BasedWorld by Ryan Hemsworth

BasedWorld is a compelling piece of electronic dance music that feels epic and never repetitive.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2012/12/BasedWorld.mp3

Baked Out Of My Gourd by Aahz

Aahz talk up the benefits of being Baked Out Of My Gourd with a country twang.

http://www.songfight.org/music/baked_out_of_my_gourd/aahz_boomg.mp3

Para Elisa by Beethoven, performed by Daniel Bautista

This rendition of Para Elisa is a short, beautiful piece played on acoustic guitar.

https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/beethoven/06.paraelisa.mp3
https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/beethoven/ogg/06.paraelisa.ogg

Narrow Your Eyes by John Benjamin Band

JB's lo-fi cover of Narrow Your Eyes resonates with emotion.

http://johnorama.com/songs/covers/pops/narrow.mp3

Michelangelo '70 by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Mandrágora Tango

Mandrágora Tango calls Michelangelo '70 "A rolicking 3 minutes of undanceable Piazzolla goodness."

http://www.mandragoratango.com/music/2007/06/26/Michelangelo70.mp3

Blood, Guts, And Fire Trucks by Haggis Rising

There's nothing like an Irish punk tribute to a fallen friend. This one is Blood, Guts, and Fire Trucks.

https://archive.org/download/Loved_Like_a_Milkshake_A_Tribute_to_Wesley_Willis-4932/Haggis_Rising_-_01_-_Blood_Guts_and_Fire_Trucks.mp3

The Model by Kraftwerk, performed by Canasta

Canasta's folk pop seems a far cry from Kraftwerk's sparse electronics, yet The Model is nonetheless a faithful cover.

http://audio.canastamusic.com/FindTheTime/Canasta-FindTheTime-TheModel.mp3

Floating Bridge by Factor T, covered by Duboce Triangle

Floating Bridge moves suddenly from slow, stuttering rock to quick country twang.

http://www.songfight.net/covers/songs/dubocetrianle_factort_floatingbridge.mp3

Prelude Op 28 No 4 by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Paul Cantrell

Paul Cantrell delivers a pensive, sad rendition of Chopin's Prelude Op 28 No 4 (in E minor), paired with his thoughts on music pedagogy and another Chopin Prelude performance.

https://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_chopin-28-4.mp3

¡Qué Paciencia! by Los Sundayers

¡Qué Paciencia! is an excellent pop-rock song with a dressing of Barcelona salsa.

https://archive.org/download/Disco_Pirata-6645/Los_Sundayers_-_03_-_Qu_Paciencia.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Disco_Pirata-6645/Los_Sundayers_-_03_-_Qu_Paciencia.ogg

The Nanotech Virus by Stealing Orchestra

The Nanotech Virus sounds like a terrible army marching forth to conquer the world.

https://archive.org/download/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Band-12588/Stealing_Orchestra_-_07_-_The_Nanotech_Virus.mp3
https://archive.org/download/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Band-12588/Stealing_Orchestra_-_07_-_The_Nanotech_Virus.ogg

Turn Off Your TV by State Shirt

SongFight on Turn Off Your TV: "State Shirt wins by a good chunk of votes. Check out the great video for his song too."

http://www.songfight.org/music/turn_off_your_tv/stateshirt_toyt.mp3

The Drummer Is Fine Part 2 by Sonic Youth

The Drummer is Fine part 2 is an interesting guitar/effects/feedback bit of noodling coming out of A Thousaand Leaves Sessions.

http://sonicyouth.com/archives/mp3-selector/new_mp3/drummerpart2.mp3

Contenido by Pelayo Arrizabalaga, Antonio Bravo, Merran Laginestra, and Baldo Martinez

Contenido is a stimulating, intriguing work of improvised free jazz.

https://archive.org/download/Contenido-12083/Arrizabalaga_Bravo_Laginestra_Martinez_-_01_-_Contenido.mp3

I Can See You by ADD

This old I Can See You Song Fight entry has a lo-fi amateur charm, with a muddy recording of with pretty guitar and voice.

http://www.songfight.org/music/i_can_see_you/add-icanseeyou.mp3

Red Car by Chromatics

Red Car is slow, dark electronic music with a digitally disturbed voice.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2013/06/09-Red-Car.mp3

Sunday Afternoon by Podington Bear

Rhythm and Strings describes the appeal of Sunday Afternoon well. It's plucked strings are arranged in a busy, complex rhythm.

https://archive.org/download/Rhythm_and_Strings-13936/Podington_Bear_-_Sunday_Afternoon.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Rhythm_and_Strings-13936/Podington_Bear_-_Sunday_Afternoon.ogg

Safe Harbor by Ricochet

Ricochet's Safe Harbor has several things I like in a Song Fight entry: it's cute, quirky, and short.

http://www.songfight.org/music/safe_harbor/ricochet_sh.mp3

Elizabeth The Great by Bgm

Elizabeth The Great is another song with verses I find awkward but a chorus that makes up for it.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/0E401FFEF7AD0D5EBE29BE5F448BBC1A/file

Head Down by Nine Inch Nails

Head Down is one of those tracks where the verses are awkward but the chorus more than makes up for it.

https://archive.org/download/The_Slip-2640/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_06_-_Head_Down.mp3
https://archive.org/download/The_Slip-2640/Nine_Inch_Nails_-_06_-_Head_Down.ogg

Piano Concerto, Movement 3

The Third Movement ends David Cope's Piano Concerto with violent, swirling storm of piano notes.

ftp://arts.ucsc.edu/pub/cope/concert3.mp3

Carroussel by La Rainbow Toy Orchestra

Have a trip around a Carroussel, enjoy a dive into the toy chest.

Enjoy the festivities in vorbis.

https://archive.org/download/Family_Album-7577/La_Rainbow_Toy_Orchestra_-_01_-_Carroussel.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Family_Album-7577/La_Rainbow_Toy_Orchestra_-_01_-_Carroussel.ogg

Colourblind by The Worldly Self Assurance

Colourblind is a low-tempo, pretty indie rock song that got The Worldly Self Assurance a Round One win in the 2011 Nur Ein contest.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/E888904AB24D77CF48D7848AB77A1648/file

Let It Go by Jeremih + Shlohmo

A lovely R&B vocal juxtaposed with a dark, muted hip-hop beat gives Let It Go a haunting quality.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2014/07/05-Let-It-Go.mp3

What You See Is What You Get by Lucky Dragons

What You See Is What You Get starts with some hand claps, then moves into a loop of unusual, minimal, yet melodic sounds. It's another example of Lucky Dragons' simple yet strange musical style.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/EXISTERS/A2-what%20you%20see%20is%20what%20you%20get.mp3

Day Of The Dead by Possum Sauce

This zombie themed Day of the Dead has a few unexpected touches added to it's guy-and-guitar composition.

http://www.songfight.org/music/day_of_the_dead/possumsauce_dotd.mp3

Coffin Nails by Waylon Thornton

The gritty surf-rock guitar in Coffin Nails hits like the soundtrack to a Tarentino western.

http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/WaylonThornton-CoffinNails.mp3

FunkyOutro by That Crooner From Nowhere

This FunkyOutro is a perfect way to finish Cumming Soon.

https://archive.org/download/jamendo-031825/14.mp3

Tachion by Tiny Creatures

A vocal moan proceeds behind a repeated rhythm which, despite being called Tachion, never seems to go back in time.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_02_-_Tachion.mp3

Lodge by Nest

Two pianists united to create beatifully sparse peices like Lodge, ambient works centered on the piano but touched with textures of other sounds.

Get it in vorbis.

https://archive.org/download/Nest-6211/Nest_-_01_-_Lodge.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Nest-6211/Nest_-_01_-_Lodge.ogg