Magnavox Room by Portable Folk Band

Magnavox Room cuts off suddenly as it leads into Hinge, Door, Etc, the next song on Portable Folk Band Introduces the Royal Postal Bazaar. But it's not exactly a mere bridge between bigger songs.

Also available in vorbis.

http://www.archive.org/download/PortableFolkBandintroducestheRoyalPostalBazaar/portable_folk_band__introduces_the_royal_postal_bazaar__02__magnavox_room.mp3
http://www.archive.org/download/PortableFolkBandintroducestheRoyalPostalBazaar/portable_folk_band__introduces_the_royal_postal_bazaar__02__magnavox_room.ogg

The Sun Is Coming by Uncle Owen Aunt Beru

The Sun is Coming in all its noisy, distorted, repeating goodness.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong026/09_The_Sun_is_Coming.mp3

Walzer Für Niemand by Sophie Hunger

I find the German language quite beautiful. I can only understand a bit of the lyrics of Walzer Für Niemand, but the song resonates with powerful anxiety, uncertainty, ambivalence.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Sophie%20Hunger%20-%20Walzer%20Fuer%20Niemand.mp3

Ambient Forms N4 by Sleepy Town Manufacture.

Ambient Forms N4 is aptly named. It meanders along, building and twisting along the same simple themes, building a mood.

http://www.archive.org/download/mtk126/mtk126-stm-cd2-for-me-12-ambient-forms-N4.mp3

Spider by Swan Lake

Jagjaguwar has three songs to download from Swan Lake's fantastic album Enemy Mine. Spider is one led by Dan Bejar.

http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/spider.mp3

The Mission by Josh Woodward

I really like Woodward's singing in the chorus of The Mission. His delivery throughout the song is spot on, but the line "They won't go away" rises sharply in a way that makes the song feel a little more fragile than it otherwise might.

http://www.joshwoodward.com/mod/song/force-download.php?file=/mp3/TheSimpleLife/JoshWoodward-TheSimpleLife-209-TheMission.mp3&d

Dirty Girl by Felt

Ant and Murs trade raps for the hip hop act Felt. Dirty Girl has them playing with words about a girl mechanic, wiping oil off of her dip stick.

http://rhymesayers.com/radio/get.php?web=06_Dirty_Girl.mp3

Yip Yop by Podington Bear

Yip Yop is yet another fine example of what Podington Bear does. It's a playful mixture of electronic and acoustic sounds.

http://podingtonbear.com/podcasts/AprilOriginal/YipYop.mp3

Sea House by Evils That Never Came

Evils That Never Came have a new album out called Northerly Windings. While June was eight simple rhythmic indie rock songs, Northerly Windings is a more lush set, more complex orchestration. Sea House is a strange track. Just listen to the delivery of the line "It sounds like a recipe for a suicide."

http://www.evilsthatnevercame.com/files/northerly_windings/02%20-%20Sea%20House.mp3

No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses

Would you find it creepy if someone told you No One's Gonna Love You more than they do? It sounds more like a curse than a statement of devotion to me. But Band of Horses make it into a pretty song.

http://assets3.subpop.com/assets/audio/4025.mp3

Orfeu Negro by Aether

Orfeu Negro is intricately woven, head bopping electronic instrumental hip hop.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Aether%20-%20Orfeu%20Negro.mp3

Peace Is Rest by A Far Off Land

A Far Off Land's Peace Is Rest is a little less slick on the production than some of the others, but it doesn't need shiny production where it's going. It meanders relaxingly through it's three and a half minutes.

http://www.songfight.org/music/peace_is_rest/faroffland_pir.mp3

In Your Face by Brad Sucks

If you ever wondered why Brad Sucks, well this song has your answer: it's the shit he says when he gets In Your Face.

http://media.bradsucks.net/albums/gwam/01_-_Brad_Sucks_-_In_Your_Face.mp3

Peace is Rest by State Shirt

My guess is that Peace Is Rest is for State Shirt's dog Edison, who died this March. It's slow, haunting, and moving.

There's a video whose stark simplicity matches the song.

http://www.songfight.org/music/peace_is_rest/stateshirt_pir.mp3

Peace Is Rest by DUNCE

The newest Song Fight has brought out some shockingly good tunes. The best among these surprises comes from newcomer DUNCE. Peace Is Rest is impassioned rap about the regrets of living a bad life.

http://www.songfight.org/music/peace_is_rest/dunce_pir.mp3

Muse Breaks by J.Viewz

Relax as Muse Breaks carries you from electronic breaks to textured downtempo grooves.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/J.Viewz%20-%20Muse%20Breaks.mp3

The Blitz by Jim Tyrrell

The Blitz is a barber shop style vocal song with telling the sad tale of a washed up linebacker.

http://nurein.songfight.net/nureiniii/ud/jimtyrrell_ud.mp3

Prom Quiz by Grayskul

The lyrics of Prom Quiz are full of ugly images: cheap sex, disease, violence, and death. It's powerful hip hop.

http://rhymesayers.com/radio/get.php?web=03_Prom_Quiz.mp3

Sails by The Whiskers

I found The Whiskers when someone on last.fm referred Sunset Rubdown fans to them. It's a great recommendation. Sails has a lot of what I like about Sunset Rubdown. Beautiful minor keys, fuzzy layers of sounds, dramatic, warbling singing, but with their own distinctive style.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/142895309/autopia.mp3

Listen Close by ADD

There's an excellent amateur vibe running through the ever shifting sounds of Listen Close. It's a case where creativity and craft make for a song with character that would not work nearly as well with a slick, polished sound.

http://actdead.com/mp3s/sf_07_listenclose.mp3

Espace by Amylie

I'm just going to quote Aurgasm on this one. "The soulful vibes of Espace evoke similarities with critically acclaimed Les Nubiennes’ Princesses Nubiennes, while its lush instrumentation and clean hypnotic production reminds the sound of Zero 7."

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Amylie%20-%20Espace.mp3

Ghost Pressure by Wolf Parade

Ghost Pressure is hooks galore, and they're insanely infectious. Yet another ear catching, head bopping tune from Wolf Parade.

http://assets3.subpop.com/assets/audio/6909.mp3

O.N.E. by Yeasayer

Yeasayer's enthusiastic blend of electronic and acoustic pop makes O.N.E. infectious dancing music.

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

On The Occasion Of Your Amillionth Birthday by Tiny Folk

I had the pleasure of hearing On the Occasion of Your Amillionth Birthday performed live in a friend's home, solo with a ukulele. It's an amusing and surreal experience either way.

http://cllct.com/download/files/tinyfolk/320/04%20On%20the%20Occasion%20of%20Your%20Amillionth%20Birthday.mp3

Beatdown by General Fuzz

Beatdown is an aggressive tune, sprinkled with some beautiful piano and other fine decor.

http://www.generalfuzz.net/mp3/Inner%20Sunset/06%20beatdown.mp3

Living On Credit Blues by El Ten Eleven

It's fun to see El Ten Eleven play live. They have one man on a double necked guitar/bass, working loop pedals, while another beats on the drums. Living on Credit Blues is the sort of layered post rock that comes out of this arrangement.

http://aurgasm.us/music/El%20Ten%20Eleven%20-%20Living%20On%20Credit%20Blues.mp3

P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life by P.O.S.

P.O.S. has became one of my very favorite rappers. The rapid-fire rapping and aggressive, dark lyrics make P.O.S. Is Ruining My Life an intense experience.

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

Feet Asleep by Thao Nguyen

Thao puts out some lovely pop american with Feet Asleep, from her album "The Sound the Hare Heard".

http://killrockstars.com/bands/thaonguyen/audio/feetasleep.mp3

Scorpio by Jeremy Pelt

Scorpio is phenomenally atmospheric jazz. Jeremy Pelt's trumpeting has an otherworldly feel in this tune, and apart from the cd release announcement near the middle, the tune is richly rewarding throughout its ten minutes.

http://www.peltjazz.com/mp3/volume15/06-Scorpio.mp3

Unnatural Disaster by The John Benjamin Band

I never wanted to be a hero, so of course finding myself to be one would count as an Unnatural Disaster.

http://johnorama.com/songs/fun_pop/unnatural_disaster.mp3

Crazy Afrobeat by Tony Allen

Crazy Afrobeat just about says it all. It's swinging, joyful, dancing sounds.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Tony%20Allen%20-%20Crazy%20Afrobeat.mp3