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Dedicated to Dwight and Suzanna, who will be married this weekend!

(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info)

Islands - Hallways - A Sleep & a Forgetting
Zeus - Are You Gonna’ Waste My Time? - Busting Visions
Laura Gibson - The Fire - La Grande
Retribution Gospel Choir - The Stone (Revolution!) - The Revolution EP
Best Coast - The Only Place - The Only Place :: out May 12
La Sera - Please Be My Third Eye - Sees the Light
Sun Kil Moon - Sunshine in Chicago - Among the Leaves :: out May 29
AU - Get Alive - Both Lights
The Raveonettes - Night Comes Out - Into the Night EP :: out April 24
of Montreal - Dour Percentage - Paralytic Stalks
Amanda Mair - Sense - Amanda Mair :: out June 5
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo - I Just Can’t Wait - digital single :: Ric Ocasek cover
Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari - Something
Bear in Heaven - Reflection of You - I Love You It’s Cool
The Sugarman 3 - Rudy’s Intervention - What the World Needs Now :: out May 15
The Alialujah Choir - A House a Home - The Alialujah Choir :: THE VIDEO IS SO GOOD
Josh and Mer - From the Sea - Planet Music :: here is a video from those guys
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Man on Fire - Here
Free Energy - Electric Fever - Love Sign :: release TBA
Denison Witmer - Life Before Aesthetics - The Ones Who Wait
King Tuff - Bad Thing - King Tuff :: out May 29
Beach House - Myth - Bloom :: out May 15
Lambchop - Gone Tomorrow - Mr. M :: I interviewed him one time
Jeffrey Lewis - Cult Boyfriend - A Turn in the Dream-Songs
mp3s:

Islands - Hallways
Zeus - Are You Gonna Waste My Time? (.zip)
Laura Gibson - The Fire
Retribution Gospel Choir - The Stone (Revolution!)
Best Coast - The Only Place (email required)
La Sera - Please Be My Third Eye
Sun Kil Moon - Sunshine in Chicago
AU - Get Alive
The Raveonettes - Night Comes Out (email required)
of Montreal - Dour Percentage
Amanda Mair - Sense
Brent Amaker and the Rodeo - I Just Can’t Wait
Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari
Bear in Heaven - Reflection of You
The Sugarman 3 - Rudy’s Intervention (via Rolling Stone)
Josh and Mer - From the Sea (.wav)
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Man on Fire (widget)
Free Energy - Electric Fever
Denison Witmer - Life Before Aesthetics
King Tuff - Bad Thing
Beach House - Myth (email required)
Lambchop - Gone Tomorrow
Jeffrey Cain - Cult Boyfriend (widget)

So, I hope you’re enjoying the last podcast I did, there’s more on the way in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, I thought you might enjoy an article I wrote for my friends at opbmusic about Portland band The Alialujah Choir’s new music video for their song “A House, A Home”, which, yes, includes the video itself. It’s beautiful, intriguing and moving, and really worth the full-screen treatment.

http://opbmusic.org/blog/exclusive_video_premiere_alialujah_choirs_a_house_a_home

 

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….aaaaaaand here it is! Happy, uh, New Year?

(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info)

The Mynabirds - Generals - Generals :: out June 5
Richard Swift - Whitman - Walt Wolfman EP
Damien Jurado - Nothing is the News - Maraqopa
Lost Lander - Afraid of Summer - DRRT
Ramona Falls - Spore - Prophet :: out May 1
AU - Solid Gold - Both Lights
Little Dragon - Little Man (Tycho remix) - digital single
Mnemonic Sounds - Tears Were Hiding - Mnemonic Sounds EP
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings - Fear Fun :: out May 1
Ra Ra Riot - Oh, La (The Submarines Remix) - digital single
Fitz & The Tantrums - Don’t Gotta Work It Out - Pickin’ Up the Pieces
Bryan Ward - Lost, Lost - Bone Anthems
Horse Feathers - Fit Against the Country - Cynic’s New Year :: out April 17
Y La Bamba - Squawk - Court the Storm
AgesandAges - No Nostalgia - Alright You Restless
La Sera - Break My Heart - Sees the Light :: out March 27
The Babies - Run Me Over - The Babies
Crystal Stilts - Through the Floor - In Love with Oblivion
Frankie Rose - Know Me - Interstellar
Crocodiles - Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9) - Endless Flowers :: out June 4
School of Seven Bells - The Night - Ghostory
Said the Whale - Heavy Ceiling - Little Mountain :: out March 6th
Herman Düne - Tell Me Something I Don’t Know - Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
mp3s:

The Mynabirds - Generals (email required)
Richard Swift - Whitman
Damien Jurado - Nothing is the News
Lost Lander - Afraid of Summer (via Rolling Stone)
Ramona Falls - Spore (email required)
AU - Solid Gold
Little Dragon - Little Man (Tycho remix)
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings (email required)
Ra Ra Riot - Oh, La (The Submarines remix)
Fitz and the Tantrums - Don’t Gotta Work It Out (live)
Bryan Ward - Lost, Lost (email required)
Horse Feathers - Fit Against the Country
Y La Bamba - Squawk
AgesandAges - No Nostalgia
La Sera - Break My Heart
The Babies - Run Me Over
Crystal Stilts - Through the Floor (via RCRD LBL)
Frankie Rose - Know Me
Crocodiles - Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)
School of Seven Bells - The Night
Said the Whale - Heavy Ceiling
Herman Düne - Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

Hello lovelies! I hope you’ve been enjoying your first few weeks of 2012 and the gradually lengthening days. I just wanted to let you know that I’ve got some amazing music tucked away that I’ll be putting into a new podcast very soon.

In the meantime, I’ve written a couple articles for my friends at opbmusic about music videos. One is about Alicia J. Rose’s spooky video for Laura Gibson’s song “La Grande”, the other is about Rachel Blumberg’s stop-motion video for Tom Hagerman (of DeVotchKa).

I also did a roundup of last year’s best videos, from Portland artists and from artists in all locales.

I’m also posting the best new music videos I can find at my Facebook page. Achtung! Word up!