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?

Lotsa Lalala

Stage? We wish.

We haven't been able to post often of late, so hopefully you won't mind if we post lots. If you do, we apologize.

The Awkward Stage - Anime Eyes mp3

The Radio Dept. - Freddie and the Trojan Horse mp3 - Thanks to Labrador!

The Travelling Band - Desolate Icicle mp3

Baskervilles - A Little More Time mp3

Sunny Day Sets Fire - Brainless mp3 - Thanks, Fanatic!

I Love Math - Josephine Street mp3 - Ahhhh, to bask in the warm glow of a Deathray.

The Rescues - Break Me Out mp3 - Thanks Matt Searle at Red Wind Records

Lousy Robot

Welcome To All My Weird Awakening mp3

It's Getting To Me mp3

Passenger - Do What You Like mp3 - Remember Velvet Elvis? That insistent opening riff reminds us of "Something Happened Today," you?

Los Campesinos - We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives mp3 - The chorus is the best (i.e., poppiest) part of this un, ioho.
The Futureheads - Broke Up The Time mp3

Beangrowers - Quaint Affair mp3
Pomegranates - Whom/Who mp3

CSS - Rat Is Dead mp3 - Yes, it is so incredibly tiring (yawn).
Electrocute - On The Beat mp3 - Maybe we poppers aren't supposed to like stuff with so many squirts and inorganic percussives, but this one does. Thanks to Joanna Noyes at FTW (forthewinmedia).

Great Lakes Myth Society - The Narodniki faction here at Powerpopulist Party Headquarters are pretty much coming unglued over these first two.

Summer Bonfire mp3

Across the Bridge mp3 - We're remembering this next one fondly as well:

Debutante mp3

As always, click the green words for more. Oh, and click the song titles if you want to listen to, like, the songs.