The Ice Of Boston By Dismemberment Plan

It will be 2009 soon, what are you doing reading mp3 blogs? You should probably be listening to "The Ice Of Boston" (box.net mp3) by The Dismemberment Plan.

Myspace page is here.
Southern page is here
Desoto Records page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

The End O' The Year Dump 2008

Welcome to the Second Annual End O' The Year Dump where I post a bunch of good stuff I meant to post but didn't get around to. Enjoy!

"Party On The Death Star" (box.net mp3) by Beta Satan



"I'll Never Let You Go" (box.net mp3) by Teenage Prayers



"Whirlwind" (strange attractors mp3) by Landing



"Machine" (home tapes mp3) by Slaraffenland



"Chapels" (lp mp3) by Genghis Tron



If you liked this Swan Fungus post, then you'll love The Crust Brothers, Listen: "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (comedy minus one mp3)



Elizabeth Sharp (of New Radiant Storm King and Skinner Pilot) = Ill Ease. Listen: "Too Much Sucky (I Hate Drum Machines)" (box.net mp3)



"Basement Life" (ernest jennings mp3) by Disband



Old Fucked Up? "Baiting The Public" (jade tree mp3)



Three Mystery Of Two zips for further examination:
"01sheheldtheshovel" (zip)
"03pitfallsandbrokenboards" (zip)
"04_demons" (zip)



"Downstairs" (ecstatic peace mp3) by religi0us knives



"Fly On The Window" (mp3) by Numbers



"Victory" (skin graft mp3) by Zeek Sheck



"You're Shit" by The Squad



"Run Through" by Oneida



"Bury A Flower" (troubleman unlimited mp3) by Meneguar



"Telephone Attack (Secret History)" (jeff conlin mp3) by Baby Asprin



"Kill Yourself (Demo)" (mp3) by SOD



Ex-Dead Milkman Joe Jack Talcum performs in The Low Budgets. Listen: "50 Cents" (mp3), also a video... FNI!



BONUS myspace pages to check out (clicky clicky):
Awesome New Republic
Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Delmar
Full Of Fancy
Holy Hail

Last Year's Dump is here.

YOUTUBE: Cherry Lips (Live) By Archie Bronson Outfit

One thing to look forward to in the new year... a new new new Archie Bronson Outfit LP. They reported (back in July)" "Our new album is taking shape. DFA guru Tim Goldsworthy in the producers chair - we've completed two recording sessions in Michigan, U.S. and the album is currently being mixed over in NYC also by Mr TG. More updates to come!" Since then, no updates. On the other hand, there has been no news of the band breaking up. So, I assume Domino is sitting on the record for release in '09 (or is the Outfit possibly gonna jump over to DFA?). That's just pure speculation right there. In the meantime, I bring you some streams. The live "Cherry Lips" is pretty kickass.

Streamable: "Cherry Lips (Live On London Live)" (youtube)


Here is the Ohh-ffical Ohh-bjectifing vid: "Cherry Lips" (youtube) (Possibly NSFW)


Here's their Domino Player:


Myspace page is here.
Domino page is here
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS mp3: "Cherry Lips" (box.net mp3)

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- Check out a big ass list of (potentially) exciting upcoming releases @ non-My Bloody Valentine fansite MBV... here. NOTE: Archie Bronson? Not on the list.

- New Old Arcade Fire/Miroir Noir plug @ s'gum... here.

- Best Of 2008: Jay Reatard's year end list... here (no mp3s).

- Best Of 2008: Sound Bites' Best Albums... here.

- Best Of 2008: Surviving The Golden Age's Top Songs Part 2... here.

7 Albums From 2007 That Rocked In 2008

Just because a year ends doesn't mean you have to stop listening to albums from the past year (right?). I wanted to give some props to the following albums from 2007 that had some real staying power, well, on my ipod at least. Check 'em (and if you like buy 'em).



7 Albums From 2007 That Rocked In 2008:


The Forms by The Forms
Comment: This whole album is awesome. Every single track. Do you realize how hard it was to choose one track to post?
Listen: "Bones" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


Mosaic by Love Of Diagrams
Comment: I don't know why this track was not included on the original release. Hopefully, the demos that were on the internet this year will make for another great album in 2009.
Listen: "Big Chord Champion" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here (without bonus tracks).
eMusic page is here (with bonus tracks).


The National Anthem Of Nowhere by Apostle Of Hustle
Comment: Andrew Whiteman (of Broken Social Scene) does it again. He should get his own "Broken Social Scene Presents..." album next, yo.
Listen: "My Sword Hand's Anger" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


Ragged Rubble by Double Dagger
Comment: While I (unfortunately) missed every opportunity to see Double Dagger live this year, I am certain this will be rectified in the coming year. Plus, they should have a new LP out soon on Thrill Jockey. I mean, come on... look at them, how can you not love this?

Listen: "The Psychic" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


Security by Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Comment: This track really helped me get through the last year of the Bush regime.
Listen: "Filibuster XXX" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here (older material).


Weirdo Rippers of No Age
Comment: I had to listen to something while waiting and waiting for Nouns to leak, err, I mean get officially released by the nice people at Sub Pop.
Listen: "Boy Void" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.


You Are Beautiful At All Times by Yppah
Comment: Great music for walking around the city in a daze. Try it sometime.
Listen: "I'll Hit The Breaks" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.
NOTE: This album was originally released in 2006, but when I first came up with this post I did not know that. I have decided to include it anyway.

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- Three. Count 'em. Three new Le Loup tracks have been recorded and are available @ Daytrotter... here. Awesome.

- FYI: Frisk Frugt is Anders from Kirsten Ketsjer. Indie encoding phenom PUKEKOS recommends you take a listen... here.

- Social Registry BONUS: "Hibernation/Ditch (Live @ SXSW 2008)" By Blood On The Wall

- Best Of 2008: BIGSTEREO's big best of post... here.

- Best Of 2008: Not your usual best of list. Clouds In The Head has four end of year mixes... here.

- Best Of 2008: Transmissions From Wintermute' Years Best New (for me) Music... here.

- Best Of 2008: Wow, that's it no more. Here are the rest of the Pop Tart Suck Toasted best ofs (unless there is like a best PTST videos post or something like that in the works)... Albums #1-2 (here) #3-4 (here) #5-6 (here) and Singles #1-10 (here) #11-20 (here) #21-30 (here).

- Best Of 2008: Tullycraft's Top Ten Songs... #5 (here) #6 (here) #7 (here).

- Best Of 2008: Surviving The Golden Age's Top Songs Part 1... here.

Off My Radar 2008, Part 3

If you are looking for something Christmasy or Hanukkahlicious I refer you to this post. Also, Kindercore has a free holiday EP... here.

Let's get to another installment of Off My Radar.



"Solemn Solon" (box.net mp3) by Knife the Symphony
"You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To)" (box.net mp3) by Gentleman Jesse And His Men
"Knapp (Feat. Lars Wiik)" (box.net mp3) by Dokkemand

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- Ok, Ok... "It's Christmas Time in Hollis, Queens..." @ Spinner (here) and The Smudge (here).

- Also, get some handcuffs for the holidays (plus an awesome xmas mix) @ SUCKAPANTS... here.

- MBV posts a new new new Bob Pollard track... here.

- One more mp3... the "I knew this was coming out, but I didn't actually hear it until I saw it on Pitckfork's Best 100 Tracks of 2008" BONUS: "Ribbons" (box.net mp3) by Four Tet

Starting Over By The Black Lips

Flowerpunkers The Black Lips have a new album coming soon-ish (Feb 24th). It is called 200 Million Thousand. They decided to drop this mp3...

Downloadable: "Starting Over" (box.net mp3)

I am definitely not the first to post on this one. And does it seems like they are mellowing out a lil' bit??

AND they decided to run a video contest for said song. Upload your vid to vimeo.com starting Jan 12th. Contest ends Feb 15th.

Myspace page is here.
Vice page is here.
In The Red page is here.
Bomp page is here.

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- Marathonpacks posts a vid of Women live in Amsterdam... here. Also, in best of 2008 news, Marathonpacks end of year mixes are here.

- The Lymbyc Systym postrocks it up at Daytrotter... here.

- Best Of 2008: The 16 Most Awesomest Society-Rific Albums Of 2008 with Accompanying Mixtape!!! @ TSURURADIO... here.

- Best Of 2008: You mean there are more Pop Tarts Suck Toasted best of posts? I thought that must have ended. Nope. Top #21-30 Singles (here) and Top #7 & 8 Albums (here).

- Best Of 2008: WOXY's Best Of Lounge Act Year end mixes... here.

- Best Of 2008: EAR FARM's Top Albums of 2008... here.

- Best Of 2008: Badical Beats presents Mikey's Top 10 Albums... here.

- RANDOM REPOST: "Here's Your Future" (sub pop mp3) by The Thermals

Can you see the face?

Wrangler For Higher By Male

Male is Ben Mjolsness and Jonathan Krohn (do not confuse them with MEN). Together, they arranged "a series of recording sessions to document their take on improvisation." The sessions featured contributions from members of Exploding Star Orchestra, Pan American, and Joan of Arc. The resulting album, All Are Welcome is coming out on Other Electricities in Februray and is filled with postrock/experimental/jazzy goodness.

Listen: "Wrangler For Higher" (box.net mp3)

Other Electricities is here.
Other Electricities eMusic page is here.

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- The Best Of 2008: Part 2 of The Contrast Podcast "Festive 50"... here.

- The Best Of 2008: The #1 download from Stereogum for 2008 if ??Marnie Stern?? Whaa? I know she shreds and that THIS IS IT AND I AM IT AND YOU ARE IT AND SO IS THAT AND HE IS IT AND SHE IS IT AND IT IS IT AND THAT IS THAT, but really? OK. Listen: "Transformer" (krs mp3). More of Stereogum's top downloads (plus a zip and a torrent)... here.

- The Best Of 2008: 20 Jazz Funk Greats Best Of... here.

- The Best Of 2008: PTST!!!! Top 50 Albums #9&10... here, PLUS new list alert... Top 50 Singles #41-50... here.

- The Best Of 2008: cover art = (1000 words * image resolution), the Covert Curiosity top 25 of 2008... here.

- Alright then, are you ready for some 2006 nostalgia?? "Cowbell" (mp3) by Tapes 'n Tapes

ALBUM STREAM: Power + Light By 50 Foot Wave

Streamable: Power + Light (cash music) by 50 Foot Wave

Downloads and more info coming soon.

Myspace page is here.
eMusic page is here.

African Rhythms By Mi Ami

The SF drum punk trio Mi Ami (with two members of Black Eyes) is filled with "spastic energy."

Get pysched... their new single, Echoonecho will be out Jan 27 and full length Watersports will be released Feb 17. They will be touring A LOT in the coming year. They have two NYC-centric shows coming up with Thank You... Feb 11 @ Cake Shop and Feb 12 DEATH BY AUDIO.

Downloadable: "African Rhythms" (box.net mp3)

Quarterstick Records page is here.
Insound query is here.
Black Eye's eMusic page is here.
Touch & GO's eMusic page is here.

BONUS Anthem DJ MIX!: "One's & Two's: Mi Ami" (anthem magazine mp3)

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- Best Of 2008: You Ain't No Picasso's favorite songs... here. Also, check out the songs picked by D. Crane of BOAT's class for YANP's 12 days of Mixmas... here.

- Best Of 2008: The Smudge Of Ashen Fluff's Top 10 Albums... here (no mp3s).

- Best Of 2008: hearsay's best of mixwit and opentape... here.

- Best Of 2008: Cable & Tweed's favorite albums... here.

- Best Of 2008: Built On A Weak Spot's Top 20 Records... here.

- Best Of 2008: Tullycraft's songs of the year... #8 (here) and #9 (here).

- Best Of 2008: EARFARM's Top Songs... here.

- Jape remixed by Tapedeck... "I Was A Man (Tapedeck Remix)" (box.net mp3)

Off My Radar 2008, Part 2

And now the next installment of Off My Radar, where I post killer tracks I had not heard until reading other people's best of 2008 lists.



Downloadables:
"Harper Lewis" (box.net mp3) by Russian Circles

"Un Día" (box.net mp3) by Juana Molina

"Daily I Will Calculate The Distance" (box.net mp3) by ((Sounder))

"Hole In My Head" (box.net mp3) by Box Elders

Check out Part 1 of Off My Radar... here.

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- Holy Crap... I just noticed the fourth release from Staggering Statistics, I'm Thinking About Changing is available on their website for freees... here. Listen: "Learned Quarry" (mp3)

- Best Of 2008: Pretty Much Amazing's pretty amazing 212 best songs... here.

- Best Of 2008: Pop Tart Suck Toasted is getting closer to #1... here (19-22).

- Best Of 2008: The Consequence Of Sound Year End Report: The Top 100 Albums... here.

- Best Of 2008: Tullycraft's Tullyblog is doing a piecemeal Top Ten Songs listing. Check out #10... here.

- Best Of 2008: Two more staff member's lists are up at The Tape (is not sticky)... here and here.

- Best Of 2008: Pitchfork posts The 50 Best Albums... here.

- Best of B00M!!: Did you ever wonder what would happen if you put a butane lighter in a blender? Find out (in slo-mo)... here.

Top 15 Albums Of 2008

Out of the all the albums that came out this year, these here... these are the tops. This list was put together with a little help from last.fm. Also, I don't apply any number ranks to my year end lists. I use the power of the alphabet, but if you really want a #1 album of 2008, let's just say it's... HLLLYH. Ok, let's go...



Top 15 Albums Of 2008:
Alegranza by El Guincho

Comment: A trance enducing world trip
Listen: "Cuando Maavilla Fui" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "Palmitos Park" (beggars mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles

Comment: The glitch masterpiece of the year
Listen: "Magic Spells" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Curses by Future Of The Left

Comment: Runner up for Album Of The Year... out of all these records, this is the one I listened to the most.
Listen: "Fingers Become Thumbs" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "Manchasm" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Feed The Animals by Girl Talk

Comment: Mr. Gillis makes me want to wrap my iMac in Saran Wrap. If you haven't yet, take a look at the Wikipedia dissection of Feed The Animals... here. Kind of like The Soup but with music.
Listen: "What It's All About" (box.net mp3)
Pay-What-You-Want is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

HEALTH//DISCO by Health

Comment: This will blow your mind. The best remix album of the year (maybe ever?)
Listen: "Heaven (Narctrax Remix)" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "Lost Time (Pictureplane Remix)" (box.net mp3)
Listen Even More: "Tabloid Sores (Nosaj Thing Remix)" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

HLLLYH by The Mae Shi

Comment: Album of the year (for now).
Listen: "PWND"
Listen More: "The Melody" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Liferz by Blood On The Wall

Comment: Like the 90's all rolled up into one album. The Pixies and Sonic Youth influences shine through, but you know what there's nothing wrong with that. This rocks.
Listen: "Rize" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "Hibernation" (box.net mp3)
eMusic page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.

The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In by Thee Oh Sees

Comment: R-O-C-K
Listen: "Ghost In The Trees" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "The Coconut" (box.net mp3)
eMusic page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.

Nouns by No Age

Comment: Amazing.
Listen: "Teen Creeps" (sub pop mp3)
Listen More: "Eraser" (sub pop mp3)
Sub Pop page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.

On Two Sides by Blank Dogs

Comment: distorted vocals with instrumentals that sound like The Cure if they had been Birmingham and not West Sussex.
Listen: "Meltdown Cloud" (box.net mp3)
Sacred Bones Records page is here.
(Free) download is here.

Out My Window by Koushik

Comment: downbeat bliss
Listen: "Be With" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "Nothing's The Same" (box.net mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Third by Portishead

Comment: a remarkable return (and the only major label artist on the list, sorry Beck)
Listen/Watch: "Machine Gun" (youtube)
Amazon MP3 page is here.

We Breed Champions by Royal Bangs

Comment: These guys crafted one of the best indie rock albums of the year even if my best friend can never remember their name. A good way to remember their name: it's a euphemism for sex with a monarch.
Listen: "Let's Get Even" (box.net mp3)
Audio Eagle page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.

Welcome by James Pants

Comment: The space funk album of the year
Listen: "Finger On The Knife" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "We're Through" (stones throw mp3)
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

WOMEN by Women

Comment: Canadian indie rock drenched in droney lofi goodness. SEE THEM LIVE. That is all.
Listen: "Lawncare" (box.net mp3)
Listen More: "Group Transport Hall" (jagjaguwar mp3)
Jagjaguwar page is here.
eMusic page is here

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- Panther covering The Silos... here. Listen: "justthismorning" (krs mp3)

- Best Of 2008: Captain's Dead's Top Ten Records... here.

- Best Of 2008: The Tape's 25 favorite songs... here.

- Best Of 2008: The Daily Growl's Top 20 albums... here.

- Best Of 2008: So Much Silence's Favorite albums... here.

- Vice Gives You The Gift Of Good Music... here.