Lonesome Valley by Magnolia Electric Company

Magnolia Electric Company produce a lovely country-twinged variety of indie rock. This particular tune takes you high over the Lonesome Valley.

http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/lonesomevalley.mp3

Cecilia Amanda by Elliott Smith

Cecilia Amanda is a beautiful previously unreleased song from 1997 with a lush production.

http://i.listentokrs.com/bands/elliottsmith/audio/CeciliaAmanda.mp3

Wrath Of God by Deshead

The lovely fiddling in Wrath of God was not enough to avoid the wrath of Pipe Fist, who beat out Deshead for that Song Fight.

http://www.songfight.org/music/wrath_of_god/deshead_wrath.mp3

Truth Is by Brother Ali

Brother Ali spits lines with the intensity that makes you believe it when he says "I truly believe every word I uttered on a drum break" on Truth Is.

http://rhymesayers.com/radio/get.php?web=truthisclean.mp3

The Oscillator's Hum by Frog Eyes

The Oscillator's Hum has a manic energy, with Carey Mercer's delightfully melodramatic yelping.

http://www.absolutelykosher.com/musicfiles/The_Oscillator.mp3

I Wanna Know by Josh Woodward

My own intense curiosity automatically favorably disposes me to any song called I Wanna Know.

http://www.joshwoodward.com/mod/song/force-download.php?file=/mp3/TheSimpleLife/JoshWoodward-TheSimpleLife-210-IWannaKnow.mp3

Two Boys And A Girl by Podington Bear

Two Boys and a Girl is a lovely, quiet, fuzzy tune, perfect for sharing with your SO and your best friend.

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

Wrecking Ball by Kate Schutt

Learn a lesson from Kate Schutt: when she's a Wrecking Ball, just let her go.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Kate%20Schutt%20-%20Wrecking%20Ball.mp3

Chior Practice by Lackthereof

Lackthereof leads Chior Practice around by the bass, with some pretty cool drumming to back it up.

http://barsukmusic.blaireau.net/Lackthereof_ChoirPractice.mp3

Special Delivery/My Sister by MC Frontalot

Frontalot's live medley of Special Delivery and My Sister is a bit politically out of date at this point. But we are still waging two fruitless foreign wars...

http://frontalot.com/media.php/191/mc_frontalot_live_in_stlouis_09_special_delivery_my_sister.mp3

My Father by Raise High The Roof Beam

My Father is a cute folk tune by some young Chicago kids, perfect for Father's Day.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/129818360/My%2BFather.mp3

Cinema by Themis

I'm not sure how one would classify Cinema. It's an oddly tinkling, looping tune that got featured in overplay over at oddio.

http://themisnet.free.fr/son/cinema.mp3

SoS by Brad Sucks and The Hip Cola

The verses of SoS grab me, while the chorus gets perversely upbeat for the subject matter.

http://media.bradsucks.net/covers/Brad_Sucks_TheHipCola_-_SoS_(ABBA_cover).mp3

Firebomb by Abominominous

Abominominous's version of Firebomb is more a shift in attitude than anything else I can identify. It is another striking demonstration of how great 15-16 Puzzle's song is.

http://www.songfight.net/covers/songs/abominominous_1516puzzle_firebomb.mp3

Point Of No Return by State Shirt

State Shirt sounds a little awkward crooning over someone else, but awkward or not, Point of No Return is still a pretty song with a beautiful production.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/covers/stateshirt_ponr.mp3

A Change Is Gonna Come by Ben Sollee

Cellist Ben Sollee really changes up Sam Cooke's soul classic A Change is Gonna Come. Not only does he give it a much different arrangement, but he also picks up the tempo and gives the whole thing a bouncier, more upbeat attitude.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/ben-sollee-a-change-is-gonna-come.mp3

One by Dresden Dolls featuring The Ambitious Orchestra

The Dresden Dolls do a long winded take on that classic, One, the loneliest number, backed by an Ambitious Orchestra.

http://www.dresdendolls.com/media_site/downloads/liveandunreleased/2005-10-28.One.mp3

Need Stilts by Merisan

Glenn and Rachel won themselves a song fight with this song. Merisan keep the lovely lyrics of Need Stilts, but make the whole thing less exuberant, more somber.

http://www.songfight.net/covers/songs/merisan_glenncase_needstilts.mp3

Mysterious Ways by ADD

It may be a simple folk/guy and guitar remake of a U2 hit, but ADD's version of Mysterious Ways works quite well.

http://actdead.com/mp3s/addab_08_mysteriousways.mp3

White Center by Damien Jurado

You get lushly orchestrated, slow soft folk here at White Center.

http://www.scjag.com/mp3/sc/whitecenter.mp3

Soviet Jews Have Suffered Enough by Tiny Creatures

I was reading recently about a town in Siberia that the Soviets encourage Jews to move to. Then Stalin turned on them. So I agree with Tiny Creatures. Soviet Jews Have Suffered Enough.

Enjoy in vorbis.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong024/06_soviet_jews_have_suffered_enough.mp3
http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong024/06_soviet_jews_have_suffered_enough.ogg

Donamiao_s Funky Panda by That Crooner From Nowhere

Donamiao_s Funky Panda is what you come to expect from That Crooner From Nowhere. It can be summed up by the title of the album it's on: This is vocaltronica!

http://www.archive.org/download/thatcroonerfromnowhere_thisisvocaltronicaLP/06_Donamiaos_Funky_Panda.mp3

Billie Holiday by Warpaint.

I got to see Warpaint at a street festival a few days ago, and their set killed. Most of the set was more distorted and rocking than Billie Holiday, but they were all beautiful, melodic songs.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Warpaint%20-%20Billie%20Holiday.mp3

Golden Medals by We Vs. Death

Golden Medals rounds out A Black House, a Coloured Home with a slowly accelerating pulse.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/a-black-house/07%20-%20We%20vs.%20Death%20-%20Golden%20medals.mp3

Remote Control by if:then:goto

A piano forms the backbone of the the swirling mass of instruments in Remote Control. It has a 60's pop vibe with a modern arrangement.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/63790910/remote%2Bcontrol.mp3

Get A Groove by General Fuzz

It's a slow groove, but General Fuzz wants you to Get a Groove to his blend of ambient electronic and jazz.

http://www.generalfuzz.net/mp3/General%20Fuzz/08%20get%20a%20groove.mp3

Jewel of India by Longfellow Street

Many entrants borrowed aspects of from Indian music, mostly Indian instruments, for this week's Song Fight. But only Longfellow Street managed to put it together in a (mostly) coherent package. It is the Jewel of India.

http://www.songfight.org/music/jewel_of_india/longfellowstreet_joi.mp3

11 by yes.no.yes

11 features strings and unusual percussion with the distorted guitar noise you usually get from yes.no.yes filling out the background.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/157411982/11.mp3

Une Flute by Het Gloren

Une Flute sounds like layers of loops. It starts with a guitar, drum, and repeating vocal. A piano joins in. Then more singers and sounds enter and leave for an interesting, dynamic composition.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/het%20gloren/acrobaat/01uneflute.mp3

Pirates by Indigo Jam Unit

Aurgasm calls Indigo Jam Unit "A pure marvel what piano, drums, double bass and percussion can achieve." I can think of no better way to describe Pirates myself.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Indigo%20Jam%20Unit%20-%20Pirates.mp3