All Fires by Swan Lake

This one repeats a favored bit of Spencer Krug's wisdom, "All Fires have to burn alive to live."

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

Summer Of Worship by Weird Tapes

If music is my religion then this has been my Summer of Worship.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/01%20Summer%20Of%20Worship.mp3

Indie...001 by Abstract Avenue

Indie...001 is relaxing electronic music with bird calls and other found sounds peppered throughout.

http://www.archive.org/download/ego007/INDIE...001.mp3

Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo by Jens Lekman

Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo is a bouncy, upbeat, old fashioned kind of tune to get you moving.

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

This Is Not A Tango by The Juju Orchestra

Aurgasm says it well: "'This Is Not A Tango' brings an uptempo Argentine dance interpretation evoking the smoky and passionate sound of Gotan Project."

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/The%20Juju%20Orchestra%20-%20This%20Is%20Not%20A%20Tango.mp3

Beth's On Fire by State Shirt

Another of four tracks currently available from state shirt's collaborative experiment Sounds Like You, Beth's on Fire is a melancholic audio collage.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/collaboration/stateshirt_bethsonfire.mp3

While You Wait For The Others by Grizzly Bear

Grizzy bear's music is nearly as sparklingly gorgeous live as it is recorded. This live recording of While You Wait for the Others is especially lovely.

http://grizzly-bear.net/media/while.mp3

Paralyzed by Starlight Mints

Paralyzed demonstrates the powerful pop technique of the Starlight Mints.

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

Cost Of Living by Torrentz

Song Fight rap supergroup Torrentz hates on their jobs, but as they say, that's just the Cost of Living.

http://www.songfight.org/music/cost_of_living/torrentz_col.mp3

Blues And Reds by Justine Electra

Justine Electra refers to her own style as electro blues, blending hip hop rhythms and blues singing as she walks on Blues and Reds.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Justine%20Electra%20-%20Blues%20&%20Reds.mp3

We Know Where You Sleep by The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase charge frantically through a sequence of cacophonous verses and choruses for We Know Where You Sleep.

http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/paperchase/audio/WeKnowWhere.mp3

Paris Is Burning by St. Vincent

My favorite St Vincent song is this black waltz, Paris is Burning. "Sticks and stones have made me stronger. It's words that cut me under my armor."

http://hw.libsyn.com/p/8/1/7/817bdefec5a26835/Paris_is_Burning.mp3?sid=b4e0bfb7f3c5c877af5ce015660c43b3&l_sid=27152&l_eid=&l_mid=2299468

Concertina by We Vs. Death

Consertina has a slow, somewhat mournful tenor running through the track.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/7246617/Consertina.mp3

Exactly The Same by ADD

Exactly The Same is a slow pop song off ADD's album Dirty Water.

http://www.archive.org/download/JeffFalIKnowBetter/dirtywater_07_exactlythesame.mp3

Makeshift Sanctuary by Aether

Aurgasm: "Combining grit with vibrance, molding casual, assured flows of conscious tranquility, while also keeping a dynamic and youthful essence is a lot to consider, let alone craft well and fully deliver." Makeshift Sanctuary delivers.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Aether%20-%20Makeshift%20Sanctuary.mp3

Enid's Rant by Amps For Christ

Enid's Rant turns out to be a simple, short bit of instrumental Celtic folk.

http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/ampsforchrist/audio/EnidsRant.mp3

Keep In Touch by Josh Woodward

This one's a pleasing pop song about just how hard it is to Keep in Touch with the places and people you leave behind.

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

Brown Bess by Benoit Pioulard

Curiously tagged "Alternative & Punk" in it's metadata, Brown Bess is atmospheric ambient folk.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/brownbess.mp3

Frogs In Tuxes by Podington Bear

Always adoriable, Frogs in Tuxes also has Pod bear being something like onomatopoetic.

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

Bottom Of The Bottle by Brown Bird

Despite an upbeat tempo and style, Bottom of the Bottle is a dark song about lover's hearts growing hard.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/brown-bird-bottom-of-the-bottle.mp3

Vanya by The Rhombus

I've recently discovered a trove of music by The Rhombus over at free music archive. Vanya is an old favorite of mine with a stark, distorted beat. If you read this regularly, expect to see more highlights from him in the future.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/87acb1f7345e3c7c9bfbfdd005083e390bacc08d

Commander Moira (Club Ninja Edit) by Ninja 9000

Commander Moira (Club Ninja Edit) is a bumping dance mix with some 8 bit bleeps and blips around for the party.

http://www.uncannyplanet.com/ninja9000/bitcollapse/Ninja9k-BC-01CommanderMoira.mp3

Antlers by Tiny Folk

"On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?" Thus opens Antlers, a strange, epic tune that weaves it's own intricate mythology.

http://cllct.com/download/files/tinyfolk/320/01%20Antlers.mp3

I Heard You Say by Vivian Girls

I Heard You Say is a great pop song. It's got catchy melodies and vocal harmonies galore, all put together in a slightly muddy mix that nicely splits the difference between clean and crisp and lo-fi.

http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/02-Vivian-Girls-I-Heard-You-Say.mp3

House Of The Gods by Sophie Hunger

Aurgasm describes Sophie Hunger's music as "well crafted, haunting and atmospheric folk." House of the Gods is all of these things.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Sophie%20Hunger%20-%20House%20Of%20Gods.mp3

Yo Robé La Navidad by Daniel Bautista

Yo Robé La Navidad is heavy, playful, fun guitar-based instrumental music. It's got a variety of instruments dancing over a crunching distorted guitar line.

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/recyclebin/03.yorobelanavidad.mp3

Burnt Popcorn by General Fuzz

Burnt Popcorn is a meandering, slowly mutating, pretty ambient electronic piece by General Fuzz.

http://generalfuzz.com/download.php?track_id=38

Solid Ground by Maps & Atlases

Maps & Atlases have layers of fun instruments piled on the Solid Ground of a compelling rhythm and catchy vocal.

http://barsukmusic.blaireau.net/Maps&Atlases_SolidGround.mp3

Here by Uncle Owen Aunt Beru

Here is a strange repeating experiment in blending noise and washed out instrumentation.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong026/14_Here.mp3

Every Season by Tony Allen featuring Damon Albarn and Ty

This Aurgasm feature has afro-beat legend Tony Allen teaming up with Damon Albarn. It's a crazy funky pop tune for Every Season.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Tony%20Allen%20-%20Every%20Season.mp3

Dubbio Non Superato by That Crooner From Nowhere

Dubbio Non Superato finishes off the appropriately titled This is vocaltronica! with 11 minutes of experimental vocal music.

http://www.archive.org/download/thatcroonerfromnowhere_thisisvocaltronicaLP/14_Dubbio_non_superato.mp3