Hubble by Portable Folk Band

Hubble is simple guy and guitar. Short and sweet.

http://www.archive.org/download/PortableFolkBandintroducestheRoyalPostalBazaar/portable_folk_band__introduces_the_royal_postal_bazaar__07__hubble.mp3

Fear The Boom And Bust by The Emergent Order

Sometimes the Gift of Gab raps about how tired and boring rap lyrics get, always on the same topics. He falls into this trap himself, delivering mediocre spiritualism, brags about his skill, and of course, complaints about how bad rap lyrics are these days. Okay, lots of rappers do this, but Gift of Gab is one I like.

Fear the Boom and Bust is a model for finding something else to talk about. It's a war of words between economists J.M. Keynes and F.A. Hayek, on their opposing views of the cause of the boom and bust cycles.

I recommend heading over to Econ Stories and watching the video. It's a perfect caricature of the two author's positions.

http://www.econstories.tv/home_files/Fear%20The%20Boom%20and%20Bust.mp3

On A Line by The John Benjamin Band

The John Benjamin Band is just a John and his guitar when he's On a Line. But he is worth coming down and seeing.

http://johnorama.com/songs/guy_n_guitar/on_a_line.mp3

Steam by Sleepy Town Manufacture

Steam starts with break beats and builds layers of melodies over aggressive rhythms.

http://www.archive.org/download/mtk126/mtk126-stm-cd2-for-me-08-steam.mp3

Marathon by Track N Field

Marathon is like a downtempo party, a blending of acoustic instrumental loops and electronic affects, designed to evoke exotic atmospheres and make you dance.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Track%20N%20Field%20-%20Marathon.mp3

Fun Is For The Feeble Minded by The Indelicates

It's just perfect that a song called Fun is for the Feeble Minded is by a band called The Indelicates. It's got smashing lyrics and an awesome energy that makes it great fun. Pardon my feeble mindedness.

http://indelicates.com/content/media/audio/The_Indelicates-Fun_Is_For_The_Feeble_Minded.mp3

Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect by The Decemberists

The Decemberists tell tales, and Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect is full of tiny tales of extraordinary lives lived only in the imagination.

http://killrockstars.com/bands/decemberists/audio/Architect.mp3

Covered In Bugs by Popular Electronics

Several regular song fighters team up to deliver a rock song about the never ending violence throughout all of nature with Covered in Bugs.

http://www.songfight.org/music/covered_in_bugs/popularelectronics_cib.mp3

Keep All Your Promises by The Sober Irishman

The Sober Irishman had a strong entry for Keep All Your Promises, but got it in late. Oh well. He'd be facing a tough field anyway, and his audience still gets to hear it.

http://www.songfight.org/music/keep_all_your_promises/late/soberirishman_kayp.mp3

Keep An Eye On Love by Zeep

Keep an Eye on Love bounces through multiple languages on a joyful Brazilian rhythm.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Zeep%20-%20Keep%20An%20Eye%20On%20Love.mp3

Don't Close Your Eyes by Josh Woodward

Simple guitar and banjo folk from Josh Woodward. Don't Close Your Eyes.

http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/TheSimpleLife/JoshWoodward-TheSimpleLife-204-DontCloseYourEyes.mp3

Kid Is Franging by Podington Bear

Kid Is Frangin gets started right with a popping rhythm. It builds and fades quickly and is gone in under three minutes.

http://podingtonbear.com/podcasts/JanuaryOriginal/KidIsFrangin.mp3

Sockington 1M Theme by MC Frontalot

10 MEOW
20 GOTO 10

An apprpiate Sockington 1M Theme for a cat.

http://frontalot.com/media.php/516/mc_frontalot_-_sockington_1m_theme.mp3

LA, CA, USA by Stereo Total

If you like short, bratty punk rock and the German language, LA, CA, USA is for you.

http://killrockstars.com/bands/stereototal/audio/LACAUSA.mp3

Feathers by Brother Machine

The Feathers Song Fight was one of the first I've ever listened to (with great cover art, check it out). Songs like Brother Machine's Feathers helped keep me coming back.

http://www.songfight.org/music/feathers/brothermachineandfriends_feathers.mp3

Less Yes's, More No's by Busdriver

How many rappers name drop Noam Chomsky? I can think of two, and one is Busdriver in Less Yes's, More No's. The rallying cry of the pessimist.

http://www.anti.com/media/download/690

Gasoline by Brad Sucks

Gasoline is a little slower and more mellow than your typical take from Out of It, but it's still full of cleanly produced pop hooks and silly self-deprecating lyrics.

http://media.bradsucks.net/albums/ooi-128/06_-_Brad_Sucks_-_Gasoline.mp3

Dream by Priscilla Ahn

Priscilla Ahn's Dreams are told in a twee little folk-pop song.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Priscilla%20Ahn%20-%20Dream.mp3

The Blitz by Frankie Big Face

The Blitz is a love song that aims to be epic, with marching drumrolls and massive orchestral swells.

http://www.frankiebigface.com/music/blitz.mp3

Crush by State Shirt

State Shirt's been unusually active at Song Fight lately, and Crush shows him in top form. It's weird, catchy, dynamic, atmospheric, eerie.

http://www.songfight.org/music/crush/stateshirt_crush.mp3

Headphonetic by Revolution Void

Downtempo electronic jazz with a portmanteau name, Headphonetic takes its time to develop as it weaves through nearly 7 minutes of shifting instruments.

http://www.archive.org/download/revoid_2004_04_04.flac16/revoid_2004_04_04_t10_vbr.mp3

Harmo Sapiens by Her Highness

If you don't know what to do with Harmo Sapiens, I'm right there with you. I have to be in a very weird mood to listen to much off of Broken Music Box, but I do appreciate it for leaving me bewildered.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong003/03harmo_sapiens_vbr.mp3

Toasted Sushi Bar by That Crooner From Nowhere

Listen to Toasted Sushi Bar with headphones. There are two astonishing facts about this song. One is that it still sounds decent in headphones at 128kbps. The other is the odd asymmetry the listening experience. I felt whole time like I should be turning my head to the left.

http://www.archive.org/download/ThatCroonerfromNowhere_Cummingsoon_EP/01_ToastedSushiBar.mp3

Tank Top by Deshead

Deshead's Tank Top entry has very little to do with the assigned title. Instead, it's about gasoline fires.

http://www.songfight.org/music/tank_top/deshead_tt.mp3

Kärlekens Alla Färjor by Detektivbyrån

Kärlekens Alla Färjor is gloriously playful. It'll leave your head swaying and your face smiling, remembering joyous summer days that only really happened in your imagination.

http://www.detektivbyran.net/karlekensallafarjor.mp3

It Don't Mean A Thing by Club Des Belugas

Here's a bouncing jazz tune to get you moving yourself about, It Don't Mean a Thing. It's got that swing.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Club%20des%20Belugas%20-%20It%20Dont%20Mean%20A%20Thing.mp3

Belated Promise Ring by Iron and Wine

Iron and Wine tell a story about a Belated Promise Ring over simple guitar chords joined occasionally by some lovely piano lines.

http://subpop-public.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/audio/5520.mp3

Using air bubbles as lenses I see the outside. I suspect the world is not what it seems by Cherly Kacherly

Using air bubbles as lenses I see the outside. I suspect the world is not what it seems. It's more pretty, but always strange. Rhythmic, with digital pulses mingling with analog bells and strings.

As always, it's better in vorbis.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong028/06_Cherly_KaCherly-Drop.mp3

Crossing Paths by General Fuzz

Crossing Paths consistently maintains a lower and more distorted register than a typical General Fuzz track. But like most of his work, the ebb and pulse work well as working music.

http://www.generalfuzz.net/mp3/bonus/crossing%20paths.mp3

Sick by Okapi Guitars

Sick is available for free as part of the Creative Commons sponsored Copy Me, Remix Me album. So go, copy, and remix.

http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/copyremix/Okapi_Guitars_-_Sick.mp3

Eggshells by yes.no.yes

I thought yes.no.yes had disappeared into the internet when their site was no longer available, but Last.fm hooks me up. It's the percussion that really wins me over on Eggshells, particularly the booming drums.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/109700009/eggshells.mp3