GIMME TINNITUS

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

Listen to the February 2009 Mix to find out…

Downloadables:
First Daze (mp3) by Pterodactyl

New Guitar (mp3) by Mi Ami

Empty Legs (mp3) by Thank You

Cage Those Pythons (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Zontag (mp3) by Gary War

Bobbie Joe Wilson (Pollination Remix) (mp3) by Yppah

Yeti (mp3) by Like Bells

So Fine (mp3) by Telepathe

Don’t Lie (mp3) by Abe Vigoda

Troubles Like Mine (mp3) by Gun Outfit

Pine On (mp3) by Obits

Wasted Youth (mp3) by Lovvers

Lake House (mp3) by Vivian Girls

To Clean (mp3) by Woods

Sunlight (mp3) by Harlem Shakes

Is She There? (mp3) by Nodzzz

In the Parlor (mp3) by Pree

Tourniquet (mp3) by Sholi

Now We Can See (mp3) by The Thermals

Cable TV (Liars remix) by Fol Chen

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.

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

NJ’s own Titus Andronicus have a new album which they are calling The Monitor. It will be released by XL Recordings on March 9th (the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads). The record is a “sort of” concept album about how the Civil War is not really over (maybe). It features guest appearances from members of Ponytail, Wye Oak, Vivian Girls, and The Hold Steady. The folks at Beggars cut the track “Four Score And Seven” into two parts for a double A side 7” which comes out on Feb 9th.

Downloadable:
Four Score And Seven Part One (beggars mp3)
Four Score And Seven Part Two (beggars mp3)

I used Garageband to put them back together. Listen…

Downloadable: Four Score And Seven (mp3)

Upcoming Show: New Year’s Eve @ Mercury Lounge w/ The Detroit Cobras (note: Titus are not listed on the Mercury Lounge website as of yet).

Titus Andronicus is on Myspace.
Titus Andronicus is on Facebook.
Titus Andronicus has a blogspot.
XL is here.
Beggars is here.
Merok is here.
Troubleman Unlimited is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS: Titus Andronicus (mp3)

coverart by Nolen Strals of Double Dagger

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)

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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.

Frankie Rose is a former Crystal Stilt and also a former Vivian Girl. Now, she has her own band. Way back in October, the good folks over at Slumberland Records put out a green 7″ by said new band. This is the A-side…

Downloadable: Thee Only One (mp3)

Rose’s noisepop certainly recalls a revved up version of labelmates Black Tambourine. Here is a Black Tambourine mp3 for comparison purposes.

Downloadable: Black Car (mp3)

You can purchase the Thee Only One 7″… here.

Hopefully, we will get a full length in early 2010.

Frankie Rose is on Twitter.
Slumberland is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Streamable: In A Free Land (Live At ATP NY 2009) (youtube) by No Du (No Age + Bob Mould)


Downloadable: In A Free Land (Live) (mp3)
Props to Pop Tarts Suck Toasted


Streamable: Highspeed Drift (youtube) by Gary War


Props to the FADER


Streamable: In Your Heart (youtube) by A Place To Bury Strangers


Downloadable: In Your Heart (mp3)
Props to Culture Bully


Streamable: When I’m Gone (pitchfork.tv) by Vivian Girls


Downloadable: [just posted earlier this week]
Props to MBV

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.

Many people do not want to think about September 2008. That is when a nice glob of economic feces totally hit the proverbial fan. Nevertheless, we here at GIMME TINNITUS choose to look back.

Downloadables:

The Hope That House Built (beggars mp3) by Future Of The Left

Crystal Ladies (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Blind Spot (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Two (mp3) by The Antlers

Teenage Lust (JAMC Cover) (mp3) by Oliver North Boy Choir

Extinction (mp3) by The Soft Pack (formerly The Muslims)

Everything With You (mp3) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Sugarshack (mp3) by Unrest

Suspect Device (Stiff Little Fingers Cover) (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists

Fear And Loathing In Mahwah, NJ (mp3) by Titus Andronicus

The Melody (mp3) by The Mae Shi

Silence (mp3) by Takka Takka

Loosen Up (mp3) by The Shaky Hands

The Exceptional Bastards (mp3) by Slothbear

You Gotta Feel It (Rehearsal) (mp3) by Spoon

George Washington (mp3) by Meho Plaza

Low Tide (mp3) by O’Death

Kalise (mp3) by El Guincho

Sunchips (Ghosts On Tape Remix) (mp3) by Lemonade

Safe For The Time Being (Low Scores Remix) (mp3) by Mason Proper

From Stardust to Sentience (mp3) by High Places

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

Streamable [with annoying ad before vid]: Bell (Live on It’s On With Alexa Chung) (mtv) by Screaming Females


Downloadable? [posted last week, ok]


Streamable [with annoying liquor ad pasted on it]: Telepathic Love (Live At Wonder Bar) (youtube) by Vivian Girls


Downloadable Wipers Cover: Telepathic Love (mp3)
Props to the FADER


Streamable: Falcon Jab (youtube) by Ratatat


Downloadable: Falcon Jab (mp3)


NSFW Streamable: skullcrush (youtube) by Salem


Downloadable: skullcrush (mp3)


Streamable: Surf Solar (vimeo) by Fuck Buttons


Downloadable: Surf Solar (Edit) (mp3)


Streamable: Pull Out (Live) (vimeo) by The Soft Pack

So let’s go back to August 2008 and try and remember what it was like.

Downloadables:

IDWGH (mp3) by The Exeter Popes

Summer Grof (mp3) by Spinto Band

Bright And Shining (mp3) by Koushik

Death (Crystal Castles Remix) (mp3) by White Lies

My House (mp3) by Freshkills

Never Stops (mp3) by Deerhunter

S.S.C. (mp3) by Atlas Sound

Mirando (YACHT Remix) (mp3) by Ratatat

In Ear Park (mp3) by Department Of Eagles

We Are Young (mp3) by The Shaky Hands

Crystal Stilts (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Electric Car Gas Guitar (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Catalogs (mp3) by Double Dagger

Where Do You Run To (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Oh, You Horny Monster! (mp3) by Fiasco

See/Saw (mp3) by Jay Reatard

Swell (mp3) by Growing

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