Dozen +: Boston Spaceships, Cuts, Allison, Vancougar, Hot Puppies, Cloeta, Alias, TAB, PAS/CAL, et. al. . . .

Do we need to go into all the sordid reasons we haven't been here the past week or so? Thanks.

Boston Spaceships - Go for the Exit mp3 - Mixed transportational metaphors to the contrary notwithstanding, Robert Pollard's new band is due to launch Brown Submarine (pic) in early September.

The Cuts - Demons - mp3

Allison - Fragil mp3 - ¡Viva México!

Vancougar - Obvious mp3 - from Canadian Tuxedo, due out early next month

The Hot Puppies - Green Eyeliner mp3 - Um, this fine song has slight dl problems, so please be patient.

Cloetta Paris - Cry Just a Little Bit (Shakin' Stevens cover) mp3 - Some of you purer poppers might not "dig" the electronic touches in this one; we of the more impure set like it anyway, so here. Ditto the next one.

Alias - Well Water Black mp3

TAB the Band - Where She Was On Monday mp3

Willoughby - Story mp3 - from I Know What You're Up To, due in early August

Anthem In - Hold On To Me mp3 - We like the fuzzy power chord bits the most. Maybe you didn't notice the following fine one in our last post, so here it is again.

Down mp3

Otter Petter - The Rest of the World mp3 - from Fireflies and Lamp Lights

Marmoset - Missing Man mp3

PAS/CAL - You Were Too Old for Me mp3 - from I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura, due in late July - We're still enjoying this one from a long-ago post:

What Happened To The Sands mp3

Click song titles to listen, artist names to whatever.

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.

On Behalf of Mr. Shy

Hi, Ted Small here filling in for blogmeister pplist. pp is going through a spell of extraordinary shyness and hopes to reemerge soon. In the meantime, he's feeding me songs he likes and asking me to post them here "for your delectation," as he enigmatically put it.

Vendetta Valentine – Dissidents mp3

The B-52s – Hot Corner mp3 – from Funplex, their first lp of the century

Frauke – Canadian Girlfriend mp3
Vancougar – Vanity mp3

Frankel – New Authority mp3

Jim Noir – Don't You Worry (I'll Be Fine) mp3

Midnight Movies – Should Have Known mp3

Shooting Spires – Right mp3

Blue Eyed Son – Step Away From The Cliff mp3

The Heavenly States – The Race mp3