Lil John of Indie Music

Nero - Essential Mix 2010

2011-07-27T12:49:00.000-07:00

The BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix by the London dubstep duo, Nero. In my humble opinion, this is the best and only mixtape you could ever need and will ever want, ever again, promise. This mix is 2 hours of dubstep, drum and bass, electro, french house, more drum and bass, and a final blast of dubstep. Trust me the greatest mixtape ever.

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jj - jj n° 2

2009-08-27T16:18:00.001-07:00

jj is playful pop music that makes you dream of a far away place. After hearing jj's debut single, "My Life, My Swag", I had high hopes for this debut full length. Unfortunately, this does not stand up quite as well. Don't get me wrong, this album is still pretty good, but it suffers from a few problems. For one, the songs are a bit same-y sounding. Luckily, the album is very short and sweet, just like a pop album should be.

There are definitely a few great songs here, but the album is burdened by "Ecstasy", a reworking of the song Lollipop. I find it very hard to sit through without cringing and it just ruins the mood and flow of the album set up by the first few tracks. "Are You Still In Vallda?" is the standout track, a reminder not to give up on the album just yet. A good album for those who are wanting to live carefree and love life.

Favorite Tracks: Are You Still In Vallda?, From Africa To Málaga

My Rating: 7/10

-m

Tracklist:
1. Things Will Never Be The Same Again
2. From Africa To Málaga
3. Ecstasy
4. Are You Still In Vallda?
5. My Love
6. Intermezzo
7. My Hopes And Dreams
8. Masterplan
9. Me & Dean

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jdjjtuk2wmo

!!! - Myth Takes

2009-08-27T16:03:00.000-07:00

This is an interesting dance rock cd released back in 2007. The album is laced with enough great basslines to keep your head bobbing right up until the last track. The singer's dorky narrative style seems odd at first but quickly becomes charming. The first half of the album is definitively better, with "Must Be The Moon" being a clear standout, but the epic "Bend Over Beethoven" keeps the second half going strong. Overall, this is a creative and fun album.

Favorite Tracks: Must Be The Moon, Bend Over Beethoven, Myth Takes

My Rating: 7/10

-m

Tracklist:
1. Myth Takes
2. All My Heroes Are Weirdos
3. Must Be The Moon
4. A New Name
5. Heart Of Hearts
6. Sweet Life
7. Yadnus
8. Bend Over Beethoven
9. Break In Case Of Anything
10. Infinifold

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?l2mmongwjjv

Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum - Divorce Lawyers I Shaved My Head

2009-07-15T22:43:00.001-07:00

I was greatly surprised by this album. Brooding folk music. First impression upon hearing the first track was kind of meh, but it gets better from there. A minor flaw is that the album is a bit long and a little same-y, but it delivers a wonderful emotion experience so I can easily tolerate the running time.

I'm pretty sure the whole of the album is a story too, and a weird one at that. For example, the opening lyric is "My mouth is filled with his ovaries." And it only gets weirder from there. This is recommended for Neutral Milk Hotel fans though, because the vocal styling is very very similar. Listen to this as a whole.

Favorite Tracks: Wild Dogs: Divorce!, they're all good though really.

My Rating: 9/10

-m

tracklisting:
1. Bird's Nest
2. Organs For Oceans
3. Avalanches
4. Racehorse: Get Married!
5. The Wrong Parts (Vivian Sisters Singing)
6. Prayer
7. O Jarhead! O Wife!
8. Hymn/Her
9. ____ Is Water
10. (S)mother
11. Wild Dogs: Divorce!
12. After The Glandolinian War
13. Carpenter/Rebuild The Body Out Of Birds
14. 1990 Was A Long Year And We Are All Out Of Hot Water Now

link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IOP9LNPP

track 9 is corrupted, so if you are really really interested in this after hearing it, message me.

Deastro - Moondagger

2009-07-15T22:17:00.000-07:00

A note to any readers: I'm finding it harder and harder to convince myself to write a decent amount for some albums. I feel like it is hard for me to keep my writing fresh and also to convey my thoughts about music in general. Thus, I may be having much shorter entries.

Deastro is very hit and miss electro pop. Several tracks are slightly annoying and unrewarding, but there are several gems too. The problem with this album is that even the tracks that aren't particularly bad, aren't intriguing at all either. The first song, Biophelia, is the best song on the album, but with the exception of that, the latter half of the album is far superior. Overall an avergae effort worth hearing for the good tracks.

Favorite Tracks: Biophelia, Moondagger, The Shaded Forests, Kurgan Wave Number One

My Rating: 5/10

-m

tracklisting:
1. Biophelia
2. Parallelogram
3. Tone Adventure #3
4. Toxic Crusaders
5. Greens, Grays, And Nordics
6. Day Of Wonder
7. Pyramid Builders
8. Daniel Johnston Was Stabbed In The Heart With The Moondagger By The King Of Darkness And His Ghost Is Writing This Song As A Warning To All Of Us
9. Rivers Of Life
10. Vermillion Plaza
11. Moondagger
12. Kurgan Wave Number One
13. The Shaded Forests (Gift Giver's Version)
14. Tree Frog

link:
http://rghost.ru/270055

Here We Go Magic - Here We Go Magic

2009-07-06T21:26:00.001-07:00

I'm not really sure what to think of this band name/album name. To suggest that this is the start of something magical would be a bit of an overstatement. While the album is certainly not bad, it doesn't quite spark anything or stay prominent enough to reach that point of intrigue.

While from the first few songs of the album one would guess that this is simply a subliminal collection of pop songs. Just when you think you have the band pigeonholed though, the album wanders off into a dark mess of ambient-ish tracks.

Similarly to how the dark pop piece "Fangela" and captivating slow-burner "Tunnelvision" set this album up for greatness, many of the later tracks ruin it. Example: "Babyohbabyijustcantstanditanymore", which is about as annoying to listen to as the title is to interpret.

Originally, I had rated this album much lower, but I found myself wanting to listen to it from time to time. What this says is that while as individual songs this album is a bit lacking, it works well as an album.

Also, I would like to note that I saw this band recently and they were much better in the live setting. The band had great energy and group dynamic. Opener "Only Pieces" must not have translated well on the album, because that song was the highlight of their set as it had an incredible buildup. Try out the album, and check out the band if they come around your hometown.

Favorite Tracks: Tunnelvision, Fangela

My Rating: 6/10

-m

Tracklisting:
1. Only Pieces
2. Fangela
3. Ahab
4. Tunnelvision
5. Ghost List
6. I Just Want To See You Underwater
7. Babyohbabyijustcantstanditanymore
8. Nat's Alien
9. Everything's Big

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?qmmzzwwggto

Tom Brosseau - Posthumous Success

2009-07-01T23:02:00.000-07:00

Let me start by saying I don't know anything about this guy, I just got this album randomly and was pleasantly surprised. My first thought is to wonder why this album is titled Posthumous Success, since this artist doesn't seem to be dead. Actually now that I think about it, with MJ's death and all this was kind of an ironic album pick. It seems true enough though that dying only seems to enhance one's musical career.

But I digress. For the most part this album is an enjoyable singer/songwriter affair with a few random kinks throw in and a few less actual songs than it seems. This is another case of an album with a good first half and a lagging second half.

The first three tracks are good and then the fifth song, "You Don't Know My Friends", is one of those kinks I mentioned, but it's still pretty decent, just a bit shoegaze-y out of nowhere. The second half is plagued with the song, instrumental, song formula. "Youth Decay" and "Chandler" just come off as boring guitar dickery and take away from the album's flow. I also disagree with having two different versions of the same track, but at least he had the sense to put them on opposite ends of the album. But I didn't like it when Yo La Tengo did it, and I still don't

In short, there are good songs here if you weave through the few stinkers.

Favorite Tracks: Been True, Favourite Colour Blue (The first one is far superior)

My Rating: 7/10

-m

tracklisting:
1. Favourite Colour Blue
2. Been True
3. Big Time
4. Boothill
5. You Don't Know My Friends
6. New Heights
7. Youth Decay
8. Drumroll
9. Miss Lucy
10. Axe & Stump
11. Chandler
12. Wishbone Medallion
13. Favourite Colour Blue

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3lknmtqbmm2

Say Hi - Oohs & Aahs

2009-07-01T22:44:00.000-07:00

I must say I really enjoy the album cover theme Say Hi has going on. What you'll find on this album is generally inoffensive bedroom pop. Five of the ten tracks have a girl's name in the title. It's cutesy, but I feel like this album's strength is also its biggest weakness. What I mean is that the sentiment is endearing but by the time the last few tracks roll around, it just doesn't keep your attention anymore.

The first six tracks are the good ones, and the last four are just kinda disappointing. And although there's not a lot wrong with the first six tracks, they aren't particularly compelling either. Except "Maurine", that track is pretty great and the artist throws a nice little vocal swoon into the chorus. Bonus points for referencing Built To Spill in track 3.

As a whole, it's an average album that doesn't really have a positive or negative emotional affect on the listener. Just stop the album after track 6 and you'll probably have a fonder memory of it.

Favorite Tracks: Maurine, Hallie And Henry

My Rating: 5/10

-m

tracklisting:
1. Elouise
2. Hallie And Henry
3. Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
4. November Was White, December Was Grey
5. Dramatic Irony
6. Maurine
7. One, Two ... One
8. Audrey
9. The Stars Just Blink For Us
10. Sallie's Heart Is Stone

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yevdzrjmdwm

P.O.S. - Never Better

2009-06-26T04:32:00.000-07:00

I don't claim to be an expert in hip hop or any such thing, but I find myself listening to the occasional rapper. In this case, we have P.O.S. To me, it seems like it would be hard to keep a hip hop album sounding fresh all the way through and not blend together, more so than pop or rock albums at least. P.O.S. does a good job of mixing things up throughout this album.

The first six tracks of this album are solid, and so I was immediately drawn in by the strength of these tracks. Unfortunately, the rest of the album alternates between lackluster songs and decent ones. Of note is the fact that P.O.S. seems to have some pretty good lyrics. While I didn't go look any up, I did catch references to The Big Lebowski, AC Slater, and Mitch Hedburg. Hearing little references like this definitely made the album more fun to listen to.

Track 2, "Drumroll", gets the energy riding high. "Goodbye" has possibly the catchiest chorus on the album and is a great all around track. The true highlight of the album though is the title track, "Never Better". It starts out inconspicuously , but the beauty of this track is the guest vocals by The Velvet Teen's singer, Judah Nagler. Now I will admit that I am probably biased, Judah being my favorite singer and all, but this track truly shows a sample of his amazing vocal capabilities.

All in all, it wouldn't hurt to give this album a try, even if you don't know much about hip hop. I certainly don't, but I was still able to find plenty of enjoyable tracks.

Favorite Tracks: Never Better, Goodbye, Savion Glover

My Rating: 6/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Let It Rattle
2. Drumroll (We're All Thirsty)
3. Savion Glover
4. Purexed
5. Graves (We Wrote The Book)
6. Goodbye
7. Get Smokes
8. Been Afraid
9. Low Light Low Life
10. The Basics (Alright)
11. Out Of Category
12. Optimist (We Are Not For Them)
13. Terrorish
14. Never Better
15. The Brave And The Snake/Handmade/Handgun

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwn33wzma3w

Deerhunter - Cryptograms

2009-06-21T20:16:00.001-07:00

I was first introduced to Deerhunter last year with the release of their album Microcastle. At the time I wasn't really intrigued and wrote off this band. For whatever reason I decided to go back and listen to this album and I was pleasantly surprised.

This is one of those albums that is very much improved when listening to it as an album and not as an assortment of songs. In my eyes, this album has two halves, the second starting at track 7.
The first half is mostly dominated by instrumentals, and the second half shows some actual songs sneaking out of the static.

The best way to describe this album is to tell you to look at the cover. It's a very purple record that has an overall hazy mood, but with a little white dot of melody to focus on. The second half of the album is superior to the first half, so give this one some patience. Really, all the songs with vocals are quality, the downside of the record is just that a few of the instrumentals don't really keep my attention. Otherwise, this is a good record worth checking out.

Favorite Songs: Strange Lights, Cryptograms

My Rating: 8/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Cryptograms
3. White Ink
4. Lake Somerset
5. Providence
6. Octet
7. Red Ink
8. Spring Hall Convert
9. Strange Lights
10. Hazel St
11. Tape Hiss Orchid
12. Heatherwood

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?91i0kpndmxx

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

2009-06-19T18:07:00.000-07:00

With the recent release of Grizzly Bear's fantastic album, Veckatimest, I decided to go back and give Yellow House a proper listen. With this being the second album I have been listening to of late that regards empty and haunted houses, I feel like I'm getting a pretty good understanding of what the listener is supposed to feel upon hearing this album.

Personally, I don't imagine haunted houses to be yellow, seems too cheerful. Unless it's sort of like the faded sepia-tone of times past, which I must say is more accurate based on the sound of this album. The one most prevalent flaw of this album is that I have to be in a certain mood to listen to it. Being outside or in the sun is just a no-no. This is very much an album to play alone in a dark house.

What Grizzly Bear does right: they make beautiful sounds and nice vocal harmonies and such.

What Grizzly Bear does that I am not particularly fond of: insert dissonant phrases( I don't know if that is the right way to describe it but you know what I mean.) into their otherwise beautiful songs. I don't really understand this, but I suppose some people must. The best example of this I can think of off hand is the chin up/cheer up part in "Lullabye". The problem is that when I think about this album, these parts make me dread listening to that specific song, making it hard to really love this album as a whole.

Besides all of that, there are some great tracks here, "Knife" being the most obviously and most immediately likeable. The second half of "On A Neck, On A Spit" is hoppin, and "Colorado" brings the album to a dark but pretty close.

Favorite Tracks: Knife, Colorado, Central And Remote

My Rating: 6/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Easier
2. Lullabye
3. Knife
4. Central And Remote
5. Little Brother
6. Plans
7. Marla
8. On A Neck, On A Spit
9. Reprise
10. Colorado

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?j2c9ehzjojx

wavves - wavves

2009-06-18T12:41:00.000-07:00

1. intro goth

2. california goth

3. wavves

4. lover

5. space raider

6. vermin

7. side yr on

8. beach goth

9. the boys will love us

10. spaced raider

11. yoked

12. teenage super party

http://www.rapidshare.com/files/152885443/Wavves-st-2008.zip

after all the wildly terrible shows and rumors of shows, i still insist that this album as a stand alone, one man trashed apartment cassette recording is worth a spin on your record player. wavves, the solo project of nathan williams, is notorious for rough live performances that sound little to nothing like the albums he makes. but that's okay! wavves is practically covered in scotch tape and staples, hidden in noise junk and surf punk sunshine. think of it as wearing your scratchiest, jank sunglasses to the beach. it's like being sixteen and popping a brewsky after a hard night of vandalizing cars. this is not quite immature, but it recalls memories of thrashing around in the basement of the old record store, and summers spent intentionally burying myself deep into the coast of virginia beach.

it's a great summer album. put it on and fuzz out into retro oblivion like the hip kid you are.

i really like "intro goth", which is joined by the other goths, california and beach, both equally lovely. you will catch yourself singing the chorus of "wavves" every time you get in the shower. "lover" is an unintelligible mangle of noise punk that is somehow very charming. "vermin" manages to be the one slow and semi-listenable song on the album. it's a nice one to add to sleep mixes and conjures thoughts of parting black atlantic seas in the night, freezing in the water, and imagining the souls of shipwrecked sailors floating around you.

teenage super party is an all-out extravaganza.

like.

-k

Radical Face - Ghost

2009-06-17T19:35:00.001-07:00

The album Ghost by Radical Face, is not necessarily treading new ground, but what it does, it does very well. Ghost is aptly named, for all the tracks seem to be connected by a recurring theme of old haunted houses and ghosts. Nearly all of the tracks evoke childhood memories from the places you grew up. Consequently, listening to this album makes wherever you are at right now feel just that little bit more homely, and certainly not in a plain way.

Perhaps I just relate really well to this record since I am at that point in my life where I no longer have a home. Though I live in a house, it is oft empty and dark, much like the houses revisited in this album. Makes me wish I lived in a time where you had one home that was central to your whole childhood. Now it feels like a house is just a house, no matter the location or the contents.

Regardless, Ghost is a pleasant trip down memory lane. The gentle explosion into the chorus of "Welcome Home, Son" is moving, "Wrapped In Piano Strings" is an addicting and standout song, and the album comes to a touching close with the track "Homesick". Simply a beautiful folk pop record.

Favorite Tracks: Welcome Home Son, Wrapped In Piano Strings, The Strangest Things

My Rating: 9/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Asleep On A Train
2. Welcome Home, Son
3. Let The River In
4. Glory
5. The Strangest Things
6. Wrapped In Piano Strings
7. Along The Road
8. Haunted
9. Winter Is Coming
10. Sleepwalking
11. Homesick

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?igmuo1yw1uf

King Creosote - Flick The Vs

2009-06-15T21:23:00.000-07:00

King Creosote is an artist with a seemingly extensive backlog of albums, all of which I know nothing about. But after hearing this album, I may have to go listen to this artist a bit more. Admittedly, King Creosote is an artist that caters to my particular tastes: indie rock meets folk meets electronic.

There's something about this album that sounds very refreshing. The singer has a nice voice, and something about the percussion on this album I just really like. The only bad thing really is that it sounds a bit same-y after a while, though there are a few tracks which mix it up a bit. Solid singer/songwriter material with a bit of flair. Just try it out yourself, you'll probably like it.

Favorite Tracks: No One Had It Better, Rims

My Rating: 7/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. No One Had It Better
2. Two Frocks At A Wedding
3. Camels Swapped For Wives
4. No Way She Exists
5. Fell An Ox
6. Coast On By
7. Nothing Rings True
8. Curtain Craft
9. Rims
10. Saw Circular Prowess

link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/208773386/KC-FTV.rar

Why? - Elephant Eyelash

2009-06-15T19:55:00.000-07:00

Pop songs + Hip-hop sensibilities + incredible stream of conscious lyrics = Why?

The first half of this album is incredible. Unfortunately it drops off a bit in the second half, but the only real misstep is "Act Five". "Light Leaves" is a fantastic closer though that brings a thought provoking image of death. "Gemini (Birthday Song)" is strangely endearing and "Crushed Bones" might be one of Why?'s best songs.

Favorite Tracks: Crushed Bones, Fall Saddles, Gemini (Birthday Song)

My Rating: 8/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Crushed Bones
2. Yo Yo Bye Bye
3. Rubber Traits
4. The Hoofs
5. Fall Saddles
6. Gemini (Birthday Song)
7. Waterfalls
8. Sanddollars
9. Speech Bubbles
10. Whispers Into The Other
11. Act Five
12. Light Leaves

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?3mhgdyubnhm

Department of Eagles - In Ear Park

2009-06-15T18:02:00.000-07:00

1. In Ear Park

2. No One Does it Like You

3. Phantom Other

4. Teenagers

5. Around the Bay

6. Herringbone

7. Classical Records

8. Waves of Rye

9. Therapy Car Noise

10. Floating on the Lehigh

11. Balmy Night

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=lyzdzln9

In Ear Park, released by collaborating members of Grizzly Bear, is a standout experiment in noise. Some tracks are immediately catching, particularly Teenagers and No One Does it Like You. It's not the kind of album you must listen to several times to like, but to fully appreciate all the nuances in noise demands more than one spin. Fine freak folk whimsy.

In Ear Park is the sound of a little boy's memories of his father and summers well spent.

-k

TV On The Radio - Dear Science

2009-06-15T15:29:00.000-07:00

I used to hate this album. I really liked Cookie Mountain, so I expected to like this album, but when I first heard it, I couldn't stand it. I tried a few more times later on and still, nothing. I found myself turning it off halfway through. I recently decided to give it another go and after a few listens it just clicked.

What I love about TV On The Radio (and most bands in general), is when they are able to create something that doesn't sound like everything else. In this category, TV On The Radio is king. The style on this album is all over the place, and yet the band has no real peers.

The first problem is simply that the first track is possibly the worst on the album, and the second half in general is far superior. The almost-rapping on "Dancing Choose" is great, "DLZ" gets up in your face, and "Family Tree" is simply beautiful.

I feel like a fool not to have realized that this album would be a huge grower. TV On The Radio is practically the definition of a grower band. I recommend you give this album a few listens... and then perhaps a few more.

Favorite Tracks: Family Tree, Love Dog, Crying

My Rating: 8/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Halfway Home
2. Crying
3. Dancing Choose
4. Stork And Owl
5. Golden Age
6. Family Tree
7. Red Dress
8. Love Dog
9. Shout Me Out
10. DLZ
11. Lover's Day

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bjcvmnzluha

MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

2009-06-14T22:07:00.000-07:00

I think we all know who MGMT is by now, due to their huge success from their three hit songs, "Time To Pretend", "Electric Feel", and "Kids". It was about time I got around to hearing their full album.

The album is decent, I would rank it as slightly above average. The key to enjoying the album is not to go into it expecting the same caliber of tracks as the three previously mentioned. In fact, I recommend skipping those three when listening to the rest for the first time. Needless to say, the first time I played the album, I was shocked to hear the picking of an acoustic guitar upon the beginning of the second track.

I can't help but feel like MGMT has a completely different sound on these songs than the three that made them so popular. The stripped down sound of "Weekend Wars" and "Pieces Of What" just isn't this band playing to their strengths. From there on, "The Youth" is pretty good actually, "Of Moons, Birds, & Monsters" and "The Handshake" are both about half good and half forgettable, and the rest of the album is just plain forgettable.

I was a bit disappointed that this album didn't have any hidden gems, like albums tend to have. It was better than I had initially expected though. Checking this out wouldn't be a complete waste of time, but by the time the second half rolls around, you'll be wanting to go back and give "Kids" another listen instead.

Favorite Tracks: Kids, Time To Pretend, Electric Feel

My Rating: 6/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Time To Pretend
2. Weekend Wars
3. The Youth
4. Electric Feel
5. Kids
6. 4th Dimensional Transition
7. Pieces Of What
8. Of Moons, Birds, & Monsters
9. The Handshake
10. Future Reflections

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6lidnyv4mmz

maudlin of the Well - Part The Second

2009-06-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

Ok, so maudlin of the Well is a band I don't really know anything about. I listened to their new album because it is free and because it has been getting some critical acclaim. From what I can gather from their website, this album was funded entirely by fan donations, which is why it is free. Pretty cool if you ask me. Anyone wanna help fund me? Ha.

Anyways, I came into this album not exactly sure of what to expect, but a bit scared of the progressive metal nametag. Upon playing the album, the first minute will blow you away, and at :52 seconds, you will turn your head to your iPod and say 'whoa'. Unfortunately, it quickly slows down a bit to an initially more disappointing part, before the second half of the song turns super cool again.

The first three tracks are incredibly beautiful and interesting, and with the exception of a cheesy and degrading guitar solo in the middle of track 2, there are no real flaws. This gave me high hopes for the album, but unfortunately the last two tracks are something completely different and disappointing. They are clearly more metal influenced, so I suppose if you are a fan you may enjoy them regardless. However, I find that they take away from what was looking to be one of the more beautiful albums I have heard of late. The album is still worth checking out though, if only for the first three tracks.

Favorite Tracks: An Except From 6,000,000,000,000 Miles..., Keep Light Near You..., Rose Quartz Turning To Glass

My Rating: 6/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. An Excerpt From 6,000,000,000,000 Miles Before the First, or, The Revisitation of the Blue Ghost
2. Another Excerpt: Keep Light Near You, Even When Dying
3. Rose Quartz Turning To Glass
4. Clover Garland Island
5. Laboratories of the Invisible World (Rollerskating the Cosmic Palmistric Postborder)

Links:
http://www.maudlinofthewell.net/
http://www.mediafire.com/?ziimmmlz3lu

Mimas - The Worries

2009-06-13T11:30:00.000-07:00

Mimas is truly a unique act. The self-proclaimed "Death-Indie" band released their debut album, The Worries, in America just earlier this year. I wouldn't say death-indie is a very appropriate genre for the band, however. The band is a typical indie-rock band with an overarching post-rock element. I think. Truly, this band sounds like none I have heard before, which is part of what I love about them.

What I find intriguing about this band is that while the instrumentation is certainly interesting, the lyrics themselves are bizarre. One song, for instance, talks about deodorant and smelly armpits, on more than one occasion. While listening to these lyrics, they slowly took hold of me and I became very mesmerized by them.

"Mac, get your gear on, let's visit Norway.
They shot a dog and then they killed themselves.
We found a monster and we brought it back
It imitates us and no one trusts anyone."

I realized that what I love so much about this album is that it speaks to me. It tells of the worries in our lives, both the little things and the big things. Everything from the need for prescription deodorant and making child support payments, all the way up to thoughts of suicide. Looking at this spectrum of worries, makes me wonder: what are all the things that cause me to worry? and perhaps most importantly, why do I worry about them at all?

Favorite tracks: Treehouse, Mac Get Your Gear, Dads

My Rating: 8/10

-M

Tracklisting:
1. Treehouse
2. Mac, Get Your Gear
3. Dads
4. Fangs
5. Why In The World Not?
6. Dr. Phil's Retirement
7. Keep Quiet
8. Cats On Fire
9. Beneath The Glad Sunbeam

link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?5hxdmygxzyz

Lemon Jelly Lemonjelly.ky

2009-06-13T05:39:00.000-07:00

Thought it might as well go up with the other two...again, another great work from the British duo, Lemon Jelly.

1. In the Bath – Fred Deakin, Nick Franglen, Lemon Jelly
2. Nervous Tension
3. Tune for Jack
4. His Majesty King Raam
5. Staunton Lick
6. Homage to Patagonia
7. Kneel Before Your God
8. Page One
9. Come

Download Link: http://www.rapidshare.com/files/160741729/Lemon_Jelly_-_Lemonjelly.ky.rar

Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons

2009-06-13T05:33:00.000-07:00

One of the best albums I have heard in long time--hope you enjoy the trip.

Tracklist:
1.Elements
2.Space Walk
3.Ramblin' Man
4.Return To Patagonia
5.Nice Weather For Ducks
6.Experiment Number Six
7.Closer
8.The Curse Of Ka'Zar

Download Link: http://rapidshare.com/files/67961416/LemonJelly-LostHorizons.rar

Lemon Jelly '64-'95

2009-06-13T05:26:00.000-07:00

Intro
88 (Come Down On Me)
68 (Only Time)
93 (Dont Stop Now)
95 (Make Things Right)
79 (The Shouty Track)
75 Stay With You
76 (The Slow Train)
90 (A Man Like Me)
64 (Go)

Download Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8LM0XXQK

Guess Who Is Back?

2009-06-13T05:10:00.000-07:00

Well, I get the feeling that there isn't anyone who checks up on a regular basis to see if Lil' John is up and running. But just in case someone does come here every so often looking for a new album...Lil' John is back!!! There will be new stuff coming your way very soon and maybe some reviews along with downloads...? Who knows what is coming really? Lil' John sure doesn't. Either way, the need was felt to put the word out, so spread it to all yo' friends and keep spreadin' the gospel, nukkas. :D

~Lil' John

Tilly and The Wall - Bottoms Of Barrels

2008-10-20T16:00:00.000-07:00

Track List

1. Rainbows in the Dark

2. Urgency

3. Bad Education

4. lost Girls

5. Love Song

6. Sing Songs Along

7. Black and Blue

8. Brave Day

9. The Freest Man

10. Coughing Colors

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ETKCJE1N

Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass

2008-06-16T21:31:00.000-07:00

Tracklist:
1. Keep Off the Lawn
2. None Shall Pass
3. Catacomb Kids
4. Bring Back Pluto
5. Fumes
6. Getaway Car
7. 39 Thieves
8. The Harbor is Yours
9. Citronella
10. Gun for the Whole Family
11. Five Fingers
12. No City
13. Dark Heart News
14. Coffee

links: http://www.mediafire.com/?yyylimowend
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7I3EK3MN

Subtle - Exiting Arm

2008-06-09T23:20:00.001-07:00

Tracklisting:

1. Exiting Arm
2. Day Dangerous
3. The No
4. Sick Soft Perfection
5. Hollow Hollered
6. The Crow
7. Unlikely Rock Shock
8. Take To Take
9. Gonebones
10. Wanted Found
11. Providence

links: http://sharebee.com/9ce50fe8
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1U0O7VKZ

Ratatat-LP3

2008-06-05T18:17:00.000-07:00

Yup. Not as good as S/T but better than classics. Far more chill. Get blazed and you will love it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?5zbilcg2led

TL:

"Shiller"
"Falcon Jab"
"Mi Viejo"
"Mirando"
"Flynn"
"Bird Priest"
"Shempi"
"Imperials"
"Dura"
"Bruleé"
"Mumtaz Khan"
"Gipsy Threat"
"Black Heroes"

Crystal Castles--Remixed Rewired

2008-06-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

Tracklist

1. Waist War [Aries Noise vs Crystal Castles]
2. Hunting For Witches [Crystal Castles Remix vs Bloc Party]
3. Cry Babies [Crystal Castles VS Comic Book Fever]
4. Leni [Crystal Castles vs GoodBooks]
5. Crimewave [Crystal Castles vs HEALTH]
6. Halcyon [Crystal Castles vs In Digital Form]
7. Atlantis To Interzone [Crystal Castles vs Klaxons]
8. It Fit When I was a Kid [Crystal Castles vs Liars]
9. Trash the Rental [Crystal Castles vs Sohodolls]
10. Lovers Who Uncover [Crystal Castles vs The Little Ones]
11. Divebomb [Crystal Castles vs The Whip]

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?nx25gmzvtnj

Peach Is! - Live From A469

2008-06-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

If you don't know what this is, you probably shouldn't download it :)

Tracklist:
1. Track 01
2. Track 02
3. Track 03
4. Track 04
5. Track 05
6. Track 06
7. Track 07
8. Track 08
9. Track 09
10. Track 10
11. Track 11
12. Track 12
13. Track 13
14. Track 14

link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/egfqkp

M83 - Saturdays = Youth

2008-06-02T14:03:00.000-07:00

Tracklist:
1. You, Appearing
2. Kim & Jessie
3. Skin of the Night
4. Graveyard Girl
5. Couleurs
6. Up!
7. We Own the Sky
8. Highway of Endless Dreams
9. Too Late
10. Dark Moves of Love
11. Midnight Souls Still Remain

links:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yuzy4dbsjax
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WB6PEFDY

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum

2008-05-15T11:59:00.000-07:00

Track Listing:

Forever Heavy
When the Sun Grows On Your Tongue
Spinning Cotton Candy In a Shack Made Of Shingles
Drippy Eye
Lost, Picking Flowers In the Woods
Caterpillar House
Wall Of Gum
Untitled Roadside Demo
Bonus Track 1
Jump Into My Mouth And Breathe the Stardust
Melt Me
Lollipopsichord
They Live In the Meadow
Sun Lips
Rollerdisco
Neon Syrup For the Cemetery Sisters
Afternoon Turns Pink, The

Download:

http://rapidshare.com/files/28275283/black_moth_super_rainbow_-_dandelion_gum__graveface__2007_.zip

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

2008-05-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

1. Flume
2. Lump Sum
3. Skinny Love
4. The Wolves (Act I and II)
5. Blindsided
6. Creature Fear
7. Team
8. For Emma
9. Re: Stacks

links: http://www.mediafire.com/?gxlbtroyudy
http://www.mediafire.com/?2b2z0g3tz12

The National - Boxer

2008-04-25T22:23:00.001-07:00

1. Fake Empire
2. Mistaken For Strangers
3. Brainy
4. Squalor Victoria
5. Green Gloves
6. Slow Show
7. Apartment Story
8. Start a War
9. Guest Room
10. Racing Like a Pro
11. Ada
12. Gospel

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?fz0t9qxeygm

Portugal. The Man - Waiter: "You Vultures!"

2008-04-20T16:52:00.000-07:00

1. How the Leopard Got Its Spots

2. Gold Fronts

3. Stables and Chairs

4. AKA M80 the Wolf

5. Marching With 6

6. Elephants

7. Waiter

8. Chicago

9. Bad Bad Levi Brown

10. Kill Me. The King

11. Tommy

12. Horse Warming Party

13. Guns.Guns...Guns

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?4jqsm0zm1z0

City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love

2008-04-15T20:41:00.000-07:00

1. Forgive Me

2. Confessions

3. The Death of Me

4. Body in a Box

5. Sleeping Sickness

6. What Makes a Man?

7. Waiting...

8. Constant Knot

9. Against the Grain

10. The Girl

11. Sensible Heart

12. As Much As I Ever Could

link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=APWT0ZAM

Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

2008-04-15T20:20:00.000-07:00

1. Peacebone

2. Unsolved Mysteries

3. Chores

4. For Reverend Green

5. Fireworks

6. #1

7. Winter Wonder Land

8. Cuckoo Cuckoo

9. Derek

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?5zdmwyt95fm

Owen - At Home With Owen

2008-04-15T20:09:00.000-07:00

1. Bad News

2. The Sad Waltzes of Pietro Crespi

3. Bags of Bones

4. Use Your Words

5. A Bird in Hand

6. Windows and Doorways

7. Femme Fatale

8. One of These Days

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?1ybr4l9zynn

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's - The Dust of Retreat

2008-04-15T13:07:00.000-07:00

1. A Sea Chanty of Sorts

2. Skeleton Key

3. Vampires in Blue Dresses

4. Quiet as a Mouse

5. Jen is Bringin' the Drugs

6. Dress Me Like a Clown

7. On a Freezing Chicago Street

8. Paper Kitten Nightmare

9. Barfight Revolution, Power Violence

10. A Light on a Hill

11. Talking in Code

12. Bookworm

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?49ycgm95njm

Seabear - The Ghost That Carried Us Away (2007)

2008-04-14T18:07:00.000-07:00

Artist: Seabear
Title: The Ghost That Carried Us Away
Release date: February, 2007
Format: Unmixed Audio CD
Label: Morr Music
Genre: acoustic, vocal
Total Time: 44:21

tracklisting:
1. Good Morning Scarecrow
2. Cat Piano
3. Libraries
4. Hospital Bed
5. Hands Remember
6. I Sing I Swim
7. Owl Walz
8. Arms
9. Sailors Blue
10. Lost Watch
11. Summer Bird Diamonds
12. Seashell

download links:
iFolder
RapidShare

Crystal Castles - Self Titled (2008)

2008-04-10T08:38:00.000-07:00

Tracklist
1. Untrust Us
2. Crimewave (Crystal Castles vs. HEALTH)
3. Alice Practice
4. Magic Spells
5. Xxzxcuzx Me
6. Air War
7. Courtship Dating
8. Vanished
9. 1991
10. Good Time
11. Love and Caring
12. Knights
13. Through the Hosiery
14. Reckless
15. Black Panther
16. Tell Me What to Swallow

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?ytvbmiyzxtc

Electrolush - The Very Best of Minimal and Electro Nouveau (2007) [2 CD´s]

2008-04-10T07:26:00.001-07:00

Electrolush - The Very Best of Minimal and Electro

Artist: VA
Title: Electrolush - The Very Best of Minimal and Electro Nouveau
Label: Electrolush
Genre: House
Release Date: 2007-02-26
Source: CDDA
# Tracks: 26
# CDs: 2
Lenght: 02.19.34
Encoder: Lame 3.90
Quality: 256 kbps / VBR
Channels: Joint Stereo / 44 khz
Tags: ID3 v1.0, ID3 v2.3
Nonstop mix: yes
*.cue: no
Archive size: 193 mb
Recovery record: yes

CD 01:
1. Land Shark - Dangerous
2. M.A.N.D.Y vs Booka Shade - Body Language
3. Wonderland Avenue - White Horse
4. Yoshimoto - Du What U Du (Trentemoller Remix)
5. Solid Groove - This is Sick (Original)
6. Shur-I-Kan - Living Inside (Mike Monday Remix)
7. Tiefschwarz feat. Matty Safer - Warning Siren (Buick Project Remix)
8. Layo & Bushwacka! - Life2Live feat Green Velvet (Jessie's Stripper Dub)
9. Chuck Love - Living at Night (Jimpster Remix)
10. Ricardo Da Costa - Get On Down (Original)
11. Only Freak - Viper Vapour
12. Freeform Five - No more conversations (Mylo Remix/ Caesar's Scissors Edit)
13. Greenskeepers - Man in the House (LandShark Man 2 Man Mix)

CD 02:
1. Ame - Rej
2. Art Of Tones - Catch The Pig
3. Thomas Schumacher - Heat It Up
4. Fred Everything & 20 for 7 Feat. Vanessa Baker - Friday
5. Speedcasts Feat.Owen Jarvis - Speedcasts
6. Rookie - I'll Do You
7. Spencer Parker - Open Your Eyes
8. Chiken Lips - White Dwarf
9. Andy Caldwell - Warrior
10. Random House Project - Freakin Me
11. The Electric Press - Re:Evaluate
12. Marco Da Souza - Pbc
13. Colette - What Will She Do For Love?

Rapidshare Part 01
Rapidshare Part 02
Rapidshare Part 03

Password: lime

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

2008-04-02T20:32:00.000-07:00

01 Mansard Roof
02. Oxford Comma
03. A-Punk
04. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
05. M79
06. Campus
07. Bryn
08. One (Blake's Got a New Face)
09. I Stand Corrected
10. Walcott
11. The Kids Don't Stand a Chance

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?fjek9vzw4gd

Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams

2008-04-02T20:21:00.001-07:00

1. Blue Flower/Blue Flame
2. Dark Leaves From A Thread
3. The State
4. Foam Hands
5. My Favorite Year
6. Shooting Rockets (From the Desk of the Night’s Ape)
7. Introducing Angels
8. Rivers
9. Leopard of Honor
10. Plaza Trinidad
11. Libby’s First Sunrise

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?f07nrtxp4mz

Nada Surf - Lucky

2008-04-02T16:05:00.000-07:00

1. See These Bones
2. Whose Authority
3. Beautiful Beat
4. Here Goes Something
5. Weightless
6. Are You Lightning?
7. I Like What You Say
8. From Now On
9. Ice on the Wing
10. The Fox
11. The Film Did Not Go 'Round

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?dyxyddjemez

WHY? - Alopecia

2008-04-02T12:37:00.000-07:00

1.The Vowels, Pt.

2.Good Friday

3.These Few Presidents

4.The Hollows

5.Song of the Sad Assassin

6.Gnashville

7.Fatalist Palmistry

8.The Fall of Mr. Fifths

9.Brook & Waxing

10.A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under

11.Twenty Eight

12.Simeon's Dilemma

13.By Torpedo or Crohn's

14.Exegesis

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?3nmc49hdczb