They Might Be Giants Cant (sic) Keep Johnny Down

Bitchin' hearse, man.

They Might Be Giants - Cant Keep Johnny Down mp3

from forthcoming LP
Join Us
due out 19 July

The Brooklyn duo deep six the kidstuff with their first full-fledged rocker in twenty years. If you clicked above (or elsewhere), you've heard the album's initial release. But just so you don't get confused should you download it, it will also appear on the four-song Advance EP, due out 26 April.

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Around the Blogosphere, Fond Farewell Edition: Redd Kross, Bongos, Beatles, Shins, TMBG, Wire, Pogues, TMtY, Jackson Browne

'Tis a bittersweet post, this, what with Retro Music Snob going into (we hope temporary) abeyance. We're gonna miss you, Gary, and hope you find your way back into harness soon. Thanks for all the great music. Some of these other songs express our feelings and will hopefully help us make it through the night/day/mid-morning, etc. Thanks to all ye who labor in the bloggy fields, living and dying, laughing and crying, we wouldn't have it any other way. That doesn't make complete sense, but working "Motorbreath" into this somehow seemed important.

Redd Kross – The Faith Healer – Retro Music Snob

The Bongos – Barbarella – Retro Music Snob - Dig those big bongos, baby!

The Beatles – Thank You Girl – Echoes in the Wind

The Shins – Young Pilgrims – Battle of the Midwestern Housewives

They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul – 17 Seconds
Wire – Kidney Bingos – 17 Seconds – Here’s to 300, 600, 9,000 more!


The Pogues – On the Sunny Side of the Street – Battle of the Midwestern Housewives

That’s Mister to You – Allie – Can You See the Sunset from the Southside?

Jackson Browne – Fountain of Sorrow – Echoes in the Wind

Around the Blogosphere Catchup, cont'd - Speed of Dark Edition

As always, indie mom and alt-gramma have been putting their twenty digits to fine use. The result: a wealth of hot digitals for yours to paw over at Speed of Dark. Too bad it took mine so long to get me there during this month-and-a-half of torpor. Too good they finally did. Thanks, kind/kool ladies!

Oppenheimer - Saturday Looks Bad to Me & This is a Test - Speed of Dark
Scarce Returns - (Call Me) Karona Khrome - Speed of Dark
Letters to Cleo - Pizza Cutter & Little Rosa - Speed of Dark

They Might Be Giants - Mammal & Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Speed of Dark
Division Day - Reversible - Speed of Dark
Maps - You Don’t Know Her Name & To the Sky - Speed of Dark
Tim Gilbertson - Palm Trees and Postcards - Speed of Dark

Rogue Wave, They Might Be Giants, The Radio Dept, Club 8, AVO-8, The Go

RW enjoy the unalloyed pleasure of water and electricity.

Hope your week's off to a good start and that these help.

Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan mp3 - I love these earlier Rogue Wavers, too, not to mention the two here.

Endless Shovel mp3

Publish My Love mp3

They Might Be Giants - Careful What You Pack mp3 - Not quite your big bro's TMBG

The Radio Dept - Bachelor Kisses mp3 - Nice Go-Betweens cover

Club 8 - Heaven mp3 - Thanks to Pitchfork.

AVO-8 - Fame - mp3 - This one loads a little slowly, so be patient. It's worth it.

The Go - Invisible Friends mp3 - Thanks to GloNo.

Around the Blogosphere: Possible Pleasure-Inducing Aural Experiences

Almost certain pleasure awaits you among the hosted posteds listed below. Thanks, hostess and hosts, for this terrific music.

"Matt" over at You Aint No Picasso has a rich mix of "Songs No One Should Grow up Without." Here are the ones I like best. You'll most likely see others there you want to check out. (Click here to go to all of them.)
XTC – Senses Working Overtime - My God, what a song, a long-time fave!
Television – See No Evil – in case you missed it over at extrawack!
My Bloody Valentine – Only Shallow
The Smiths – Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One

They Might Be Giants - Take Out the Trash - The Modern Music
The April Skies - Memories Of Annabel - Indie-MP3 - The next one's at the same post.
Soda Fountain Rag - Walking With My Angel - Indie-MP3

that dog - Never Say Never - 5 Acts
Leslies - Take a Look - Mira el Péndulo
The Far Cries - Better Sorry than Safe - Coast is Clear

New Decade - I Guess You Ran Something - Swedesplease
The Winter Sounds - Windy City Nights - Untitled Records
The Voices - I'll Always Be Within You When There's No One Left Inside - The Runout Groove

Around the Blogosphere: Shins, Jesus and Mary Chain, They Might Be Giants, Lucky Soul, Avril Lavigne, Neosupervital

The following are hosted items in which you might be interested. Thanks to the hosts.

The Shins - Taste Of Cindy (Jesus & Mary Chain cover) - extrawack!
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Taste Of Cindy - extrawack!
They Might Be Giants - Take Out The Trash - You Aint No Picasso
Lucky Soul - Get Outta Town! - Fluxblog
Avril Lavigne - Runaway - Fluxblog
Neosupervital - Rachel - mp3hugger