July special

we're going away for some time to visit dublin and sao paulo. here's a special update for chilly summer days, mp3 files to stuff your mp3 player with and listen to on lonely walks at night, in no special order.

pinback_-_syracuse.mp3 [pinback] an exerpt from "Summer in Abaddon" (touch & go), one of my 2004 favourites

mount_eerie_-_i_hold_nothing.mp3 [p.w. elverum & sun] an exerpt from Mount Eerie's forthcoming debut album "No Flashlight" (pw elverum & sun).

sufjan_stevens_-_the_predatory_wasp_of_the_palisades_is_out_to_get_us.mp3 [sufjan stevens] an exerpt from the awesome "Illinois" (asthmatic kitty)

art_brut_-_rusted_guns_of_milan.mp3 [art brut] the funniest song i've heard in a while, from Art Brut's debut album "Bang Bang Rock & Roll" (fierce panda)

annie_-_heartbeat.mp3 [annie] an exerpt from the dancefloor-friendly "Anniemal" (some major)

oneida_-_lavender.mp3 [oneida] a hell of a song, from Oneida's latest record "The Wedding" (jagjaguwar)

silver_jews_-_punks_in_the_beerlight.mp3 [silver jews] from the Silver Jews' forthcoming "Tanglewood Numbers" (drag city)

seu_jorge_-_life_on_mars.mp3 [seu jorge] David Bowie cover from the Life Aquatic with Steve Zizzou OST (some major)

the_lucksmiths_-_the_chapter_in_your_life_entitled_san_francisco.mp3 [the lucksmiths] one of the freshest pop songs heard in a while, the kind of songs Belle & Sebastian used to write, from "Warmer Corners" (candle)

ten_in_the_swear_jar_-_san_jose_fight_song.mp3 [asian man recs] Jamie Stewart and Cory McCulloch's pre-Xiu Xiu project, a great song, taken from the forthcoming XITSJ compilation "Accordion Solo" (asian man)

xiu_xiu_-_pox.mp3 [xiu xiu] An exerpt from Xiu Xiu's new album "La Foret" (5rc/acuarela)

smog_-_your_wedding.mp3 [smog] an old, mean smog song from "Julius Caesar" (drag city)