This is the finale for the Halloween Indie Rock Songs playlist mix series (back to regular programming on Monday with a lot of great new music). Unlike the other mixes, Vol. 13 is not limited to 13 songs because there are just too many left over to share with all of you. What better way to start off the last mix than with the newest track from Radiohead, "These Are My Twisted Words."

Following Radiohead is a track from Of Montreal (photo, above), plus a song from the now-defunct indie supergroup called the North American Halloween Prevention Initiative. The song, "Do They Know It's Halloween?" was co-written by Islands, and ex-Unicorns, member Nicholas Diamonds along with an ensemble that included members of bands like Arcade Fire, Rilo Kiley, Wolf Parade, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Beck, Sonic Youth, Les Savy Fav, Buck 65 and Peaches.

"These Are My Twisted Words" - Radiohead

"Chrissy and the Corpse" - Of Montreal

"Do They Know It's Halloween" - North American Halloween Initiative

"Bleed" - Animal Collective

"Heads Roll Off" - Frightened Rabbit

"Sacred Trickster" - Sonic Youth

"Monsters" - Band of Horses

"Skeleton" - Evangelicals

"Halloween Song" - Evangelicals

"Hangman" - Goh Nakamura

"Voodoo Taxi" - Low Water

"For Halloween" - No Kids

"Blood Gets Thin" - Pete and the Pirates

"Halloween" - Coconut & The Duke

"Wicked Blood" - Sea Wolf

"In Our Talons" - The Bower Birds

"Holy Agent" - Donovan Quinn

"The Hangmen" - Dirtblonde

"The Cannibal Queen" - Miniature Tigers

"Zombies" - King Kahn and the Shrines

"Stacey You Are A Monster" (Nerd Ponies Remix) - Pepepe

"Halloween Mary" - P.F. Sloan

"Snakes and Lions" - Melpo Mene

"Alive Until Saturday Night" - Hexes and Ohs

"Sky Ghosts" - The Depreciation Guild

"It Came from the Ground" - Badly Drawn Boy

"In The Dark" - The Whigs

"Rip My Heart Out" - Devil's Eyes

"Rad Boo Horror & The Glory Preview" - Clues

"Vicious" - Lou Reed

"Dead" - Graystar

Great Halloween-Theme Songs Exclusively from 2009

"Heads" is the first UK radio single from the Herm's 2009 album, Monsters. The song's bopping sound cleverly disguises its otherwise ghoulishly odd lyrics that suggest cannibalism of the author himself, who strangely seems to find solace in his own demise: Step one/rub me down with grease/step two/cook me in the fire/Step three/cut me into pieces/eat me when I’m done.

"Heads" - Herm from Monsters (2009)

"Land of Freak" - King Khan and The Shrines from From What Is?! (2009)

"Wicked Guy" - Jack of Heart from s/t debut (2009)

"Ghost on the Canvas" - Paul Westenberg from PW & the Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys EP (2009)

"Young Blood" - Black Whales from Origins EP (2009)

"Tricky Tricky" - Royksopp from Junior (2009)

"Hell" - Tegan & Sara from Sainthood (2009)

"All My Exorcisms" - Beaujolais from Admiration (2009)

"Locked in the Basement" - Fredrik from Trilogi (2009)

"Pink Sabbath" - Dananananaykroyd from Pink Sabbath (2009)

"Cry Wolf" - Stuart Newman from Single But Defective (2009)

"Hi Fi Goon" - Throw Me The Statue from Creaturesque (2009)

"Give Em Something To Die For" - Klum from We Carelessly Turned Amazingly Into Nothing (2009)

"This Blackest Purse" - Why? from Eskimo Snow (2009)

"Cave Mouth" - Clues from s/t debut (2009)

"Perro Loco" - Forro in the Dark from Light A Candle (2009)

"Arsonist's Blues" - Good Night, States from Impossible Tension EP (2009)

"Sufferer" - Devon Williams from Sufferer (2009)

"Don't Think It's A Sin" - Blindfold from Faking Dreams (2009)

"Priestest" - Imaad Wasif from The Voidist (2009)

"Smoke in Your Disguise" - New Roman Times from On The Sleeve (2009)

"Mrs. Cold" - Kings of Convenience from Declaration of Dependence (2009)

“Silver Trembling Hands” - The Flaming Lips from Embryonic (2009)

"Slow Doomsday" - Elvis Perkins in Dearland from The Doomsday EP (2009)

"Hoods Up" - Rollercoaster Project from Revenge (2009)

"A Sunny Day in Hell" - Argyle Johansen from s/t debut (2009)

"Blackbird 3" - Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love from from Feels, Feathers, Bog and Bees (2009)

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

Ghoul evening ghost, goblins and vampires: here is the second to last mix of indie rock songs with a Halloween theme. The entire series of Halloween Indie Rock Songs has been a smash, with thousands of people digging through over 120 songs. From everything we've seen, this is the largest collection of indie Halloweenish songs anywhere on the web. Mauh-hah-haah.

The final mix will be published tomorrow, Halloween Day. By then, we'll have completed the goal to publish 13 Halloween-themed playlist mixes, each featuring 13 hand-picked songs each.

"The Wizard" - Bat For Lashes

"Cemetery Polka" - Tom Waits

"Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts" - Wolf Parade

"That Ghost" - The Red Bow

"Vampire"- Pink Mountaintops

"Witch" - Maps and Atlases

"Halloween" - Dead Kennedys

"Dead and Broken" - Godsmack

"I Walked With The Zombie" - Elf Power

"Season of The Witch" - Donovan

"Cobwebs" - Ryan Adams

"Monsters" - Electric President

"Sirens of the Apocalypse" - Martin Bisi

Extra Treat: "Diablo Rojo" - Rodrigo y Gabriela

See all of the Halloween playlists.

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs, Indie Playlists

Starting off this latest mix of Halloweenish indie songs is one of the most popular songs on Pitchfork right now, "Monster Island," from San Francisco's house music producer Claude VonStoke's new LP, Bird Brain. The mix also includes tracks from The Flaming Lips, Mr. Gnome, Margot and The Nuclear So & So's, Steve Malkmus, My Chemical Romance, High Court, Dark Mean, Avenged Sevenfold, The Crocodiles, Arcade Fire, The Mob, Witch Hats and The Misfits.

"Monster Island" - Claude VonStoke

"Lucifer Rising" - The Flaming Lips

"Vampires" - Mr. Gnome

"Vampires in Blue Dresses" - Margot and The Nuclear So & So's

"Witch Mountain Bridge" - Stephen Malkmus

"Vampires Will Never Hurt You" - My Chemical Romance

"She Walks Like A Ghost" - High Court

"Franken Cottage" - Dark Mean

"Beast and the Harlot" - Avenged Sevenfold

"Soft Skull (In My Room)" - The Crocodiles

"Black Mirror" - Arcade Fire

"Witch Hunt" (Re-Edit) - The Mob

"Hellhole" - Witch Hats

Extra Treat: "Monster Mash" - The Misfits

See all of the Halloween Indie Rock Songs mixes.

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

In 1981, The Kinks released a hit LP titled Give The People What They Want. One of the best ways to know what the people want is to look at the numbers. The web stats for IRC show a lot of interest among visitors for 2008 indie rock music. We're not sure why this is, but here's a playlist of excellent 2008 songs most of you have probably never heard, and all of which were sent to us In Dee Mail. We hope you find a few here that you really dig, and check out more about the artists and bands who recorded them.

Labels: In Dee Mail

Kicking off volume 10 of the Halloween Indie Rock Songs playlist mix series is the demonic rocker Jay Reatard. Following Reatard is a new Halloweenish song from the Montreal super group Clues. Not all of the songs are necessarily dark or spooky, but each are so awesome in their own way that any association with Halloween is a good enough excuse to include them in this mix series.

For this installment, the second published today alone, we've unearthed tracks and treats from MGMT, Spoon, Iron & Wine, Headlights, The Kinks, Motion Turns It On, Black Lips, Conor Oberst and the Mystic River Valley Band, My Teenage Stride, As Tall As Lions, The Rattles, and a stunning Radiohead-esque track, "Danse," from LA alternative rockers Lemonwilde.

"My Shadow" - Jay Reatard

"Crows" - Clues

"Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" - MGMT

"The Beast and Dragon, Adored" - Spoon

"The Devil Never Sleeps" - Iron and Wine

"Death of a Clown" - The Kinks

"Skeleton Man" (Evangelicals) - Headlights

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner: Mountain Man [Part 2 of 14] from Ray ConcepcioñVimeo.

"Give Up The Ghosts" - Motion Turns It On

"Lean (I Saw A Ghost)" - Black Lips

"Big Black Nothing" - Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band

"Ears Like Golden Bats" - My Teenage Stride

"Ghost of York" - As Tall As Lions

"The Witch" - The Rattles

Extra Treat: "Danse" - Lemonwilde

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You can view all the Halloween indie rock playlists from one page.

Labels: Conor Oberst, Indie Halloween Songs, MGMT, The Kinks

This is an especially timely Halloween playlist in that it starts out with the freshly baked new web 'hit' song from Them Crooked Vultures, a super group that includes drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss) and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), with Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age) joining on guitar for live shows.

Them Crooked Vulture's new song, "New Fang," and the band, have become leading topics on Twitter and other social networks, music blogs and entertainment sites. Included above is a live video of the song, and below, a radio version for streaming. Them Crooked Vultures' debut album drops on November 17th on DGC/Interscope.

Following the opener for this latest Halloween playlist is QOTSA classic Halloween rocker "Burn The Witch." Also is a just released new Halloween song, "Visions," from French Kiss Records recording artist Sean Bones, followed by tracks and treats from plus The Mae Shi, M83, Marilyn Manson, The Cave Singers, Cheekyboy, The Kinks, Franz Ferdinand, The Magnetic Fields, Man Man, Ministry and Logan Lynn.

"New Fang" - Them Crooked Vultures

"Burn The Witch" - Queens of the Stone Age

"Visions" - Sean Bones

"Run To Your Grave" - The Mae Shi

"Graveyard Girl" - M83

"This Is Halloween" - Marilyn Manson

"Dancing On Our Graves" - The Cave Singers

"Halloween with Morrissey" - Cheekyboy

"King Kong" - The Kinks

"Evil And A Heathen" - Franz Ferdinand

"Zombie Boy" - The Magnetic Fields

"Spider Cider" - Man Man

"Everyday is Halloween" - Ministry

Extra Treat: "Feed Me to the Wolves" - Logan Lynn

Check out all the Halloween playlists


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Today's New Indie Releases: Orba Squara, The Swell Season, The Whigs, I Love You, Glass Ghost, Pugwash, Lullwater & More

New Indie Releases from Roman Candle, Brimstone Howl, Brazos, Josh Rouse, Nirvana, Memory Tapes, Say Hi & More

New Indie Releases This Week: Altas Sound, Spring Tigers, Sufjan Stevens, Port O'Brien, Neon Indian and More

Indie Cover Songs, Vol III: Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Radiohead, Asobi Seksu, Bat For Lashes & More

Bands to Watch: Double-Shots on the Rocks from Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and Fool's Gold

Indie Cover Songs, Vol. IV: Beck and the Record Club, The Very Best, Alberta Cross, Spinto Band, Spoon, The Kooks & More

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

There is no shortage of impressive new releases today, so we're not going to do any lengthy review. Instead, we'll just let the music speak for itself. Check back again later for awesome new music from bands to watch and bands that make blips on the indie radar, plus more indie and alternative Halloween playlists, and a special edition of great really indie music from 08 you may have missed. In the meantime, enjoy today's new releases, and if you like something, show your love and buy the LP or EP. These are all free and legal MP3s. Enjoy.

"The Trouble with Flying" (w/Billy Squier) - Orba Squara from The Trouble with Flying (2009)

"50s Film" - The Da Vincis from from See You Tonight (2009)

"In These Arms" - The Swell Season from Strict Joy (2009)

"In The Dark" - The Whigs, single release (2009)

"The Colloquialism is Simply 'Gas'" - I Love You from Bell Ord Forrest (2009)

"In A Strangeland" - Talk Normal from Sugarland (2009)

"Love, Etc." - System and Station from I'm Here To Kill EP (2009)

"One More Time" - Lullwater from Forest for the Trees (2009)

"The Season of Flowers and Leaves" - Pugwash from Giddy (2009)

"Colossal" - Levi Fuller from Colossal (2009)

"Zombie" - Fela Kuti from The Best Of The Black President (2009)

"Double Knots" - You and Yourn from It Would Make Things Worse (2009)

"Like a Diamond" - Glass Ghost from Idol Omen (2009)

"Nobody Told Me" - Barzin from Notes to an Absent Lover (2009)


Releases Earlier this Month Worth a Listen:

"Hell" - Tegan & Sara from Sainthood (2009)

"One Fast Move Or I’m Gone" - Ben Gibbard and Jay Ferrar from Music From Kerouac's Big Sur (2009)

"Lovesick Teenagers" - Bear in Heaven from Beast Rest Forth Mouth (2009)

"Swollen and Halo" - Baroness from Blue Record (2009)

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New Indie Releases from Roman Candle, Brimstone Howl, Brazos, Josh Rouse, Nirvana, Memory Tapes, Say Hi & More

New Indie Releases This Week: Altas Sound, Spring Tigers, Sufjan Stevens, Port O'Brien, Neon Indian and More

Bridge School Benefit Concert Brings Out Wolfmother, Monsters of Folk, Fleet Foxes, No Doubt, Chris Martin and Others

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol VIII: Bat For Lashes, CANT, Crocodiles, Beirut, No Age, Sunset Rubdown, Fields & More

Indie Cover Songs, Vol. IV: Beck and the Record Club, The Very Best, Alberta Cross, Spinto Band, Spoon, The Kooks & More

Labels: New Releases

This year's 23rd annual The Bridge School Benefit concert fund-raiser held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mt. View, California, definitely had a more energetic, youth-oriented line-up than Neil Young's usual selections of classic rock and singer and songwriter that he relied on in years past. Saturday's seven-hour show included Wolfmother, Sheryl Crow, Chris Martin (Coldplay), No Doubt, Fleet Foxes, Monsters of Folk, Jimmy Buffett and Neil Young as the closer.

Along with his wife, Pegi, Young has been organizing the benefit concert since 1986. The cause is a great one, and makes purchasing a ticket more meaningful than most music concerts and festivals I go to. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Bridge School for children with severe physical impairments.

Following a set from ex-Bush member Gavin Rossdale (husband of Gwen Stefani), Wolfmother rocked out strummer-style with an all acoustic (three guitars), and one drummer, band, creating an incredibly big rock sound. No wonder why Aussie lead singer Andrew Stockdale is often compared to Robert Plant and his music like that of Led Zeppelin meets Black Sabbath. The band ripped into their classic "Woman" from their 2006 self-titled debut and treated the crowd to the title track, "Cosmic Egg," from their new album, out today on Interscope Records.

"Cosmic Egg" - Wolfmother from Cosmic Egg (2009)

Fleet Foxes were in their usual top form, but unfortuntately during their set, one of the big speakers was tripping out; thankfully, the technicians fixed the problem in time for the crowd to enjoy songs like "White Winter Hymnal" and "Mykonos." The recently formed super group Monsters of Folk, consisting of indie heroes like Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward (Matt & Him) and Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), played a riveting set of Americana rock punctured by fericious piano and guitar jams of songs off their debut album.

When Sheryl Crow took the stage, the crowd began to get more lively. Crow played a number of predictable songs and then covered The Beatles "Hide Your Love Away." Chris Martin added an intimate twist to a number of Coldplay songs, relying only on a piano and a violinist to deliver alternative versions of "Lost," "Clocks" and "Yellow." Martin also performed a semi-sloppy cover of the 1950s classic "Blue Angel" to close out his set.

By the time Jimmy Buffett got on stage to play for thousands of older margarita-drinking, grass-smoking fans, the place was bouncing. From all accounts, it was No Doubt, Chris Martin and Buffett that seemed to draw a huge slice of the crowd. Indie rock and folk still seems to escape the "mainstream"; but hey, that's OK, it makes it all the more special to those who love 'indie' and alternative music.

By the time the legendary Neil Young came on to close out the concert marathon, he proved he can still make his classics like "Sugar Mountain" and "I Am a Child." Clearly, Young's influence on much of the music we love today is all over indie rock and folk music. The set up for Young's performance took an unusually long time, and as the clock ticked towards midnight, people started to pack up and head out. But that didn't stop the large majority of the crowd who stayed to have a good time right to the end.

Unlike years past, there were no big collaborations on stage where members from bands in the lineup would normally join other bands and artists performing on stage. Not sure why that tradition of past Bridge School benefit concerts was largely missing, but it was a common observation among other concert reviewers. Many artists and bands in the lineup did join together for the finale to close out the first day of the two-day event.

Labels: 2009 Concerts

Today we are publishing two 13 song Halloweenish indie rock playlists, leaving five more, four of which will be published as doubles as October 31st fast approaches. First up is a Bat For Lashes' cover of The Cure's original haunting post punk song, "A Forest."

Last week, Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor released his debut solo 7" single using the moniker CANT via his own Terrible Records. Gorilla vs. Bear provides this track which it calls "Taylor's gorgeous and haunting (and aptly titled) contribution" to the Halloween indie music collection. Don't miss Volume VII that was published earlier today. All the Halloween playlist volumes are available here.

"A Forest" (The Cure) - Bat For Lashes

"Ghosts" - CANT

"I Want To Kill" - The Crocodiles

"Brandenburg (Monster Island)" - Beirut

"Snakes Got A Leg" - Sunset Rubdown

"Teen Creeps" - No Age

"Calling All Skeletons" - Alkaline Trio

"Here Comes the Phantom" - The Clientele

"Skulls and Flesh and More" - Fields

"Hunchback" - Kurt Vile

"Our Haunt" - Palomar

"Whistlin' Past The Graveyard" - Tom Waits

"King Kong" - Herself

Extra Treat: "Blackie's Dead" - Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs, Indie Playlists

It's feeling more like Halloween everyday, and we're more than half way through the Halloween playlist series. Here's a new brew featuring Atlas Sound, Au Revoir Simone, Rocky Votolato, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, My Teenage Stride, The Klopeks, Blitzen Trapper, The Fratellis, Band of Horses, Amy Millian, Tu Fawning, Thievery Corporation and The Beatles.

"Coffin Trick" - Altas Sound

"Satan Said Dance" - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

"Shadows" - Au Revoir Simone

"Creep Academy" - My Teenage Stride

"Death, Right?" - Rocky Votolato

"Everday's Halloween" - The Klopeks

"Devil's A-Go-Go" - Blitzen Trapper

"Is There A Ghost" - Band of Horses

"Creeping Up The Back Stairs" - The Fratellis

"Bruised Ghosts" - Amy Millan

"Out Like Bats" - Tu Fawning

"Vampires" - Thievery Corporation

Extra Treat: "Helter Skelter" - The Beatles

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

The latest installment of the New Indie Releases playlist series presents a dozen hand-picked songs from a diverse selection of artists and bands that are either making a name for themselves, or reaffirming their relevance in a very saturated music market.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina has been the home base for bands like Ben Folds Five, Archers of Loaf, Doleful Lions, Polvo, Southern Culture on the Skids, among others. But perhaps the best "newest" export from Chapel Hill, the band Roman Candle, has delivered an indie rock-alt country/folk masterpiece with the release of their third LP, Oh Tall Tree in the Ear. The LP is chock full of memorable songs, brilliant lyrics, magnificent musicianship and stellar vocal delivery.

Following Roman Candle is a terrific new single "Day Glo" from Austin's progressive folk pop band Brazos. The band kicks off a dozen-plus city tour with spastic indie rock trio White Demin, and fellow Austinites, tomorrow night in Austin.

The next song, "Suicide Blues," from the Omaha band Brimstone Howl, offers up refreshingly ballsy guitar rock delivered in a punk (think Ramones) meets blues (think Velvet Underground) style heavy with attitude and determination. In 2006, the band had a mini-hit with the single Blood on the Rocks, Bones in the River, which was recorded and mixed by Jay Reatard. The following year, the band released their second LP, Guts of Steel, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Brimstone Howl's newest LP will drop next month.

Plus, check out new music from Josh Rouse's new album that will drop in February 2010; a new demo from Say Hi; a cool hip hop track from Big Boi and guests; a remastered Nirvana classic; fresh grooves from Memory Tapes; a Sean Bones tune we missed earlier this year; and last, but not least, The Subjects return with the single "Winter Vacation" off their latest LP release.

"They Say" - Roman Candle from Oh Tall Tree in the Ear (2009)
Double-shot: "Modern Radio Is OK" - Roman Candle from Oh Tall Tree in the Ear (2009)
Flashback: "Winterlight" - Roman Candle from The Wee Hours Revue (2006)

"Day Glo" - Brazos, new single (2009)

"Suicide Blues" - Brimstone Howl from Big Deal. What's He Done Lately? (2009)

"Valencia" - Josh Rouse from El Turista (2009)

"November Was White, December was Grey" - Say Hi, demo leak (2009)

"Shine Blockas" - Big Boi w/Sir Lucious Leftfoot and Gucci Mane, single (2009)

"About A Girl" (remastered) - Nirvana from Bleach double-CD reissue (2009)

"Bicycle" - Memory Tapes from Seek Magic (2009)

"Dancehall" - Sean Bones from Rings (2009)

"Winter Vacation" - The Subjects from New Soft Shoe (2009)

Labels: 2009 Indie Songs

Indie rock pioneer Beck and his Record Club is now well into their recordings of cover songs honoring the great Leonard Cohen as seen in the video above for "Sisters of Mercy." The Record Club is a collection of musicians, lead by Beck, that include Devendra Banhart, MGMT, Wolfmother and Little Joy, who set out to highlight certain artists and bands that have influenced their musical careers. During the summer, the Record Club's first series featured covers of Velvet Underground songs.

To kick off this playlist of cover songs, the Record Club present the first classic VU song the recorded, "Sunday Morning," followed by another VU track, plus cover songs by other artists of Vampire Weekend, Pavement, Radiohead, The Strokes, The Smiths, MGMT, Bob Dylan, LCD Soundsystem, John Lennon and Oasis.

"Sunday Morning" (The Velvet Underground) - Beck and the Record Club (2009)
Double-shot: "All Tomorrow’s Parties (The Velvet Underground) - Beck and the Record Club (2009)

"Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (Vampire Weekend) - The Very Best with Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit

Steel and Glass (John Lennon) - Alberta Cross

"Take It Or Leave It" (The Strokes) - Arctic Monkeys

"Big Black Smoke" (The Kinks) - Patch Up Boys

"Box Elder" (Pavement) - Pet Ghost Project

"Karma Police" (Radiohead) - Flunk

"Mr. Blue Sky" (ELO) - The Spinto Band

"Panic" (The Smiths) - Spoon

"Kids" (MGMT) - The Kooks

"Oh Sister" (Bob Dylan) - Andrew Bird

"All My Friends" (LCD Soundsystem) - The Main Drag

See the other cover songs playlists.

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Labels: Cover Songs, MP3s, The Kinks

The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir is not a gospel choir at all, but a rock band; and they're not even from London - their home base is Chicago. But the band's sound has an underlying influence of the post punk movement in the UK during the 1980s, with an indie rock predominance that includes joyous guitars, flourishes of horns and string arrangements and subject matter that ranges from disillusionment and betrayal to loneliness and STDs.

In case you haven't heard, the band was involved in a terrible accident on September 24 in which all of the members were hospitalized. The band was traveling to Cincinnati for their next gig to promote their excellent new album, And The Horse You Rode In On. The police reports say the band's 1999 Chevrolet van blew a tire, causing the van to roll over "multiple times in the grassy median."

The most seriously injured, Mark Yoshizumi, SYGC's bassist, was airlifted to hospital with leg, internal, and major head trauma injuries, where he is still listed in serious condition.

We send our sincerest thoughts, and wishes for a full and speedy recovery for the band. If you want to help, the band is accepting donations to help off-set their medical bills, buy new instruments and equipment, and other mounting costs (via PayPal to tsygc@bloodshotrecords.com.) There will also be a Halloween night benefit concert for the SYGC.

Their new album, And The Horse You Rode In On, is brilliant! SYGC's MySpace page lists among their influences Ernest Hemmingway, The National Pop League, Jackson Pollock, "vegetarians, teenage punks and Daniel Johnston's honesty."

"Tear Down the Opera House" - The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir from And The Horse You Rode In On (2009)

"Stop!" - The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir from And The Horse You Rode In On (2009)
Bonus (out of print): "Lamp Post" - The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir


The next band in the Double Shots on the Rocks has been making a lot of buzz in 2009. They are LA's "tropical soul" band Fool's Gold, not to be confused with singer and songwriter Dan Folgenberg's back-up band of the same name from years ago.

Fool's Gold's nucleus consists of Luke Top and Lewis Pesacov, and at other times is supplemented by musicians from We Are Scientists (an awesome band, by the way) and The Fall (legendary post-punk pioneers). Peasacov also plays in Foreign Born, one of our favorite "new" bands of 2009 thanks to their stunning LP Person to Person. The band considers among their main influences Afropop music.

Fool's Gold debut, self-titled album dropped last month and has won critical acclaim from the mainstream press like The New York Times and music blogs, such as Pitchfork, and well, Indie Rock Cafe. Fool's Gold Luke Top hails from Israel and often sings in Hebrew on the band's exceptionally cheerful, infectious debut LP.

"Surprise Hotel" - Fool's Gold from s/t debut (2009)

"Nadine" - Fool's Gold from s/t debut (2009)

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Labels: Bands to Watch 2009, Double Shots of Indie Rock, Indie Artist/Group Profiles

Counting down the list of 13 playlists - each featuring 13 Halloween-ish songs - this latest installment includes Akron/Family, Clues, Arctic Monkeys, Modest Mouse, The Black Lips, Wintersleep, The Mountain Goats, Godsmack, Pepi Ginsbert, Belle & Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, TV on the Radio and Benji Hughes.

"Walking With A Ghost" - The White Stripes

"Many Ghosts" - Akron/Family

"Remember Severed Heads" - Clues

"D Is For Dangerous" - Arctic Monkeys

"Witchcraft" - Wolfmother

"King Rat" - Modest Mouse

"Lean (I Saw A Ghost)" - The Black Lips

"Weighty Ghost" - Wintersleep

"New Monster Avenue" - The Mountain Goats

"Sukie in the Graveyard" - Belle & Sebastian

"This Fire" - Franz Ferdinand

"Let The Devil In" - TV on the Radio

"Vampires" - Godsmack

Extra Treat: "The Mummy" - Benji Hughes

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Ears To The Music, Vol. VII: Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, Pearl Jam, Clues, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Paramore & More

New Indie Releases This Week: Altas Sound, Spring Tigers, Sufjan Stevens, Port O'Brien, Neon Indian and More

In The Reels: 'Where The Wild Things Are' and Karen O and The Kids Soundtrack

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. IV: Evangelicals, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Beck, Islands, Ramones, REM & More

Ears To The Music, VI: The Dead Weather, Nirvana, Hopewell, Langhorne Slim, Bamboo Shoots, Fol Chen & More

Treasure Island Music Festival This Weekend: Flaming Lips, MGMT, Decemberists, Beirut, Grizzly Bear and More!

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. V: Bright Eyes, Mojave 3, Wilco, MLWTTK, Nick Cave, Hexes and Ohs and More

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

Bradford Cox, of Deerhunter fame, has a new album, Logos, out today under his musical project and moniker Atlas Sound. The track below, "Walkabout," is one of the albums highlights, with Animal Collective's Noah Lennox (aka, Panda Bear) pitching in with his famously echoy, dreamy vocal delivery and feel good electronic musical arrangements. The song is clearly one of the best indie duets of 2009.

Next up is a catchy "new to us" indie pop band called Spring Tigers, who just so happen to be from Athens, Georgia, the birthplace of Bradford Cox. Today also marks the official release of Sufjan Stevens' BQE (nope, nothing to do with barbequing), which is basically an all orchestrated LP - and a good one at that. But there are still many of us who really hope he will pick back up on his '50 state' album concept; even a total of 10 would be an accomplishment. The idea came about in reaction to both critical and fan reaction to the albums Illinoise and Greetings From Michigan. (In the meantime, we started a playlist series that includes songs about states called the State of Music. More on that soon, so stay tuned).

Today's other indie releases include new material from Sufjan Stevens, Spiral Stairs, Port O'Brien, Neon Indian, F**k Buttons, The Hush Now, Abdelkbir Marchane & Ahmed Baqbou, Jon & Roy, Hawnay Troof, The Parlour Steps, The Wheat Pool and others. Some of the albums in this mix were released last week.

"Walkabout" (with Noah Lennox) - Atlas Sound from Logos (2009)

"Just Suggesting" - Spring Tigers from s/t debut (2009)
Double-shot: "New Improved Formula" - Spring Tigers from s/t debut (2009)

"Movement VI—Isorhythmic Night Dance with Interchanges" - Sufjan Stevens from BQE (2009)

"Maltese Terrier" - Spiral Stairs from The Real Feel (2009)

"Sandiya" - Abdelkbir Marchane & Ahmed Baqbou from Ouled Bambara: Portraits of Gnawa (2009)

"My Will Is Good" - Port O'Brien from Threadbare (2009)

"Deadbeat Summer" - Neon Indian from Psychic Chasms (2009)

"And I" - Hawnay Troof from Daggers at the Moon (2009)

"Hoping and Waiting" - The Hush Now from Constellations (2009)

"Olympians" - F**k Buttons from Tarot Sport (2009)

"Hold On" - Former Ghosts from Fleurs (2009)

"Little Pieces" - The Parlour Steps from Hidden Names (2009)

"This Is It" - The Wheat Pool from Hauntario (2009)

"Self-Taught Learner" - Lissy Trulie from Self-Taught Learner (2009)

"Another Noon" - Jon & Roy from Another Noon (2009)

"Come Out, Come Out" - I Was Totally Destroying It from Horror Vacui (2009)

Labels: New Releases

The long-awaited major movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak's timeless classic Where The Wild Things Are premiered in theaters nationwide this weekend. As everyone who has fond memories, and some scary ones too, of the words and illustrations that made the wild things an unforgettable tale, we are excited to see the much anticipated film by accomplished director Spike Jonze. The clip below shows Jonze and Sendak discussing the adaptation and also delves into why Sendak feels the film is a great compliment to his original work.

Labels: Indie Rock Soundtracks, Indie Rock Videos

Even though the beloved Bright Eyes may be a thing of the past, Conor Oberst continues to broaden his horizons with the Mystic River Valley Band, and more recently, Monsters of Folk. Oberst's cover of Daniel Johnston's "Devil Town" is just as impressive as everything else he touches, and it's a fitting start for the fifth volume of the Halloween Indie Rock Songs playlist series.

Mojave 3 weigh in with their own fantastic Halloween-ish type song - or at least how that's we're spinning it. Listening to "Ghost Ship Waiting" makes one yearn even more for a new album by the band that has given us so such special musical treats in the past.

The incredible 10+ minute guitar jam "Spiders" off Wilco's 2004 LP A Ghost Is Born is one of the finest crackly long jams this decade. Next, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult deliver one of the most unforgettable Adam Ant-like beats of the modern rock era on "Devil Bunnies," while Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds follow up with a similar-sounding beat, but this one is laden with a darker march, like a punk song on sleeping pills and a melodramatic story line; very much in the spirit of something Jim Morrison and The Doors would have recorded.

This playlist continues with stand out songs from Hexes and Ohs, Franz Ferdinand, Sufjan Stevens, Fire on Fire, Neon Blonde, Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper, Elliott Smith, Passion Pit and Say Hi To Your Mom.

"Devil Town" (Daniel Johnston) - Bright Eyes

"Ghost Ship Waiting" - Mojave 3

"Spiders" - Wilco

"Devil Bunnies" - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

"Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

"Alive Until Saturday Night" - Hexes and Ohs

"Twilight Omens" - Franz Ferdinand

"The Mistress Witch from McClure" - Sufjan Stevens

"Hangman" - Fire on Fire

"Princess Skullface" - Neon Blonde

"Hands of Death" - Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper

"Son of Sam" - Elliot Smith

"Eyes As Candles" - Passion Pit

Extra Treat: "These Fangs" - Say Hi To Your Mom

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

The last touch ups to the stages for this weekend's Treasure Island Music Festival are being made as thousands of people arrive in San Francisco for the popular festival, now celebrating its third year. Our friends at Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment have put together a stellar line-up for the two-day fest, including headliners The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear, MGMT, Girl Talk, Passion Pit, Yo La Tengo, Beirut, and many others (see schedule with band links and MP3s below).

Passion Pit have had a great year, thanks largely to the release of their brilliant album, Manners. The band will play the Treasure Island fest on Saturday before heading off to the UK to kick off a three week tour of Europe. Of course many people are looking forward to The Flaming Lips, Beirut and The Decemberists, among others, and electro and dance fans will be treated to the likes of Dan Deacon and Brazilian Girls.

The fest will feature some popular Bay Area artists and bands, including SF's The Limousines, Thao, Tommy Guerrero and Santa Cruz band Sleepy Sun. Incidentally, the Sleepy Sun will be sharing a double-bill with Edward Sharpe and The Magnificent Sevens at the Brookdale Lodge in the Santa Cruz mountains tomorrow night before they head up to play Treasure Island on Sunday. Plus, Yo La Tengo will also be playing the historic Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz.

Treasure Island Music Festival 2009 Line-up/Schedule:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th, 2009

Bridge Stage

The Limousines - 12:00-12:40 PM
Murs - 1:20-2:05 PM
Passion Pit - 2:50-3:35 PM - "Moth Wings"
The Streets - 4:25-5:15 PM
Brazilian Girls - 6:05-6:55 PM - "Cross-Eyed"
MSTRKRFT - 7:45-8:35 PM
MGMT - 9:25-10:40 PM - "Time To Pretend"

Tunnel Stage

Crown City Rockers - 12:40-1:15PM
Federico Aubele - 2:05-2:45 PM
Dan Deacon - 3:35-4:20 PM - "Hey Let's Go For a Ride"
DJ Krush - 5:15-6:00PM
LTJ Bukem Feat. MC Conrad - 6:55-7:40 PM
Girl Talk - 8:35-9:20 PM - "Shut The Club Down"

SUNDAY OCTOBER 18th, 2009

Bridge Stage

Sleepy Sun - 12:00-12:40 PM - "New Age"
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - 1:15-1:55PM - "Know Better, Learn Faster"
Edward Sharpe & The Magnificent Zeros - 2:30-3:15 PM - "Day Dream"
Grizzly Bear - 4:00-4:45 PM - "Two Weeks"
Beirut - 5:30-6:20 PM - "A Sunday Smile"
The Decemberists - 7:10-8:10 PM - "The Rake Song"
The Flaming Lips - 9:05-10:35 PM - "Halloween on the Barbary Coast"

Tunnel Stage

Tommy Guerrero - 12:40-1:10 PM - "Paper Switchblade"
Spiral Stairs - 1:55-2:25 PM - "True Love"
Vetiver - 3:15-3:55 PM - "Everyday"
Bob Mould - 4:45-5:25 PM - "I'm Sorry Babe, But You Can't Stand in My Light Anymore"
The Walkmen - 6:20-7:05 PM - "Morning Tide"
Yo La Tengo - 8:10-9:00 PM - "Periodically Double Or Triple"

Here are the Last.fm pages for each artist and band on the bill for Treasure Island Music Festival 2009:

The Flaming Lips, MGMT, The Decemberists, Yo La Tengo, The Streets, Beirut, The Walkmen, Grizzly Bear, DJ Krush, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, Passion Pit, Vetiver, Federico Aubele, Murs, LTJ Bukem, Dan Deacon, Bob Mould, Tommy Guerrero, Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, Crown City Rockers, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Sleepy Sun, MC Conrad, Spiral Stairs and The Limousines

In somewhat related news, The Flaming Lips announced this week that they will cover the historic, legendary album Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. Now that'll be something; let's only hope they play at least one of the Floyd songs on Sunday as a teaser. Here's an audio clip only of Wayne Coyne talking about Syd Barret and performing a piano solo of the Floyd classic "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" on KCRW in 1999, and a live YouTube video of The Flaming Lips playing another Dark Side track, "Breathe."

Labels: Indie Artist/Group Profiles, Treasure Island Music Festival

Indie rock legends Built to Spill are back in a big way with their new LP, There Is No Enemy, which dropped last week. More than three years in the making, the album is a surprisingly impressive release; not to say they couldn't do it, but just that they have been seemingly drifting for years without a solid new record.

Doug Martsch lyrics have never been more personal: Like anyone assuming they know what makes us tick/I was just as wrong as I could be - from "Tomorrow"; occasionally bitter: Stay out of my nightmares, stay out of my dreams/ You're not even welcome in my memories - from "Things Fall Apart"; and, provocatively soul-searching: And if God does exist/I am sure He will forgive/Me for doubting Him/For He'd see/How unlikely He/Made Himself seem - from "Oh Yeah."

Additionally, the brilliant layering of spacious and tangled guitar jams (most evident on "Tomorrow" and "Good Ole' Boredom") and a propensity for fractured song formats - cornerstones of BTS's music since their beginning - sound better than ever. There are many memorable, enthralling and enjoyable moments on this LP, including crowd pleasers like "Aisle 13" and "Hindsight," as well as the remarkably beautiful ballads, "Life's A Dream" and "Nowhere Lullabye." Every track on this album is a keeper. Seriously.

When we got a preview of some of the new BTS material at this year's Outside Lands Festival, we were really impressed, but had no idea that There Is No Enemy would be this amazing. This album is yet another masterpiece from one of indie rock's truly iconic bands.

"Hindsight" - Built to Spill from There Is No Enemy (2009)
"Aisle 13" - Built to Spill from There Is No Enemy (2009)
"Life's A Dream" - Built to Spill from There Is No Enemy (2009)

Available since August, indie rock pioneers Modest Mouse's newest release, No One's First, And You're Next, is a collection of eight songs that date back to 2004, and therefore can't really be called the follow up LP to the successful, and widely praised, We Were Dead Even Before the Ship Sank, released in 2007.

Many of the songs from No One's First have been released over the years, including the darkly bizarre, "King Rat," which the late Heath Ledger directed the video for. And yet the EP holds up as the newest offering from the band, proving Modest Mouse haven't abandoned their quirky, yet strangely cool, song crafting, like on the fuzzy guitar jam, "History Sticks to Your Feet"; the blistering riffs of "The Whale Song"; and, the mostly spoken and shouted lyrics of "Guilty Cocker Spaniels." The band also present the respectable alt-country melodies of "Autumn Beds"; catchy songs meant to be singles - "Satellite Skin"; and even mix it up Dixie-style with the return of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on "Perpetual Motion Machine."


"The Whale Song" - Modest Mouse from No One's First, And You're Next (2009)
"Autumn Beds" - Modest Mouse from No One's First, And You're Next (2009)
"History Sticks to Your Feet" - Modest Mouse from No One's First, And You're Next (2009)

Despite their iconic stature in the world of hard rock, Pearl Jam's latest album, Backspacer, has received mostly lukewarm to poor reviews for one of the biggest rock bands of the past two decades. The common criticism, and one that is easy to latch on to, is that Backspacer is driven by, and dependent on, blazing formulated guitar riffs and Eddie Vedder's less than impressive vocal delivery (not sure who's to blame for that).

The major problem with Backspacer is that it's unimaginative; there's really nothing new here that makes us sit up and say, 'Wow, this is great.' PJ fans, of any age, will likely cherry pick their own keeper songs from the LP, like "Gonna See My Friend," the ballad-like cut "Just Breathe," or the acceptable "Amongst The Waves." But, for now, we'll relish in the classic PJ albums of the past (i.e., Ten) and hope that PJ can come up with something better next time. Backspacer proves the band can still rock; it just appears they've run out of ideas.

"The Fixer" - Pearl Jam from Backspacer (2009)

"Perfect Fit" - Clues from s/t debut (2009)
Double-shot: "Cave Mouth" - Clues from s/t debut (2009)

"What Dogs See" - Cymbals Eat Guitars from Why There Are Mountains (2009)

"Brick By Boring Brick" - Paramore from Brand New Eyes (2009)

"Gloomy Monday Morning" - The Black Hollies from Softly Towards The Light (2009)

"Nothing Broke" - Meursault from Nothing Broke EP (2009)

"Sea Within A Sea" - The Horrors from Primary Colours (2009)

"A Sunny Day in Hell" - Argyle Johansen from s/t debut (2009)

"Books on Tape" - Black Whales from Origins (2009)

"Wasteland" - Rubik from Dada Bandits (2009)

"With Every Heartbeat" (Robyn cover) - The Rest from The Cried Wolf Book (2009)

"Lemon Drop Square Box" - Velvet Davenport from Lemon Drop Square Box (2009)

"Taking Drugs at the Amusement Park" - The Silent Years from Let Go (2009)

"Blackbird 3" - Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love from from Feels, Feathers, Bog and Bees (2009)

Check out all of the ETM playlists, featuring the best in new indie and alternative rock.

Popular Posts This Week:

Ears To The Music, VI: The Dead Weather, Nirvana, Hopewell, Langhorne Slim, Bamboo Shoots, Fol Chen & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. IV: Evangelicals, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Beck, Islands, Ramones, REM & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. III: Deastro, Pavement, Band of Horses, Tegan & Sara, Fratellis, Nirvana & More

In Dee Mail: New Music from Beautiful Small Machines, Looking Glass, Inkwell, Lemonwilde, Cool Devices & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. II: Dead Weather, Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Kinks, Radiohead, Cut Copy & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. V: New Songs from Local Natives, Daniel Johnston, Freelance Whales, Rubik, Annuals & More

In Dee Mail: One Man Band Series with Washed Out, Stuart Newman and Labrador Labratories

Labels: 2009 Indie Songs, Ears To The Music

Well, we're still recovering from a huge storm that belted the Santa Cruz mountains and dumped over eight inches of rain in 30 hours, knocking out power for most of that time and causing a mess with flooding and accidents on the mountain roads.

In continuing on with building the definitive collection of Halloween indie rock songs, this latest Halloweenish playlist includes great songs from Evangelicals (video), Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Animal Collective, Beck, The Ramones, REM, Islands, Manchester Orchestra, The Low Anthem, Git, Rainbow Arabia, The Clientele and The Misfits.

"Skeleton Man" - Evangelicals

"I'm Your Villian" - Franz Ferdinand

"Evil" - Interpol

"Cobwebs" - Animal Collective

"Vampire Voltage" - Beck


"Pet Semetary" - The Ramones

"Wolves, Lower" - REM

"Creeper" - Islands

"Wolves At Night" - Manchester Orchestra

"Bless Your Tombstone Heart" - The Low Anthem

"Skeletons" - Git

"Haunted Hall" - Rainbow Arabia

"Here Comes The Phantom" - The Clientele

Extra Treat: "Astro Zombies" - The Misfits

You can see listen to volumes 1 through 3 of the Halloween mixes by scrolling down the page, using the navigation links on the left column or regularly checking the Halloween Indie Rock Songs homepage.

Popular Posts in Past Week:

Ears To The Music, VI: The Dead Weather, Nirvana, Hopewell, Langhorne Slim, Bamboo Shoots, Fol Chen & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. III: Deastro, Pavement, Band of Horses, Tegan & Sara, Fratellis, Nirvana & More

In Dee Mail: New Music from Beautiful Small Machines, Looking Glass, Inkwell, Lemonwilde, Cool Devices & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. II: Dead Weather, Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Kinks, Radiohead, Cut Copy & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. V: New Songs from Local Natives, Daniel Johnston, Freelance Whales, Rubik, Annuals & More

In Dee Mail: One Man Band Series with Washed Out, Stuart Newman and Labrador Labratories

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

The Dead Weather is a new alternative rock super group with a killer line-up: Jack White (The Raconteurs and The White Stripes), Alison Mosshart (The Kills and Discount), Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) and Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes). The Dead Weather released their debut album, Horehound, last month - and it's a stunning LP, a must-have for any rock lover's music collection.

Thanks to Subpop Records for sending us a previously unreleased Nirvana cut, titled "Scoff," from the Bleach double-LP reissue, available now, with a limited pressing on white vinyl (white doesn't really fit Nirvana, but OK). Yesterday, Teepee Records sent over a new smoking track, "Strangers," from New York's praised psychedelic-rock band Hopewell, featuring Jason Russo, who was briefly a member of alternative rock icons Mercury Rev. Also, check out new songs, and MySpace pages, from recent and new releases by Langhorne Slim, David Mead, Bamboo Shoots, Reverie Sound Revue, Saintseneca, Fol Chen, Sun Bears, The Real Ones, and The Bygones.

"Treat Me Like Your Mother" - The Dead Weather from Horehound (2009)

"Scoff" (Live) - Nirvana from Bleach re-issue (2009)

"Island" - Hopewell from Good Good Desperation (2009)
Double-shot: "Stranger" - Hopewell from Good Good Desperation (2009)

"I Love You But Goodbye" - Langhorne Slim from Be Set Free (2009)

"Hey Girl" - Bamboo Shoots from Armour (2009)

"Rainy Weather Friend" - David Mead from Almost and Always (2009)

"Arrows" - Reverie Sound Revue from s/t debut (2009)

"God Bones" - Saintseneca from Saintseneca EP (2009)

"The Longer U Wait (ft. Simone White)" - Fol Chen from Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune's Made (2009)

"I'm Alive" - Sun Bears from Dream Happy Dreams (2009)

"Every Dog Has Its Day" - The Real Ones from All For The Neighbourhood (2009)

"Click On That (Smash The Plastic Death)" - The Bygones from By - (2009)

Bonus Material: Download the track "Frost" from the new album by Bell Orchestra, Arcade Fire's musical side project. By the way, AF announced last week a new LP is in the works.


More Ears To The Music playlists:

Ears To The Music, Vol. V: New Songs from Local Natives, Daniel Johnston, Freelance Whales, Rubik, Annuals & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. IV: The Spinto Band, The Dodos, Public Radio, Elvis Perkins, A Sunny Day in Glasgow & More!

Ears To The Music, Vol. III: New Indie Songs from Air Waves, Kings of Convenience, Yo La Tengo, The Clientele, Twilight Sad & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. II: New Songs from The Flaming Lips, White Lies, Good Night States, Sea Wolf, A.A. Bondy & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. I - New Songs from Choir Of Young Believers, The Very Most, Firs, The Love Language & More

Other Posts and Playlists You Might Enjoy:

FYI: IRC's feature published Monday on indie bands that get little-to-no notice was a big hit, as has been the on-going Halloween playlists series (13 volumes in all; 13 tracks each) - our attempt to build the definitive collection of Halloweenish indie rock songs not found anywhere else on the web (and we've looked!).

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. II: Dead Weather, Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Kinks, Radiohead, Cut Copy & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol I: Arctic Monkeys, Spoon, The Kissaway Trail, Flaming Lips, Beach House, Cat Power & More

New Indie Releases From Vampire Weekend, No Age, Devendra Banhart, Neon Indian, Spiral Beach & More

Labels: Ears To The Music

How's your Halloween playlist coming along? Well, here are 13 more Halloweenish songs for you to consider, including the following tracks and treats from Deastro, Pavement, Band of Horses, Tegan and Sara, The Fratellis, Nirvana, Rodrigo Y Gabriella, Explosions in the Sky, Bon Iver, Sonic Youth, Ra Ra Riot, Modest Mouse, Jarvis Cocker and Colin James. You can also listen to, and download from, volumes 1 & 2. Enjoy.

"The Shaded Forests" - Deastro

"The Hexx" - Pavement

"Wicked Gil" - Band of Horses

"Lake of Fire" - Nirvana

"Walking With A Ghost" - Tegan and Sara

"Chelsea Dagger" - The Fratellis

"Buster Voodoo" - Rodrigo Y Gabriella

"Welcome Ghosts" - Explosions in the Sky

"Creature Fear" - Bon Iver

"Ghosts Under Rocks" - Ra Ra Riot

"Spitting Venom" - Modest Mouse

"Halloween" - Sonic Youth

"Black Magic" - Jarvis Cocker

Extra Treat: "Howlin Wolf Boogie" - Colin James

Other Posts/Playlists You May Enjoy:

In Dee Mail: New Music from Beautiful Small Machines, Looking Glass, Inkwell, Lemonwilde, Cool Devices & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. II: Dead Weather, Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Kinks, Radiohead, Cut Copy & More

In Dee Mail: One Man Band Series with Washed Out, Stuart Newman and Labrador Labratories

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol I: Arctic Monkeys, Spoon, The Kissaway Trail, Flaming Lips, Beach House, Cat Power...

New Indie Releases From Vampire Weekend, No Age, Devendra Banhart, Neon Indian, Spiral Beach & More

New Music Videos from The Bright Light Social Hour, Pearl Jam, The Flaming Lips and IndieDoc Film 'East of Sunset'

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs, Indie Playlists

There are plenty of indie artists and bands that have released great music in 2009. Some of the best have been published via the In Dee Mail (music sent directly to us) series; but surprisingly get little notice on other music sites and blogs. If you follow this site on a regular basis, you know that we regularly feature talented artists and bands that are rarely heard elsewhere; they all have one thing in common - they got our attention because their music stands out among the many other submissions we receive each month.

There is something very exciting, and special, about hearing good-to-stunning music that few other people know about. And there is no shortage of such music, by any means. Case in point is the New York City band Beautiful Small Machines?

The duo is Bree Sharp and Don DiLego that craft melodic electro-pop hooks and are admittedly "caught somewhere between the 70’s, 80’s and deep space". The title track of their new EP, Simple Joys, features Simon LeBon (Duran Duran) on vocals. Simple Joys drops October 13 via Elk Velvet Records, the day before a scheduled show at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York, October 20-24.

Jim Wallis of the London-based indie rock band, My Sad Captains, debuts with his electronic lo-fi solo album, "Fish/Fowl/Flood," under the moniker Looking Glass. Wallis' debut LP drops on Oct. 19. Also in this playlist are new songs from Florida rockers Inkwell; LA's alternative rock band Lemonwilde; the recently disbanded UK buzz group Calis Star; Chicago's punk band Cool Devices; Bi-coastal indie hipsters Esquimaux; Jersey City's melodramatic alt rockers Their Planes Will Block Out The Sun; pop experimentalists from Brooklyn Peephole; and UK indie group Mirror Kicks.

"Simple Joys" - Beautiful Small Machines from Simple Joys EP (2009)

"Ah La Ha" - Looking Glass from Fish Fowl Flood (2009)

"The Whale The Whale The Whale!!!" - Inkwell from Rivers of Blood and Sadness, or Maybe Happy (2009)

"Just Like An Ashtray" - Lemonwilde from Red Room EP (2009)

"The Goodwill Robot" - Carlis Star from Bedroom Demos (2009)

"Primitive" - Cool Devices from s/t debut (2009)

"Guilty Boat" - Peephole from Cold Dime EP (2009)

"In The Night" - Esquimaux from Wolf EP (2009)

"Teflon Kids" - Their Planes Will Block Out The Sun from White Dancer (2009)

"Turning It Up" - Mirror Kicks, digital single (2009)

There will be more installments of the In Dee Mail series in the coming weeks, spotlighting dozens of impressive songs you've probably never heard. At the end of this year, we're going to have a huge special edition, titled The Greatest of In Dee Mail, highlighting the best songs published on IRC throughout 2009.

Check out other artists and bands with free music in the archives of the In Dee Mail series.

Popular Posts and Playlists You Might Enjoy:

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol. II: Dead Weather, Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Kinks, Radiohead, Cut Copy & More

Halloween Indie Rock Songs, Vol I: Arctic Monkeys, Spoon, The Kissaway Trail, Flaming Lips, Beach House, Cat Power & More

New Indie Releases From Vampire Weekend, No Age, Devendra Banhart, Neon Indian, Spiral Beach & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. V: New Songs from Local Natives, Daniel Johnston, Freelance Whales, Rubik, Annuals & More

In Dee Mail: One Man Band Series with Washed Out, Stuart Newman and Labrador Labratories

Labels: In Dee Mail, MP3s

The second installment (out of what will be 13 in all) of indie rock Halloween songs features 13 more tracks, starting off with a new song from Jack White's latest band creation, The Dead Weather, plus songs from The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Kinks, Chad VanGaalen, The Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Cut Copy, Dan Deacon, British Sea Power, Matt Pond PA, Deer Tick and Evangelicals. The above video for Dead Weather's "I Cut Like A Buffalo" was also directed by the talented and prolific Jack White.

Thanks to the site SaladDaysMusic.net for some of these tunes. See the first installment of this special series spotlighting songs by The Arctic Monkeys, Spoon, The Kissaway Trail, Cat Power, Mercury Rev and many others.

"Hang You From The Heavens" - The Dead Weather from new LP, Horehound

"Halloween on the Barbary Coast" - The Flaming Lips

"They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come!!" - Sufjan Stevens

"Big Black Smoke" - The Kinks

"Bodysnatchers" - Radiohead

"Graveyard" - Chad VanGaalen

"Vampire Forest Fire" - The Arcade Fire

"So Haunted" - Cut Copy

"Paddling Ghost" - Dan Deacon

"No Lucifer" - British Sea Power

"Halloween" - Matt Pond PA

"The Ghost" - Deer Tick

"Halloween Song" - Evangelicals


Up Next for Volume III: Pavement, Band of Horses, Nirvana, Animal Collective, Explosion in the Sky, Bon Iver and more!

Labels: Indie Halloween Songs

Local Natives is a Los Angeles indie rock band that we first heard via the legendary British mag New Music Express' website, and immediately dug their self-described "jungle rock" sound. Their debut album, Gorilla Manor, comes out on November 2, and will be backed up with a November-December U.S. tour together with bands like White Rabbits, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and Fool’s Gold. Below are two awesome songs from Gorilla Manor via NME.com.

The iconic indie musician Daniel Johnston's new album, Is And Always Was, dropped on Tuesday, and we're loving it; looking forward to seeing him later this month when Johnston stops in San Francisco as part of his current concert tour. Below is feature a free, legal MP3 from the new record titled "Freedom." You can purchase the album directly from Johnston's colorful website Hi, How Are You?, named after his 1993 album that was regularly 'advertised' by Kurt Cobain.

Straight outta of Brooklyn is a band we heard over at Stereogum called the Freelance Whales. Plus, check out these awesome new songs from The Bright Light Social Hour, Annuals, Rubik, Two Hours Traffic, Baaba Maal, Black Whales, The Honey Brothers, Mew, Avett Brothers, Simon Joyner and Julie Peel. There's a general feeling around here that many of the tracks in this playlist will end up on our 'best of 2009' lists.

"Sun Hands" - Local Natives from Gorilla Manor (2009)
Bonus: "Stranger Things" - Local Natives from Gorilla Manor (2009)

"Freedom" - Daniel Johnston from Is And Always Was (2009)

"Generator First Floor" - Freelance Whales, single (2009)

"Back and Forth" - The Bright Light Social Hour from s/t EP (2009)

"The Giving Tree" - Annuals, single release via IGIF (2009)

"Wasteland" - Rubik from Dada Bandits (2009)

"Territory" - Two Hours Traffic from Territory (2009)

"Television" - Baaba Maal from Television (2009)

"Young Blood" - Black Whales from Origins EP (2009)

"Demonstration" - The Honey Brothers from Demonstration EP (2009)

"Repeaterbeater" - Mew from No More Stories Are Told Today... (2009)

"Kick Drum Heart" - The Avett Brothers from I and Love and You (2009)

"Out Into The Snow" - Simon Joyner from Out Into The Snow (2009)

"Unfold" - Julie Peel from Near The Sun (2009)

For more like these, check out the 2009 Indie Songs page featuring dozens and dozens of free, legal MP3s. One of the great things about this relationship between labels, bands, unsigned artists and all of you is that many of you end up supporting, in some way, the artists whose music you dig, and that which you may have otherwise never known about if this 'new music model' did not exist.

Previous Ears to the Music Playlists:

Ears To The Music, Vol. IV: The Spinto Band, The Dodos, Public Radio, Elvis Perkins, A Sunny Day in Glasgow & More!

Ears To The Music, Vol. III: New Indie Songs from Air Waves, Kings of Convenience, Yo La Tengo, The Clientele, Twilight Sad & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. II: New Songs from The Flaming Lips, White Lies, Good Night States, Sea Wolf, A.A. Bondy & More

Ears To The Music, Vol. I - New Songs from Choir Of Young Believers, The Very Most, Firs, The Love Language & More

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In Dee Mail: One Man Band Series with Washed Out, Stuart Newman and Labrador Labratories

Labels: Ears To The Music, New Releases

Largely due to the availability of affordable technology and the explosion of the Internet in recent years, independent musicians are finding it easier than ever before to record, distribute and promote their music. In the last installment of this series, we featured Portland's Channel In, Channel Out. Today, IRC spotlights three one-man bands, including the indie buzz 'band' Washed Out, the UK's Stuart Newman and San Francisco's Labardor Labratories.

Washed Out is the moniker of a solo musical project by Georgia native Ernest Greene. Washed Out’s debut EP Life Of Leisure is a perfect soundtrack for a lazy afternoon; the EP title suits Greene's chill, retro lo-fi electronic sound perfectly. Rolling Stone described Washed Out's music as "impossibly gorgeous pop that mixes up woozy synthesizers, droney shoegaze textures and funky, sometimes danceable beats."

"New Theory" - Washed Out from Life Of Leisure (2009)
"Feel It All Around" - Washed Out from Life Of Leisure (2009)

Washed Out on MySpace




Melancholy reigns in the song "51st State" by UK songwriter and musician Stuart Newman. As an unsigned artist, Newman, 22, has total control over every aspect of his music. Many times this turns out to be a good thing, as evidenced by Newman's debut, self-released album, Single But Defective.

Based in Brighton, Newman's music is best described as acoustic pop. He cites among his biggest influences Elliot Smith, The Beatles, Paul Simon and Nirvana. Interestingly, Newman is right-handed, but plays exclusively left-handed on guitar and other instruments. He has been featured on BBC6 Music, BFBS Radio and "gas stations throughout Connecticut on the AMP Radio Network."

Newman’s new album, Single But Defective, is available as a free download, with the idea, he said, to "spread the music far and wide internationally." Sweet.

"51st State" - Stuart Newman from Single But Defective (2009)
"Cry Wolf" - Stuart Newman from Single But Defective (2009)

Stuart Newman on MySpace



San Francisco indie musician Labrador Labratories, or "Labra," creatively mixes influences of Serbian traditional music with dreamy psychedelic folk that conjure up images of a younger Leonard Cohen playing with an European gypsy band. This is apparent on Labra's newly released EP Open Cage, featuring songs like "Your Arms" and "Butterflies". Labra lists among the instruments he plays as "guitars, voice, knees and harmonica".

Labra says he was conceived when a Vegas stripper named Miley went on a trip to Burma, meet a monk and returned home to California two weeks pregnant. When he was six years old, Labra went to live with his Serbian grandmother in West Hollywood where he was home schooled, and became a "devout" Catholic and choir boy.

"Butterflies" - Labardor Labratories from Open Cage EP (2009)
"Your Arms" - Labardor Labratories from Open Cage EP (2009)

Labardor Labratories on MySpace


In the next installment of In Dee Mail's one-man band series, we will highlight the music of a Tampa area experimental ambient folk musician, a Montreal artist who sounds a bit like Prince mixed with Hall and Oates, and an alternative rocker from the lakes region of Michigan.

Yesterday's Post: The first installment of Halloween Indie Songs was a huge success, featuring songs from Arctic Monkeys, Spoon, Cat Power, Beck, Beach House, Flaming Lips and many others.

The second playlist of that series will feature Halloweenish music from Sufjan Stevens, Pavement, The Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Cut Copy and eight other bands and artists. By Halloween Eve, we'll have published a total of 13 playlists, each featuring 13 songs.

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New Indie Songs from The Big Pink, Windmill, Volcano Choir, Julian Plenti, Joshua James, Sissy Wish, Owen & More

Indie Cover Songs, Vol I - Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Asobi Seksu, Bat For Lashes & More

Labels: Indie Artist/Group Profiles, One Man Bands

Halloween time is upon us. The skeleton crew has been scouring their music collections and other resources to assemble the best indie and alternative rock Halloween related songs that will be featured right here from today until Halloween Eve. There will be approximately 13 Halloween playlists mixes published over the next three weeks; in some cases, two playlists a day. Each mix will contain 13 tracks. When all is said and done, we think this will be the most extensive, active collection of indie and alt rock Halloween music available anywhere on the web. This is just the beginning...

"Perhaps Vampires is a Bit Strong, But..." - Arctic Monkeys

"The Ghost of You Lingers" - Spoon

"Smother+Evil=Hurt" - The Kissaway Trail

"Convinced of the Hex" - The Flaming Lips

"Vermillion" - Mercury Rev

"Tokyo Witch" - Beach House

"Werewolf" - Cat Power

"Wicked Annabella" - The Kinks

"Scarecrow" - Beck

"Skeleton Man" - Friendly Fires

"Vampires Bite the Hands that Feed Them" - Silent Years

"Pumpkin" - Starlight Mints

"Halloween Head" - Ryan Adams

Volume Two of the Halloween Indie Rock Songs playlist series will feature creepy tracks from The Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, British Sea Power, Dan Deacon and many more.

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New Indie Songs from The Big Pink, Windmill, Volcano Choir, Julian Plenti, Joshua James, Sissy Wish, Owen & More

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Labels: Halloween Music, Indie Halloween Songs

As some of you probably know, Tuesdays are typically the big day of the week for new releases, and this week is no exception, featuring new stuff from Vampire Weekend, No Age, Devendar Banhart, The Clientele, Neon Indian, Spiral Beach, Le Loup, The Perms and many others. Today, Vampire Weekend made available a free MP3 titled "Horchata" off their upcoming sophomore album, Contra, due for release in early January 2010.

To everyone at San Francisco's 10th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (that also featured performances from Neko Case, Dr. Dog, Galactic, World Party and many other 'hardly bluegrass' artists and bands) this past weekend, thanks for the great time and special thanks to billionaire Warren Hellman, for the free, three-day festival in Golden Gate Park - it was amazing! Rolling Stone online is reporting that more people - some 500,000 - attended the SF fest - "more than Coachella, Lollapalooza and All Points West combined." We were also intrigued by San Francisco's own The Ferocious Few, a lo-fi, garage rock duo.

Up next for San Francisco area music lovers, The Treasure Island Festival on October 17 & 18, featuring The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear, The Walkmen, MGMT, Beirut, Yo La Tengo and dozens more! IRC will be doing a pre-show feature and coverage from the festival (follow us on Twitter for more on that). Coming up this week, the first couple of batches for the Halloween indie music songs playlist series, more Rarely Heard Indie Songs and a special feature of In Dee Mail.

"Horchata" - Vampire Weekend from Contra (release date Jan. 2010) - link via Stereogum or download it at VampireWeekend.com

Related: Limited Time Offer (as of 1:30pm PST): Get 3 free MP3s from The Very Best's new album, including track with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig. No strings attached. Download at http://bit.ly/4pyjsc. Or, purchase the album (it's a great LP, debuting today). Thanks to Green Owl Records, a label by musicians for musicians!

"You're a Target" - No Age from Losing Feeling EP (2009)

"Baby" - Devendra Banhart from What We Will Be (2009)

"Harvest Time" - The Clientele from Bonfires on the Heath (2009)

"Psychic Chasms" - Neon Indian from Psychic Chasms (2009)

"Domino" - Spiral Beach from The Only Real Thing (2009)

"Beach Town" - Le Loup from Family (2009)

"A Funeral Dressed as a Birthday" - We Are Willows from A Collection Of Sounds And Something Like the Plague (2009)

"Running Away" - The Perms from Keep You Up When You're Down (2009)

"I Hit Another Wall" - Tim Williams from Careful Love (2009)

"Repetition" - Willowz from Everyone (2009)

"I Got the Answer" - Supercluster from Waves (2009)

"Genesis 3:23" - The Mountain Goats from The Life of the World to Come (2009)

"Priestess" - Imaad Wasif from The Voidist (2009)

"Seven" - Sunny Day Real Estate from Diary from Remastered (2009)

"Little Pieces" - The Parlour Steps from Hidden Names (2009)

"Your Mere Presence" - The Ams from The Release of An American Soul (2009)

"And Suddenly" - The School from Searching for the Now 6 (2009)

"Big Boom" - Windmill from Epcot Starfields (2009)

"Skin Orders" - Historics from Strategies for Apprehension (2009)

"Die Young" - The Danks from Are You Afraid of the Danks? (2009)

Singles:

"Give It Back" - Evan Voytas

"White Light" - Sinkane

"Origami - Shai Erlichman

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Labels: 2009 Indie Songs, Vampire Weekend

"Back and Forth" - The Bright Light Social Hour from s/t EP (2009)

The first video presented in this special indie and alternative rock video special feature is from the Austin band The Bright Light Social Hour who created quite a buzz at the Austin City Limits Festival on Friday, grabbing the Sound & Jury award.

Also check out new music videos from Pearl Jam, The Flaming Lips, Sufjan Stevens, The Dodos, Yo La Tengo, The Antlers, Fanfarlo, Portugal The Man, Port O'Brien, Volcano Choir, Sunset Rubdown and a special preview of the new indie rockumentary East of Sunset.













The new indie film East of Sunset examines the indie rock music scene in communities east of the Sunset Strip, such as Silverlake and Echo Park. The film features LA-area popular bands like The Happy Hallows, The Henry Clay People, Le Switch, The Transmissions, The Movies, plus bands and artists that broke out from the strip to a national and international audience over the years, including indie rockers like Silversun Pickups, Everest, Beck, Elliott Smith, Earlimart and The Airborne Toxic Event.

In addition to performances, the film features interviews with Los Angeles music writers and DJs as well as band members of some of the most popular of the hundreds of bands and artists making the scene in east LA. The film was produced and directed by Ryan Maples and it is being distributed in partnership with Thrillhouse Productions. Check out http://www.EastofSunsetFilm.com

Labels: Indie Rock Videos

The latest batch of new songs from recent indie albums that you might enjoy, or have already been enjoying, includes The Big Pink, Windmill, Volcano Choir, Julian Plenti, New Roman Times, Japandroids, Joshua James, Sissy Wish, Owen and more.

"Dominos" - The Big Pink from A Brief History of Love (2009)

"Ellen Save Our Energy" - Windmill from Epcot Starfield (2009)

"Island, IS" - Volcano Choir from Unmap (2009)

"The Fun That We Have" - Julian Plenti from Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper (2009)

"Smoke in Your Disguise" - New Roman Times from On The Sleeve (2009)

"Young Hearts Spark Fire" - Japandroids from Post-Nothing (2009)

"Coal War" - Joshua James from Build Me This (2009)

"Meet and Greet" - Slaraffenland from We're on Your Side (2009)

"DWTS" - Sissy Wish from Beauties Never Die (2009)

"Flirted with You All My Life" - Vic Chestnut from At the Cut (2009)

"Good Friends, Bat Habits" - Owen from New Leaves (2009)

"It's Not Enough" - Salim Nourallah from Constellation (2009)

"Domino" - Spiral Beach from The Only Real Thing (2009)

Labels: 2009 Indie Songs