the FMA started giving it away in 2009.

5. Texas Compilation from Exponential Records
Listen: Upon the 49th Day (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

6. Thanks But No Thanks by Phaseone
Listen: Temp Tags / Starfox (mp3)
NOTE: Phaseone and Frank Heat put out a free remix album entitled White Collar Crime. It is available at The Forkcast or Banter Media.

7. West Coast by Junk Culture
Listen: Carmel Valley Girls (mp3)
NOTE: This album is actually pay-what-you-want which includes the price of free.

8. Mixtape Volume Four by The Hood Internet
Listen: The Hood Internet – Good Ol’ Fashion Rump Shaker (Beastie Boys x Matt & Kim) (soundcloud)

9. Lefse Records Compilation
Listen: Open Water (mp3) by A Grave With No Name

10. WRAP BOOTY by PROFESSOR CALCULUS
Listen: STAB ALLEY (mp3)
props to FMLY

11. See Mystery Lights Instrumentals by Y△CHT
Listen: Summer Song (Instrumental) (mp3)

12. ATL RMX from Adult Swim & Rockstar Games
Listen: Sideways (SALEM Drag Chop remix) (mp3) by Playboy Tre

13. Cybersex Digital Sampler from Sub Pop
Listen: Son of a Gun (mp3) by The Vaselines

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:
Songs | Albums | Videos | MP3 Blogs | Photos | Mixtape | Off My Radar

Vosotros and Sam Barsh have created “a musical journey through time” (think: back to the 60′s) with a project called The Years. The album Vosotros Presents: The Years was recorded in Los Angeles, New York City, and Macau. You can listen to it… here. A totally free digital mixtape was put together using the unused bits and outtakes from the recording sessions for the album. Listen…

Downloadable: Dewjuice (mp3)

Free Album: The Mixtape (zip)

The Mixtape is licensed under Creative Commons, so you should totally upload your remixes (if you are so inclined)… here.

If you dig the mixtape, definitely buy the non-leftover bits a/k/a the album… here.

Vosotros blog is here.
Vosotros store is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.