Pop gems:
Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy (Matador) listen
The Mantles - Don't Lie 7" (Mt St Mtn) listen
Real Estate - Self-Titled (Woodsist) listen
Sonny & the Sunsets - Tomorrow is Alright (Soft Abuse) listen
Dum Dum Girls - Self Titled (Captured Tracks) listen
Ganglians - Monster Head Room (Woodsist) listen
Brilliant Colors - Introducing (Slumberland) listen
Wet Hair - Dream (Release the Bats) listen
Fungi Girls - Seafaring Pyramids (Play Pinball) listen
Louder sounds:
Ty Segall - Lemons (Goner) listen
Golden Triangle - Self-Titled (Mexican Summer) listen
Blues Control - Local Flavor (Siltbreeze) listen
Tyvek - Self-Titled (Siltbreeze) listen
Talk Normal - Sugarland (Rare Book Room) listen
Zola Jesus - Tsar Bomba (Troubleman Unlimited) listen
Golden beats:
Various Artists - Tiny Toones (Tiny Toones) listen
Buraka Som Sistema - Black Diamond (Fabric) listen
Various Artists - Thai Funk Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (ZudRangMa) listen
The Fly Girlz - "Da Brats From Da Ville" (Teen Action) listen
Edan - Echo Party 12" (Traffic) listen
Sublime strangeness:
Emeralds - What Happened (No Fun) listen
Teeth Mountain - Self-Titled (Shdwply) listen
Chandeliers - Dirty Moves (HBSP-2X) listen
Dengue Fever & others - Sleepwalking Through the Mekong (M80) listen
Free Music Archive faves:
Any chance you can make these direct download links since we can't use DownloadThemAll the way that download playlist works? It was so easy before, now we need to click each link again.
Posted by: icanhaz | December 18, 2009 at 03:38 PM
Liz,
I miss the 3-6 word descriptions for each item like you did last year...
Either way, great list. I always find out about so much good music I missed this time of year...
Posted by: Clax | December 19, 2009 at 08:16 PM
i like unofficial sequels of songs by bands who are not affiliated with the original band. syncronicity III
Posted by: dr. gastrointestinopolous | February 17, 2010 at 06:19 PM