Happy New Year!

Or, for a higher quality version:

Phosphorescent - To Willie

Download Here:
LINK REMOVED BY REQUEST

Although I don't care for the way this was handled by Dead Oceans, I still encourage all y'all to go out and buy this album for the artists' sake. It's quickly becoming one of my favorites.
-Henry.


Wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Country, folk, INCREDIBLE cover albums, Willie tribute albums, the perfect amount of Will Oldham and Brightblack Morning Light, albums that I am dying to go pay 15$ for.

--

Anim@l C0llective - Merr1weather P0st P@vilion

Download Here:
MEGAUPLOAD


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: The future of music, high quality vinyl rips, this one is hard to RIYL, but I can say it's more than likely going to be voted "the best album of 2009" by most major music news critics.

--

If you want more I also have:
Everything they've ever done, including most side projects, etc.

Phantom Planet - S/T

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Perfectly produced gems, electro pop rock, albums given way less credit than they deserve because of who is in the band, the same pop sensibilities that created the theme to the O.C., what I wish "indie rock" meant.

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If you want more I also have:
All their records, aside from the new one.

Four Tet- Rounds

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL:Electronic, sample based music, one of the pioneers of today's music, albums that made me want to start making electronic music.

--

If you want more I also have:
Most everything, just ask.

El Guincho- Foliás

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace

RIYL: Animal Collective, Os Mutantes, Dudes who actually can do the animal collective sound almost as well as animal collective, Lo-fi sample-based dub with tropicalia guitar.

--

If you want more I also have:
Alegranza!

P.S. If anyone has the album art, leave me a message.

CunninLynguists- A Piece of Strange

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Southern hip-hop, underrated rap albums, Lexington artists (that don't suck), Albums that are well known by those deep into hip-hop as classics.

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If you want more I also have:
Access to any other of their albums

Brazilian Girls- S/T

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL:Brilliant production, electronica/dance, sexy albums, albums that make you want a Rhodes, lead singers who know six languages.

--

If you want more I also have:
Talk To La Bomb
New York City

Upcoming Posts

El Guincho- Folias
Brazilian Girls- Brazilian Girls
CunninLynguists- A Piece of Strange
Phantom Planet- Phantom Planet
Four Tet- Rounds

Some of these albums may be 128 and 160, and for that I apologize.

However, as strange of a selection that these albums are, I feel all are under-appreciated.

I strongly suggest all of 'em.

Thelonius Monk's Notes

Too cool that this is on the internet.

Hope to start uploading fresh albums from our future year soon enough.

Anim@l Coll3ctive- M@rriweather P0st Pavillion

SHHHHHHHHHHHHH (reup'd)

160 rip.

Don't complain!

Megapost will be fully functional soon.

P.S. This album is mindblowing. Download immediately.

For christmas today, I got some clothes, some money, a new martin guitar, but most impotantly, a low quality leak of this wonderful album.

Kate: I got a Wii and am having much more fun with it than I am with the new AC. Anybody have some good games to recommend?

Christmas Megapost!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but our christmas present to you has been delayed a bit. Last night my mom fell and broke her ankle & Kate and I haven't quite had the time to get everything uploaded that we need to in order to post the links to our favorite albums.

However, tomorrow night, I'm hoping to have every album that we plan to uploaded done.

It's sort of like your gift is still in the mail, you know?

However, at least we can tell you what's coming!
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To create our "Top 25 of 2008", both Henry and I made a list of our own top 25 first. 1st place received 25 points, 2nd - 24, 3rd - 23, and so on. We put our lists together, adding up the points each received to get our overall top 25. (There were some ties). I personally think this method was more complex than necessary, but Henry was set to do it. So, here it is:

Top 25 Albums of 2008

(Rank) (Votes) (Band) (Album) (Being uploaded?)
1.) 48-Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (DL)
2.) 46-Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago Y
3.) 43-Dept. of Eagles - In Ear Park (DL)
4.) 41-Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III N
5.) 35-Girl Talk - Feed the Animals (DL)
6.) 34-Blitzen Trapper - Furr (DL)
7.) 33-Quiet Village - Silent Movie Y
8.) 29-T.I. - Paper Trail N
9.) 26-My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
10.) 25-Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend Y
11.) 23-Music Tapes - Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes (DL)
12.) 22-Dr. Dog - Fate (DL)
12.) 22-Bonnie Prince Billy - Lie Down in the Light Y
13.) 21-Monkey - Journey to the West Y
14.) 19-Flying Lotus - Los Angeles (DL)
15.) 18-Little Joy - S/T (DL)
16.) 17-Vetiver - Thing of the Past (DL)
17.) 16-Mount Eerie - Lost Wisdom Y
18.) 15-Bombadil - A Buzz, A Buzz (DL) reup'd
18.) 15-El Guincho - Alegranza Y
19.) 14-Beach House - Devotion Y
20.) 13-High Places - High Places Y
20.) 13-Megapuss - Surfing LP (DL)
21.) 12-Pattern Is Movement - All Together (DL)
22.) 11-Brightblack Morning Light - Motion to Rejoin (DL)
23.) 10-Calexico- Carried to Dust (DL)
23.) 10-Islands - Arm's Way Y
24.) 7-Q-Tip - the Renaissance (DL)
24.) 7-Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer Y
25.) 6-MGMT - Oracular Spectacular Y

Hope you all had merry christmases!

(More to come tomorrow. We'll just have to wake up early :P)

Happy Happy Holidays!

We are working on our 2008 megapost at the moment, but we want to pause and say
Happy Holidays!





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An email I recieved today

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Affected URLs:

http://thankyoutoo.blogspot.com/2008/12/erykah-badu-new-amerykah-part-one-4th.html
http://thankyoutoo.blogspot.com/2008/12/erykah-badu-new-amerykah-part-one-4th.html
http://thankyoutoo.blogspot.com/2008/12/worthy-mention-lp-post.html

I suppose it was stupid on my part to post anything released on a Major.

On a related note, any artist, label, hell, even music fan, can request ANY download content removed. I, in no way, am unwilling to comply to requests for removal. My goal for this blog is not to help people steal music, it's instead to share music. The same way people take their friends to different restaurants you know? You take them there so that if they like it, they'll start going there and maybe take some friends of their own. I try the hardest any broke college student can to support artists and pay legitimately for music, but I also understand where musicians are coming from.

It's okay though, TYT will live on as long as we aren't shut down completely by blogger.

And even though I don't necessarily like how this situation was handled, a label's action shouldn't reflect an artist's view. I say, if you are able, go out and buy the new Erykah Badu. It's such a sick record. The song Soldier is one of the best tracks I've heard this year.

But most importantly support all of your favorite artists. I try to attend a concert or two a month and I try to buy around two or three albums every month too. Lastly, I just wanna say that Blogger was also really cool with how they handled this and I greatly appreciate their hosting. Without it we'd be nothing!

Stolen Silver- Art Official EP

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


myspace
website

RIYL: Strange electronic music, sample music, music by yours truly.

--

If you want more I also have:
The ability to make more.

The year in EPs

As promised, We here at TYT are going to help you celebrate the holiday season with tunes.

This post will contain our five favorite EPs from the year of 2008.

1.) Bon Iver- Blood Bank
2.) Fleet Foxes- Sun Giant
3.) Air France- No Way Down
4.) Avett Brothers- the Gleam II
5.) Animal Collective- Water Curses

Hope you enjoy!

Stick around for the worthy mentions & LP megapost!!

A.C. Newman - Get Guilty

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: the Slow Wonder, New Pornographers, canadian indie-pop scene,

--

If you want more I also have:
The Slow Wonder
All New Pornographers albums.

Q-Tip- The Renaissance

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website
twitter

RIYL: A Tribe Called Quest, Soulquarians, jazz, funk, hiphop, rap, incredible records, one of the best of 2008.

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I believe in you

Bon Iver covering Talk Talk's I Believe in You from the Spirit of Eden LP.

It's nearing the end of the year, and as always, every person on the internet who thinks their opinion matters is going about making their top ten lists for 2008. However, we here at TYT aren't just going to tell you about who came out the strongest this year, we're going to share with you the strongest (In our opinions.) I've already got my top 25 list, and Kate's still working on hers, but once we get all the votes calculated, we will start on the christmas megapost of albums. We will also have a top five list of EPs, I believe, that I'll try to get up as a christmas eve present or something. We'll see.

I hate to bore y'all with news posts and all, but I hope this is exciting for a change. I added links to both Kate and I's facebooks to the bottom of the page, in case you want to contact either of us. I also encourage you to add either of us as friends via last.fm if ya like what we listen to. If you have anything you want to hear or have anything to say to us, you can either leave a comment, comment in the comment box, or contact me by email.

On an unrelated note, if anyone out there has a blog they'd like posted in a new bloglinks section on here, feel free to leave a comment. I try to keep a good list of links on here so that this can sort of be a blog hub, for people who don't want 500 bookmarks. It doesn't necessarily have to be a music blog, but it should preferably be an active blog.

I'm off to study for finals week. Hope you all are enjoying the holiday season (only 11 days until christmas! & eight days until hanukkah! & 12 days until kwanzaa!)

Talk Talk- Laughing Stock

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
unofficial (but wonderful) site

RIYL: Bands that were many years before their time, bands that started as 80s pop/new wave and ended up defying genres entirely, the beginnings of post-rock, minus the slint and plus a little miles.

--

If you want more I also have:
All albums, and I plan on uploading Spirit of Eden eventually, it's my favorite of their records, though very heavily contested with this one as far as being the 'best.'

I know I say to try out most everything on here, but I personally dare you to take a listen to this album and see what happens. Upon only one listening of this album, I went out and bought it the next day. Then I went out and bought Spirit of Eden. I can't recommend this band enough. Mark Hollis was the future of music, but for some reason he was not embraced.

ThankYouToo Christmas Mix

With only two weeks until Christmas, it's got to be time for a little bit of musical christmas celebration. I've compiled a few of my favorite songs involving christmas in some way or another, and I hope you enjoy them as much as me!

1.) Alvin & the Chipmunks- Christmas Don't Be Late
2.) the Band- Christmas Must Be Tonight
3.) Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen- Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas
4.) Bright Eyes- Blue Christmas
5.) Blitzen Trapper- Christmas Is Coming Soon
6.) Gorky's Zygotic Mynci- Christmas Eve
7.) Caetano Veloso- In the Hot Sun of a Christmas Day
8.) My Morning Jacket- I Just Wanted To Say
9.) the Beach Boys- Little Saint Nick
10.) Perry Como- Home for the Holidays
11.) Sufjan Stevens- Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
12.) Vince Gauraldi Trio- Christmas Time is here

Download here!

Paavoharju-Laulu Laakson Kukista

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Very subtle sublime ambient folk, ascetic christian collectives, mysterious bands, finnish psych-folk

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Darling- The Mourning, The Silver, The Bell

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
website

RIYL: the Avett Brothers, very well composed bluegrass fused pop albums, an incredible display of talent for a single person.

--

If you want more I also have:
All Avett Brothers records, but no more Darling records.

Department of Eagles - In Ear Park

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: members of grizzly bear (minus two), concept pop, jazz guitar pop, influenced by Van Dyke Parks

--

If you want more I also have:
Whitey on the Moon UK LP
Plus random songs I think Henry gave me.

Just ask :)

Bon Iver- Blood Bank

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: For Emma, Forever Ago, folk music, Wisconsin, a final track that puts autotune to use, a final track that will blow your mind, proof that he's not a one album wonder to y'all doubters, Beautiful slide guitar and plentiful reverb.

As a reminder, if you're in the Louisville/Lexington/Cincinatti area, Bon Iver and Talles Man will be performing at Headliners the 17th I do believe. I will for sure be there.

--

If you want more I also have:
For Emma, Forever Ago

a mix

This sampler was supposed to be a reflection of my travels to Florida and back, but I think it's just a collaboration of my favorite songs... But here it is. (And I just realized how similar it is to Henry's last sampler :/)

1. St Augustine - Band Of Horses
-a place in FL
2. Goin' To Acapulco - Jim James & Calexico
-goin' south
3. Blue Ridge Moutains - Fleet Foxes
-always see the sign for em in TN
4. Mrs. Officer (Featuring Bobby Valentino) (Produced By Wyclef Jean) - Lil Wayne
-police are always patrollin the highways
5. Where To Begin - My Morning Jacket
-From Elizabethtown, a movie about traveling
6. Dramamine - Modest Mouse
-Drugs! and the song Henry always plays on my guitar when he comes over
7. Texaco - Blitzen Trapper
-gas stations.
8. Blue Driver - Vetiver
9. So Everyone - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
-From KY!
10. So Far To Go (Feat. Common & D'Angelo) - J Dilla
-I missed Henry :(
11. James Blues - J. Tillman
12. Nashville to Kentucky - My Morning Jacket
-yup
13. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan
-it never fails to rain while you're on the road
14. On Top of the World (Ft. Ludacris and B.O.B) - T.I.
-two favorite people from ATL
15. Sleepwalkin' - Modest Mouse
-again, reminds me of Henry


DL: MEDIAFIRE

I'm working on my christmas compilation mix!

If you have anything christmas-y that you think would fit in, send it my way.

While MPP refuses to leak, you can take a listen to a live preview thanks to the folks over at onethirtybpm.com

And if that isn't enough, check out the MPP Leak feed.

But most importantly, stare at that image for a few minutes!

What an album cover eh?

Ages ago on the internet, I found the same design yet with green and yellow colors, and saved it, knowing, one day, that jpg would grow up to be an album cover.

P.S. use your scroll bar to go up and down and watch the little oval things as it moves.

Seemingly somewhat too completely appropriate, I figured I'd post this.

However, now with thanksgiving down, that means I've not even got a month to make my christmas playlist. Once I get it put together all nice, I'll be sure to post it, but until then, this is going to have to do it for you.

One of my favorite bootlegs of theirs, I think it might be the only time I've ever heard Come Closer played live.

Hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving!

-H

Happy Thanksgiving!

the Music Tapes- Music for Clouds & Tornadoes

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
on merge
on e6

RIYL:
Elephant 6, Neutral Milk Hotel, haunting music, "not just another e6 album", quite possibly the best release since ITAOTS from E6.
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Sampler #2

I'm actually somewhat not completely weighed down by school right now thanks to turkey break. Therefore, today I compiled a little bit of a sampler similar to the last one, that generally has no direction or theme. These are 22 songs that I really like and encourage y'all to listen to. There's something for everyone, or at least I hope there is.

1. Eels- 3 Speed
2. Big Star- the Ballad of El Goodo
3. Little Joy- the Next Time Around
4. the Music Tapes- Manifest Destiny
5. J Dilla- Won't Do
6. My Morning Jacket- Come Closer
7. Blitzen Trapper- Reno
8. George Roark- I Ain't A Bit Drunk
9. the Books- It Never Changes To Stop
10. the Unicorns- Stop
11. Dr. Dog- Little Bird
12. Tortoise- Gamera
13. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- No More Workhorse Blues
14. De La Soul- Me Myself and I
15. the Flying Burrito Brothers- Hot Burrito #1
16. Fugazi- Turnover
17. Harry Nilsson- Without You
18. Ghostface Killad- Whip You With A Strap
19. Talk Talk- Ascension Day
20. Van Dyke Parks- the All Golden
21. Uncle Tupelo- Moonshiner
22. M. Ward- From a Pirate Radio Sermon, 1989

Aside from this, Kate's got a mix she's going to upload once she gets back from Florida.

As far as album uploads go, I'm going to try uploading the new Music Tapes a little later today and hopefully this mix inspires a request or two, so either leave a comment or shout in the C box over there --------------->

DOWNLOAD HERE

Blitzen Trapper - Cool Love #1

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: cool lovin, folk-pop, jitterbugs

--

If you want more I also have:
Blitzen Trapper
Furr
Field Rex
Wild Mountain Nation
EP3


Sorry it took so long to get this uploaded, but at least now I know how to unprotect apple-protected songs :P
Also, I'm leaving for Florida in 12 hours, so have fun with Heno this next week!

American Football- S/T

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website (or what used to be their website)

RIYL: Emo, post-hardcore, math rock, pre- Dashboard Confessional, one of the projects involving dudes from Owen/Joan of Arc/Owls/ etc. etc.

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I'm hoping to upload Owls' Owls too.

My Morning Jacket- Sweatbees EP

Download Here:
MEGAUPLOAD

Wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: The weird MMJ between at dawn and it still moves, which also happens to be my favorite MMJ.

--

If you want more, I also have:

Everything ever.

Just leave me a comment.

P.S. Is "sweatbee" a regional term? Does anyone outside of Appalachia know what that means?

Phosphorescent- A Hundred Times Or More

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE

Wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Folk, chanty folk, reverb folk, folky folk.

--

Thanks to Shawn for the album art link. Check out his blog (one of my favorites!)

Calexico- Carried to Dust & Garden Ruin

Download Here:
Carried To Dust
Garden Ruin

Wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Alt-Country, Mexicana/Americana, good slow music.

--


Just leave me a comment.

A reminder to all the folks in the Lexington/Louisville area,

Tomorrow night, y'all gotta come to see the Englishman, the Swells, and most importantly, Will Oldham and the Picket Line.

Tickets are on sale at CD Central for 12$, I just got mine and Kate's, so I assume they are still selling them, though I've been told they might sell out by the end of the day.

Anyway, for the rest of you non-Kantucks, I'm working on a batch of uploads for tonight.

These include, but are not limited to:
Calexico- Garden Ruin (and a re-up of Carried to Dust)
something from the Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc scene. (I'm thinking American Football or Owls, but I haven't quite decided yet)
MAYBE the new Ludacris album
and if Merriweather Post Pavillion leaks, I'll post it.

Until it does though, the thread over at ateaseweb will suffice.

Little Joy- S/T

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace

RIYL: the Strokes, Brazil, breakup albums, Los Hermanos, Megapuss, Noah Georgeson's production.

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P.S. This is the best album to come from a solo member of the Strokes.

the Books- Lost and Safe

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Folktronica, incredibly underrated albums, albums that have hundreds of cultural references that though at first aren't very noticeable, once analyzed, are really quite impressive, one of my favorite electronic albums.

--

If you want more I also have:
Thought for Food
The Lemon of Pink
Lost and Safe
Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books

Various Artists- Classical Chinese Folk Music Disc 2 & The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 1

Classical Chinese Folk Music Disc 2
RIYL: China...

But really, this is an incredible collection of old chinese music. It's amazing to me how complex chinese music is, and I hope you all take time to listen with this collection.


The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 1
RIYL: World music, incredible gems of records that have mostly faded into obscurity, albums Jeff Mangum played on his radio show.

Flying Lotus- Los Angeles

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: hip hop, incredible beats!, adult swim, nephews of Alice Coltrane, futuristic music.

--

If you want more I also have:
Shhh!

J. Dilla- the Shining

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Music, hip hop, greatest producers ever, one of the greatest albums ever.

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J Dilla was truly the greatest producer in music until his untimely death. If you all have any heart, go out and buy a few records of his. This, Donuts, Ruff Draft, any of them, and I guarantee you'll not regret it.

Upcoming albums

J Dilla- the Shining
CocoRosie- Noah's Ark
Flying Lotus- Los Angeles
Various Artists- Classical Chinese Folk Music Disc 2
Various Artists- The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 1

And, if any interest exists, I might start uploading either the six albums of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk music, or the seven albums of Kentucky Mountain Music.

Six Organs of Admittance - Dust & Chimes

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MEDIAFIRE


wiki
myspace
website

RIYL: Complex guitar parts, Jandek, John Fahey, quiet music, chimes, noise.

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If you want more I also have:
The Sun Awakens
Shelter From the Ash
School of the Flower

J. Tillman- Vacilant Territory Blues

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE

Myspace
Wiki
Website

RIYL: Folk, rock, country, upcoming artists that are wonderful, the drummer from Fleet Foxes... because this is him.

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This is all I got.

As far as that John Fahey upload goes, I'm trying to find a place to host it that works with my internet connection, but it might be a day or two :(

Brian Eno- Another Green World

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE

Wiki
Website

RIYL: Albums that are truly unique, Eno's best, experimental music.

--

If you want anymore, just ask.

Upcoming:

J. Tillman- Vacilant Territory Blues
John Fahey- Return of the Repressed
Miles Davis- Blue Haze
Brian Eno- Another Green World

Congrats America,
y'all did it!

I'm still working on that program, as well as studying for an exam I have to take in ~3 hours, but tonight once I get back and finish my program, I'll try to upload those albums.

Until then, here's Megapuss' Adam & Steve video.

Your vote counts!

Hope y'all went out to vote today.

Although the night is young, it seems like Obama is indeed going to capture the presidency, giving hope to all us Americans who don't make 200k+ a year.

I'm gonna try to have this program I'm working on for my class done by tomorrow [a day or two overdue :( ] and I think I'm gonna make a blog post tomorrow with anywhere from two to four albums.

In the meantime, I'd like to take a second to encourage you all to think about music on the radio. Don't get me wrong on this, because I worked a 3-6 A.M. shift for a college radio station this past summer, and I know a thing or two about the whole idea of 'alternative' music, but as of lately, I'm absolutely in love with most of what I hear on the radio.

Lil' Wayne is truly the beatles/michael jackson/elvis/whomever of our age you know? Not that I like to compare anyone to anyone, but he's truly the best rapper alive, and if you do not own it, please go out and buy tha Carter III.

The new T.I. is wonderful as well, and that new song "Chopped and Screwed" by T-Pain and Ludacris has got to be one of the top five songs of this year.

I encourage all of you to take a few moments to set aside any prejudices and break down any barriers you have keeping you from listening to this incredible music.

I consider myself mostly a fan of country music, but truly, most of my favorite music could never be played in the grand ole opry, and that's something I'm glad about.

No albumz

Greetings readers,

Just wanted to say a few things:

First,

If you're a fan of mashup at all, from DangerMouse to Girl Talk, ANYTHING, you would probably appreciate The Hood Internet's Mixtape Three, which was just released. It's really good.

Second,

If you're as big of a fan of MMJ as I am, then you're probably familiar with that youtube video of Jim playing I will Be There When You Die in like, a parking garage? That's actually from a short documentary kind of thing, and thanks to the Steam Engine, you can now download the whole thing and watch it!

Third,

If yer from the Lexington area, you should check out the Elephant Six surprise show tomorrow night. Are you really gonna pass up the chance of seeing Jeff Mangum? Didn't think so.

See ya there.


[EDIT]:

Also, check out Grooveshark, which may be my new favorite website on the internet.

Talking Heads- Remain In Light

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE

Wiki
myspace
Website

RIYL: David Byrne, top albums of the 80s, electro funk, necessary albums.

--

If you want anymore, just ask.

the Robot Ate Me- They Ate Themselves

Download Here:
MEDIAFIRE

Wiki
myspace
Website

RIYL: Ryland's first album, incredibly underhyped bands from the early 2000's who nowadays would have been blogger's wet dreams, artists who've vanished into complete obscurity, artist who are friends with Phil Elvrum.

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I've also got Carosel Waltz, Good World, & On Vacation (Pts. I & II),

the Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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MEDIAFIRE

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RIYL: Bizarre acid pop, albums that changed my life, concept albums, albums about members of OOIOO/Boredoms, Wayne Coyne's wonderfully fucked mind.

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I also have:

Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
Clouds Taste Metallic
Zaireeka
The Soft Bulletin
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
At War with the Mystics

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Of Montreal- the Sunlandic Twins

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RIYL: Electro-pop, albums people will still listen to in twenty years, Kevin Barnes' best, bonus traxx included!!

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The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy
The Gay Parade
Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse
Aldhils Arboretum
The Sunlandic Twins
Hissing Fuana, Are You the Desroyer?
Skeletal Lamping

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We're back - with music!

We apologize for the one month hiatus, but let us make it up to you by an update full of fulfilled requests and new music to share with you!

• Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

RIYL:Alt. Country, Wilco, Son Volt, rock!

• Santo & Johnny - Santo & Johnny
  

RIYL:Slide Guitar, Dreamy songwriting, Hawaii

• Delta Spirit - Ode to Sunshine

RIYL: Dr. Dog, folk-pop, fun!

• Megapuss - Surfing
  

RIYL: Devendra's craaazy antics, chix w/ dix, Duck People, chicken titz, et. al

• Addicts and Drunks - Addicts and Drunks
  

RIYL: Owls, American Football, the Sea and Cake, incredible math rock albums.
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Coming up: Timothy Seth Avett as Darling, and Blitzen Trapper's Cool Love #1 EP (I stupidly keep downloading music from iTunes, but I'll find some way to get these two things to you.)

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These Taming Blues

Hey y'all, I don't mean to bum any of you fans of modern music out too much, but seeing as that a lot of current record labels have plenty problems with music piracy (naturally so, the economy is dead and the music industry is not the place to be) I think (for a little while at least) I'll start providing music downloads that are either rare or have no chance at pissing on anyone's hair or anything.

However I'd like to say I have a lot of respect for labels who are pleasant about asking for moosic removed. I'd also like to say that I really count on you all (who download from this blog) to go out and purchase physical copies of the albums you download. Without that essential step, the music you've came to know and love is seriously fucked.

Not to mention that there's nothing better than opening the window, grabbing your favorite vice, and letting the needle drop. Even if your favorite vice is your record collection.

Phosphorescent- Aw Come Aw Wry

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RIYL: Folk, chanty folk, reverb folk, folky folk.

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I also recently got 'A Hundred Times or More'

I can upload by request, though if you're a real fan, you'll go out and buy it!

P.S. if anyone finds Album Art, send me a link!

Dr. Dog- Passed Away, Vol. 1

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RIYL: Demos, early Dog materialz, proof that there's incredible talent in an underrated band.
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Deerhoof- Offend Maggie

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However, check out Fresh Born, the first music vidya from the album!!




Also, go out and support Deerhoof!

Upcoming:

Deerhoof- Offend Maggie
Cold War Kids- Loyalty to Loyalty
Phosphorescent- Aw Come Aw Wry
David Karsten Daniels- Sharp Teeth
Grouper- Dragging a Dead Dear Up A Hill
Dr. Dog- Passed Away, Vol. 1

Sorry about this past week, I've been non-stop busy. After my Calc final tonight, my lab exam for Computer Programming, and my finished program (due Thursday) I'll finally be free to post more stuff. I'm considering some Ghosts & Vodka, the Sea & Cake, and Modest Mouse's This Is A Long Drive...

Bound Stems - The Family Afloat

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RIYL: Pop, indie concept pop, somewhat influenced by the Chi-town post-rock scene, electronix.

If you want more, we also has:
The logic of building the body plan EP

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When beads spell power leaf

Hey y'all, sorry about the lack of posts lately. Classes are slowly eating up my time (speaking of which, if anyone is any good with C++, I'd LOVE some help :P) and Kate's pretty busy with applying to colleges and all. This weekend I'll be sure to post an album or two, after I get back from the glory of the Spoonbread Festival in Berea.

P.S. if you live near central Ky, come out and support Berea in full force!

Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity

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RIYL: Brooklyn, bizarre experimental music, kute azn vocalists, complex percussion, band whose name I can't pronounce because I have a Kentucky accent.

If you want more, Henry also has:
Apple O'
Milk Man
The Runners Four
Green Cosmos EP

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Of Montreal - Cherry Peel

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RIYL: early Of Montreal, Elephant Six pop, fun Beatles-esque music, psychedelic!!!

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The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy
The Gay Parade
Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse
Aldhils Arboretum
The Sunlandic Twins
Hissing Fuana, Are You the Desroyer?
Skeletal Lamping

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The Dirty Projectors - Morning Better Last!

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RIYL: futuristic folk, complex pop, songs with lyrics containing "areola", Dave Longstreth's achy breaky voice

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If you want more, we also have:
Slaves' Graves & Ballads
The Getty Address
New Attitude EP
Rise Above

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Fleet Foxes- Self-Titled EP

I don't have an album cover for this one, if anybody finds one, leave me a link!

P.S. Go out and support Fleet Foxes, they need the money!

I did!

For that matter... support all bands on here, they all need money!
-h


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RIYL: Fleet Foxes doing funk folk, music in general, incredible albums made by groups who have parted ways with their previous style of music.

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If you want more, I also have:
Fleet Foxes
Sun Giant

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Sampler #1

I'd like to introduce a new feature here, which involves me uploading a group of songs for you to test out.

Chances are, if you like ANY of the music on this blog, there'll be something for you on here.

This sampler includes:

1. Kings of Leon- 17
2. Brightblack Morning Light- Opressions Each
3. Black Moth Super Rainbow- Happy Melted City
4. Santo & Johnny- Sleep Walk
5. Maurice Ravel- Ma mere l'Oye- III. Laideronnette imperatrice des pagodes
6. Moondog- Lament I, 'Bird's Lament'
7. Fleet Foxes- Icicle Tusk
8. Eric Satie- Gymnopédies, 1. Lent et douloureux
9. Dept. of Eagles- No One Does It Like You
10. Blitzen Trapper- Texaco
11. My Morning Jacket- How Could I Know
12. Neil Young- Harvest Moon
13. the Dirty Projectors- Her Freezings and Thawings
14. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- Pussyfooting
15. J Dilla- Nothing Like This
16. Jim O'Rourke- Something Big
17. Hieroglyphics- Fantasy Island
18. Madlib- Pyramids (Change)

Give it a try!

the Dirty Projectors- New Attitude

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RIYL: David Longstreth + electronics, the obvious transition album from the Getty Address to Rise Above.

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If you want more, I also have:
Morning Better Last!
Slaves' Graves and Ballads
The Getty Address
New Attitude EP
Rise Above

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TV on the Radio- Dear Science,

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RIYL: Electro funk jazz hip hop soul rock, the future of music, really solid future pop records.

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I also have:
Return to Cookie Mountain
Desperate Youth, Bloody Thirsty Babes

Just ask!

Vetiver - To Find Me Gone

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RIYL: Slightly less crazy friends of Devendra Banhart, folk, mellow but not boring, dreamy, nostalgic, soothing

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I also have:
Vetiver
Thing Of the Past
Between EP

Kings of Leon - Only By the Night

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RIYL: rock, southern rock, new kings of leon (I haven't listened to it all yet, but when I do I'll add more)

[Edit- Henry: I'd call this album a strong mix of Because of the Times and Aha Shake, but more the former. The whole album is worth downloading for "17" alone.]

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I also have:
Youth and Young Manhood
Aha Shake Heartbreak
Because of the Times
And all B-sides.

Brightblack Morning Light- Motion to Rejoin

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RIYL: Slow music, folk music, country, psychedlic folk, albums I've spent months waiting for, soul music, genuine hippies of today, music to live in New Mexico to.

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If you want more, I also have:
Ala. Cala. Tucky
Pebbles & Ripples
Cornflower Blue
Brightblack Morning Light

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Howdy

Hey y'all. Still completely and totally unable to upload albums from my current location, so I'll still have to go through a somewhat complex system of sending albums to be uploaded to Kate for uploading. This next week or so should see the uploads of these albums, as long as everything turns out right:

Carissa's Weird- You Should Be At Home Here
Ghosts & Vodka- Addicts and Drunks
Santo & Jonny- S/T
Bound Stems- the Family Afloat
Motorpsycho- It's A Love Cult
Brightblack Morning Light- Motion To Rejoin

P.S. In the near future, expect changes from this sort of folk/country/rock/americana thing to things unexpected. Don't be surprised to see M. Ravel, Moondog, Django, Kool, Ibrahim, Ravi, J Dilla, Jim O Rourke, Buell Kazee, Lee Perry, Black Flag, Lil' Wayne, Reich, Talk Talk, or even Justin Timberlake. Life is too short to choose one genre of music per era of your life. The artifice of 'maistream' 'alternative' and 'cool' are what keeps the greatest of musics from rising above.

Dr. Dog - We All Belong

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RIYL: Early Beatles, Beach Boys, rock n' roll, bands that open for Wilco, severely underrated pop bands, albums to roll down your windows in the summer to.

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That's all I have right now.