GIMME TINNITUS

Woah, 2010 was a pretty awesome year for music.

This here post is evidence of that fact. What follows is a compilation of all the tracks that have been stuck in my head all year long. Definitely check out the top 20 tracks, but also make sure you scroll through the whole list. Perhaps there is something down there that you missed (maybe)? Or to put it in terms that are “so 2010″, these songs are full of epic win.

This is my largest year end list yet (last year’s list is here), added up this list is over SEVEN HOURS of music. It was really difficult to edit down (it started with around 190 tracks). FYI: the Top 20 tracks should fit nicely onto a CD-R (if you still use that particular technology).

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

Here are the Top 20 Downloadables of the year (in order):

1. USA BOYS (mp3) by HEALTH
2. Glitter (mp3) by No Age
3. Friendly Ghost (mp3) by Harlem
4. Ambling Alp (mp3) by Yeasayer
5. Odessa (mp3) by Caribou
6. Four Fires (mp3) by ADULT THEMES
7. Magic Child (mp3) by True Womanhood
8. I’ve Gotta Get (mp3) by Woven Bones
9. Tell ‘Em (mp3) by Sleigh Bells
10. M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu
11. Sung (Not Said) (mp3) by Magnetic Island
12. IMHO (mp3) by Wonder Wheel
13. Drifting (mp3) by Young Adults
14. Message From Limbo (mp3) by Marie Stella
15. Diamond Way (mp3) by JEFF The Brotherhood
16. Summer Friends (mp3) by Junk Culture
17. Yellow Wings (mp3) by Keepaway
18. Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith) (mp3) by Crystal
         Castles
19. I Do (mp3) by Screaming Females
20. Revival (mp3) by Deerhunter

And here is every single other song that you absolutely must download right now in alphabetical order (by artist).

Airbrushed (mp3) by Anamanaguchi

Shake Shake Shake (Single Edit) (mp3) by Antimagic

Brussels Truffles (mp3) by Archers

CGI Fridays (mp3) by Back to the Future The Ride

Clamor (mp3) by Balmorhea

When I’m With You (mp3) by Best Coast

Ace (Demo) (mp3) by The Big Sleep

Modern Disbelief (mp3) by Blackbird Blackbird

Heat & Depression (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Here Sometimes (mp3) by Blonde Redhead

Never Mine (mp3) by Brilliant Colors

Medulla Oblongata (mp3) by Buke And Gāss

Gonna Listen To T Rex (All Night Long) (mp3) by Burnt Ones

Royal Orange (mp3) by Campfires

Even If It Worked Out (mp3) by Cloud Nothings

Dogma Sheen (mp3) by Coin Under Tongue

Doubt (mp3) by The Corin Tucker Band

Pollution Shampoo (mp3) by Coyote Clean Up

Shake The Shackles (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Go Outside (mp3) by Cults

Teenage Whore (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers

Phone Home from the Edge (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Burn Bridges (mp3) by DOM

Pillow Talk (mp3) by Double Dagger

MIRRORIMAGE (mp3) by Ducktails

Jail La La (mp3) by Dum Dum Girls

Handle (mp3) by Dunes

All the Things (Demo) (mp3) by Endless Endless Endless

Ouija Boarding (mp3) by Erase Errata

Daisy (mp3) by Fang Island

The Awkward Circuit Boards (Or: Look Out! I Think I’m Going
      To FEEL!) (mp3) by THE FIELD RECORDINGS

Rebuilt Leer (mp3) by Firebrand Boy

The Ghosts That Wake You (mp3) by Follow That Bird!

Lovers With Iraqis (MP3 version) (mp3) by Foot Village

You Won’t Be Happy (mp3) by The Forgery Series

Steady Hand (Feat. Andrew Thiboldeux) (mp3) by The Forms

Candy (mp3) by Frankie Rose And The Outs

i am the least of your problems (demo) (mp3) by Future Of The Left

Out, Don’t (mp3) by Gauntlet Hair

In Your Room (mp3) by Ghost Animal

Self Awakening (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

Francis (mp3) by Gray Goods

Hold (mp3) by Hands

Memo to the Man (mp3) by Zach Hill

Hot Tub Freaks Like You (mp3) by The Hood Internet

Form (mp3) by Hooray for Earth

I Don’t Believe It (mp3) by Idle Times

Art Czars (mp3) by Japandroids

Vibrationz (mp3) by Javelin

In My Time (mp3) by Kurt Vile

Never Come Around (mp3) by La Sera

Remember (mp3) by Lali Puna

Transparency Is the New Mystery (mp3) by Marnie Stern

Latin Lover (mp3) by Mi Ami

Devil in Your Eyes (mp3) by MiniBoone

Rano Pano (mp3) by Mogwai

Fort Awesome (mp3) by Motico

See Waves (mp3) by Nice Nice

Blackout Sex (mp3) by Night Manager

Hawaii (mp3) by No Joy

Fog (Jamie xx Remix) (mp3) by Nosaj Thing

Maria Sabina (Retrograde Mix) (mp3) by Pollination

Vermont (mp3) by Procedure Club

Lizard Queen (mp3) by Quilty

Party With Children (mp3) by Ratatat

Wasting Time (mp3) by Reading Rainbow

Crushing Limbs (mp3) by Anni Rossi

Caesar (mp3) by Ty Segall

Virginia Reel (mp3) by SHAPERS

Shark? (mp3) by Shark?

Highway Scratch (mp3) by Sisters

Polylith (mp3) by Sleepies

Warm Regards (mp3) by Seth Smith

Throw Yourself Apart (mp3) by SOARS

C’mon (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Wanderings (mp3) by Spirituals

Years (Five – Eight) (mp3) by Starscream

Mountain (mp3) by Su

Lock And Key (mp3) by Super Wild Horses

Neon Beams (mp3) by Take

Real Life (mp3) by Tanlines

I Was Denied (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

I Don’t Believe You (mp3) by The Thermals

No Room to Live (mp3) by Times New Viking

Fresh Hex (feat. Beck) (mp3) by TOBACCO

Leave Everywhere (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

Magical Date Night (mp3) by Total Slacker

4312 (mp3) by Tyvek

I Hate The 80′s (mp3) by The Vaselines

The History of Plastic (mp3) by The War On Drugs

Undertow (mp3) by Warpaint

End Times (mp3) by Weekend

Born Stoked (mp3) by Wet Illustrated

Chinatown (mp3) by Wild Nothing

Eyesore (mp3) by Women

With Fangs (mp3) by YVETTE

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

Additionally, 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

Also, 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.

We are kicking off our best of 2010 coverage with the best music videos we have seen this year. Enjoy.

1. Streamable: Meat Step Lively (vimeo) by Thee Oh Sees

   Downloadable: Meat Step Lively (mp3)




2. Streamable: I’ve Got Friends (vimeo) by Shark?

   Downloadable: I’ve Got Friends (mp3)




3. Streamable: Throw Yourself Apart (vimeo) by SOARS

   Downloadable: Throw Yourself Apart (mp3)




4. Streamable: Some Sun (Stenographer Edit) (vimeo) by Pollination

   Downloadable: Some Sun (Stenographer Edit) (mp3)




5. Streamable: Golden Town (vimeo) by Super Wild Horses

   Downloadable: Golden Town (mp3)




6. Streamable: Fried Egg (vimeo) by Grass Widow

   Downloadable: Fried Egg (mp3)




7. Streamable: Urination (Live @ Bar Meoldy) (vimeo) by Foot Village




8. Streamable: I Don’t Mind It (vimeo) by Screaming Females

   Downloadable: I Don’t Mind It (mp3)




9. Streamable: Lovely Bloodflow (vimeo) by Baths

   Downloadable: Lovely Bloodflow (mp3)




10. Streamable: Odessa (vimeo) by Caribou

    Downloadable: Odessa (mp3)




11. Streamable: USA BOYS (Uncensored Version) (vimeo) by HEALTH

    Downloadable: USA BOYS (mp3)




12. Streamable: Your Way With My Life (vimeo) by Woven Bones

    Downloadable: Your Way With My Life (mp3)




13. Streamable: Guns In The Sky (INXS Cover) (vimeo) by Beck’s Record Club

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

Additionally, 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

Also, 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.

I almost can’t believe it’s time for the next installment of the Best Downloadables series. You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page or download any of the tracks at your leisure. Listen.

Downloadables:

Message From Limbo (mp3) by Marie Stella

Awake but Not Aware (mp3) by Girls in the Eighties

I Hate The 80′s (mp3) by The Vaselines

When I’m With You (mp3) by Best Coast

Wink And A Gun (The Jury’s Hung) (mp3) by Milks & Rectangles
      (Get the whole EP @ Bandcamp)

I Was Denied (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Gonna Listen To T Rex (All Night Long) (mp3) by Burnt Ones

Your Way With My Life (mp3) by Woven Bones

Fort Awesome (mp3) by Motico

Leave Everywhere (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

Yellow Wings (mp3) by Keepaway

Maria Sabina (Retrograde Mix) (mp3) by Pollination
      (more Maria Sabina songs @ Exponential)

MIRRORIMAGE (mp3) by Ducktails

Party With Children (mp3) by Ratatat

You (worriedaboutsatan remix) (mp3) by Gold Panda

Wide Eyes (Suckers Remix) (mp3) by Local Natives
      (more remixes + stems @ Local Natives)

Remember (mp3) by Lali Puna

Rebong (mp3) by Dam Mantle

Hot Tub Freaks Like You (mp3) by The Hood Internet
      (get the whole EP @ The Hood Internet)

Mind Body Mind (mp3) by Dunian
      (get the whole EP @ Mediafire)

Pollution Shampoo (mp3) by Coyote Clean Up

From Home (Mux Mool Remix) (mp3) by Tycho

Be sure to check out the rest of the year’s Best Downloadables:

Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 5

Additionally, 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 (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

There is a Double Dagger video with a dude head banging in what looks like a handmade Cyclops hood, and you think I won’t post it? C’mon. Purchase their latest stuff @ Thrill Jockey or buy some merch direct from the band.

Streamable: No Allies (vimeo) by Double Dagger


Downloadable: No Allies (mp3)


Woven Bones‘ latest LP, IN AND OUT AND BACK AGAIN is available now @ HoZac Records. Stream the whole album @ the band’s Soundcloud.

Streamable: Your Way With My Life (vimeo) by Woven Bones


Downloadable: Your Way With My Life (mp3)


This is from Best Coast‘s (k/o/t/a @bestcoastyy) digital 7″ via Black Iris. Purchase it @ Amazon MP3.

Streamable: When I’m With You (vimeo) by Best Coast


Downloadable: When I’m With You (mp3)


Here We Go Magic‘s latest LP, Pigeons comes out on June 8th via Secretly Canadian. This song has been floating around the internets for a while and now there is a video for it. Watch.

Streamable: Collector (vimeo) by Here We Go Magic

Downloadable: Collector (mp3)



Take‘s Only Mountain is already on my short list for best albums of the year. Watch the video below and then buy the album.

Streamable: Incredibright (vimeo) by Take


Downloadable: Incredibright (mp3)


Sometimes life feels like you are stuck in an animated gif. No? Anyway, seeing this video also reminds me that I need to pick up the latest effort from Thee Oh Sees. It is called Warm Slime. You can get Warm Slime @ Amazon or directly from In The Red. Please note, this song is off last year’s excellent Help LP which can also be purchased @ Amazon or the aforementioned In The Red.

Streamable: Meat Step Lively (vimeo) by Thee Oh Sees


Downloadable: Meat Step Lively (mp3)

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

Listen to The May 2009 Mix…

Downloadables:

I Want You To Know (mp3) by Dinosaur Jr.

December (mp3) by Pterodactyl

Roses In The Park (mp3) by Liechtenstein

You Lose (mp3) by Cause Co-Motion!

Night Brigade (mp3) by Golden Triangle

Blues Not Speed (mp3) by Mika Miko

Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Billy Ocean (mp3) by Super Tennis

Perfect Fit (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle

Hey Una (mp3) by Tyvek

Lessons Learned (YACHT Remix) (mp3) by Glasser

Twin Of Myself (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow

Two Weeks (mp3) by Grizzly Bear

A Parking Lot Carnival (mp3) by Yppah

Apply (mp3) by Glasser

Paradise Knife Fights (mp3) by Vampire Hands

Psychic City (Voodoo City) (mp3) by YACHT

It Ain’t Gonna Save Me (mp3) by Jay Reatard

You can purchase music by the artists above at awesome online retailers like Other Music, Insound, and Amazon MP3, or if you are into the whole subscription thing there’s eMusic.

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.