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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Corbin Watkins - Incarnation (2007)

Indie/Pop

Website

V.A - Christmas On The North Western Front (2007)

Indie/Rock/Pop

Website

Joy Williams - Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella .mp3

*Photo by Eden

Indie/Pop

Myspace

ReverbNation download.

"One of Those Days EP" released in January.

Kyle Andrews - Sampler Number One

Indie/Pop/Rock

Myspace

*Email, 5 other email

I don't know what is on this. Unless it is clips of songs, it might be worthy. Hopefully it has "Blow it Out" or "Sushi."

Novemeber's Top Pick

There is no surprise here...

A Great Big Pile Of Leave

Song pick

"The Size Of Dinosaurs"

Free downloads on their website.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Next release maybe...

This month (actually about 18 days), I may have streamed a little more than 1000 bands with free release downloads. While only a few actually made it to my car's mp3 player; like my new favorite A Great Big Pile Of Leaves. Others worthy of posting, and some I could not help but wonder maybe next time...

Dexateens
The Boy With A Broken Leg
Luka Belani
Laugh Out Loud
Sean Bryant
Plaaydoh
No Through Road
EverLikeMe
Elliot Norton
Jumbling Towers
Ambiance
The Opening Night
Thomas Rumbold
Zachary J Band
Burr Settles & The Pine Box Orchestra
Love Nothing
Picke
Another Cynthia
Jay Bennett
The Vita Ruins
Finn Harald Røed
Fatter Than Albert
Viva Computer
The Cocker Spaniels
Say Cheese And Die!
We Are Christmas
Ciam
The Fast Track Method
Audrey Needs Calm
Dinner Party with Mr. Woodworth
Leoparden
Robot Goes Here
Ohio! Ohio!
Kafkas Orient Bazaar

What a boring post! I had to do it though.

Found - Some Fracas Of A Sissy Remixes Part 1 EP (2008)

Indie/Experimental

Myspace

Two other EPs on page.

Mouse Kills Tiger - Music Is The Weapon Of The Children (2008)

Indie/Rock/Experimental

Myspace

Download page

V.A - XO For The Holidays

Indie/Pop/Rock

Download Page, single track or full .zip.

1. Service Group - Merry Xmas Everybody
2. Master Slash Slave- All I Want For Christmas
3. Romeo Spike - Christmas Diablo
4. The Winter Sounds - Ragtime Manifesto
5. Super Awesome Villains Forever - Secret Santa A Christmas Song For Josef K. Boehm
6. Paris Luna with James Taylor, Jr and Wes Ables - Back Home for the Holidays
7. Benjamin Bear - Traveling Disciple
8. Blue Skies For Black Hearts - It Never Snows On Christmas
9. The Backsliders - That's How We Do Christmas
10. Here Comes Everybody - Snow
11. Bumtech - Maoz Tsur (Rock of Ages) / O Holy Night
12. Blue Skies For Black Hearts - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
13. Play - Happy Christmas War Is Over

Good!

The Priestess And The Fool - Ride On, Santa (2008)

Indie/Pop/Experimental

Myspace

Download Page

Newport - Spike The Eggnog EP (2008)

Indie/Alternative

Myspace

Bank Link

"Little Havana EP"

Band Link

Friday, November 28, 2008

Apres Vous - Old Songs EP (2008)

Indie/Alternative

Myspace

Band link

Theonemattb - Spaceman For Hire (2008)

Indie/Rap

Myspace

Josh English - I. Rob. Thief. (2008)

Indie/Folk

Myspace

Website download page.

* Email required, goes straight to download.

Sam Champion - Sam Champion EP (2006)

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Download page.

Said The Whale - West Coast Christmas (2007)

Indie/Folk

Myspace

Band Link

I Was Totally Destroying It - Done Waiting EP (2008)

Powerpop

Myspace

Reverbnation download page.

Good!

The Antlers - New York Hospitals (2008)

Indie/Ambient

Myspace

Band Link

Now skip this.. but check out "Two" from their upcoming release Hospice (2009). I smell improvement ahead!

The Resound - On Christmas (Lights & Sounds) .mp3

Powerpop

Myspace

Band Link

Good!

The Bronze Episode - Son Coeur Son Corps EP (2008)

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Band Link

*only 128kbps

Good!

Top 100 Powerpop Releases of 2008

Dowork's Top 100 Powerpop Albums and EPs of 2008

01. Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux
02. Vaga Under Fire - Life Of The Party EP
03. Forever The Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater
04. The Academy Is.. - Fast Times At Barrington High
05. Goodnight Nurse - Keep Me On Your Side
06. Esme - Don't Wake Up EP
07. Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger
08. Capital Lights - This Is An Outrage!
09. Transmit Now - Transmit Now EP
10. Secret Lives Of The Freemason - Weekend Warriors
11. Artist Vs. Poet - Artist Vs. Poet EP
12. Hellogoodbye - Ukulele Recordings EP
13. PlayRadioPlay! - Texas
15. A Rocket To The Moon - Greetings From...EP
16.
You Me At Six - Take Off Your Colours
17. The Summer Set - Meet Me On The Left Coast
18.
Safetysuit - Life Left To Go
19. Cute Is What We Aim For - Rotation
20. My Favorite Highway - How to Call A Bluff
21.
Jonezetta - Cruel To Be Young
22. The Summer Set - Meet Me On the Left Coast
23. Robot Love Story - The Way You Used To Be EP
24. The Morning Light - The Morning Light
25.
Rediscover - Sleepless Nights
26. In:Aviate - 1985
27. Holyfield -
Holyfield
28. NeverShoutNever - Yippee EP
29. There For Tomorrow - There For Tomorrow
30. Maine - Can't Stop Won't Stop
31. Hit The Lights - Skip School, Start Fights
32. Every Avenue - Shh. Just Go With It
33.
Mayday Parade - A Lesson In Romantics
34. Cash Cash - Cash Cash EP
35.
School Boy Humor - Camera Shy But Still A Star EP
36. Breathe Carolina - It's Classy Not Classic
37. Houston Calls - The End Of An Error
38. Nickasaur! - Rawr!
39. Sleep For Sleepers - The Clearing
40. Honor Bright - If This Was A Movie
41. That Was Something - BEARS!
42. Go Crash Audio - Dear Song In My Head
43. Teen Hearts - Heart Beat EP
44. Everdae - Don't Make a Sound
45. Josephine Collective - We Are The Air
46.
3OH!3 - Want
47. Kill Your Ex - From Words To Motion
48. The Bigger Lights - Fiction Fever EP
49. Monday in London - Monday in London EP
50. Sing it Loud - Come Around
51. Love It or Leave It - This Time The Stakes Are Higher
52. Sparks The Rescue - Eyes To The Sun
53. Philmont - Oh Snap EP
54. Under Spinning Lights - Under Spinning Lights EP
55. Love Me Electric - The Sunrise EP
56. Run Kid Run - Love At The Core
57. Sound Of Surrender - The Long Road Home EP
58. Makeupbreakup - We Prefer Not To
59. The Title - Making A Scene
60. Ellison - Color Of Compassion EP
61. Panima - Take Cover EP
62. Jamie's Elsewhere - Guidebook For Sinners Turned Saints
63. Phone Calls From Home - Phone Calls From Home EP
64. Young And Divine - Young And Divine
65. Looks To Make History - Looks To Make History EP
66. Save Your Breath V.S Fireworks - Split
67. Hello Kelly - Hello Kelly
68. Brighten - Early Love
69. Render Me Speechless - What We're After EP
70. The American Life - All The Things I've Grown To Miss
71. One Dying Secret - A Moment Of Truth For A Years Worth Of Lies EP
72. Oceans Firing - Bravado EP
73. Take Cover - Take Cover EP
74. Crisis In Hollywood - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
75. Kiros - A Single Strand
76. My Actions Your Exit - Colours
77. Danger Radio - Used And Abused
78. Progess In Color - Progress In Color EP
79. The Ready Set - Tantrum Castle ** Acoustic EP stream
80. Melody Fall - Melody Fall
81. Allred - The Sound
82. Man Down Medic - Fantasyland EP
83. Settings - Elusion Extended EP
84.
The American Vinyl - Art Is Dead EP
85. Represent! - The Divine Right in EP
86. Ortega - Conversations
87. Attack Attack - Someday Came Suddenly
88. Junior Doctor - Take the Pain EP
89. VersaEmerge - Perceptions
90. Faster Faster - Hopes and Dreams
91.
We Shot The Moon - Fear And Love
92. Upon Beauty Rests - For The Days We Fear The Air We Breathe EP
93.
Cut The Blue Wire - Revert Restart Reset EP
94. Kids In Glass Houses - Smart Casual
95. Heartstop - Moments
96. All The Right Moves - All The Right Moves EP
97. Tickle Me Pink - Madeline
98. Melodyssey - The Two Windows
99. Automatic Eye - Don't Let The Past Come Between You And Your Happiness
100. Piano - The Valediction Of Verse EP

That completes my top releases of 2008. I know I might have forgotten a few that I really liked but oh well.

Oh, one more thing...

Biggest let down of 2008

Panic at the disco - Pretty Odd

Represent! - The Divine Right in EP (2008)

Powerpop

Myspace

Band Link

Danger Ranger - "She Says Break Up" Song

Powerpop

Myspace

Released a new song a few days ago. I hope this continues!

Band Link 1st song "What a Horrible date"

Band Link 2nd song "She Says Break Up"

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Sketching In Stereo - Technicolor Dreams EP (2008)

Powerpop

Myspace

Website download Page

Nate Stone - Love & Tragedy (2008)

Alternative/Folk

Myspace

Website

*Email Required, goes straight to download (Rapidshare)

Telescope - For The Rest Of Us (2008)

Alternative/Pop/Rock

Myspace

Website

*Email required, goes straight to download.

Xbox Campfire Session 2008

Myspace

Competition to see some great bands around a campfire!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Mark & Alex - .Mp3s

Indie/Electro/Pop

Myspace - last two songs. "Rush"

Last.fm

Not really a release, but 5 songs. These sound like the demos, buy the Rush Ep from Itunes.

Good!

Baby Teardrops - Banged In The Heart (2008)

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Download or Individual tracks.

Check out "Flag of Inner Revolution."

Downhere - Wide-Eyed and Mystified (2006)


Alternative/Rock/Christian

Myspace

Website

*Email required, only 128kbps

Glad to see this. I'm not religious, although I can recognize some good music. Their Self-titled 2002 album was great.

The Rosebuds - Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep (Night of the Furies Remixed) (2008)

Indie/Rock

Website

*Registration required, I had trouble registration and gave up (Email already in use, password dosen't match, so on) but when I returned to the site later to check again I had a new download link.

Stuporhero - Weightless (2008)

Indie/Pop

Download "Other free Albums here"

Marillion - Happiness Is The Road (2008)

Indie/Alternative

Myspace

Website

*Email Required

Miranda Sound - Western Reserve (2006)

Indie/Pop/Rock

Myspace

Download single or .zip.

Chris Singleton - Twisted City (2006)

Indie/Alternative/Pop

Myspace

Website

*Email Required. Plus three others.

The Crimea - Secrets Of The Witching Hour (2007)

Indie/Pop

Myspace (Loop Loop is the only track on release)

Website * Only 128 kbps.

Good!!

Phil Wickham - Singalong (2008)

Alternative/Pop/Christian

Myspace

Website

*Email required

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Nine Inch Nails - The Slip (2008)

Rock

Last.fm

Download page. "Ghost I," also free.

*Email required

I know everyone already heard of this. It's free though and I am working on the top releases. (this isn't on it )

Harvey Danger - Little By Little (2006)

Indie/Pop

Myspace

Website

Band Link

* Top Releases of 2008 coming really soon! Sadly only about three free release made the cut. Just placing some artist, linking and what not... about two days.

Top Releases of 2008

Dowork's Top 100 Indie/Pop/Rock Releases

01. I Was A Cub Scout - I Want You to Know That There Is Always Hope
02. Bowerbirds - Hymns For A Dark Horse
03. Dear And The Headlights - Drunk Like Bible Times
04. Pompeii - Nothing Happens For A Reason
05. Kyle Andrews - Real Blasty
06. Brasstronaut - Old World Lies EP
07. A Great Big Pile Of Leaves - The Fiery Works II EP
08. Marching Band - Spark Large
09. Tim Myers - The Good Life EP
10. Hockey - Mind Chaos
11. Article One - Colors and Sounds
12. Royworld - Man In The Machine
13. Jeremy Warmsley - How We Became
14. Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck - Days Come and Go
15. Stars - Sad Robot EP
16. The Rosebuds - Life Like
17. The Middle East - The Recordings Of The Middle East
18. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
19. Silent Alliance - The Spirit Of An Age To Come
20. Faded Paper Figures - Dynamo
21. Hexes And Ohs - Bedroom Madness
22. Latino Tanks - Raised By Humans EP
23. Bloc Party - Intimacy
24. Anathallo - Canopy Glow
25. The Silent Years - The Globe
26. Mock Orange - Captain Orange
27. Psapp - The Camel's Back
28. Kings of Leon - Only by the Night
29. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
30. I’m From Barcelona - Who Killed Harry Houdini?
31. Civalias - You, Me, We EP
32. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
33. Little Man Tate - Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy
34. Choir Of Young Believers - This Is For The White In Your Eyes
35. Uzi And Ari - Headworms
36. Moi Caprice - We Had Faces Then
37. Sparkadia - Postcards
38. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
39. Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
40. Flamingo Crash - Triangle Island
41. Miniature Tigers - Tell It To The Volcano
42. Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us
43. Joshua Radin - Simple Times
44. Carolina Liar - Coming To Terms
45. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
46. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
47. Ray LaMontagne - Gossip In The Grain
48. She & Him - Volume One
49. James - Hey Ma
50. Animal Collective - Water Curses
51. Adele - 19
52. Passion Pit - Chunk Of Change
53. Conor Oberst - Conor Oberst
54. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
55. Miami Horror - Bravado EP
56. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
57. The Weepies - Hide Away
58. Good Old War - Only Way To Be Alone
59. Jupiter One - Jupiter One
60. Keane - Perfect Symmetry
61. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
62. Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair
63. Bart Davenport - Palaces
64. King of Prussia - Save the Scene
65. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static
66. Pelle Carlberg - The Lilac Time
67. Tim Ten Yen - Everything Beautiful Reminds Me Of You
68. CallmeKat - Fall Down
69. Tobacco - Fucked Up Friends
70. Oh No! Oh My! - Dmitrij Dmitrij EP
71. Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night
72. Denison Witmer - Carry The Weight
73. It's A Musical - The Music Makes Me Sick
74. Longwave - Secrets Are Sinister
75. Jersey - Itinerary
76. Greg Laswell - How The Day Sounds EP
77. Counting Crows - Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
78. Herman Dune - Next Year In Zion
79. J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
80. Alaska In Winter - Holiday
81. Delays - Everything's the Rush
82. Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
83. Mgmt - Oracular Spectacular (Org. 2007)
84. Iain Archer - To The Pine Roots
85. Dutch Uncles - Dutch Uncles
86. The Dodos - Visiter
87. Woodhands - Heart Attack
88. Jason Mraz - We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
89. Ben Folds - Way To Normal
90. The Killers - Day & Age
91. The Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
92. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
93. TV On The Radio - Dear Science
94. Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down In The Light
95. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
96. Ingrid Michaelson - Be Ok
97. The Ruse - Midnight in The City
98. FrYars - The Perfidy EP
99. Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs
100. Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams



Top 100 Powerpop Releases of 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

Weakling & King - ARGH!!! Ctrl-Alt-Del (2008)

Indie/Electro/Pop

Myspace

Last.fm also "Is Dead."

Check Out "Fuel The Flame." Going to see The Decemberist now, goodnight!

V.A - Warm & Scratchy (2007)

Indie/Pop/Rock

Website

1. Me-I – TV On The Radio
2. Dead Sound – The Raveonettes
3. The Equestrian – Les Savy Fav
4. Crimson Red – The Rapture
5. Justine – 120 Days
6. Canada vs. America – Broken Social Scene
7. Color of the Love You Have – SOUND team
8. The Bunting Song (acoustic version) – The Good, the Bad and the Queen
9. Half Century – Brother Kite
10. Silver (Original Beats) – Jesu
11. Back To Flash – Amusement Parks On Fire
12. Stay Awake – Asobi Seksu
13. Winter – Fennesz
14. Sunset Rodeo – Liars

Escape Act - Loosely Based On Fiction (2008)

Indie/Pop/Rock

Website *only 128kbps free.

Check out "Cabin Fever."

Forest Fire - Survival (2008)

Indie/Alternative

Myspace

Archive band link

The Opening Night - Atomic Clock (2008)

Powerpop/Rock

Myspace

Website download page

Rebekka - Coffee & Music (2008)

R&B/Soul

Myspace

Website

Not really my style but shes to cute to pass on!

*Email required

Darci Cash - Three Hands EP (2008)

Indie/Alternative

Myspace

Website download page.

Early April - Through The Eyes of Her (2007)

Powerpop/Rock

Myspace

Website (scroll down)

Darla Rose - The Beat Of My Heart (2008)

Indie/Pop

Myspace

Website

Check out "I Tried."

Band Link

Football Weather - Lights Camera Awesome (2008)

Electro/Powerpop

Myspace

Check out "Save The Clock Tower."

Band Link

Fate Of Angels - Complicator (2008)

Powerpop/Rock

Myspace

Website

Check out "Harsh Weather."

*Email required, goes straight to download though.

The Mocks - M Is Correct EP (2007)

Indie/Pop

Myspace

Website

Band Link

Timmy Curran - Word Of Mouth (2007)


Indie/Alternative

Myspace

Website Album Or "Citsuca EP"

Sounds like scientists from CERN smashing their Jack Johnson and Matt Costa CDs together, discovering Timmy Curran. Well done CERN.

Band Link

Good!!!!

Jon MacLennan - Jon's EP (2008)

Indie/Alternative/Acoustic

Myspace

Website

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Ten Digit Army - Begin Today EP (2008)

Indie/Electro/Pop

Archive

"Begin Today" Home recordings, so they clip a little.

Band Link

Robb Milford - Time You've Killed, Blood You've Spilled (2008)

Indie/Acoustic

Myspace

Band Link

Honestly, I only kept "There Will Be No Visitation."

Calling Wendy - Broken Lullabies EP (2007)

Indie/Pop/Rock

Myspace

Last.FM

Q Without U - Shut Up! I Invented You (2008)

Indie/Pop

Myspace

band Link

V.A. - Behold My Puny Bears, Vol. I (2008)

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Beep Beep, Back Up The Truck download page

  1. Embrace Fire - The soft house
  2. We vs. Death - golden medals
  3. The Walt - non-threat
  4. Het Gloren - als je lacht
  5. Kismet - white castle
  6. Schotel Van De Dag - Aim & Blame
  7. Paper Tiger - 1995

Het Gloren - Acrobaat (2005)

Indie/Acoustic

Myspace

Beep Beep, Back Up The Truck download page.

Check out the title track.

Paper Tiger - Everyone Here (2007)

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Beep Beep, Back Up The Truck download page.

Kismet - 4-Song EP (2007)

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Beep Beep, Back Up The Truck download page, 3-song EP too.

Releasing full length "Hiatus" on Beep Beep in January. It also will be free.

Embrace Fire - Thrown Unthrown EP

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Beep Beep, Back Up The Truck download page, more downloads too.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

RexKwondo - RexKwondo (2008)

Indie/Electro/Pop

Myspace

Check out "Time Machine."

Band Link

The Story Of - The World's Affair (2007)

Indie/Pop/Experimental

Myspace

Check out "Pinwheel." Download is to promote new album "​Until​ the Autum​n," released last week.

Band Link

Good!!

Spindle - Long Road Home (2008)

Indie/Rock

Myspace

Website individual tracks

Band Link

Disappointed by Candy - Disappointed By Candy (2007)

Indie/Pop/Rock

Myspace

Website

* Email required, also 5 other emails.

Good!