Holding Steady by Podington Bear

Ironically, Pod Bear classifies Holding Steady as "Building" music. Steady or building, it packs some head nodding hooks into less than a minute.

http://soundofpicture.com/MP3/Building/HoldingSteady.mp3

Golden Sunrise by Josh Woodward

Today, the simple glow of a Golden Sunrise.

http://www.joshwoodward.com/mp3/TheWake/JoshWoodward-TheWake-10-GoldenSunrise.mp3

Nocturnally Yours by The Panoply Academy

For a slow-churning, sludgy, noisy guitar driven rock tune, Nocturnally Yours offers some sweetly pleasing melodies along with the noise spikes.

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

Witch Parade Assassin by Ugress

Today we get the stalking creep of the Witch Parade Assassin.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/490819453/Witch%2BParade%2BAssassin.mp3

Clipped Gongs by Lucky Dragons

The title Clipped Gongs tells you about as much as I could about this track.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/dream_island_laughing_language/01_clipped_gongs.mp3

Summer by Magic Kids

"Summer time is for sweethearts" and a summer day is for sweetly sentimental songs.

http://www.truepanther.com/mp3/MagicKids_Summer.mp3

Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 by Daniel Bautista

Today we have a guitar performance of Beethoven's most famous Symphony No. 9.

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/beethoven/04.symphony9.mp3

Good Morning by Brick Pig

Brick Pig gives a Good Morning so lovely it took a plurality of Song Fight! votes.

http://www.songfight.org/music/39+1=jb/brickpig_39+1=jb.mp3

Piano Piece D946 No 1 (in E flat minor) by Don Betts

Paul Cantrell describes Piano Piece D946 No 1 (in E flat minor) best: "Schubert’s music is a rarified world, full of repeating simple patterns built from the same few simple ingredients, where subtle changes create tremendous moments — just a shift from minor to major, and a whole new world opens up. In Don’s performance, you can feel the weight of each of those little moments, the overwhelmingly vast interior of this tiny little world, like one of Georgia O’Keefe’s flower paintings."

http://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_don_schubert-946-1.mp3

Wrath Of God by ADD

ADD slows and strips down Wrath of God for one of his contributions to John Benjamin's birthday.

http://www.songfight.org/music/39+1=jb/add4_39+1=jb.mp3

O! Cristina by Duboce Triangle

It's been a while since we've heard from Duboce Triangle. What's the occasion? A year ago JB turned 40. Their gift for the occasion: a cover of O! Cristina.

http://www.songfight.org/music/39+1=jb/dubocetriangle_39+1=jb.mp3

Dreams by The Morning Benders

A simple guitar and melodic voice gives these Dreams a calm and easy feeling.

http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Dreams-Fleetwood-Mac-Cover.mp3

Rej by Sonar Kollektiv Orchester

Aurgasm describes this so well: "Sonar Kollectiv is the label-home of about a dozen of Aurgasm’s features... Recently an ensemble of fifteen musicians got together to cover some of the label’s catalog... Âme’s minimal techno epic, Rej lent itself perfectly to a re-imagining by the group.

http://aurgasm.us/music/Ame%20-%20Rej%20(Sonar%20Kollektiv%20Orchester%20cover).mp3

Original King by Brother Ali

"I live, I die, I laugh so that I don't cry. I work hard. I bust my ass to survive." That's an Original King.

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

Stay In by Tiny Creatures

Stay In rolls along at a lull in strange vocal loops and rhythms.

Get vorbis.

http://archive.org/download/birdsong024/04_stay_in.mp3
http://archive.org/download/birdsong024/04_stay_in.ogg

Someone Like You by David Vandervelde

If you like a bit of long winded guitar based pop, David Vandervelde has just the thing for Someone Like You.

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

Zwischenraum by Abstract Avenue

Enjoy the interstices within Zwischenraum.

Lovely in vorbis.

http://archive.org/download/lego002/lego002_08-Zwischenraum_vbr.mp3
http://archive.org/download/lego002/lego002_08-Zwischenraum.ogg

Human Nature by Gauntlet Hair

Pop with an abrasive edge and throbbing pulse about sums up Human Nature.

http://www.scjag.com/mp3/do/01%20Human%20Nature.mp3

Living Lens by Mountains

Living Lens moves slowly through gorgeous lush sounds.

https://soundcloud.com/thrilljockey/mountains-living-lens

Magic Mountain by Blonde Redhead

Magic Mountain is exactly where you might expect to hear these sorts of ethereal sounds.

http://blonde-redhead.com.s73428.gridserver.com/tracks/09_magic_mountain.mp3

Sea Salt by John Vanderslice

Sea Salt is a dynamic yet relaxed song from John Vanderslice.

http://www.scjag.com/mp3/do/seasalt.mp3

Twenty Cycles To The Ground by Molina and Johnson

Jason Molina was a prolific songwriter at the helm of Songs:Ohia and Magnolia Electric Company. Twenty Cycles to the Ground is part of a collaboration with Will Johnson.

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

A Great Divide by Parts And Labor

Tumultuous cacophony, anthemic lines, pulsing energy: A Great Divide is great rock.

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

Arena by Suuns

Today's tune is a head bobbing electronic groove for an intimate Arena.

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

Calgary by Bon Iver

Calgary is yet another beautiful melody from Bon Iver.

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

Hey! by The Impossible Shapes

The washed out sound and simple Hey! makes this feel like old school rock.

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

Joyless, Joyless by Minus Story

It's hard to take a title like Joyless, Joyless seriously when it's paired with such enjoyable indie rock.

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

Lingle by Paul Cantrell

Lingle is a short piano improvisation that circles and flows like one's thoughts.

http://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_improv-lingle.mp3

Automatic by Yu(c)k

Today's track is a slow lo-fi piano tune with a raw emotional puch: Automatic.

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

Gravediggress by CocoRosie

Beatbox, slow piano, and the contrasting voices of CocoRosie's singers make Gravediggress a fascinating listen.

http://www.cityslang.com/audio//cocorosie/audio/CocoRosie%20-Gravediggress.mp3

March Of The Drones by State Shirt

State Shirt has been doing quite a few live looping compositional experiments. March of the Drones is his latest, and among my favorites.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/videosongs/stateshirt_marchofthedrones.mp3