Traces Of Alignment By Skinner Pilot

So, I namechecked a Pioneer Valley 90's indie rock band the other day, thinking I should do a follow up post. You know what? There is surprisingly little info about Skinner Pilot on ye ole internets. I do know that Skinner Pilot featured Elizabeth Sharp and that she is now Ill Ease. Plus, she was an original member of New Radiant Storm King, and she helped name that band after a brand of radiator. Anyway, I friggin' love this track, and you will too.

Without any further ado, Skinner Pilot everyone...

Downloadable: "Traces Of Alignment" (box.net mp3) from the Hotel Massachusetts compilation

Buy some used Skinner Pilot on Amazon... here.

Further Listening...
Ill Ease's eMusic page is here.
New Radiant Storm King's eMusic page is here.

Skinner Pilot BONUS: "Blessings And Their Disguises" (box.net mp3)

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- Oh boy! some upcoming Daytrotter Sessions to get excited about... Le Loup, Parenthetical Girls, sBach, Flying, Eagle*Seagull, Fucked Up, and The Spinto Band!!

- WTF?

- This Week In Forkcast:
(Eddy Current Suppression Ring?)... here.
(Creepy Tobacco vid)... here.
(Vids of Yeasayer on Don't Look Down)... here.

Black Rice By Women

Women the debut eponymous album by Canandian rockers Women is both lo-fi and epic sounding at the same time. It was recorded on "ghettoblasters and old tape machines". It probably deserves some attention from you.

Downloadables:
"Black Rice" (flemish eye mp3)
"Group Transport Hall" (flemish eye mp3)

Flemish Eye page is here.
eMusic page is here.
ptw 'single file' is here.
"Black Rice" forkcast is here.

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- Maybe you saw the new Takka Takka, here or here or here. You can also find it here: "Everybody Say" (daily rind blog mp3). Speaking of Daily Rind mp3s, here's the new Dr. Dog single: "The Ark" (daily rind blog mp3)

- WFMU's Beware Of The Blog has the whole noisy Times New Viking set from the other day... here.

- What does this mean?? Paint some tunes up Mario-style. Find out... here.

- Free Naxos Early Music comp @ Amazon... here.

- NYCtaper has a boot of the July 1 Feelies reunion show... here.

- Wait, Zach de la Rocha is going to put out an EP? The deets are... here.

- Here's a song I never got around to posting... "Sunrises" (now we are free mp3) by Yeasayer

- The new Contrast Podcast is... like... "Hot". Get it... here.

The Evens Ahimsa House Bootleg

Mining Archive Dot Org, Part 1

I know I said I would start mining 2008.sxsw.com, but this comes first damnit! The Evens have made it on to archive.org... here. The concert is a about a year old (February 25, 2007) and was a benefit for Ahimsa House in Brisbane, Australia. Occasionally the guitar drops out a bit, but that's just "the joy of the bootleg". Thanks to the taper (audiowhore). Enjoy.

Track Listing:
"Shelter Two"
"If It's Water"
"Dinner With The President"
"Cache Is Empty"
"You Won't Feel a Thing"
"Crude Bomb"
"Cut From The Cloth"
"Mt Pleasant Isn't" (mp3)
"Eventually"
"No Money"
"All These Governors" (mp3)
"All You Find You Keep"
"Everybody Knows" (mp3)

Download the whole show... "The Evens Ahimsa House Bootleg" (zip)

Unofficial myspace page is here.
Dischord page is here.
Emusic page is here.
Purchase Evens records... here and here.

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- Hypeful has a weird cover you should check out... Lightspeed Champion americana-tinged version of "Thriller" (youtube)... here. Props to YANP for pointing it out.

- NEVVER has a The Bats mp3 for you... here. Also check out Die Big, it's NEVVER set on random.

- WTF!!!

- WTF (Part 2)!!

- Yeasayer Video Action... here and here and here.

- PTW is having a "listening party" (full album stream, track by track analysis) for HLLLYH by The Mae Shi... here.

- Gorilla Vs. Bear BFFs Salem... here.

- Sub Poppers' Blitzen Trapper trot by Daytrotter... here. Check out "Woof & Warp of the Quiet Giant's Hem". Quoteth: "It’s a blend of prog and noize that serves as the point of no return[.]"

- If for some reason you don't have "Dead Sound" (adult swim mp3) by The Raveonettes, you can download it from Amazon for free... here. If you likely, you may also want "Aly Walk With Me" (mp3) and maybe even "Dead Sound (Peter Homstrom And Jeremy Sherrer Remix)" (mp3). There is also a remote chance that will like this cover by Digital Leather... "Dead Sound (Raveonettes Cover)" (mp3). You can buy Lust Lust Lust... here.

Puerto Rican Jukebox By Panther

Ack... can't stop listening to that new Panther track. Dig that indie funk.

Downloadable: "Puerto Rican Jukebox" (mp3)

The new album, 14kt God, drops on February 19th.

BONUS mp3s:
"Violence, Diamonds" (mp3)
"You Don't Want Your Nails Done" (mp3)
"How Well Can You Swim?" (mp3)

BONUS vid:
"How Well Can You Swim? (E*Rock's Glass Dove Remix)" (html embed)

Myspace page is here.
Kill Rock Stars is here.
Fryk Beat is here.
Rhinestone Neckbrace is here.
Emusic page is here.
Pre-Order 14kt God... here.

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- Brooklyn/Lawrence rockers, Blood On The Wall edited the Single Files over at Paper Thin Wall the other day:

- Courtney suggested "Encouragement" (mp3) by Brad's other band Bandit Teeth... here.

- Brad suggested "Gang War" by Coat Party... here.

- Miggy suggested "Smoke Reality" by The Naysayer (opposite of Yeasayer?)... here

- Touring BOTW drummer, Zach suggested "I'll Be Your Whore" by Boo And Boo Too... here.

12 Pretty Awesome Mp3s From 2007

So, I realized there were some mp3s that didn't quite make the t11mp3twnfe2007 or the 47 Best Downloadables Of 2007 that helped make 2007 pretty awesome. I share them with you now in no particular order:

"Coffee (Featuring John Darnielle)" (mp3) by Aesop Rock
Comment: "This is what they make you take the medication for." Pretty Awesome.

"D.A.N.C.E. (Tittsworth Remix)" (box.net mp3) by Justice
Comment: I can't believe I forgot this song, and Tittsworth remix is probably my favorite version of it. Pretty Awesome.

"Heatherwood (Daytrotter Session)" (box.net mp3) by Deerhunter
Comment: I can't emphasize this enough... Daytrotter is awesome, Pretty Awesome.

"Ex-Guru" (mp3) by Fiery Furnaces
Comment: Sans-Grandma the Furnaces rock out. Pretty Awesome.

"Need Your Needs" (mp3 with a crappy bitrate) by Georgie James
Comments: Probably not what you expected from the breakup of Q And Not U, this track was not included in earlier posts due to a truly shitty bitrate... 64! It's still really good. So listen to it, then buy Places to hear it without that tinny funk. Pretty Awesome.

"Sickos" (box.net mp3) by Harlem Shakes
Comment: I totally forgot how catchy this song was. I also forgot that it was... Pretty Awesome.

"2080" (box.net mp3) by Yeasayer
Comment: indie rock + world music = Pretty Awesome.

"To Live And Die In The Airport Lounge" (mp3) My Teenage Stride
Comment: This should take you back to Jan/Feb of 2007. Pretty Awesome.

"Bird Flu" (box.net mp3) by M.I.A.
Comment: Forget "Paper Planes"... "Bird Flu" is the M.I.A. track that I connected with this past year. Pretty Awesome.

"A Sunday Smile" (mp3) by Beirut
Comment: 2007... Year Of The Take Away Shows! Watch "A Sunday Smile" (take away show). Pretty Awesome.

"The Crystal Cat" (box.net mp3) by Dan Deacon
Comment: Is it wrong that I wish the dude would just get up on a stage? Still... Pretty Awesome.

"Lovely Weather" (mp3) by The Vandelles
Comment: Some may remember 2007 as the year of the return of the shoegaze, and the Vandelles do it so well. Pretty Awesome.

Boy With A Coin By Iron And Wine

A little something mellowish for Labor Day...

Downloadables from Iron And Wine:
"Boy With A Coin" (mp3)
"Southern Anthem" (mp3)



Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Emusic page is here.

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- A new film about Kurt Cobain is here. The soundtrack looks awesome.
- New Beirut... "A Sunday Smile" (mp3)
- Yeasayer goes Daytrotter... here.
- Lots of "Heroin" at Deaf Indie Elephants... here.
- Dig Red Collar? More at Here Comes The Flood... here.
- Am I the only one underwhelmed by "Is There A Ghost?"
- Check out some tunes from Sirius _blog radio... here.
- Brooklynbretta Musicfest 2007 myspace page is here.