Drill Bit

You know the drill (and if you don't, you soon will): skip this word stuff and head tuneward.

The Long Blondes - Here Comes The Serious Bit mp3

EZ Basic - I Can Only Break Your Heart mp3 - Thanks to Coast Is Clear for the headsup.

A Place To Bury Strangers - My Weakness mp3

Black Helicopter - Buick Electra mp3

Mobius Band - Baby, We’ll Be Fine (National cover) mp3

Ric Menck - Hey War Pigs mp3 - Two (there ain't anything but) excellent songs from Velvet Crush are downloadable here.

Meho Plaza - The Beach mp3

The May Fire - Make It Right mp3

Great Northern - Telling Lies mp3

Monroe Mustang - The Other Side mp3

Click artist names for more. Click song titles to hear songs.

Scaling the Hump: May Fire, Squires of the Subterrain, They Live By Night, Nada Surf, British Sea Power, Shondes, Of Montreal, Why?

More talk, less music. Happy Humpday.

The May Fire – Plastic Army mp3

Squires of the Subterrain – Party on Down mp3 – from Big Boy Pete Treats - Excellent sounds out of Rochester, NY, recommended by an Auditeer – Find more here at their website and here at eMusic.

They Live By Night – Factory mp3

Nada Surf – mp3: Do It Again mp3 – from The Weight Is A Gift

British Sea Power – Waving Flags mp3

The Shondes – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? mp3 – Thanks to Andy at Fanatic Promotion

Of Montreal – Jimmy (MIA/Parvati Khan cover) mp3 – Thanks to Pitchfork for this and the next.

Why? – Close to Me (The Cure cover) mp3

Click artists' names for more info and product.

Around the Blogosphere: The Shins, Blindside, Jane From Occupied Europe, Swervedriver, Stereolab, Black Tambourine, The Rentals, et. al.

Certain exigencies will force me to be even more laconic in the coming days. Expect grunts and head feints. (Btw, I saw I had a visitor this week from Lakonia and got quite excited, though I bit my tongue).
The Shins - Breathe & Mild Child & Strange Powers & Nothing at All - *Sixeyes - The supersighted one has even more by The Shins. (That asterisk isn’t a typo. It shows I’m in the know. Now you are, too.)

Matt's whipped up another fabulous SHOEGAZE mélange over at SKATTERBRAIN.
Blindside - Anvil - SKATTERBRAIN
Jane From Occupied Europe - Mourning Glass - SKATTERBRAIN
Swervedriver - Last Train To Satansville - SKATTERBRAIN
Stereolab - Jenny Ondioline - SKATTERBRAIN
Black Tambourine - Black Car - SKATTERBRAIN

Catherine Wheel - Heal - Speed of Dark – indie mom's birthday celebration continues and ends on a high note.
Interpol - Not Even Jail - Speed of Dark
Muse - Exo-Politics - Speed of Dark

Sunday Morning Chameleon - Go On - Gaper’s Blog – Gaper’s two-for-two with his Friday series, The Unheard Music. (He began last week with Game Theory, in case you missed it.)
Helen Love - We Love You & Girl About Town - The Runout Groove - Actually, I dug the other two by Helen Love, too. Scope-out suggested.
The Rentals - Little Bit of You in Everything - Instrumental Analysis
Georgie James - Look Me Up - Obscure Sound
The May Fire - They Make Me Mad - Obscure Sound

Thanks to the hostesses and hosts.