Good Vibes Overflow by Podington Bear

Podington Bear's music always sounds playful and optimistic, so it's no surprise that the Good Vibes Overflow when listening.

http://podingtonbear.com/podcasts/JulyOriginal/GoodVibesOverflow.mp3

It's A Beautiful Day by Club Des Belugas

It's a Beautiful Day full of good loving and lounging swing-pop.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Club%20des%20Belugas%20-%20Its%20A%20Beautiful%20Day.mp3

Lilac by Blue Hawaii

Lilac is a slow thumping, gorgeous electronic pop tune, delivered to me by gorilla vs. bear's fine blogroll.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/01%20Lilac.mp3

Cogs by The Whiskers

Looking for songs to post, I remembered that I posted a Whiskers song in a while. Listen to Cogs gets me excited. The singing is Bowie-esque in a phenomenal way. The array of sounds that ebb and swell over the same repeating fuzzy sequence of notes are blissfully overwhelming.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/141512754/Cogs.mp3

Cur by The Cow Exchange

Cur is a weird mash of samples, electronic sounds, and solid rock riffs that changes itself up at an energetic pace.

http://www.songfight.org/music/cur/cowexchange_cur.mp3

Centaur Work Song by Tiny Folk

An unstoppable stomping chant of this magnitude can only be the Centaur Work Song.

http://cllct.com/download/files/tinyfolk/320/05%20Centaur%20Work%20Song.mp3

C’était Salement Romantique by Coeur De Pirate

Quoting Aurgasm: "C’était Salement Romantique offers lovely organic nuances and a delicate instrumentation of the finest kind." A lovely bit of playful Québécois pop.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Coeur%20De%20Pirate%20-%20C%27etait%20Salement%20Romantique.mp3

Just Like Me by Jeff Hanson

Jeff Hanson has an astonishingly pretty voice. Just Like Me is a simple song with Hanson singing softly with his guitar.

http://i.listentokrs.com/bands/jeffhanson/audio/JustLikeMe.mp3

Angela by ADD

ADD straightforward pop songcraft has improved over the years. His song letter to Angela comes dressed in deliciously layered electronic pop.

http://actdead.com/mp3s/add-angela.mp3

I Hate California by State Shirt

I Hate California is one of my favorite tracks from This is Old. It's fun to watch him practice live looping the song. It draws your attention to all the sounds layered over each other.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/thisisold/06%20I%20Hate%20California.mp3

Waiting For A Hero by elijahlucian

CCMixter editor SackJo22 describes Waiting for a Hero better than I can: "Elijahlucian took on the challenge of Project Questions fast paced pell putting it in an electro-bluegrass-country setting that is synched up tight, colored by rockin’ guitars, and wound up with raw energy that doesn’t let up for a moment."

http://ccmixter.org/content/elijahlucian/elijahlucian_-_Waiting_for_a_Hero.mp3

Ambling Alp by Yeasayer, remixed by Memory Tapes

Memory Tapes give Ambling Alp a modern retro overhaul. The result sounds like it could be a hit song on its own, despite being radically different from the original.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/04%20Ambling%20Alp%20Memory%20Tapes%20remix.mp3

Without Love by Loveshadow

There a few reasons I don't want to like Without Love, especially the really sappy lyrics. But the infectious melody makes me like it despite myself.

http://ccmixter.org/content/Loveshadow/Loveshadow_-_Without_LOVE.mp3

Busride (Tombot's Circulator Edit) by Canasta

Busride (Tombot's Circulator Edit) is radically different from the original. It puts the vocals in the background, like a suggestion of something important only half remembered, surrounded by a harmonic blend of sounds pulling your attention away.

http://audio.canastamusic.com/WeWereMixedUp/18%20Busride%20(Tombot%27s%20Circulator%20Edit).mp3

A Tribute To Makkross by BOCrew

A Tribute to Makkross is a hip hop track that makes minimal use of several rapper's contributions. The result is more of a repetitive ambiance than a typical hip hop track.

http://ccmixter.org/content/BOCrew/BOCrew_-_A_TRIBUTE_TO_MAKKROSS.mp3

Sleep Lightly by Lisa DeBenedictis, remixed by Rahan Khan

Rayhan Khan pairs DeBenedictis's lovely singing up with a simple, dreamy sound in his mix of Sleep Lightly.

http://ccmixter.org/content/rehankhan/rehankhan_-_Sleep_Lightly_-_DeBenedictis_ft._Rayhan_(Dream_mix).mp3

Reckoner by Radiohead, remixed by Julianna Barwick

Julianna Barwick's remix of Reckoner is nothing short of stunning. It's eerie, with echoing voices surrounding slowly shifting strings, creating gorgeous harmonies.

http://www.radioheadremix.com/files/08b4177010be97913f825a29b93773df.mp3

Here Sometimes by Blonde Redhead

The first track of their new album Penny Shine, Here Sometimes, is something of a left turn for the band. It's still a lush sound with ethereal vocals, but it sounds more digital, more synthesized, more sampled. It's an interesting evolution for the band.

http://blonde-redhead.com/tracks/01_here_sometimes.mp3

Pas Fait En Chocolat by Tricot Machine

Tricot Machine is pure joy wrapped in Quebec French pop. Pas Fait En Chocolat has infectious back-and-forth vocal hooks and a bouncy piano melody.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Tricot%20Machine%20-%20Pas%20Fait%20En%20Chocolat.mp3

First World Problem by MC Frontalot

Get ready for a parade Frist World Problems. It's hard having an easy life.

http://frontalot.com/media.php/545/MC_Frontalot_-_Zero_Day_-_06._First_World_Problem.mp3

Dark All Day by Deshead

Dark All Day has a nostalgic feel for me, taking me back to 2004 or 2005, when it appeared on Song Fight. Appropriate for a song about nostalgia.

http://www.songfight.org/music/dark_all_day/deshead_dark.mp3

Beautiful People by The Books

The Books call this song Beautiful People but they "genuflect before pure abstraction". It's a celebration and demonstration of beautiful patterns.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/Beautiful%20People.mp3

A Song For Milton Feher by Richard Swifts

I can't help but smile when listening to A Song for Milton Feher. It's got a playful old-time carnival sound. It even slows down for a moment and adds a banjo. It's simple pop that sounds unexpected.

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

Sharpening Bone by Piers Faccini

Sharpening Bone feels full of open space and luxuriously textured. And then it breaks down into a drum circle and with a choir of enthusiastic voices humming.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Piers%20Faccini%20-%20Sharpening%20bone.mp3

A Witness by Uncle Owen Aunt Beru

A Witness is more abrasive than most Uncle Owen Aunt Beru usually is, with loud and distorted guitars and a prominent beat.

Get it in vorbis.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong026/15_A_Witness.mp3
http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong026/15_A_Witness.ogg

Prep School by The Sober Irishman

The Sober Irishman does a more traditional Irish tune about the horrors of Prep School days, all with a beautifully muddy, lo-fi production.

http://www.songfight.org/music/prep_school/soberirishman_ps.mp3

Colouring Of Pigeons by The Knife

The Knife were commissioned to write music for an opera inspired by Darwin's Origin of Species. Colouring of Pigeons is on track from that, and it's as unusual as you might expect an electro-opera to be.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/Colouring%20of%20Pigeons.mp3

The Handyman's Lament by Josh Woodward

The Handyman's Lament wins me over when the handyman says "When the server's down, you sudo /sbin/reboot in a shell." It's a simple pop song about someone who feels the need to solve all his lady's problems.

http://www.joshwoodward.com/mod/song/force-download.php?file=/mp3/Ashes/JoshWoodward-Ashes-05-TheHandymansLament.mp3&d

Twilight by Dawn Landes

A tasteful touch of country can make a soft folk tune like Twilight shine beautifully. Dawn Landes really lets her voice propel the song even when the instrumentation swells and picks up near the end.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Dawn%20Landes%20-%20Twilight.mp3

Wednesday Morning by The Apartment

Wednesday Morning is among the best examples of The Apartment's building, dynamic ambient style. It manages to set a mood without being too ostentatious or repetitive.

http://www.gondolamusic.com/mp3s/newstuff/wendsday%20morning.mp3

Exodus Damage by John Vanderslice

John Vanderslice has a ton of songs to grab at Barsuk's mp3 download page, but Exodus Damage stands out, perhaps because it calls out Dance Dance Revolution.

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