GIMME TINNITUS

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let’s look back, reflect, and contemplate… what were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to the August 2010 Mix and find out.

Downloadables:

1. Golden Town (mp3) by Super Wild Horses
2. Fried Egg (mp3) by Grass Widow
3. I’ve Gotta Get (mp3) by Woven Bones
4. Glitter (mp3) by No Age
5. Memo To The Man (mp3) by Zach Hill
6. Smells Like Milk (mp3) by SLUTEVER
7. Handle (mp3) by Dunes
8. Doubt (mp3) by The Corin Tucker Band
9. Brussels Truffles (mp3) by Archers
10. Supertoys (mp3) by Autolux
11. Your Face Left Before You (mp3) by Buke And Gass
12. Never Learn Not To Run (mp3) by Antimagic
13. The Everlasting Evening (mp3) by Guilty Ghosts
14. Turns (mp3) by Big Spider’s Back
    (d/l Turns @ circleintosquare.com)
15. Crawl Back In (Baths Remix) (mp3) by Brad Laner
16. Intervales Theme (Steinski Remix) (mp3) by Javelin
17. Suicide Dream 2 (Spirituals Remix) (mp3) by How to Dress Well
18. Concussus (mp3) by Lobisomem

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.

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.

We have a 5-pack of 7″s to give away from the good folks at HoZac Records. If you want ‘em leave a comment below. We will pick a random winner in a couple weeks and proclaim the winner of this mini HoZac hookup (Continental US only, sorry rest of the world). Listen and win (maybe).

1. First up is “a pop-guided wrecking ball,”

   No Plans b/w Ice Age 7″ by Heavy Times

   

   Streamable: No Plans (soundcloud)

   And here is an mp3 of the B-side…

   Downloadable: Ice Age (mp3) (source)




2. Next up is “one of Chicago’s best not-so-secret bands that are still mind bogglingly under the radar,”

   Hobby Girl b/w See-Saw 7″ by Mannequin Men

   

   Streamable: Hobby Girl (soundcloud)




3. Plus hows about some “full-charge scum punk,”

   Let Me Down 7″ EP by Tortured Tongues

   

   Streamable: To Death (soundcloud)




4. And who doesn’t want some tunes “bursting with scuzz-laden, mind-numbing hooks”??

   Remote View b/w Lord Auch 7″ by The Girls

   

   Streamable: Remote View (soundcloud)




5. Lastly, there a fine example of contemporary powerpop.

   You’ve Got The Wrong Man b/w Stubborn Ghost 7″ by Gentleman Jesse and His Men

   

   Streamable: Got The Wrong Man (soundcloud)

Be sure to check out some of the other HoZac recordings we have featured… Woven Bones, Idle Times, Reading Rainbow, and Super Wild Horses among others.

And be sure to check out what’s available at the HoZac Store.

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.

And now, here are our Favorite Albums of 2010. Sorry Kanye, Sorry Arcade Fire, Sorry Sufjan, y’all are getting enough attention elsewhere. These are the albums that we 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. Everything in Between by No Age

   

   Listen: Fever Dreaming (mp3) [purchase]




2. ODD BLOOD by Yeasayer

   

   Listen: O.N.E. (mp3) [purchase]




3. Sisterworld by Liars

   

   Listen: Scissor (mp3) [purchase]




4. Hippies by Harlem

   

   Listen: Gay Human Bones (mp3) [purchase]




5. In And Out and Back Again by Woven Bones

   

   Listen: Your Way With My Life (mp3) [purchase]




6. Castle Talk by Screaming Females

   

   Listen: I Don’t Mind It (mp3) [purchase]




7. Treats by Sleigh Bells

   

   Listen: Infinity Guitars (mp3) [purchase]




8. ::DISCO2 by HEALTH

   

   Listen: IN HEAT (JAVELIN RMX) (mp3) [purchase]




9. Swim by Caribou

   

   Listen: Sun (mp3) [purchase]




10. Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter

    

    Listen: Helicopter (mp3) [purchase]




11. % by Dinowalrus

    

    Listen: BEAD (mp3) [purchase]




12. Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles

    

    Listen: Baptism (mp3) [purchase]




13. Riposte by Buke And Gass

    

    Listen: Your Face Left Before You (mp3) [purchase]




14. Past Time by Grass Widow

    

    Listen: Fried Egg (mp3) [purchase]




15. Spirituals by Spirituals

    

    Listen: City With Soul (mp3) [purchase]




16. There Is Love In You by Four Tet

    

    Listen: Angel Echoes (mp3) [purchase]




17. Causers Of This by Toro y Moi

    

    Listen: Blessa (mp3) [purchase]




18. No Más by Javelin

    

    Listen: Moscow 1980 (mp3) [purchase]




19. Fifteen by Super Wild Horses

    

    Listen: Golden Town (mp3) [purchase]




20. Black Hole by Young Adults

    

    Listen: Bummer Summer (mp3) [purchase]




21. Future Weather by The War On Drugs

    

    Listen: Comin’ Through (mp3) [purchase]

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.