Start Over by Doctor Worm

Doctor Worm's garage rock can be a bit formulaic, but it still rocks. Start Over is a great example.

http://www.songfight.org/music/start_over/doctorworm_so.mp3

Baby You've No Eyes by Kazoo Funk Orchestra

Kazoo Funk Orchestra have a childish and bizarre website to go with their childish and bizarre name. And Baby You've No Eyes fits in really well with this whole motif.

http://www.kazoofunkorchestra.com/MP3/Midnight%20Finger%20Painter/Baby%20Youve%20No%20Eyes.mp3

Courage by Lonbobby

In case you haven't heard enough of autotuned voice of Song Fight electronic music expert Lonbobby, here's another offering. Courage is an aggressive song about all the virtues he lacks.

http://www.songfight.org/music/courage/lonbobby_courage.mp3

Alarmed by Built To Spill

Built to Spill was one of the old school indie rock bands of the mid 90's, and they've been generally well regarded. So go give their sample song Alarmed a listen and see what they're about.

http://www.uprecords.com/mp3/builttospill_alarmed.mp3

Symmetry And The Pocket Of Angels by Josh Woodward

Symmetry and the Pocket of Angels really shows off many of Josh Woodward's strengths. It has an interesting instrumental arrangement that's nonetheless simple and never overdone.

http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/NotQuiteConnected/JoshWoodward-NQC-05-SymmetryAndThePocketOfAngels.mp3

Crossroads by Jim Tyrrell

Jim Tyrrell presented Song Fight with this little one minute number of him singing over himself without any instrumentation.

http://www.songfight.org/music/crossroads/jimtyrrell_crossroads.mp3

Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again by The Books

Enjoy your worries, you may never have them again. It's good advice, delivered through cut up samples and skittering, almost jittery instrumentation. It's an uneasy beauty that evokes worry and leaves you enjoying it.

http://aurgasm.us/music/The%20Books%20-%20Enjoy%20Your%20Worries,%20You%20May%20Never%20Have%20Them%20Again.mp3

Twenty One by Brother Machine

Brother Machine entered the Twenty One song fight under the name War of the Worlds. His catchy, bluesy pop entry carried him through to a win.

http://www.songfight.org/music/twenty_one/waroftheworlds_21.mp3

Direct To Helmet by State Shirt

The connection to the title may be a bit thin, but then Direct To Helmet is a pretty absurd title. But State Shirt's entry for that fight still rocks pretty hard.

http://www.songfight.org/music/direct_to_helmet/stateshirt_dth.mp3

Amor Canción by Guiye Frayo

Guiye Frayo makes some really interesting music, combining electronic and acoustic elements into some beautiful music. Amor Canción is a laid back song that feels just right.

http://www.guiyefrayo.com/mp3/AmorCancion.mp3

Two Sides by John Holowach featuring Brad Sucks and Colin Mutchler

Two Sides is one of my favorite mash-ups. It radically rearranges both songs to produce a haunting ambient hip-hop song.

http://ia300209.us.archive.org/2/items/Shape_Of_Impact/John_Holowach_-_12_-_Two_Sides_feat_Brad_Sucks__Colin_Mutchler.mp3

Obey The Moderator by Optimus Rhyme

There's definitely something to be said for hip hop produced with live instruments. Optimus Rhyme is a four piece that combines nerdy lyrics about the Autobeat allies fighting the evil Wackacons with funky rhythms.

Among the nerdy topics they address is how to avoid some of the pitfalls of posting on bulletin boards and newsgroups: Obey the Moderator.

http://www.rhymetorrents.com/disc2/Optimus%20Rhyme%20-%2003%20-%20Obey%20The%20Moderator.mp3

Love All Over by The Apartment

Love All Over feels like a nice warm ray of sunshine. It's very short (under two minutes) but sweet.

http://www.gondolamusic.com/mp3s/newstuff/love%20all%20over.mp3

Undressing Aloud by Jomi Massage

The singer's breathy voice and the unusual, mostly simple instrumentation of Undressing Aloud give it a very intimate, sensual feeling.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Jomi%20Massage%20-%20Undressing%20Aloud.mp3

Music Is Happiness by Octopus Project

Not only do the Octopus project have a good number of songs available for download, but they also earn extra goodwill by posting tabs for some of their songs. For me, thier electronic post-rock sample confirms the hypothesis that music is happiness.

http://www.theoctopusproject.com/mp3s/music.mp3

Horizon by Cinematic Orchestra

The lyrics to Horizon read like a pep talk. But they're delivered with the sincerity they really need to to work, and the electronic jazz/pop music puts the whole thing in a perfect, tight little package.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Cinematic%20Orchestra%20-%20Horizon.mp3

The Delay by Ghetto Pony

The Delay is from Ghetto Pony's first album, Post Apocalyptic Bubblegum Music. It has that delightful lappop flavor that I associate with post apocalyptic bubbglegum.

http://zebox.com/ze/audio/ghettopony_-_the_delay.mp3

Lilian Rouche by Evils That Never Came

Lillian Rouche is my least favorite song by Evils That Never Came, but I still recommend it. If you haven't downloaded their album, what are you waiting for?

http://www.evilsthatnevercame.com/audio/mp3_256k/Evils%20That%20Never%20Came%20-%2005%20Lillian%20Rouche.mp3

Dumb Luck by Dntel

If you've ever been afraid that everything you have going for you is just Dumb Luck, Dntel is here to tell you that you're right.

http://subpop.com/assets/audio/3131.mp3

Queen Of Bees by if:then:goto

How to describe Queen of Bees? Looping electronic/acoustic indie pop, perhaps. It's nice stuff, and if:then:goto's ep Another Syntax Error has some other good tunes to tap your feet to.

http://one.dot9.ca/2/releases/026/one022_05-if_then_goto_-_queen_of_bees.mp3

Soft Rocked By Me by Jonathan Coulton

"I use the passive voice to show how gentle I'll be..." This lyric about sums up Soft Rocked by Me and why it's worth your time.

http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mp3/Soft%20Rocked%20By%20Me.mp3

Bizarro Genius Baby by MC Frontalot

MC Frontalot had a dream, and in that dream, he had a baby, and in that baby, there was nothing but genius. See this sequence illustrated for your viewing pleasure.

Remember, a real genius uses Vorbis.

http://frontalot.com/media.php/388/MC_Frontalot_SFTF_%2804%29_Bizarro_Genius_Baby.mp3
http://frontalot.com/media.php/390/MC_Frontalot_SFTF_%2804%29_Bizarro_Genius_Baby.ogg

Blow Out The Sound by Heavy Mojo featuring Leslie Helpert

Heavy Mojo gives us a fun hip hop song to shake our asses to. Leslie Helpert repeatedly warns don't try to blow out the sound.

http://pod-serve.com/audiofile/filename/5582/heavy_mojo_blow_out_the_sound.mp3

Rate Of Decay by Eight Legged Oedipus

Eight Legged Oedipus has made one of the cutest songs to be written about lepers in love. Their rate of decay may be increasing but it won't bring them down.

http://www.songfight.org/music/rate_of_decay/eightleggedoedipus_rod.mp3

Before And After by Daniele Torelli

Before and After delivers solid ambient electronic music, a cut above most of the electronica out there on the net. The handclaps that enter in the middle were a nice touch by Daniele Torelli that left me delighted.

http://esaurito.yue.it/torelli_songs/daniele_torelli-before_and_after.mp3
http://esaurito.yue.it/torelli_songs/daniele_torelli-before_and_after.ogg

Gravity by Dresden Dolls

Forget that Brian Viglione is one of the sexiest men alive, or that Amanda Palmer is probably strong enough to hold me down no matter how hard I struggle. You can't hear that in an mp3 of Gravity. You can hear two performers playing their guts out. You can hear it in Brian's assault on his drum kit and Amanda's overpowering voice.

http://www.dresdendolls.com/media_site/downloads/liveandunreleased/2006-08-30.Gravity.mp3

Lines Were Drawn by Miranda Sound

Miranda Sound makes some catchy pop-rock songs. Lines Were Drawn reminds me of New Pornographers.

http://www.mirandasound.com/audio/Miranda_Sound_-_Lines_Were_Drawn.mp3

Ain't Gettin' Any by The Cow Exchange

The Cow Exchange specializes in making catchy, absurd pop. This one lets you know that, despite food being everywhere, you ain't gettin' any.

http://www.songfight.org/music/aint_gettin_any/cowexchange_aga.mp3

Circadies by Ochre

Circadies exemplifies what I find so compelling about Ochre. He takes a shuffling electronic beat typical of Aphex Twin and marries it with a more complex (or perhaps just more classically conventional) melody than one usually hears with this style of music.

http://ochremusic.com/mp3s/Ochre_-_Circadies.mp3

Euphoria And Ticklefest by Podington Bear

If a title like Euphoria and Ticklefest doesn't demand your attention, I feel a little bit sorry for you. This one is "a happy tune for new beginnings" according to Mr. Podington Bear.

http://podingtonbear.com/podcasts/October/EuphoriaandTicklefest.mp3

Cartoons by David Meme featuring Arecee

David Meme puts out copyleft music on his own Loca Records label. The fiery delivery and dark beats on Cartoons make it a keeper.

http://www.locarecords.com/music/Meme%3aArcecee-Cartoons.mp3