To the Weekend: R. Hitchcock, Dykeritz, Fields, Parts & Labor, Cinderpop, Details, Estepa, et. al. . . .

Globe of Robyns
It's always good to see Robyn awing. These other'ns got us aloft as well. We wish you a happy weekend!

Robyn Hitchcock - Bad Case of History mp3 - from the five-disc box set Luminous Groove, due August 19

Dykeritz - Look at My Hands, Look at My Knees mp3

Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh mp3 - from Receivers, due October 21

Hypatia Lake - The General's Gleaming Edge mp3 - from Angels And Demons, Space And Time

Fight Bite - Widow's Peak mp3 - from Emerald Eyes , due October 28

Calamity Magnet - Baby, You Forgot mp3

Jeff Hanson - If I Only Knew mp3 - from his forthcoming third album Madam Owl on Kill Rock Stars - Thanks to Fanatic Promotion.
Marching Band - Feel Good About It mp3 - Thanks to Pitchfork.

Fields - Are You Ready Yet? mp3

Cinderpop - Blonder mp3 - from A Lesson In Science

Bryan Estepa - Myself mp3 - from Sunday Best, released earlier this month - More downloadables by this Sydney singer/songwriter await you here and here.

The Details - Underground mp3 - From Draw a Distance. Draw a Border.

Peachfuzz: Catch THEIR Snap

Catch Your Snap, by Californians Peachfuzz, is one of my very favorite albums of 2007. Start clicking on the song titles below and I think you'll start to see why. After that you've got several options, if you like. You can hear in full the rest of the songs on this and 2003's About a Bird at last.fm and buy what you like from last, Not Lame, eMusic, iTunes, or Amazon. (Clicky clicky.) I most highly recommend "Change Her Mind" and "About a Bird," two of my favorite songs of the past couple of years. You might also want to pay the band a visit at their MySpace and Teenacide Records sites. Primo pop, this.

Peachfuzz - Catch Your Snap
Filles Des Mers Du Sud mp3
Hero of Nineteen Eighty Three mp3
Silly Act mp3

Music of the Sphere: Matthew Sweet, Fonda, SDFP, M. Benders, Beck, Youth Group, Azure Ray, Weezer, Dino Jr., Shins, et. al. . .

Well, I was about to turn in when a visitor alerted me to Too Poppy's excellent preview of the forthcoming Matthew Sweet album, Sunshine Lies. Casting my mind back thousands of seconds to yesterday, I remembered a pleasant encounter with two songs from the album at a PLAGUE of ANGELS. I had them slotted for inclusion in the next Music of the Sphere post, which, as it turns out, is this one. I'm including other wonderful musics I've found as well. Thanks, as always, to the incredible hosts. Oh, and I just gotta say it: Molotov, you're a freakin' ANGEL, man.

Matthew Sweet - Feel Fear & Around You Now - a PLAGUE of ANGELS

Fonda - Surrender - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
Sad Day For Puppets - Hush & Big Waves - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
The Morning Benders - Damnit Anna & Waiting for a War - a PLAGUE of ANGELS

Beck - Pressure Zone - a PLAGUE of ANGELS - I'm not usually at his name and call, but this one got me up and moving.
Beck - Girl - a PLAGUE of ANGELS - As did this one, obviously.

Youth Group - Sorry & Dead Zoo & Forever Young & Lillian Lies - a PLAGUE of ANGELS

Azure Ray - If You Fall & Nothing Like a Song & Sea of Doubts - a PLAGUE of ANGELS

Weezer - Holiday & The World Has Turned And Left Me - Pimps of Gore
Dinosaur Jr. - Crumble - Pimps of Gore - Scroll down when you get there.
The Shins - Sea Legs & Nothing At All - Pimps of Gore - Scroll.

Oppenheimer - Cate Blanchett & Fireworks Are Illegal in the State of New Jersey - Obscure Sound - I posted "Look Up" previously, so click and hear it here or just listen to it while you're at Obscure Sound. Your call.

Marching Band - For Your Love - 5 Acts
World Party - Way Down Now - Pop Headwound

P.S.: I would put all the artists' names in the postitle, but Blogger limits the number of letters. My titles are bulky and gauche and such, but I'm thinking the names will help those of you who subscribe via feeds to decide whether you want to trudge on over here.

P.S.S: I've decided to stop worrying whether I post too many songs at once.

Oh-So-Gently: Gentleman Jesse, Silent Kids, Aquabats!, Bottomless Pit, Apollo Sunshine, Ra Ra, For Against, Soda Fountain Rag, Little My, Perhapst

Picture most likely includes His Men. . .

Here's hoping the following will provide suitable intellectual/spiritual stimulation for the weekend and beyond.

Gentleman Jesse and His Men - from their self-titled lp, released July 8

You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To) mp3
Goin Outta My Mind mp3

Silent Kids - Stars and Rust mp3 - Thanks to Cable & Tweed for the headsup on this song and the next. C&T has one more by Silent Kids. The band's MySpace site has several more for downloading.

The Aquabats! - Fashion Zombies! mp3 - No end helpful for pre-fall (or spring) wardrobing options. . .

Bottomless Pit - Fish Eyes mp3

Apollo Sunshine - Singing to the Earth (To Thank Her for You) mp3 - from Shall Noise Upon, due to "drop" next month - Thanks to World's Fair.

Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine mp3 - from The Rhumb Line, due out August 19

For Against - Underestimate mp3

Soda Fountain Rag - Don't Kill the Clowns mp3

Little My - All But the Meeps Beep mp3

Perhapst - Incense Cone mp3 - from their self-titled June release

Music of the Sphere, New Friend Edition: Shins, New Pornographers, Stars, Tilly, Magnetic Fields, this., Maine, Kinch

I've got a new blogfriend who doesn't know me, etc. He's a Torontan called "Allan." I spent a couple of hours in Allan's World tonight and kept saying, "Wow!" Here are some of the numbers I liked best. Believe you me, he's got much, much more. Thanks, Allan! I'm looking forward to joining the happy hordes who visit you regularly. (BTW, visitors mine, when you reach Allan's World, you might need to Page Down five or six times to get to the post. I did, anyway.)

New to Me (great way for a blogger instantly to lose credibility. . .had he any to lose)
this. - I Can't Dance - Allan's World
Kinch - It's Always Mountains - Allan's World
The Maine - The Way We Talk - Allan's World

"Long-Time" Faves
The Shins - Girl Inform Me - Allan's World
The New Pornographers - Bones of an Idol - Allan's World
Stars - What I'm Trying To Say - Allan's World
Tilly and the Wall - Chandelier Lake - Allan's World
The Magnetic Fields - The Nun's Litany - Allan's World
The Magnetic Fields - Strange Powers - Allan's World

Music of the Sphere: Matthew Sweet, Ash, Guadalcanal Diary, Earlimart, Garbage, Mates of State, Ladytron, et. al. . . .

Posterhosters continue giving me happy ears, for which I sincerely thank them. I hope yours will soon be smiling, too. The following is a nice mix of past and present.

Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend - Speed of Dark

Earlimart - Time For Yourself & Caruthers Boy - Speed of Dark

Ash - Walking Barefoot - Dead Flowers - Suggestion: wait at least until 00:36.

Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday & Pretty Is As Pretty Does & Trail of Tears - Gaper's Blog - plus two more fine ones by these cherished Georgians

Coconut Records - West Coast - The Glorious Hum
The Bank Holidays - Folded in Half - The Yellow Stereo

Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains - CYSTSFTS
Counting Crows - Mr. Jones - CYSTSFTS

The Great Northwest - Chief John - mp3hugger - Move quickly, even if the song doesn't.
The Very Most - Mp3hugger - mp3hugger - Hurry.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Gothenberg Handshake - Indie-MP3

Utah Rangers - Far Side Gallery - Indie-MP3

Cheap Time - People Talk - Music for Kids Who Cant Read Good
Mates of State - The Re-Arranger - Music for Kids Who Cant Read Good
Ladytron - I'm Not Scared - Music for Kids Who Cant Read Good

Learning to Crawl: Locksley, Goldcure, Charlene, Hypatia Lake, West Indian Girl, Indian Jewelry, Halou, Even As We Speak, HOPUK, Pinto, et. al. . . .

Crawl we forth from our rock to rock. Sorry for making you wait.

Locksley - All Over Again mp3 - from the above

Goldcure - Too Long mp3 - from Portuguese Prince, to be crowned August 26

Charlene - No Fly mp3 - more from these Newton, Mass.ers here - Thanks to Peter at Coast Is Clear for the headsup on this and the ones below labeled CIC.

Hypatia Lake - The Lucifer Rebellion mp3 - from Angels And Demons, Space And Time, due to break out July 15

West Indian Girl - Blue Wave mp3

Indian Jewelry - Swans mp3 - We like how this previously posted IJ no. psoothed our psyche:

Temporary Famine Ship mp3

Halou - Stonefruit mp3 - CIC

Even As We Speak - Falling Down the Stairs mp3 - CIC

Hearts of Palm UK - People & Logistics mp3 - from For Life, due out October 14 - Thanks to Brooke Black of Big Hassle Media for the alert.

The Saturday Nights - Stranded (7" version) mp3 - more TSN dls here

Pinto - New Sensation mp3

Sunny Summer Day - So Much Fun mp3 - from the Me, Myself & The Empty Soul EP

Click song titles to listen, artist names for further enlightenment.

Music of the Sphere: Marshall Crenshaw, Tobin Sprout, Kinks, Pumpkins, Go-Go's, Human League, Men At Work, Brothers and Sisters, et. al. . . .

Here's a dozen I've found, give or take. That might sound blasé, but I'm anything but. Thanks to those who host 'n post.

Marshall Crenshaw - Someday, Someway - Barely Awake In Frog Pajamas
Drop Nineteens - Delaware - Star Maker Machine
Darker My Love - Blue Day - Music Ramen
The Kinks - Come Dancing - S'nuhthing/anything

Smashing Pumpkins - Siva - Speed of Dark - my fave by the Pumps
Tobin Sprout - Indian Ink & Paper Cut - Speed of Dark
Brothers and Sisters - You're Gone - you aint no picasso
Death Cab For Cutie - World Shut Your Mouth (Julian Cope cover) - you aint no picasso

The Human League - Don't You Want Me & (Keep Feeling) Fascination - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me & Karma Chameleon & Time (Clock of the Heart) - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat & Vacation & Head Over Heels - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? & Down Under & Overkill - a PLAGUE of ANGELS

No Lack: Lackloves, Paper Airplane Pilots, Catalysts, B&C, Paper Rival, Firefox AK, PUSA, Reeve, Luca, Exp. Aircraft, PacificUV, Tears Run Rings

Well, okay, we lack words to do the songs justice, but they stand on their own. Click green and orange stuff for more verbiage, tuneage, etc.

Pair of Pairs

The Lackloves - from Cathedral Square Park - Thanks to Auditeer and Little Hitsman Stewart Mason for the headsup. Three more are downloadable at The Lackloves Myspace page and four more at their Rainbow Quartz page. I've had no lack of love for this superb Milwaukee band for some time now.
On My Way mp3
Summer Rain mp3

Paper Airplane Pilots - Thanks to my iPod for sharing an eMusic Faves playlist that included these Windy City flyboys. Click bandname to download more songs.

Helium Balloon mp3
The Way It Goes mp3

Cloudberrys

The Catalysts - Goes On Forever mp3 - Click band name to find another downloadable.

Bonnie & Clyde - First Fall mp3 - If you don't like slow, wait till 00 :48.

The Nashville/Stockholm Connection (i.e., we're reaching)

Paper Rival - Cassandra mp3

Firefox AK - City To City mp3

Reach Exceeds Grasp

The Presidents of the United States of America - Love Everybody mp3

Reeve Oliver - Yer Motion mp3 - And in case you missed it in a previous post:

Open Face Daryl mp3

Luca - Damned mp3

Definitely Gaze

Experimental Aircraft - Stellar mp3

PacificUV - Need mp3

Tears Run Rings - The Weight of Love mp3

Music of the Sphere: Shins, Pogues, Chad and Jeremy, Dig, Julie Ocean, Elvis C.

I sincerely hope that with this third MotS post in a row I am not forfeiting the very last microshred of respect you might--might, mind you, I take nothing for granted, you are a silent, restless beast whose mien I can't always, in fact can almost never, read--have for me, but I've found these hosted songs and want you to have the chance to hear them if you haven't already or even if you have and want to again. I promise I have a nice haul of tuneage you'll be able to click and launch right here, and I'll be posting some of it quite soon. I'm personally more than willing to click dozens of times to get to good tuna, but we needn't go into that at this time. Many thanks to the hosterposters and to you for your kind forbearance.

The Shins - Kissing The Lipless & Girl On The Wing & Split Needles (alternate version) - *Sixeyes - plus five live ones by those of the lower legs
The Pogues - Turkish Song of the Damned - Heartache with Hard Work
Chad and Jeremy - A Summer Song - Heartache with Hard Work

The Dig - Good Luck and Games - Instrumental Analysis
Julie Ocean - At The Appointed Hour - Instrumental Analysis
Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army - Pretty Goes with Pretty

Music of the Sphere: Beatles, BÖC, Kinks, La's, Ultravivid, Grates, Fastball, Catherine Wheel, Earlimart, Stereolab, et. al. . . .

It's been fun playing catchup at my favorite blogs. I take a knee and thank them most sincerely. Here are some of the highlights.

The Beatles - She Said She Said & Words of Love - Speed of Dark
Fleet Foxes - Mykonos - Speed of Dark
Blue Öyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper - Speed of Dark
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop - Speed of Dark

Death Valley Sleepers - The Golden Mud - Hits In The Car
One Weekly Gun - Dear John - Hits In The Car

Panda Riot - She Dares All Things - The Yellow Stereo
Earlimart - For The Birds - The Yellow Stereo - Earlier Earlimarts I posted are still available here and here.

The Kinks - A Well Respected Man - Ingrained Refrains
Stereolab - French Disko - Dead Flowers
The Grates - Burn Bridges - Music for Kids Who Cant Read Good - Great Grates I previously posted are still open here and here .
Ultra Vivid Scene - Special One - mp3hugger
The La's - Finetime & Sandstorm - Gaper's Blog

Fastball - The Way - Can You See The Sunset?
Catherine Wheel - Waydown - Can You See The Sunset?

Music of the Sphere: Beatles, FoW, Housemartins, MBV, Strawberry Whiplash, Delays, SDT, Fratellis, Jacket, 5 O'Clock Heroes, Clocks, Tilly

Yeh, it's 5:17 A.M. and I could use some sleep, but I found the following tonight and wanted to let you know. Thanks to the hosthumans who so graciously made them earable. I've been a bit out of circulation lately and doubt not impending visits to other favorite blogs will uncover more fine hooch. I'll keep you posted.

The Beatles - It Won't Be Long - Badminton Stamps

The Beatles - Help! - Are You Embarrassed Easily?

Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom - Are You Embarrassed Easily?

The Housemartins - He Will Find You Out - Are You Scared To Get Happy?

My Bloody Valentine - Lovelee Sweet Darlene - Are You Scared To Get Happy?

Strawberry Whiplash - Factory Girl - 5 Acts

As usual, Molotov has decanted heady cocktails of tasty tuneage fit for celestials and terrestrials alike, to wit:

Delays - The Earth Gave Me You & One Night Away - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
Slow Down Tallahassee - So Much For Love & Never Be Lonely Again - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
The Fratellis - My Friend John & For The Girl - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
My Morning Jacket - Two Halves - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
Five O'Clock Heroes - Everybody Knows It & Stay The Night & Head Games - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
Clocks - That Much Better - a PLAGUE of ANGELS
Tilly and the Wall - Blood Flowers & Dust Me Off & Bad Education & Sing Songs Along & You and I Misbehaving - a PLAGUE of ANGELS

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.

H-H-Hi: Apollo Sunshine, From Bubblegum to Sky, Hectors, Islands, Battle Royale, Anthem In, Club 8, Sweet Hurt

We're barely here but here nevertheless. (Zee muzick eenticed us bach.)

Apollo Sunshine - 666: The Coming Of The New World Government mp3 - psychy Beatlesesque - from forthcoming Shall Noise Upon, (vinyl & digital in August, CD in September) - previously posted and still liked:

I Was On The Moon mp3

From Bubblegum to Sky - I Always Fall Apart mp3 - from A Soft Kill, released June 3 - We're still adoring this one:

Hello Hello Hi mp3

The Hectors - Cold Star mp3

Islands - Creeper mp3 from Arm's Way

The Battle Royale - Racecar mp3 - from their recent release, Wake Up, Thunderbabe! - We're still loving this previously posted one as well:

Oh, Martha mp3

Anthem In - Down mp3 from Anthem In

Club 8 - Jesus, Walk With Me (The Sound of Arrows remix) mp3 - Still loving this one:

Everlasting Love mp3

The Sweet Hurt - Where Would You Go? mp3

Click song titles to hear 'em, click artist names to read and hear more.

Music of the Sphere: Stone Roses, J & M Chain, Church, Guadalcanal Diary, Long Ryders, R.E.M., Byrds, MGMT, et. al. . . .

Primo hooch, we humbly opine. Thanks to the hosts!!!

The Stone Roses - Waterfall (Justin Robertson Remix) - mp3hugger - Hurry, hurry, hurry.

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Never Understand - Darklands

The Church - Lost - Timedoor

Weezer - Pork & Beans - The Yellow Stereo - At the :35 mark it improves exponentially.

Guadalcanal Diary - Trail Of Tears - Star Maker Machine
The Long Ryders - I Had A Dream - Star Maker Machine
R.E.M. - Harborcoat - Star Maker Machine
R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion - Star Maker Machine

The Byrds - Eight Miles High - Pretty Goes with Pretty
Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life - Pretty Goes with Pretty

Clinic - High Coin - Indie For Bunnies

Semisonic - Closing Time - Can You See The Sunset?

Jared's out of control again, and that's bon:

MGMT - Kids (demo) - 5 Acts - Yeh, I keep posting this, but that's 'cause I keep loving it and keep finding it and want you to know about it, sort of thing.

Julie Ocean - Complications - 5 Acts
Zeitgeist - Fight With Shattered Mirrors - 5 Acts - catchy electronica, in case you need to know that; so's the next one:

Ladytron - Tomorrow - 5 Acts

The Chap - Fun And Interesting - 5 Acts - unusual; I like it.
Happy Anarchy - Is That Right - 5 Acts
Gazelle - Bridges - 5 Acts
The Submarines - Thorny Thicket - 5 Acts