Know What I Mean by Freeway and Jake One

Know What I Mean has Freeway rhyming over minimal beats, talking brags, drugs, and the hard life in the hood.

http://www.rhymesayers.com/download.php?file=http://www.rhymesayers.com/radio/get.php?web=07_Know_What_I_Mean_1.mp3

My Body's A Zombie For You by Dead Man's Bones

The full choir is here to emphasize the terrible fact that My Body's a Zombie for You.

http://aurgasm.us/music/michelle/dead-mans-bones-my-bodys-a-zombie-for-you.mp3

Slogan by Blonde Redhead

Slogan rumbles and rattles around an earlier, more experimental era for Blonde Redhead, but it still points to the lovely dark pop that makes them popular.

http://blonde-redhead.com.s73428.gridserver.com/tracks/04_slogan.mp3

Throwdown by General Fuzz

General Fuzz offers to Throwdown five minutes of jazz twinged ambient electronic sounds.

http://generalfuzz.com/download.php?track_id=37

For Ben by Uncle Owen, Aunt Beru

Here's a strange rattling, rolling, echoing instrumental for Ben.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong026/02_for_Ben.mp3

Peripheral Visionaries by Young Galaxy

Peripheral Visionaries takes on heroic themes in a spacious, sexy pop tune.

http://cdn04.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/06-Peripheral-Visionaries.mp3

The Dark Mystery Of Time And Space by Revolution Void

Revolution Void's earlier stuff is much more electronic dance than the jazz inspired electronic he's produced more recently. The Dark Mystery of Time and Space sounds distinctly Like A Secret Dream.

Also around as a vorbis.

http://www.archive.org/download/RevolutionVoidLikeaSecretDream/RevolutionVoid-TheDarkMysteryofTimeandSpace.mp3
http://www.archive.org/download/RevolutionVoidLikeaSecretDream/RevolutionVoid-TheDarkMysteryofTimeandSpace.ogg

Chemma Chi by State Shirt

Chemma Chi has so State Shirt at his finest. It's a dark blend of strange sounds, with beatboxing and vocals adding an eery ambiance rather than taking center stage.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/thisisold/08%20Chemma%20Chi.mp3

It Never Happened by The Sober Irishman

The Sober Irishman begs with earnest for you to accept that It Never Happened.

http://www.songfight.org/music/it_never_happened/soberirishman_inh.mp3

GString by Something A La Mode

Something A La Mode blends solid electronic song craft with gorgeous cello and viola. Aurgasm calls GString "more familiar electro-fare, but with a very distinctive feel."

http://aurgasm.us/music/SomethingALaMode%20-%20GString.mp3

Broken Camera by if:then:goto

Broken Camera is an airy, atmospheric tune, with a stutter-stepping drum beat and shifting rhythms that just demand attention.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/113502668/broken%2Bcamera.mp3

FRISCHE-HÜLLE by Abstract Avenue

FRISCHE-HÜLLE is has some aggressively chugging beats, mixed with odd vocal samples.

http://www.archive.org/download/ego007/FRISCHE-HUELLE.mp3

Spoiler Alert by MC Frontalot

Take this Spoiler Alert: "Frontalot ruins for you the endings of many favorite works of film and literature, historical events, and wonders of childhood." And Molly Hager's singing on the chorus is magnificent.

http://frontalot.com/media.php/570/MC_Frontalot_-_Zero_Day_-_10._Spoiler_Alert.mp3

Silent Time Of Earth by Candy Claws

Silent Time Of Earth is as about as bizarre, surreal, and adventurous as you'd expect from a group called Candy Claws.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/6%20Silent%20Time%20of%20Earth.mp3

Space Cadet by Brother Machine

Brother Machine won this Song Fight with a different song, but the Space Cadet submitted as Seth is also quite worth your listen.

http://www.songfight.org/music/spacecadet/seth_spacecadet.mp3

Vastitas by Sepulcrum Spei

Sepulcrum Spei create haunting, ambient works. Vastitas starts with what sounds like the crackling of a fire, and then moves to simple, subdued, solitary instruments, such as a flute.

http://www.archive.org/download/SEPULCRUMSPEI/03vastitas.mp3

The Funeral by Band Of Horses

The Funeral starts with a long twinkle, then explodes into glistening pop rock.

http://assets4.subpop.com/assets/audio/2463.mp3

Play Play by Petra Jean Phillipson

The verses of Play Play work minimal whispers over a guitar for an eerie effect. Then the sounds fills out magnificently for the choruses.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Petra%20Jean%20Phillipson%20-%20Play%20Play.mp3

Safely In Jail by Lackthereof

Christian The Christian was my first introduction to Lackthereof, and I was immediately hooked. Safely in Jail is a perfect example of the off kilter rhythms and electronic melodies that makes this record so compelling.

http://filmg.blaireau.net/mp3s/lackthereof/SafelyInJail.mp3

Lea Chind by Sleepy Town Manufacture

Lea Chind is textbook layered ambient electronic music, with a satisfying gradual build and release.

http://www.archive.org/download/mtk126/mtk126-stm-cd1-for-you-07-lea-chind.mp3

What Did My Lover Say? by Wolf Parade

Sub Pop wants to bait you into buying Expo 86 with What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had To Go This Way). It's a great piece of pop rock, but it's not even the best pick of that record.

http://assets4.subpop.com/assets/audio/6910.mp3

Chinatown by Destroyer

Chinatown is one heck of a gorgeous, sweeping tune from Destroyer's newest record, Kaputt.

http://www.mergerecords.com/audio/destroyer/chinatown.mp3

Ancestors by Throw Me The Statue

Ancestors is simple, rhythmic, lush indie rock with a sweet, wistful attitude.

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

Sugar On My Tongue by Josh Woodward

Sugar on My Tongue is one of Josh Woodward's darker acoustic compositions.

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

O Deer Lord, Deliver Us From Y2K by Tiny Folk

The epic tale of the forest folk dealing with computer bugs continues with O Deer Lord, Deliver Us From Y2K. Thus, always horses.

http://cllct.com/download/files/tinyfolk/320/10%20O%20Deer%20Lord,%20Deliver%20Us%20from%20Y2K%201.mp3

The Show by Lenka

The Show is pure, infectious pop, full of earworms that will have you humming it all day, whether you want to or not.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Lenka-The%20Show.mp3

Hot Chip by Podington Bear

Podington Bear's homage to Hot Chip bounces along on a happy beat.

http://podingtonbear.com/podcasts/MayOriginal/HotChip.mp3

Offend Maggie by Deerhoof

Offend Maggie has a lovely twinkling guitar line playing behind Deerhoof's typically cute, rhythmically interesting indie rock.

http://www.krs5rc.com/krs/bands/deerhoof/audio/OffendMaggie.mp3

Flouride by Brad Sucks

Brad Sucks' latest demo is a hard rock song about the evil destiny surrounding Flouride.

http://media.bradsucks.net/albums/gwam/09_-_Brad_Sucks_-_Fluoride.mp3

Not In Love by Crystal Castles

I'm Not in Love with Crystal Castles, but the tearing electro-noise they pit against Robert Smith's voice is positively lovely.

http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Not-In-Love-ft.-Robert-Smith.mp3

Pictures From Stellenbosch by We Vs. Death

Every time I come back and listen to We Vs. Death, I'm somewhat surprised just how much I like their music. Pictures From Stellenbosch is part of a particularly tight, self-titled EP.

http://www.beepbeep.nl/wp-content/music/we-vs-death/We%20vs%20death%20Green%20Concorde/01-%20Pictures%20from%20Stellenbosch.mp3