Around the Blogosphere: New Pornographers, Low Budgets, Schroeder, Hives, Dinosaur Jr, Weakerthans, Screaming Trees, Said The Whale, Young Galaxy

A good way to end the year, imho. (That "h" could mean "haughty.") Some of these are on "Best of" lists, so you might have to scroll. Sincere appreciations to the hosts.

The New Pornographers – Mutiny I Promise You – Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
The Low Budgets – Plastic – Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
Aaron Schroeder – Fake Crimes – Battle of the Midwestern Housewives

The Hives – Tick Tick Boom – Dead Flowers – Maybe you got it elsewhen; if not, maybe now. Certainly one of my favorites of the year.
Dinosaur Jr – This Is All I Came To Do – Can You See the Sunset from the Southside?
The Weakerthans – Tournament of Hearts – Can You See the Sunset from the Southside?

Screaming Trees – Cold Rain & Bed of Roses & No One Knows – Gaper’s Blog - Good job, Gape! These Ellensburgers are long-time faves.
Said The Whale – Live Off Lamb – i (heart) music
Young Galaxy – Come And See – i (heart) music

Around the Blogosphere: Honorary Title, Rilo Kiley, Shrinking Islands, Weakerthans, Mew, Babyshambles, Ida Maria, Cure, New Order, Soup Dragons, etc.

Lots of good insinuations here, so I hope you like them, too. A happy little six-song retrofest concludes this evening's program. Most sincerely do I thank the responsible hosts and hostesses.

The Honorary Title - Untouched and Intact & Apologize & Bridge and Tunnel - A Plague of Angels
Rilo Kiley - Dreamworld - Are You Embarrassed Easily?
Shrinking Islands - Swallowed in Grace - Bag of Songs - Happy First Anniversary, BOS!
The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight - Battle of the Midwestern Housewives

Mew - Wherever (Re-recorded Version) - Dead Flowers
Babyshambles - Carry on up the Morning - Dead Flowers
Ida Maria - Oh My God - Dead Flowers
The Cure - In Between Days - Dead Flowers
New Order - Regret - Dead Flowers

The Soup Dragons - Hang Ten - Are You Scared to Get Happy?
Hüsker Dü - Could You Be the One? - Retro Music Snob
The Outfield - Your Love - Retro Music Snob
The Rolling Stones - Play with Fire - Retro Music Snob

Fried Day: Tsunami Bomb, Fishboy, Maps, Murder Mystery, Mother and the Addicts, Foreign Born, Shipwreck, Weakerthans, Birds and Batteries, et. al.

Recent finds, hope you like, happy weekend.

Tsunami Bomb - Take the Reins mp3 - Petaluma's own! (pic)
Fishboy - Parachute (Using the Ghost of Buddy Holly As A) mp3 - Thanks to Electric Sailor.

Maps - To The Sky mp3

Murder Mystery - Love Astronaut mp3

Mother and the Addicts - All in the Mind mp3
Foreign Born - Don't Take Back Your Time mp3

Shipwreck - Walk in the Woods mp3
The Weakerthans - Night Windows mp3

The Apples In Stereo - Seems So mp3

Birds and Batteries - Ocarina mp3
Pidgeon - Stelnikov mp3

The Ludvico Treatment - 16:22 mp3 - How's your shoes?