Faronheit | A Chicago Centric Music Blog

It’s Easter Week, but I’ve got a healthy dose of poptimism on the brain in preparation for two big shows rolling through Chicago this week – Lorde and Justin Timberlake. Should be a blast at both, and I’ll update and let you know how they went after. For now though, here’s an extended edition of Pick Your Poison, with dynamite downloads from Andy Sydow, Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes, Lowlight, and Nathaniel Bellows. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Andy Bianchini & Mick Mazoo, Bent Denim, berhana, ISLAND, Maddy O’Neal & Dreamers Delight, The Magic Numbers, Marian Hill, Nightseason, NONONO, Picture This, Steve Aoki x Quintino, and Travis Thompson.

Andy Sydow – Hearts Go On

Carl Craig – Domina (Benedikt Frey Outback Remix)

Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes – Paralyzed

Lowlight – Nights and Weekends

Mitch Bradford – Love Is Kind

Mobley – Hound the World

Nathaniel Bellows – Only Love

Sleepspent – Something

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Along with Monday comes a fresh set of downloads for your mp3 collection if you still have one. Highlights in this set come from Look Vibrant, No Name Hotel, Strangers On the Internet, and Vancans. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Anna Lunoe, Fred Rister (ft. Sam Martin & Chris Willis), JC Brooks, Joker, Lissy Trullie, Marinsky (ft. Kieran), Niko The Kid (ft. Tia Simone), NOTD (ft. Bea Miller), Odina (covering Joy Division), Pablo Nouvelle, Summer Heart, and Uppermost (ft. Harry Pane).

Bill Withers – Use Me (Rhythm Scholar Mo’ Funk Remix)

GNUCCI ft. Charity – Fuck What They Want We Are What They Need (Zean Remix)

Look Vibrant – My Nerves

Mickey – Drive

No Name Hotel – Blood On Sky

Numb.er – Again

Strangers On The Internet – Good Problems

Vancans – Farewell to Arms

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It’s Monday, so let’s skip the small talk and get right into the music. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Madam West, Noble Son, Verge Collection, and Youth in a Roman Field. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, you can stream songs from Air Waves, Borgeous, Buddy (ft. A$AP Ferg), Grouper, illuminati hotties, Katie Von Schleicher, Lucy Mason, Maria Usbeck, Pional, Pizzagirl, Sarah Mary Chadwick, and Yoke Lore.

Cheap Tissue – Bag & NUmber

Julian Taylor Band – Glass House (Band Version)

Lowlight – Can’t Stop Now

Madam West – Warm Bodies

Noble Son – Aces

Nostalgist – Smoldering Amber

Verge Collection – Feelin’ Old

Youth in a Roman Field – I Saw You

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Hard to believe that February is almost over. Then again, it is the shortest month of the year. It’s also one of the worst months of the year, at least in the Midwest where bitter cold and snow tend to dominate. The music has been good though, today’s Pick Your Poison included. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Meekha, Noble Son, Oberon Rose, and Shah Marg. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from The Aces, Dana Buoy, Freedom Fry, Good Gas (ft. 2 Chainz, A$AP Ferg & FKi 1st), The Magic Numbers, mastersystem (members of Frightened Rabbit), Mozzy (ft. Jay Rock & DCMBR), Nessly (ft. Joji), The Pale White, REYNA, Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois, and more.

The Fretless – Jenny Bear (Live)

Kellen of Troy – When You Don’t Hear Goodbye

Meekha – chains

Never Come Downs – Abyss

Noble Son – Problem Daughter

Oberon Rose – No Stranger

Shah Marg – There’ll Always Be Stars in the Sky

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Normally on a Monday I’d have about double the amount of downloads for you to enjoy, but unfortunately the numbers just aren’t quite there this week. Ah well. You can still pick up some great tracks from the likes of Errant Boy, Luna Shadows, and Red Black Red. The Soundcloud section after the jump has you covered with some streams from Alison Wonderland, August Greene, Bonny Doon, Chez Ali, Esbie Fonte, Gift Wrap, Helena Deland, Holly Miranda, Jouska, Simone Felice, Steve Kroeger, and Vera.

Cloud – Wildfire

DREAMDOG – RIBBONHANDS

Errant Boy – We Like You

Luna Shadows – Youth (Quiet)

Red Black Red – The Scientist

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The start of a new week means an extended version of Pick Your Poison, complete with downloads from great artists like Mahdyar, Monster Rally, Reighning Days, and Youth Man. If you’ll keep going past the jump, you can also stream songs in the Soundcloud section from The Aces, Bahari, Band of Gold, Dana Buoy, Dante Elephante, Lapa (ft. Cedar Miller), Marian Hill, Rainbrother, Screaming Females (covering Annie Lennox), Shakey Graves, ToBy, and Totally Mild. Good stuff!

Blake Banks – Look Like I Sell Narcotics

Blind the Thin King – Unliberated

Mahdyar – Timmy Might Bury Ya’ll

Monster Rally – Flight to the Jungle (Take Off)

Moviestar – Technology (NWOBHM Version)

Reigning Days – Inhaler

Yarley G – Two Divine Mimosas (ft. Zig Short)

Youth Man – I Don’t Know

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Hope you had a fantastic weekend, and managed to stay warm in this winter weather. It’s been a good start to the year so far from a music perspective, and today’s Pick Your Poison continues to help prove that point. There are some great downloads in this set from Fawns of Love, Max Koffler & Seoulmates, Moon Darling, and Peelander-Z. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Bobby Nourmand (ft. Laurent John), Crymynals (ft. Fatherdude), Cuco, Daze (ft. Fanny), Elohim, Hatchback, Jordan Lomeli, Launder, Lord Huron, MATTIS, Xie, and Young & Sick.

Fawns of Love – Zine Days

Jason S. Matuskiewicz – Can We Put Out The Flames?

Max Koffler & Seoulmates – Watergum

Moon Darling – Don’t Rise

Nuumobi – Akua Mansa

Oddnote – Money Comes, Money Goes

Peelander-Z – Yeah Yeah Yeah

Shmu – Hololeaps

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Now that we’re three weeks deep into this new year, things are really starting to pick up! Case in point, there’s a really exciting week of Pick Your Poison dead ahead. We’ll get started today with top notch downloads from Datenight, Echo Bloom, Motorcade, Vic Mensa, and a bunch more. Journey beyond the jump to get on board with streams from Chris Dave (ft. Anderson .Paak), Computer Magic, G-dot, HAUS, ionnalee (ft. Jamie Irrepressible), Leyya, Liz Huett (covering Tom Petty), Parade of Lights, Penguin Prison, Poster Children, SPINN, and Uppermost (ft. Yudimah).

Blake Banks – By My Side (ft. Lil Duke)

Datenight – Gone Tomorrow

Echo Bloom – The Duke

J Hacha de Zola – My Special Angel (Bobby Vinton cover)

Motorcade – Deliver

Reigen – How to Make Love

Two Dark Birds – Pretty Wing

Vic Mensa – Diplomatic Immunity (Freestyle)

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Can’t believe we’re halfway through January already! I say that in astonishment, because politically it feels like it’s been 6 months. Haha, time doesn’t fly when you’re terrified. Music is a great coping tool though, and here’s another collection of tracks to keep you sane. Don’t miss downloads in this set from The Anxiety Society, Echo Bloom, Hollie Cook, and Stephen McLaren. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Aire Atlantica (ft. Emily Terran), Chris Dave and The Drumhedz (ft. Anna Wise & SiR), Club 8, Gabriel Garzon-Montano (ft. Junglepussy), Great News, Jean Tonique, Keys N Krates, Narrow Head, Palace Winter, The Radio Dept., Ryan Hemsworth (ft. NewAgeMuzik), and Suuns.

The Anxiety Society – Electric Air

Blind the Thin King – Hail the Newborn Killer

Echo Bloom – Comet

Fadaei – Efrati

Hollie Cook – Stay Alive (Radio Edit)

Lois Capelli – Syria (SOS Edit)

Nathaniel Bellows – Keep In Mind

Stephen McLaren – Yet Again, I Have Offended Everyone

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Things are still a bit quiet at the start of the new year, so the editions of Pick Your Poison might come a little less frequently for the next couple of weeks. No worries though, because once I’ve got enough tracks to post, I promise to pass them along to you. Downloads in this set you’ll want to keep an eye on come from Beechwood, Corniglia, Frank Rabeyrolles, Jeremy Bass, and Ross Cooper. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Bahamas, Cozz, Dana Buoy, Fly By Midnight, Kal Marks, Matthewdavid, Mimicking Birds, Moon Duo, The Oh Hellos, Rosie Carney (covering Cigarettes After Sex), ShitKid, and Tropic Harbour.

Beechwood – Heroin Honey

Corniglia – Oh My Love

Donivan Berube – Rain Dog’s Dream

Frank Rabeyrolles – Ice

Jeremy Bass – The Greatest Fire

Paulaa – Know You

R. Finn – Quiet House

Ross Cooper – I Rode the Wild Horses

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Happy New Year! Hope your holidays were great and all that jazz. While you recover from whatever hangover you might be nursing from the last couple of days, I wanted to share this collection of tracks that have built up in the couple weeks that Pick Your Poison has been off. Consider this a slightly extended version of what would normally appear, to help you get your 2018 off to a bright start. I’m happy to recommend downloads in this set from Blanco White James, The Coolness, Margaret Chavez, and Moon Darling. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Alina Baraz, A$AP Twelvyy, Cobrayama & T.Z. Duhh, Garden City Movement, Her’s (covering Minnie Riperton), Kainalu, Kelsey Vaz, Koda, Lauren Ruth Ward, Long Neck, Lou Karsh, Migos, Mika Vainio w/ Ryoji Ikeda & Alva Noto, Nickodemus & Maharaj Trio, Peach Pit (covering Sufjan Stevens), Renata Zeiguer, and Sam F & JZVEL.

Babby – Mother

Blake Banks – Cashout

Blanco White James – By Myself

The Coolness – Chicken Leg Girl

Donae’O – Bandoe (ft. Don E)

Endre Nordvik – Like Old Friends

Margaret Chavez – Strange Buoy’s

Max Koffler – Choose Your Fate

Moon Darling – Learned Amongst the Sky

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…And we’re back after a quiet week. While I’m still fighting the flu, at least all my symptoms have become manageable. To put it another way, I’m on plenty of meds. So let’s jump back into the music, shall we? There’s some can’t-miss downloads in this set from the likes of Jeremy Bass, MERCH, Motorcade, and a holiday track from Still A Great Night. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Cat Clyde, EDEN, Indigo Musk, Long Neck, Luxas, Saro, Sleepy & Boo, TWIMM, Wingtip (ft. Youngr), and a few remixes as well!

Eyes Behind the Veil – Memorymelt

Jeremy Bass – Trees for the Forest

MERCH – According to the Doctors

Mio – Find It (Perttu Remix)

Motorcade – Desertion

Roxiny – The Lights

Still A Great Night – Merry Christmas, Melania (Still A Great Christmas)

VITO – Get It and Go

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Due to an exceptionally quiet week ahead, not to mention my own personal health issues thanks to a bout of the flu, this will be the only Pick Your Poison until next week. Apologies all around. Thankfully there’s lots of great tracks to keep you busy. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Brad Peterson, Corniglia, Eyes Behind the Veil, and Twin Ritual. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Chris Dave and the Drumhedz (ft. Elzhi, Phonte Coleman, & Eric Roberson), Club 8, Gigi Rowe (covering Bruce Springsteen), Grace Vonderkuhn, Kailee Morgue, Mr Hudson (ft. Vic Mensa), NADINE, Paige Bea, Streets of Roya, Total Control, Trippie Redd (ft. Travis Scott), and Win and Woo.

Brad Peterson – All Is Well

Circumnavigate – Another 20 Seconds

Corniglia – But It Wasn’t That Long Ago

Eyes Behind the Veil – Everlasting Threshold

Jeshi – RUSH

MC White Owl – Pearly Gates

Olan Monk – Grey Sky (Xao Edit)

Twin Ritual – Angry

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If you’re like me and are still in a food coma from the long Thanksgiving weekend, perhaps these Pick Your Poison tracks will help pull you out of that funk. Notable downloads in this set come from the likes of Document, Dream System 8, Margaret Chavez, and Someday River. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Cristoph, DYGL, Makeness, Monolink, Nightwave, Okkervil River, Onyx Collective, Palm, Thyla, Vesce, What So Not (ft. Daniel Johns), and Young & Sick (covering Fleetwood Mac).

Document – Red Tape

Dream System 8 – Shine A Little Light

J Hacha de Zola – Lightning Rod Salesman

Margaret Chavez – Call for Cull

NAVASA – Ripped Shirt (Slight Return)

Someday River – Over the Weather

Talking Heads – Burning Down The House (Rhythm Scholar & Apollo Zero Remix)

Verge Collection – So Vain

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It’s a short holiday week, which makes life that much more bearable, doesn’t it? Get even further on board with downloads in this set from notables such as Calamity the Kid, Mereki, The Morning Yells, and Wolkoff. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Chelsea Lankes, Crymynals (ft. Choice), C-Trox, Hussey, iDA HAWK, Keys N Krates (ft. Ambre), Korey Dane (ft. Zella Day), KOWL, Maggie Lindemann, Marco McKinnis, Novo Amor & Ed Tullett, and Pinkshinyultrablast.

Calamity the Kid – American Muscle

Chasing Shadows – Warning Signs

Mereki – Got It All

The Morning Yells – She Knows Exactly What She’s Doing

Mo Troper – Dictator Out of Work

NVDES – Do You Think About Me (Back Talk Remix)

Someday River – Over the Weather

Wolkoff – I Seen Stories

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