50 Bands, 50 Free MP3s
Everyone once in a while Stereogum likes to shut off the Steely Dan and listen to all those wonderful indie label MP3 links you send in. Well, today we've picked our 50 faves for you. It's a win/win. We don't have to host 'em, and you get to discover some exciting new bands and hear the latest from some old faves like Black Angels, Drive-By Truckers, Josh Rouse and Rogue Wave. (Speaking of Rogue Wave ... SXStereogum Behind-The-Scenes Post coming REALLY soon, promise. Zach was really sleepy pre-show; we have lots of silly photos of everyone interrupting his nap.) As always, let us know what you love, what you hate, etc... as if I had to ask for your opinions!
Voxtrot - "Mothers, Daughters, Sisters & Wives" (MP3)
Adam Arcuragi - "1981" (MP3)
Rogue Wave - "10:1" (MP3)
Neko Case - "Star Witness" (MP3)
Pony Up - "The Truth About Cats And Dogs (Is That They Die)" (MP3)
Danielson - "Did I Step On Your Trumpet" (MP3)
Irving - "Death in the Garden, Blood on the Flowers" (MP3)
Scanners - "Lowlife" (MP3)
Venice Is Sinking - "Pulaski Heights" (MP3)
Birdmonster - "Resurrection Song" (MP3)
LYLAS - "His Master’s Merriment" (MP3)
About - "Strike You As The Enemy" (MP3)
Shearwater - "Seventy Four/Seventy Five" (MP3)
Hazard County Girls - "Insect" (MP3)
Stellastarr* - "Love And Longing" (MP3)
Imaad Wasif - "Out In The Black" (MP3)
Mecca Normal - "I'll Call You" (MP3)
Candy Bars - "Enough To Choke A Cold Air" (MP3)
Starlight Mints - "Inside Of Me" (MP3)
Peter Walker - "What Do I Know" (MP3)
Be Your Own Pet - "Fire Department" (MP3)
Ladyhawk - "The Dugout" (MP3)
Drive-By Truckers - "Gravity's Gone" (MP3)
Wilderness - "Emergency" (MP3)
Clogs - "Pencil Sticks" (MP3)
The Slats - "Ignatius" (MP3)
Jeff Merchant - "Li'l Miss Riding Hood" (MP3)
Josh Rouse - "Quiet Town" (MP3)
Blanket Music - "Impossible" (MP3)
Norfolk & Western - "Impossible" (MP3)
The Stills - "In The Beginning" (MP3)
Maritime - "Calm" (MP3)
Micah P. Hinson - "The Leading Guy" (MP3)
The Sounds - "Song With A Mission" (MP3)
Headlights - "Tokyo" (MP3)
The Like Young - "For Money or Love" (MP3)
31Knots - "Chain Reaction" (MP3)
The Black Angels - "Young Man Dead" (MP3)
Pulco - "Love of The Ocean" (MP3)
Exene Cervenka - "It Ain't Supposed To Be" (MP3)
Saturday Looks Good To Me - "Can't Ever Sleep" (MP3)
The Czars - "I Am The Man" (MP3)
Man In Gray - "Sleeping" (MP3)
Heroine - "The Levy" (MP3)
They Shoot Horses Don't They? - "Emptyhead" (MP3)
Kind Of Like Spitting - "Share The Road" (MP3)
The Duke Spirit - "Stubborn Stiches" (MP3)
Snowden - "Anti-Anti" (MP3)
The Metal Hearts - "Socialize" (MP3)
Pretty Girls Make Graves - "Pyrite Pedestal" (MP3)
And about that PGMG Make Our "Elan Vital" Video YouTube contest: you only have until Saturday to upload your video. Watch the contenders here.
Oh, and label/PR people: how about filling in ID3 tags before posting? Just a thought...
Posted at 9:51 AM in MP3
I have been obsessed with that Voxtrot song for the last 2 weeks.
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The whole album is fantastic! Go Voxtrot.
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birdmonster and scanners! holla!
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man in gray is so good.
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I'm so totally in two of the bands you just posted mp3s by... so, thanks!
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Great list. Thanks man.
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50!
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Awesome post! Here's two additional new bands making noise in LA "biz" circles:
Udora - from Brasil:
http://www.udora.com/vr3/index/
Pushtwangers - from Sweden:
http://itsatrap.com/store/jukebox/mp3/the_pushtwangers-boyfriend.mp3
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Animandible has free mp3's too. www.myspace.com/animandible
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If you like The Shins, you'll love the Little Ones
http://www.myspace.com/wearethelittleones
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MOSTLY OLD PEOPLE, STILL
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That Stills song is great. Love the organs. Organs!!
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Can't seem to access the Starlight Mints track... damn.
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Thanks for this list. I can't stop listening to the Voxtrot or Danielson tracks.
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I am loving the Duke Spirit track. MUST GET MORE! I've heard of most of these guys, but who are Man in Gray? Don't forget the PGMG video on youtube!!!!!!!
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man in gray are a brooklyn band. check them out at www.maningray.com they just did a U.S. tour and played SXSW. their live show is always loud and awesome, usually ending in blood on someone's guitar and bodies strewn on stage. lots of fun. oh, and they're video for the song "thirty six" is surprisingly awesome.
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Damn, a nice collection of sounds here....especially the stills.
none of it compares to the S.Dan, though.
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Birdmonster's the best. They've posted some new songs of there's on Music for Robots & Gorilla vs. Bear. Cause you Can on their myspace is killer!
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thank you for those!
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i´ve seen 31 knots live in prague and yeah..it was really great,-)
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Thanks for posting the Clogs track! They definitely deserve wider recognition.
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One more for the list:
"The Long Night" by the Layaways:
http://www.thelayaways.com/sounds/the_long_night_192k.mp3
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they slats have stuff up on that new tagworld site, as well - www.tagworld.com/theslatsroc
at least that's what I think the site is...
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lelani, you were right! i love the Little Ones! thank you
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leilani, you were right! i love the Little Ones! thank you
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leilani, you were right! i love the Little Ones! thank you
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I'm happy to see Lylas on stereogum, they're a great band. More Lylas tracks from their upcoming album can be found here:
http://tracemyface.blogspot.com
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Lots of great ones!
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I loving the Irving song. Have heard the whole album and can't stop playing it.
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The judge who put coded messages in his Da Vinci Code plagiarism trial ruling has written another...
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hoyo
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Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
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