Baron Rod by Lonbobby

Baron Rod rides on a catchy melody made from a curious mix of samples and electronic and acoustic instruments. Lonbobby's auto-tuned singing adds dramatic flair to the affair.

http://www.songfight.org/music/boron_rod/lonbobby_br.mp3

Worn Out Shoe by Audie Darling

When Audie Darling sings "All I see is 'I love you' in your sweet eyes" in Worn Out Shoe, it comes as an inevitability, the natural destination the rest of the song was leading toward.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Audie%20Darling%20-%20Warn%20Out%20Shoe.mp3

Pick Yourself Up by Jeremy Pelt

There's so much to recommend about Pick Yourself Up that it's hard to know where to start. But my favorite part is the way the strings stay in the background for most of the tune, and then quickly take over for about two measures of music that seems to belong in a completely different tune. It's wonderful.

http://monsterisland.alkem.org/mp3/jeremypelt/sirius_satradio_11_21_2003/jpelt11_pick_yourself_up.mp3

We Are The Ones by The Coup

We Are the Ones is full of hilariously snarky lyrics. It's almost childish but far too clever and interesting to be.

http://www.anti.com/media/download/543

Sun Room by Evils That Never Came

This one starts with a funky bass beat and finger snaps. They disappear in a flash, and Sun Room proceeds with the catchy mid-tempo indie pop.

http://www.evilsthatnevercame.com/files/northerly_windings/08%20-%20Sun%20Room.mp3

Revival by Deerhunter

Revival is a gloriously uplifting piece of music. "Darkness always: it doesn't make much sense."

http://cdn04.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/01-Revival.mp3

You're A True Believer by ADD

Divider, Why Are you Doing This? starts with a compassionate plea that sounds like a warning to my ears: "You're a True Believer".

http://actdead.com/mp3s/divider_01_believer.mp3

City Lights At Night by Revolution Void

City Lights at Night starts with the drum breaks and record scratching of an instrumental hip hop track, but about a third of the way through a funky replaces the scratching. Sounds move in and out. Focus shifts. But it's all built on a head bopping beat.

http://www.archive.org/download/RevolutionVoidThreadSoul_2/05_Revolution_Void_-_City_Lights_at_Night.mp3

A Variation On Two by State Shirt

A Variation on Two has quiet/loud dynamic that reminds me of mid 90s alternative. It's an early State Shirt song that relies on more samples than his later music, but it still carries that same layered, ethereal quality that's such a distinguishing character of his music, but with a harder edge.

http://www.songfight.org/music/variation_on_two/stateshirt_variation.mp3

Airplanes by Local Natives

Airplanes is a lush layered indie folk tune complete with catchy melodies and entertaining lyrics.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/local-natives-airplanes.mp3

The Grenabler by General Fuzz

Anthony Rogers-Wright's fat bass playing leads The Grenabler around. The rest is dressing around the bass hook. You can read about the collaborative process leading to this tune and all the rest of the tracks on Cool Aberations.

http://generalfuzz.com/download.php?track_id=14

Magic Sequence by Memory Tapes

Magic Sequence is a mix tape full of bonus material from Memory Tapes. It's over 25 minutes of music that flows pretty seamlessly and sounds simply stunning throughout.

Check out the full track list for the titles.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/Magic%20Sequence.mp3

Magichat by Menomena

Magichat is something like a behind the scenes look at Menomena's creative process. It's half hour mix of rough cuts from their songwriting sections. Some bits will be recognized by fans and others are completely new.

http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/Menomena%20-%20Magichat.mp3

Blueprint on KEXP

Blueprint has a new album called Adventures in Counter-Culture, and he appeared on KEXP and performed four songs from that record: Automatic, Radio-Inactive, Rise and Fall, and So Alive. The first two aren't as strong, but listen through; Rise and Fall is excellent and So Alive is quite good as well. It's an excellent preview of what's coming for him.

http://www.rhymesayers.com/radio/get.php?web=http://rhymesayers.s3.amazonaws.com/radio/Blueprint_LiveKEXP030511.mp3

Go Faster Stripes by Kat Flint

Go Faster Stripes is a masterful blend of folk songwriting and crisp, lush orchestration and production, sprinkled with memorable lines like "the best things grow from the worst disasters."

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Kat%20Flint%20-%20Go%20Faster%20Stripes.mp3

Guess Who's A Mess by Brad Sucks

Brad Sucks has been cranking out demos for his upcoming album, and the latest is the title track, Guess Who's A Mess.

http://media.bradsucks.net/albums/gwam/04_-_Brad_Sucks_-_Guess_Whos_a_Mess.mp3

The Recession Song by The Indelicates

Don't let The Recession Song fool you. Recessions are not as fun as they sound.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/280884658/The%2BRecession%2BSong%2BFeat.%2BMikey%2BArt%2BBrut%2Band%2BNicky%2BBiscuit%2Band%2BKeith%2BTotp.mp3

Untitled by Gala Drop

Here's an excellent Untitled work by Gala Drop that boasts an impressive blend of various instrumental and electronic styles.

http://cdn04.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Untitled.mp3

If You Knew by Neko Case

If You Knew is a perfect fit of jealousy and a cold warning of trouble.

http://www.anti.com/media/download/602

Mi Ricordo by J. Ralph

Mi Ricordo is an amazing soundscape layered with operatic Italian singing.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/J.%20Ralph%20-%20Mi%20Ricordo.mp3

Epiclatinarabrock by Daniel Bautista

The title of Epiclatinarabrock basically says all you need to know about it.

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/weirdos/02.epiclatinarabrock.mp3

Fix What's Broken by Mark Chadwick

Fix What's Broken is a solid pop song with an amusing electronic dressing adding a little something to it.

It's also available in vorbis

http://www.archive.org/download/MarkChadwick5SongDemo/01_fix_whats_broken.mp3
http://www.archive.org/download/MarkChadwick5SongDemo/01_fix_whats_broken.ogg

The Beach by Uncle Owen Aunt Beru

The Beach meanders through a short space of repeating rhythms and interesting noises.

You can also get it in about half the file size in vorbis.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong019/11-the_beach.mp3
http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong019/11-the_beach.ogg

I'm Not Dreaming by Josh Woodward

An epic rock song finishes with Josh Woodward saying that when he sleeps, "I'm Not Dreaming".

http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/JoshWoodward-ImNotDreaming.mp3

Appelknyckarjazz by Movits!

A mix of swing jazz and Swedish hip-hop? Yes, please. Appelknyckarjazz is perfect music to knick apples to.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Movits!%20-%20Appelknyckarjazz.mp3

No One Does It Like You by Department Of Eagles

No One Does It Like You has beautiful singing mixed with amazing vocal harmonies, layered over a simple yet powerful rhythm and solid dynamics.

http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/departmentofeagles_noonedoesitlikeyou.mp3

When I Was A Bird by Tiny Folk

Tiny Folk's ukulele and unusual sining can't take your attention from the tweets and chirps as he tells us about When I Was A Bird.

http://cllct.com/download/files/tinyfolk/320/03%20When%20I%20Was%20a%20Bird.mp3

Road Trip by Podington Bear

A Road Trip with Podington Bear turns out to be a delightfully beat-heavy affair. It doesn't sacrifice the playful melodies that make his music distinct.

http://podingtonbear.com/podcasts/JuneOriginal/RoadTrip.mp3

Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car by Iron And Wine

There's a charming introduction at the start of Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car. The video is a recording of Sam Beam performing the song alone, and the stripped down format works just as well as the fuller arrangement.

http://assets4.subpop.com/assets/video/4785.mov

Bad Lover by Small Black

The images put to Bad Lover are abstract: industrial machines, people in masks, things falling apart. They fit the noisy indie experimental music.

http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/badlover.mov

Cool Yourself by Thao Nguyen and Get Down Stay Down

Thao and Get Down Stay Down battle space kitties, robot zombies, and godzilla in Cool Yourself.

http://krs5rc.com/krs/bands/thao/video/thaocoolyourselffinal.mov