Day 2: One for the Team, Whigs, Brakes, Indelicates, Moi Caprice, Charade, Love Is All, Killola, W..T..F., Sad Day for Puppets

No slamming anticipated. Full speed ahead, lads.

The year is still fairly new, so I hope I'm not too late in wishing you a happy one. I also hope you enjoy the following. Iwe surely do.

One for the Team - Dress Up Party mp3 - off of the Minneapolitans' Afternoon Records/Militia Group release, Build It Up - And we're still enjoying this previously posted one:

Take Cover mp3

The Whigs - Like a Vibration mp3 - from Athens, GA band's 2008 release, Mission Control -Thanks to Cable & Tweed for the vibe.
The Indelicates - Fun Is For The Feeble Minded mp3 - The UK band's debut, American Demo, was released last year (2008, remember?).

Brakes - Crystal Tunings mp3 - from the Brighton supergroup's forthcoming FatCat Records release, Touchdown. It's sure to score.

Moi Caprice - To The Lighthouse mp3 - Thanks to Morten at Hits in the Car for the headsup (some time ago) on this excellent Copenhagen band. HITC has another beauty by MC, and a simple click will get you there.

The Charade - Keeping Up Appearances mp3 - the title song from Stockholm band's November 2008 release

Love Is All - Wishing Well mp3 - from Gothenburgers' A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night, which rightly finished high up on a number of Best of 2008 lists.

Motorboat mp3 - from their 2006 release, Nine Times That Same Song

Killola - Cracks in the Armor mp3 - from L.A. band's glittery debut, I Am The Messer - Maybe you'd like to join their fans in getting a 'too of the band's logo? Me neither but I like the song.

Wait. Think. Fast. - Clear Our Name mp3 - from L.A.-area band's EP, Vuelve Al Mar

Sad Day for Puppets - Big Waves mp3 - from the Blackebergers' 2008 EP Just Like A Ghost - I've been deeply enjoying this song for some time now.

Crowded Sat.: The Phantom Band, Ideal Free Distribution, Starkeys, Hot Lava, Rescues, Love Is All, Lukestar, Layaways

Oh, hallefreakinlujah, it's a crowded Saturday, so I don't have to come up with excuses for not wri-. . .

The Phantom Band - Folk Song Oblivion mp3 - Glaswegian goodness from Checkmate Savage, due for 27 Jan. 09 release on local label Chemikal Underground

Ideal Free Distribution - William Buss mp3 - from Then We Were Older

Starkeys - Shift Drink mp3 - from Dilmun EP, out 25 Nov.

Hot Lava - Mummy Beach mp3 - from Lavalogy, released in October - Thanks to Mark Lipsitz at Bar None.

Ready to relax? Fuhgeddaboutit.
Love Is All - Wishing Well mp3 -from A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night, released on 11 Nov. - Yummy Gothenburgers! Thanks to Pitchfork.

The Rescues - Break Me Out - from LA band's debut album Crazy Ever, which broke 4 Nov.
The Postmarks - 11:59 (Blondie cover) mp3 - from their 12-tune cover LP, By-The-Numbers, released 11 Nov.

Lukestar - two songs from Norgwegian band's Lake Toba, coming out on Flameshovel - Thanks to Brooke Black at Big Hassle Media.

The Shade You Hide mp3

White Shade mp3 - We especially love the chorus. Just try not to smile. Cool vid here.

The Layaways - Keep It to Yourself mp3 - from The Space Between, released this past Tuesday - You will find a bunch more free downloads at the Layaways' website. Naturally we're still enjoying these from an earlier post:

Silence mp3

Let Me In mp3

Click song titles to hear songs, green artist names for more. And have yourselves a groovy little weekend, mkay?