GIMME TINNITUS

And now, it’s time to list my Favorite Albums of 2011. Here are 21 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums.

Listen.
 

1. Hands on Fire by Hunters

   

   Downloadable: Brat Mouth (mp3)
   (purchase the EP)

 
 

2. THE ELASTIC NOSTALGIA by THE FIELD RECORDINGS

   

   Downloadable: Circuit Boards (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

3. Trash Hit by Mr. Dream

   

   Downloadable: Holy Name (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

4. Sleeping Bag by Sleeping Bag

   

   Downloadable: Beside (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

5. Beyond My Means by Big Pauper

   

   Downloadable: Big Sick (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

6. Constant Future by Parts & Labor

   

   Downloadable: Rest (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

7. Carrion Crawler/The Dream by Thee Oh Sees

   

   Downloadable: Carrion Crawler (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

8. Aesthethica by Liturgy

   

   Downloadable: High Gold (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

9. The Slow Fade by ATM

   

   Downloadable: Phazed Out & Downtown (mp3)
   (purchase the EP)

 
 

10. Prom by Grooms

    

    Downloadable: Tiger Trees (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

11. Satanic Tambourines by Al Lover

    

    Downloadable: Black Magick Starter Jacket (mp3)
    (purchase the EP)

 
 

12. Spills Out by Pterodactyl

    

    Downloadable: Nerds (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

13. Memory Man by Big Spider’s Back

    

    Downloadable: Dead Channel (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

14. Maurice Narcisse by EULA

    

    Downloadable: Dirty Hands (mp3)
    (purchase the LP

 
 

15. Future, Towards the Edge of Forever by Starscream

    

    Downloadable: Space (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

16. True Waste by Shark?

    

    Downloadable: Down Low (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

17. H-p1 by White Hills

    

    Downloadable: Upon Arrival (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

18. Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai

    

    Downloadable: Rano Pano (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

19. Tripper by Hella

    

    Downloadable: Self Checkout (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

20. New Brigade by Iceage

    

    Downloadable: New Brigade (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

21. Mazes by Moon Duo

    

    Downloadable: When You Cut (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

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 just 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.
 

It’s time to listen to a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. These are just a few of the songs that would get their own individual posts here on GIMME TINNITUS if I only had the time.

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.

Listen.

Downloadables:

1. The Dream (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees
2. My Life Sucks (mp3) by The Spits
3. One (mp3) by Wives
4. Strange Matter (mp3) by Quilty

   [d/l Strange Matter @ quilty.bandcamp.com]

5. Gallery Place (mp3) by Grass is Green
6. Red Rag (mp3) by Nucular Aminals

   [pay-what-you-want for the GNARCOTICS UNANIMOUS comp @ gnartapes.bandcamp.com]

7. No Future/No Past (mp3) by Cloud Nothings
8. Dark Eyes (mp3) by Crystal Stilts
9. The Endless Sea (Iggy Pop Cover) (mp3) by Happy New Year

   [d/l the beko_hartzine comp @ hartzine.com]

10. Twins (mp3) by Gem Club
11. Flagstaff (mp3) by Atlas Sound
12. Mysterious House (mp3) by Ladies Auxiliary
13. Tia (mp3) by Way Yes
14. Burning Up Inside (mp3) by George & Jonathan
15. Tear (mp3) by Blackbird Blackbird
16. Moonglow (Yalls Remix) (mp3) by Monster Rally

    [d/l Coral II: The Remixes @ monsterrally.bandcamp.com]

17. Moments (mp3) by Giraffage
18. Red (mp3) by Julian Wass
19. Nothing Ventured (mp3) by Cyberdreams (Julian Wass & Sea Things)
20. Vapor Trails (Jeans Wilder Redux) (mp3) by RAJA

    [d/l the Witch beat tape @ astronautico.bandcamp.com] (source: the needle drop)

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 NOT POSTED 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 be sure to check out the other NOT POSTED mixes.

Mark from Burnt Ones sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

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

a: I just listened to “Ballad of Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)” by George Harrison … it’s the last song on a mix I made for the site Mixtape///Mountain. That song is so good … check the mix out, should be up now or soon or something.

Streamable: Ballad of Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) (youtube)

q: What is your favorite beverage?

a: Red wine … I’m not picky. Actually pretty dumb / “whatever” about my wine selection.

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: Probably Thee Oh Sees. They are consistently mind-blowing live and they make great records very quickly.

Downloadables:
I Was Denied (mp3)
Ghost in the Trees (mp3)
Ruby Go Home (mp3)
Tidal Wave (mp3)

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

a: I think Cake Shop might be the only place I’ve played in New York that I really enjoyed, but hopefully that changes. My old band played Death By Audio a few years ago; which was a really cool spot but no one was really there that night.

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

a: Cassette tapes coming back in to the fold. Lot’s of good tape labels right now … I’m mostly excited cause the Burnt Ones van only has a tape deck.

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

a: Burnt Ones should have another 7-inch coming out this summer and possibly a cassette release coming as well. Lots of new Burnt Ones songs, just figuring out what to do with them at this point.

Downloadables:
Bury Me In Smoke (mp3)
Kaleidoscope Eyes (mp3)
Soft City (mp3)
Gonna Sit Up and Listen to T. Rex (All Night Long) (Daytrotter Session) (mp3)
Damage Case (Motörhead Cover) (mp3)

Streamable: Black Teeth Golden Tongues (bandcamp)

You can order the EXPORT 4-way split 7-inch with Burnt Ones, Jookabox, We Are Hex and Thunders @ insound.com.

And be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

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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.

Amy and Hayley, the Melbourne-based musical duo known as Super Wild Horses sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.

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

amy: It’s Because I Love You (youtube) by The Master’s Apprentices. For some reason I always thought this song was by Cat Stevens. Dunno why. I gave it a really good listen today and it’s a killer tune.

Streamable:

hayley: Me About You (youtube) by 60′s psych band Gandalf. It’s on of those tunes that could get forgotten on an album but it’s an absolute beauty.

Streamable:

q: What is your favorite beverage?

a: Caipirinhas. I was introduced to these in Brasil a couple of years ago. They became a staple of my diet whilst in Sao Paulo and I wish i could get a decent one here!

h: An Old Fashioned. Love those cherries.

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: We were lucky to play with Thee Oh Sees on their recent trip to Australia. We’ve seen them a few times now and they’re a great live band. Eddy Current Suppression Ring have always been mind-blowing. There was a band called The Darling Downs (Kim Slamon and Ron Peno) who were playing in Melbourne a couple of years back and they were wonderful to watch. Ron Peno is such a charismatic frontman and I don’t think I ever heard an audience member making a sound while he held court on stage.

Downloadables:
Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees
Anxiety (mp3) by Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Streamable: Circa ’65 (soundcloud) by The Darling Downs

h: I don’t get to see this band as much as I should, but Clairy Browne and The Bangin Rackettes are a killer live band complete with leopard print back up singers, sax and enviable doo wop moves. So much fun.

Streamable: Lean Lanky Daddy (youtube)

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

a: I’ve only been to NYC once (on our tour there last year) and we played at Death by Audio, a really great venue run by some cool cats. I always wanted to visit the Apollo Theater.

h: I like Arlene’s Grocery and DBA.

q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?

a: There’s a new art museum that’s opened up in Hobart (in Tasmania, the island off the south coast of Australia) called MONA – The Musuem of Old & New Art. I went down for the opening and it’s a really inspirational place, from the architecture to the collection. It’s been funded and opened by a guy with Asperger’s who made his fortune by running a gambling syndicate based on a ‘winning’ numbers formula – he’s made it free to the public and it’s a great thing to have in a small town like Hobart. It gave me faith in humanity to see a guy pour so much much money and energy into something for the people -

h: Kung fu movies. I’ve just been introduced to some amazing films and soundtracks from the 70′s. Lady Snowblood is one of the most stunning films I’ve seen in a long time. Apart from digging up old films I’m also really enjoying a Melbourne artist called Peter Green – in particular his folk inspired sculptures of space men and giant toads wearing sun hats. They look like they’ve been made out of sugar in the most beautiful murky pastel colours. I couldn’t stop myself from going back to his last exhibition and I can’t wait to see what hes going to pull out next.

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

a: A split 7″ with Reading Rainbow is out on HoZac pretty soon. A few more collaborations coming out this year and we’re also recording a second album around May in NYC.

Editor’s Note: Reading Rainbow have their own q and also a… here.

Here is a video plus a few mp3s from Super Wild Horses.

Streamable: Golden Town (vimeo)

Downloadable:
What Started The Noise (mp3)
Mess Around (mp3)
Golden Town (mp3)

Be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.

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Super Wild Horses is on elbo.ws
Super Wild Horses is on Hype Machine
Super Wild Horses is on HoZac Records
Super Wild Horses is on Insound
Super Wild Horses is on Amazon MP3
Super Wild Horses is on eMusic