Monday, March 31, 2014

Walk With Me by Memoryhouse

Walk With Me is simply pleasing pop. It's slow, sentimental, and charming.

http://assets1.subpop.com/assets/audio/11993.mp3

Sunday, March 30, 2014

The Duo by Atu featuring Sango

The Duo blends lovely harmonizing vocals with cut up beats and smooth r&b sensibility.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/Atu-The-Duo-ft-Sango.mp3

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Lumino by Recue

Lumino is a quiet piece of skittering ambient music.

http://one.dot9.ca/2/releases/030/one026_03-recue_-_between_stations_-_lumino.mp3

Friday, March 28, 2014

Anna by Taken By Trees

I don't know how to describe Anna. It's mellow and exotic with a tinge of sadness.

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

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Symphony No. 1 in A minor, Movement 1: Presto by Daniel Bautista

The first movement of Bautista's first symphony, Presto, kicks things off fast. It's shifting, dynamic, and playful.

Also available in vorbis.

http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/symphony1/01.movement1.mp3
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/symphony1/ogg/01.movement1.ogg

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

All Kinds Of Sorrow by Berkeley Social Scene

This simple pop tune with a sweet voice lingers in All Kinds of Sorrow.

http://www.songfight.org/music/all_kinds_of_sorrow/berkeleysocialscene_akos.mp3

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Rewind That Back by MC Frontalot

From the early days of the MC Frontalot comes a solemn wish to Rewind That Back and do it over.

http://frontalot.com/media.php/73/mc_frontalot_-_rewind.mp3

Monday, March 24, 2014

Into The Trees by Still Corners

There's a distance, a kind of faded out production style that makes Into The Trees feel old, a piece of pop from the past.

http://assets1.subpop.com/assets/audio/10415.mp3

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Fineshrine by Purity Ring

Fineshrine is a cute electronic pop tune whose lyrics demand the cracking of a sternum.

http://promo.4ad.com/purityring/fineshrine_dwld.mp3

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Pourquoi Pas Moi by Fredrika Stahl

The piano and vocal melodies mix with the accordion accompaniment to make Pourquoi Pas Moi beautiful French pop.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/fredrika-stahl-pourquoi-pas-moi.mp3

Friday, March 21, 2014

Hiemis Memoriae by Sepulcrum Spei

Hiemis Memoriae fits Sepulcrum Spei's description of their album, MMV: "MMV is mainly very minimalistic folk played on flute, harp and percussion. This is mixied with drones, background textures and environmental samples to create a darker, sometimes almost sinister, more ambient feel."

https://archive.org/download/mir014/mir014-03-sepulcrum_spei-hiemis_memoriae.mp3

Thursday, March 20, 2014

About A Girl by Nirvana

About A Girl is one of those early pop gems from before Nirvana became a household name.

http://assets1.subpop.com/assets/audio/6036.mp3

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Our Plans Are On Hold by Tuners Union

The guitar in Our Plans are on Hold has a lovely tone, and mixed with the vocal harmonies and sampled beat, it makes for a very good pop tune.

http://www.songfight.org/music/our_plans_are_on_hold/tunersunion_opaoh.mp3

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Silver Line by The Bees

Gorilla vs. Bear calls Silver Line a "Simon & Garfunkel-esque pastoral-psych-folk tune".

http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/01-Silver-Line.mp3

Monday, March 17, 2014

As We May Think by Revolution Void

As We May Think is a simple, short piano led blend of jazz and hip-hop.

Enjoy in vorbis, or for the audiophiles, flac.

https://archive.org/download/Thread_Soul-7875/Revolution_Void_-_04_-_As_We_May_Think.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Thread_Soul-7875/Revolution_Void_-_04_-_As_We_May_Think.ogg
https://archive.org/download/RevolutionVoid-ThreadSoul2006/04.RevolutionVoid-AsWeMayThink.flac

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Static Void by That Crooner From Nowhere

Static Void opens up and sets the tone for This is vocaltronica!.

https://archive.org/download/thatcroonerfromnowhere_thisisvocaltronicaLP/01_Static_void.mp3

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Going Forward Looking Back by Podington Bear

Going Forward Looking Back accelerates as it heads wherever it's going.

http://soundofpicture.com/MP3/Driving/GoingForwardLookingBack.mp3

Friday, March 14, 2014

Come Down Where You Ought To Be by Who Fly

Just a simple pop Come Down Where You Ought To Be song fight contender today.

http://www.songfight.org/music/come_down_where_you_ought_to_be/whofly_cdwyotb.mp3

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Idecide by What Made Milwaukee Famous

Barsuk records chose to describe What Made Milwaukee Famous in three adjectives: "energetic, forceful, and impassioned." Idecide fits that bill.

http://mp3s.barsuk.com/WhatMadeMilwaukeeFamous_IDecide.mp3

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Calm Tension by Noertker's Moxie

Calm Tension is an excellent description of the slow moving oboe and flute, set against a texture of percussion and bass sounds behind them.

http://www.noertker.com/audio/Calm_Tension.mp3

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Leave The City by Magnolia Electric Company

Today I offer a bittersweet folk tune reflecting on how difficult it is to Leave the City.

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

Monday, March 10, 2014

FM Tan Sexy by El Guincho

The hot syncopated rhythm and the upbeat harmonies make FM Tan Sexy an excellent tune for a sunny day.

http://promo.xlrecordings.com/elguincho/download/fmtansexy.mp3

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Ziggurats by The Whiskers

A dizzying array of instruments build on the steady pulse of Ziggurats over the course of the song.

http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/164918871/Ziggurats.mp3

Saturday, March 8, 2014

The pond was too far, but we have the small bathtub just for the both of us

Cherly KaCherly's four note soundtrack ends with wobbling, oscillating The pond was too far, but we have the small bathtub just for the both of us.

Get it freer in vorbis.

https://archive.org/download/birdsong028/15_Cherly_KaCherly-Drop.mp3
https://archive.org/download/birdsong028/15_Cherly_KaCherly-Drop.ogg

Friday, March 7, 2014

Please Stop by State Shirt

Please Stop is a haunting Song Fight contender that made it into State Shirt's last album, Let's Get Bloody.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/letsgetbloody/07_Please_Stop.mp3

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Enjoy The Calm by Drew Barefoot

Today's track is a pretty, slow moving folksy instrumental. I hope you can Enjoy the Calm.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/Drew-Barefoot-Enjoy-the-Calm.mp3

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Crossriver by Atlas Sound

If you want a weird stumbling mess of sparse musical noises, you want Crossriver.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/11d0368fd5b01f299341793d4f692eed1c90a5a1

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Who Said I'm Dead by Longfellow Street

Longfellow Street hits Who Said I'm Dead with a Western twang, and came out of the fight on top.

http://www.songfight.org/music/who_said_im_dead/longfellowstreet_wsid.mp3

Monday, March 3, 2014

Silly Bears by Akron/Family

This silly rock song is about what Silly Bears say to each other.

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

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Feeling Today by Botany

Gorilla vs Bear, on Feeling Today: "Here’s the glowing title track, on which he flips some “decades-old samples” into something new and engagingly warm, with the help of some lovely vocals from Ashley Rathburn."

http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/01-Feeling-Today.mp3

Saturday, March 1, 2014

The Opening Window The Closing Door by Lucky Dragons

The Opening Window The Closing Door sounds like a looping, cut up voice, not saying anything in particular. But really, I don't know what it is.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/PUBLICITY_REFORM/02%20the%20opening%20window%20the%20closing%20door.mp3