Download 4 mp3s from Blank Tapes, The Very Most, The Pharmacy, and the Crusaders of Love
Crusaders of Love - I'm Gone The Deal:French guys who sound like they're British.RIYL: The Buzzcocks, Art Brut, The KnackMakes EN-D Think Of:Skinny guys with skinny jeans and broken hearts.
The Very Most - Today it is even better The Deal: An Obese Morman from Boise, ID makes bouncy, pristine pop. RIYL: Belle and Sebastian, The Beach Boys, Elvis CostelloMakes EN-D Think Of: Riding bikes down big hills . . . with lit sparklers.
The Very Most - Autumn Air from Jeremy Jensen on Vimeo.
The Pharmacy - Don't Wait in Vayne The Deal:Welsh men with pop hooks and great big harmonies.RIYL: The Kinks, ELO, The BeatlesMakes EN-D Think Of:Rich girls on pills.
The Blank Tapes - Driving Out of My Mind The Deal:Welsh men with pop hooks and great big harmonies.RIYL: Silver Jews, The Byrds, Wilco Makes EN-D Think Of: Driving through the Smokey Mountains
Download 4 mp3s from Ofege, Wolf People, Free Energy, and Race Horses
Race Horses - Goodbye Falkenburg
The Deal:Welsh men with pop hooks and great big harmonies. RIYL: The Kinks, Herman's Hermits, The Libertines Makes EN-D Think Of: Strolling around with a cane and bowler hat...
Free Energy - Dream City
The Deal: Williamsburg's newest goldenboys! RIYL: T Rex, The Strokes, Elvis Costello Makes EN-D Think of: Playing Softball!
Wolf People - October Fire
The Deal: British guys who 1) romanticize the 70's, 2) Don't know that "wolf" band names have been played out for a couple years now, 3) Stay inside on sunny days. RIYL: The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones, Cream Makes EN-D Think Of: Dads getting their BBQ grills ready.
Ofege - It's Not Easy
The Deal: Nigerian Psychedelia from the 70's. RIYL: Love, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Jimi Hendrix Makes EN-D Think Of: Old World Cup Footage
EN-D's December post was a pretty stellar round-up of the year in music, but he's only human and was bound to miss a few. Here are a few more gems that could have made it on the best of 09' list.
Download EN-D's 09 Addendum (mp3s by Best Coast, Eux Autres, Magic Arm, and The Mumlers)
Best Coast- Feeling of Love
The Deal: A tattooed woman from LA plays hummable, fuzzed-out pop. Reminds EN-D of: the girl who could have gone to grad school but became an organic farmer instead. RIYL: My Bloody Valentine, Beach House, the Beach Boys
Eux Artres- Queen Turner
The Deal: Brother and sister make charming pop fit for picking through the clothes at a thrift store. Reminds EN-D of: The harmless bums that shuffle around downtown Lawrence, KS. RIYL: Saturday Looks Good to Me, Slumber Party, Aisler Set
Magic Arm- Widths and Heights
The Deal: Bouncy pop furnished with handclaps and 80's synths Reminds EN-D of: long rides in small cars with good friends RIYL: MGMT, The Talking Heads, the Beta Band
The Mumlers- The Coffin Factory
The Deal: Some dudes from San Jose making music that sounds vehemently opposed to the cleanliness and efficiency of Silicon Valley. Reminds EN-D of: watching people catch catfish with their hands. RIYL: the Band, the Bees, Van Morrison
The Deal: Stripped-down rock for dudes who wear their hearts on the sleeve. Oh, the pathos and melancholy of young hipsters on the make. RIYL: Jonathon Richman and the Modern Lovers, the Black Lips, Reminds EN-D of: Staying up late with friends, driving to work, riding the subway to work.
Yo La Tengo- Popular Songs
The Deal: Another gem from New Jersey's most rocking Jews, who also make it onto the mix as their ragged and saucy alter-ego, Condo Fucks. RIYL: Steely Dan, Smokey Robinson, Sonic Youth Reminds EN-D of: when he saw them play in Seoul. Highly enjoyable despite the atrocious sound.
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart- S/T The Deal: Fuzzy pop songs EN-D tried hard not to like. It was hard, though, and so he gave in. It's like The Cure without all the stuff that makes them seem dated (whiny voice and bloated snyths). PBPH still use synths, but they're a bit leaner, more humble and reserved. RIYL: Jesus and Mary Chain, the Cure, the Ramones Reminds EN-D of: being a teenager, writing poetry in notebooks, hating the suburbs
Naomi Shelton & Gospel Queens- What Have You Done, My Brother?
The Deal: EN-D's not the church-going type but these Mrs. Shelton's the real deal.The Gospel Queens are quite oafish but they certainly bring it, along with the band, who play skin-tight country blues that occasionally favors Basement Tapes-era Bob Dylan. RIYL: Sharon Jones, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, The Band Reminds EN-D of: White people watching sitcoms about black families.
Desolation Wilderness- New Universe
The Deal: Sunny, woozy pop, possibly from the bottom of the ocean. RIYL: Galaxy 500, Luna, Sea and Cake Makes EN-D Feel Like: Lying in a park/beach/hammock, reading something whimsical.
The Rest of the Best
Anchors Dropped Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band S/T While You Wait for the Others Grizzly Bear Veckatimest Lost At Sea The Fiery Furnaces I'm Going Away “Further Complications." Jarvis Cocker Further Complications Nothing But Change Part II Harlem Shakes Technicolor Health (Exclusive Bonus Version) Worm Mountain The Flaming Lips Embryonic Howard Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele The Good Feeling Music of... Snookered Dan Deacon Bromst Black Cloud Christmas Island Blackout Summer Hi-Fi Goon Throw Me The Statue Creaturesque Plain Material Memory Tapes Seek Magic We Are The Men You'll Grow To Love Soon Let's Wrestle In The Court Of The Wrestling Let's Breathing Lake Let's Build a Roof The Whip & The World The Kingsbury Manx Ascenseur Ouvert! Darker Side Of Night Jimi Tenor / Tony Allen Inspiration Information 4 Gallop Jeremy Jay Slow Dance Up From Below Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros S/T Black Wax Dananananaykroyd Hey Everyone Gudbuy T’Jane Condo Fucks Fuckbook Dreams Come True Girl Cass McCombs Catacombs Stay Box Elders Alice and Friends Trading Things In The Voluntary Butler Scheme Trading Things In Peanut Butter Oven Thee Oh Sees HELP Fixed It! Thao with The Get Down Stay Down Know Better Learn Faster Portofino Teengirl Fantasy Portofino / New Image Every Day Weird Machines Small Black Small Black EP Allison and the Ancient Eyes The Shaky Hands Let It Die Introducing Palace Players Mew No More Stories (EP) Do The Chop The King Khan & BBQ Show Invisible Girl A Thousand Diamond Rings The Handsome Family Honey Moon Lust For Life Girls Lust For Life My Unusual Friend Fruit Bats The Ruminant Band Over It Dinosaur Jr. Farm Logos Atlas Sound Logos Psychic City (Voodoo City) YACHT See Mystery Lights Que Viva Elrocanrol Spider Bags Goodbye Cruel World, Hello Crueler World Quicksand Lotus Plaza The Floodlight Collective Black Sand The Curious Mystery Rotting Slowly Lately (I've Been On My Back) BOAT Setting The Paces Be An Encore Ape School S/T Girl In Love Smith Westerns S/T Before I Was Caught Jay Reatard Watch Me Fall Can't See Anything Changing The Curtains Common Rocker Terminally Chill Neon Indian Psychic Chasms Slap Dash For No Cash Art Brut Art Brut vs. Satan
The Ganksthiving MP3 Pack! (mp3s by Spider Bags, Lake, Junk Culture, and the Curtains)
Lake- Loose Wind
The Deal: Six sensitive kids make music your parents would make love to. Listen to this with someone special. Makes EN-D remember: Pictures of mom and dad with feathered hair. RIYL: The No Kids, Yo La Tengo, Fleetwood Mac
The Curtains- Bob and Jenny Scott
The Deal: Bald British guys who dress like teachers. Makes EN-D remember: being assaulted by football hooligans RIYL: The Who, The Stooges, Guided By Voices
Junk Culture- West Coast
The Deal: Some East-Indian dude in Mississippi who churns out ridiculously catchy, yet obtuse jams with incredible cover art to match. Makes EN-D remember:the time he went to a dance club and felt awkward. RIYL: Blockhead, Girl Talk, "electronica" or "disco" music
Spider Bags- Hey Delinquents
The Deal: Guys from Chapel Hill who never heard about Alt-Country going the way of pagers and AOL. But alas, EN-D is a known Alt-Country holdout himself and can't deny the ragged glory Spider Bags let loose. Makes EN-D remember: when he decided he didn't like trucker hats. RIYL: Uncle Tupelo, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young Spider Bags (7), 3/10/07 The Cave
Crusaders of Love - I'm Gone
The Very Most - Today it is even better
The Pharmacy - Don't Wait in Vayne
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