Happy summer! I hope you’re enjoying the warmer weather, The World Cup, and listening to great music. I found a good mix of indie pop and rock tracks with a dose of electronica, so I hope you find something in this list worth checking out.
With Lala gone as a streaming source, I’ll give you a few different options to choose from. In addition to the , I’m bringing back the as well as experimenting with the new site . While they don’t have a comprehensive selection yet, rdio looks promising. If you’re a member, you can see on rdio. If you’re not a member, drop me a note since I have a few invites left.
Update: I’m also playing around with , which seems to have much better indie lable coverage… 17 out of 20 songs. If you are a mog user, you can see my .
Also, clicking on a song name should bring to a site (MySpace, band site, or music blog) where you can stream the song for free. Enjoy!
-Dave
The list is below….
| Artist | Song Title | Album | |
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| 1. | Disconnect From Desire | ||
| We’ll start off the list with the great lead single from School of Seven Bell’s highly anticipated sophomore LP due in July. The track is streaming on right now. | |||
| 2. | The Twilight Saga:Ecplise Soundtrack | ||
| Wonderful collaboration between Beck & Bat For Lashes, and it’s Natasha Khan’s voice that shines |
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| 3. | Momo | ||
| NYC-based quartet just released the Momo EP, and you can listen to this synth-infused indie track on their . | |||
| 4. | Chase the Tear | ||
| Portishead recorded and released this fantastic track exclusively for Amnesty International, which gets the proceeds from all iTunes sales. | |||
| 5. | Treats | ||
| Brooklyn-based Rill Rill gives us assertive and melodical noise pop on their debut album. | |||
| 6. | The Suburbs | ||
| Arcade Fire keeps giving us bits and pieces from their upcoming Suburbs LP due in August. You can stream and buy this single from their . | |||
| 7. | Avi Buffalo | ||
| Another fantastic breezy track from LA-based Avi Buffalo. SubPop is also giving out a of this track. |
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| 8. | Beach Fossils | ||
| Dustin Payseur gives us hazy reverb-laden vocals over Surfer Blood-like guitar riffs and drums to good effect. | |||
| 9. | Crystal Castles (II) | ||
| Dustin Payseur gives us hazy reverb-laden vocals over Surfer Blood-like guitar riffs and drums to good effect. | |||
| 10. | This Is Happening | ||
| Wow. I almost forgot that James Murphy has real singing chops. Check out his vocals on this very musical track from LCD, with a live performance below. | |||
| 11. | Versions | ||
| Epic track with soaring vocals over sprawling instrumentals from this ambitious Portland-based group. | |||
| 12. | Forgiveness Rock Record | ||
| Toronto supergroup keeps bringing us indie rock goodness. You can download this single from the BSS site , and here’s a live performance for you to checkout. | |||
| 13. | Total Life Forever | ||
| UK group brings us a stunning track, with spare vocals building to a complex instrumental crescendo. Beautiful video. | |||
| 14. | Subiza | ||
| Beginning to really like Barcelona-based Ibiza and their flavor of uptempo hazy synth beats. Good stuff. | |||
| 15. | InnerSpeaker | ||
| Australian group Tame Impala calls their style “psychedelic hypno-groove melodic rock music”. Check it. | |||
| 16. | Sleep Mountain | ||
| I absolutely loved their lead track , and I’m happy to say that I’m really taking to this Danish group’s ambitiously enveloping sound. | |||
| 17. | Sleep Mountain | ||
| Here’s a wonderful live performance w/ a great into by their lead singer Thomas Fagerlund. | |||
| 18. | Clinging to a Scheme | ||
| Another indie-pop track from Swedish group The Radio Dept. | |||
| 19. | Gemini | ||
| Virginia-based Wild Nothing gives us this standout shimmering indie pop track from their debut LP. You can also find the MP3 on | |||
| 20. | The Five Ghosts | ||
| o-oh oh o-oh. What a beautiful track from Stars featuring Amy Millan’s gorgeous vocals to close out this list. Here’s a live performance. | |||