Around the Blogosphere: Stars, Tegan and Sara, Dinosaur Jr, OK Go, Saturday Looks Good To Me, White Hills, Toad The Wet Sprocket, New Order

Thanks to those making these available. Hope you're having a nice weekend.

Stars – Ageless Beauty – Music for Kids Who Cant Read Good - Transcendent, each and every time

Tegan and Sara – Walking With a Ghost & I Know I Know I Know – a Plague of Angels - + 3 others

Dinosaur Jr – Just Like Heaven (The Cure cover) – Instrumental Analysis

OK Go – Here I Go Again – Untitled Records

Saturday Looks Good To Me – The Americans – 5 Acts

White Hills – Oceans of Sound & Eternity – Raven Sings the Blues – Loud, fuzzy, wah-wah psych = Good

Toad The Wet Sprocket – Fall Down – a Plague of Angels + others

New Order – Temptation – Bag of Songs

Around the Blogosphere: Tegan and Sara, The Apples in Stereo, House of Love, The Judybats, Holly and the Italians

If you've been there yourself (or even as someone else), you know Retro Music Snob is a fabulous source of links to recent postings. I go there regularly and from the many attractive offerings, choose the ones that are either personal favorites or fit in best with the categories of "powerpop," "Indie," and "whatever we like." The latest:

Tegan and Sara - Hop a Plane - Retro Music Snob

The Apples in Stereo – Green Machine – Retro Music Snob

House of Love – Never – Retro Music Snob

The Judybats – Lullaby – Retro Music Snob - Hurry on this one and the next.

Holly and the Italians – Tell That Girl to Shut Up – Retro Music Snob

Finally: Spoon, Beatings, Lovemakers, Most Serene Republic, Irene, Tegan & Sara

Ga ga for sure, and then some
Several of these I've just discovered, while others I've been sitting on for far too long now. Finally they hatch. Can anyone doubt Spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga will be at or near the top of most Best Of lists at the end of 2007? The talents of leader Britt Daniel have been obvious for a long, long time. As usual, I won't elaborate, but I've been enjoying all of these songs immensely of late.

Spoon - The Underdog mp3 - Thanks to the good folks at Toolshed.

The Beatings - Twins mp3
The Lovemakers - Misery Loves Company mp3 - Thanks to spinner.com.

The Most Serene Republic - Sherry and Her Butterfly mp3

Irene - By Your Side mp3 - Thanks to Pitchfork.

Tegan & Sara - Back In Your Head mp3 - They rocked this one on Conan O'Brien earlier this evening.

Around the Blogosphere

As usual, the 'sphere is ablaze with great hosted tunes. No doubt you spent several restless 24's wondering how I would resolve the dilemma of linking to my newly-discovered friend over at Retro Music Snob. The decision is Solomonic (though I have far fewer wives). I shall link to RMS, which will then direct you accordingly. That way everyone benefits. I told myself, though, I would limit myself to no more than five RMS links in a post. Myself rolled eyes, sniggered and wished me luck. We'll see. Soooo. . .

Truly Retro (and Groovy)
The Go Go’s - Head Over Heels - Retro Music Snob - My favorite song by 'em
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums & I Wanna Be Adored - Retro Music Snob
The Smithereens - Yesterday Girl - Retro Music Snob
The La’s - Timeless Melody - Retro Music Snob
Catherine Wheel - Crank - Retro Music Snob - Keep preparing for shoegazer mania, if'n you haven't already found the post. Coming real soon. . .
Sugar - Your Favorite Thing - The Runout Groove

Pretty Much Current
Deerhunter – Strange Lights - Indietastic
Film School - What I Meant to Say - Quarter Life Party - Check your sabots, people. It be comin', I tell ya.
John Strohm - Sha La – My Old Kentucky Blog
Tegan and Sara - The Con & Dark Come Soon - Heartache with Hard Work

Tokyo Police Club - Your English Is Good - Untitled Records
The Bleachers - Invitation - 5 Acts
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion - Can You See the Sunset from the Southside?
Two Hours Traffic – Jezebel – I (heart) music

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Thorsday: Tegan and Sara, Lilys, The Capitol Years, Miracle Fortress, Hari and Aino, LadybiRds

Miracle Fortress

Yesterday I happily happened across links to a bunch of songs I've been enjoying for a good while, so I would like to share them over the next few days. Some of these are a bit long in tooth, but I hope you won't mind.

Tegan and Sara

I Bet It Stung mp3

Walking With a Ghost mp3

I Know I Know I Know mp3

Lilys

Claire Hates Me mp3

Tone Bender mp3

The Capitol Years
Mirage People mp3

You Can Stay There mp3

And while we're at it, here are three more-recent releases.

Miracle Fortress – Have You Seen in Your Dreams mp3

Hari and Aino – Second Song mp3

LadybiRds - The Brown and Red Divide mp3

Distaff: Tralala, Shalini, Tegan and Sara, Angie Heaton

Let’s spin a few on the distaff. I’ve posted two songs previously by both Tralala and Shalini, so you can click on the names to refresh or inject your memory. The affecting voices of Tegan and Sara have given me pleasure for a couple of years now, while I blushingly confess to only just having found Angie Heaton, formerly of Corndolly, Liquorette, and Tractor Kings. Tegan and Sara are pictured. Again, clicking artist names below will bring certain benefits. For example, Tegan and Sara have six excellent downloadable mp3s at the Audio page of their website.

Tralala - Take Me As I Am mp3
Shalini - Get Free mp3
Tegan and Sara -Walking With a Ghost mp3
Angie Heaton - Let It Ride mp3