Comme Des Enfants by coeur De Pirate

Piano based pop rarely gets as adorable as Comme Des Enfants.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Coeur%20De%20Pirate%20-%20Comme%20Des%20Enfants.mp3

New Planet by State Shirt

From way back in the early days of Song Fight! we have this silly, creative little beat boxing/vocaltronica piece by State Shirt, in search of a New Planet once again.

http://www.songfight.org/music/new_planet/stateshirt-newplanet.mp3

Shoot Straight by Gold Chains

There's no shortage of juvenile snideness in Shoot Straight. It's the kind of pop rock that wears its immaturity well.

http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/goldchains/audio/ShootStraight.mp3

GBG Belongs To Us by Air France

Part two of a love letter in three parts: GBG Belongs To Us.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/GBG%20Belongs%20To%20Us.mp3

Between Stations by Recue

Between Stations is the title of Recue's release over at one. Noises add interesting texture to pretty piano melodies.

http://one.dot9.ca/2/releases/030/one026_05-recue_-_between_stations_-_between_stations.mp3

It Belongs To Me by Three Hole Punch

One of the little tragedies of Song Fight is that someone like Three Hole Punch comes around with strange and ridiculous audio tendencies, they may only do two songs. It Belongs To Me is one.

http://www.songfight.org/music/it_belongs_to_me/threeholepunch_ibtm.mp3

Wax And Wire by Loch Lomond

Aurgasm: Loch Lomond blends folk melodies with soaring vocal harmonies and instrumentation of acoustic guitar, banjo, flute and vibraphone to create a sound of forest fairytale.

Wax and Wire

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Loch%20Lomond%20-%20WaxandWire.mp3

Kisses For The Misses by Richard Swift

"We're all alone because nobody cares". Just the sentiment for those Kisses for the Misses.

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

Plain Material by Memory Tapes

Washed out guitars and retro vocal melodies mixed with electronic beats sounds like some Plain Material for Memory Tapes. But plainness doesn't mean boring here.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/07%20Plain%20Material.mp3

A Thousand Skins (Part 1) by Josh Woodward

A Thousand Skins (Part 1) is a simple, sweet, soft piano tune off of Josh Woodward's latest album, Ashes.

http://www.joshwoodward.com/song/AThousandSkinsPart1

Whale by Yellow Ostrich

Whale starts a repeating drum rhythm with some bare vocal harmonies. It's a minimal recording, but strange, compelling, and catchy. And then it bursts into a joyful sound.

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

Scarecrow by Grayskul

It's got a hot, bumping beat with some playful samples and solid raps. In other words, Scarecrow is just what you expect from Rhymesayers.

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

Mutinee by Podington Bear

I've just listened through Pod Bear's latest album, Egress, and on first pass Mutinee stands out as my favorite.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/a89dbaa97e69f37e6c01d41c53dd35a4f9996bed

Belize by Blue Hawaii

Gorilla vs. Bear: 'Montreal duo Blue Hawaii makes glowing, wistful tropical-pop lullabyes that the band dubs “far away music.”' Belize is a lovely example of their far away music.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/mp3/05%20Belize.mp3

Gelfling by Akara

Aurgasm recently featured two gorgeous songs by Akara. Gelfling starts off haunting and slow, then drops a beat and a beautiful vocal melody.

http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Akara%20-%20Gelfling.mp3

Driving by Uncle Owen Aunt Beru

Driving is slow, dreamy, with a washed out sound.

Have it in vorbis.

http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong026/11_Driving.mp3
http://www.archive.org/download/birdsong026/11_Driving.ogg

Urban Reflection by Revolution Void

I don't have as much pulsing, repetitive electronic music on this blog as I used to. So listen to Urban Relflection and reminisce on old times.

Reflect on this with a vorbis version.

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

New Drug Queens by Pink Mountaintops

New Drug Queens is the odd song out of the Pink Mountaintops' samples. It's fast, short, loud, fuzzy.

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

Top Bunk by Gauntlet Hair

According to gorilla vs. bear, Gauntlet Hair's label calls Top Bunk "cooled-out, coastal slowgrind." It's noisy, echoing, strange.

http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/02-Top-Bunk.mp3

RIP Burnface by CocoRosie

Grey Oceans is full of lush textured downtempo pop. The little details of the singer's breath in RIP Burnface send shivers down my spine.

http://assets2.subpop.com/assets/audio/7845.mp3

Rhyme Of The Nibelung by MC Frontalot and Badd Spellah

Introduce a rapper to Wagnerian opera and you get Rhyme of the Nibelung. The final review: "I'm pretty sure that this was an adaptation of Star Wars."

http://frontalot.com/media.php/305/Baddd_Spellah_feat_MC_Frontalot_-_Rhyme_of_the_Nibelung.mp3

Judge Holden by Daniel Bautista

Put on your shitkickers, step up, and listen to Bautista's guitar tell you a tale of Judge Holden.

I enjoy justice better in vorbis.

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/maderaybronce/05.judgeholden.mp3

Sarah by Da Cruz

Aurgasm: "Multi-influenced, yet connected to her roots, Da Cruz develops the sound of a fresh, summery and compelling pop." Sarah compels dancing.

http://aurgasm.us/music/julija/Da%20Cruz%20-%20Sarah.mp3

Weld by The Rhombus

Weld forces together banging drums, electronic drones, and distant, echoing guitars.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/c91cf59c09f7bb1520be499aa166140534d5ef0b

Ring Them Bells by Ross Durand

Ross Durand delivers a simple folksy song with a bit of a country twang to it to Ring Them Bells.

http://www.songfight.org/music/ring_them_bells/rossdurand_rtb.mp3

Black Is The Color by Lisa DeBenedictis, remixed by oldDog

Somehow oldDog makes his folky sounds mingling with DeBenedictis's voice sound delightfully dark in Black is the Color.

http://ccmixter.org/content/oldDog/oldDog_-_Black_is_the_Color.mp3

Lust by Raveonettes, remixed by Trentemøller

Trentemøller's remix of Lust is dark, pulsing, busy, yet subtle.

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

Survivalism by Nine Inch Nails, remixed by Halo 33

A clean piano sounds a bit unusual amongst the pop industrial sounds of Survivalism [Revision #1].

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/96710588/Survivalism%2B%255BRevision%2B%25231%255D.mp3

Oh Dear Mr. Williams - Tango? by snowflake, remixed by unreal_dm

Oh Dear Mr. Williams - Tango? That it is, with a beautiful voice and seductive rhythm.

http://ccmixter.org/content/unreal_dm/unreal_dm_-_Oh_Dear_Mr_Williams_-_Tango_.mp3