Thankful, Already: Ponys, Manhattan Love Suicides, Fireflies, Bell, Elias, Superchunk, Portastatic, Aislers Set, Henry's Dress

From around the sphere - by email, diligent seeking, pony express - myriad pleasure-inducing aural experiences aggregate in this little corner, begging to be bruited. I for one am thankful, and in the particular country in which I reside, that is especially appropriate tomorrow. "Shut up and post," booms my Blogospherial Overlord, and I am only too happy to comply.

Just Now

The Ponys - 1209 Seminary mp3 - Thanks to AOL's spinner.com.

The Manhattan Love Suicides - Last Stand mp3 - Love their tendencies.

Fireflies - I Was a Brontosaurus mp3

The Bell - On and On mp3

Elias & the Wizzkids - The Dance mp3 - Thanks to Pitchfork.

Populous - Breathes The Best mp3 - Thanks to Toolshed.

Dual Memberbships

Superchunk - Hyper Enough mp3

Portastatic - I Wanna Know Girls mp3
The Aislers Set

Last Match mp3
Through The Swells mp3

Henry's Dress - You Killed a Boy for Me mp3

Click artists' names for more of what you might be looking for.

Sunday Poppin': Telepathic Butterflies, 88, Aislers Set, Dora Flood, California Oranges, Herman's Hermits

Nein? Okay, then, let's try telepathy.

Okay, on the seventh - or first, whatever - day of the week we rested but we also posted a nice little set of poppers, both power and indie. I'm indebted to Steve Simels and NYMary over at PowerPop blog for pointing me toward the Herman's Hermits classic, "No Milk Today." You will find several more at head Hermit Peter Noone's webpage. You'll also find some more by fabulous Manitobans The Telepathic Butterflies at their bandsite. The same applies to my new heartthrobs Dora Flood, The 88, and The Aislers Set. Be sure and check out the song, "Run Away" at the California Oranges site. I hope to be able to post it here someday.

The Telepathic Butterflies
All Very Hoopla! mp3
The Cutting Elm mp3

The 88

Sunday Afternoon mp3

All The Same mp3

The Aislers Set

One Half Laughing mp3

The Way to Market Station mp3

Dora Flood

Capsule Life mp3

Two Passing Shadows mp3

California Oranges – Falling Back mp3

Herman’s Hermits - No Milk Today mp3

Around the Blogosphere

My Happymeter surged to 11 when I came across today's post at The Runout Groove. My new friend Jamie (he doesn't know me, but then neither do I) has posted eight songs from the Guided by Voices boxset Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere . Needless to say, GbV's b-sides would be most bands' a-sides. Jamie has tons of other great songs as well. I particularly liked "You Are the Teacher" by Kidderminster's Meg.

Speaking of GbV, check out Jared's posting of "Surgical Focus" over at 5 Acts. That same post has fine ones by The Aislers Set and Ride.

I really liked The Honeydrips' "(Lack of) Love Will Tear Us Apart," which you can find over at SKATTERBRAIN.