These Rule (IOHO): Teenage Fanclub, Neutral Milk Hotel, Yo La Tengo, Mates of State, Julie Ocean, Ruling Class, Very Most, Pinto, et. al. . . .

Although generally unenamored of "the ruling class," we know when to make exceptions.

Are we posting too many again? Gosh, we hope not. We've stopped loving everything, but we sure love these.

The Ruling Class - Flowers mp3

Julie Ocean - Number 1 Song mp3 - Thanks to Toolshed.

The Strawberry Smell - Zensong #9 mp3

Pinto - Wherever Did She Go? mp3

Say Hi - Blah Blah Blah mp3 - If this one makes you thirsty, you might need a darker blog.

Mates of State - My Only Offer mp3

The Very Most - Good Fight Fighting mp3

Young Knives - Up All Night mp3

Vancougar - Distance mp3

Terra Diablo - Setting Sun mp3

Thanks to Morten at Hits in the Car for letting us know the following are freely and legally available. You'll find them along with several trunksfull of other excellent songs in his April Endless Post post.

Teenage Fanclub - Fallen Leaves mp3

Paperplane - Grow Young mp3

Cheshire Cat - Welcome To Our Town mp3

Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland 1945 mp3

Yo La Tengo - Upside-Down mp3

S.O.P.: Click song titles to hear and maybe download. Click artist names to read and hear more.

Around the Blogosphere: New Pornographers, Stone Roses, Matthew Sweet, New Order, R.E.M., Go Go's, 20/20, Thin Lizzy, Beatles, Who, Supertramp, et. al

I'm awfully glad to have found over at the excellent The Glorious Hum two songs from Challengers, the new album by The New Pornographers, released earlier this week. indie.mom at Speed of Dark's got us kind of wishing she'd have another birthday sooner than 359 days from now (although my guess is, she's cool with letting it take its own sweet time.) The ever-vigilant Retro Music Snob helped me find Echoes in the Wind, yet another new (to me) blog with top-notch listenables. And of course the other usual suspects are up to much good. So thanky kindly, all ye who host and post.

The New Pornographers - All the Things That Go To Make Heaven and Earth & Mutiny, I Promise You - The Glorious Hum
Right Away, Great Captain - Night, Marry You - The Glorious Hum
Darkel - My Own Sun - Badminton Stamps
Mates of State - Along for the Ride - Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
Square Root of Margaret - Memories of Things to Come & Hollywood Will Find a Way - Milk Milk Lemonade

The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored - Speed of Dark
Matthew Sweet - I’ve Been Waiting - Speed of Dark
New Order - True Faith - Speed of Dark

R.E.M. – Talk About the Passion & Fall On Me - Retro Music Snob
The Go Go’s - Skidmarks on My Heart - Retro Music Snob
20/20 - Out of My Head - Retro Music Snob
Thin Lizzy - Freedom Song - Retro Music Snob

The Beatles - Rocky Racoon - Echoes in the Wind
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes - Echoes in the Wind
Supertramp - It’s Raining Again - Echoes in the Wind

Around the Blogosphere/Chronosphere

Yasssss, maybe I'll just change the name of this silly little blog to "Around the Blogosphere" and be done with it. I hope you're not tiring of these AtB posts, but if so, don't blame me, it's these dadgum bloggers I frequent who keep posting all this great music. Here's what I mean:

Teenage Fanclub - Born Under A Good Sign + 3 more by the great Scots - Headphones On - Liz shows no sign of letting up, and that's a good sign indeed.

Let us now enter the Dalston Oxfam Shop, where Mr. Shopper has posted a superb blend of clandestine sounds from 1994. Below are my faves. Clicking on any of the following will take you to all of the following, plus eight more. I've gotta say I've never been much of an Oasis fan, but "Fade Away" I really like. I've never seen a brickbat, either, so if you're gonna hurl, at least show it to me first.
Ride – Let’s Get Lost – Dalston Oxfam Shop
Lush – The Childcatcher – Dalston Oxfam Shop
Oasis - Fade Away - Dalston Oxfam Shop
Frank Black – Freedom Rock – Dalston Oxfam Shop
Velvet Crush – This Life is Killing Me – Dalston Oxfam Shop
Lisa Germano – Energy – Dalston Oxfam Shop

If that isn't retro enough for you, how about setting the Wayback Machine to 1967, aka "The Summer of Love?" LG over at Ingrained Refrains has put together a superb post of 18 studio songs from the year, plus six live numbers from the legendary Monterey Pop Festival. All the major, and some minor, food groups are represented, so go feast. (The Beatles, The Doors, The Who, The Box Tops, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Jefferson Airplane, Harper's Bizarre, Jimi Hendrix, you get the pic.)

Finally, on the off chance you have spare time this weekend, a baker's handful more.
Spoon - Rhthm & Soul - I Am Fuel, You Are Friends (The next song's in the same post.)
Built to Spill - The Plan - I Am Fuel, You Are Friends
The La’s - I Can’t Sleep - You Aint No Picasso
The Garlands - You Never Notice Me - Indie-MP3
Citizens Here And Abroad - Appearances - mp3hugger
Mates of State - For the Actor - Music for Kids Who Cant Read Good

I have one word to all these fabulously generous bloggers: Ta! (I first typed "MWAH," but, you know.)