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This is the last full week for Faronheit operations in the year 2013! Yes, after this Friday, the site will be on a holiday break for somewhere around two weeks, though we won’t be completely devoid of new content. Beyond the Top 50 Songs and Top 50 Albums lists, which have been counting down since last week, there will be at least one more “odds and sods” Listmas post between Christmas and New Year’s. Pick Your Poison will be going on a break too, away from the daily downloads and condensed into a singular weekly download post. So that will be nice, at least from my perspective, to get away from site business for a little and just be able to put my feet up and spend some time on other pursuits. Don’t worry, the site will be back and fully operational in 2014, with what I hope will be some exciting new content and features to inspire you. Meanwhile, just enjoy this final week of normalcy amid the holiday madness. Key tracks in today’s Pick Your Poison come from The Basement Tapes, Black Twig, The Echo Friendly (covering Jay Reatard), THe Hotelier, Hundreds, LIZ, New Lands, and Sidney York. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from The Flaming Lips, Hibou, The Hidden Cameras, Shocking Pinks and Stay Positive.

The Basement Tapes – Hard to Show

Black Twig – Pastel Blue

The Echo Friendly – Nightmares (Jay Reatard cover)

Gramatik – Obviously (ft. Cherub and Exmag)

The Hotelier – The Scope of All This Rebuilding

Hundreds – Beehive (Prelude)

LIZ – All Them Boys

MusicByJam – Andromeda 2297

New Lands – Last Christmas

Sidney York – Hearts

Tony Tokyo – Kage

Ventury – Friday the 13th

Victory – Soothing Me So (Enso Remix)

Wired to Follow – As the Earth Spins

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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another weekly dip into the pool of music news, interviews and videos that I like to call This Week In Music! Yes, in addition to the normal Pick Your Poison mp3s and Soundcloud streams, I like to toss out links to a bunch of other music-related content that I’ve found interesting or worthwhile over the course of the week. I encourage you to check some, if not all of these things out, particularly if you’re looking to waste some time. There’s plenty to see, read and hear:

You can bid on an auction to have Jens Lekman write a song about you.

Watch a 15 minute video about Maculay Culkin’s Velvet Underground cover band The Pizza Underground

Watch Iron & Wine, Calexico, Kathleen Edwards and Glen Hansard perform The Pogues holiday classic “Fairytale of New York”

Watch Morrissey perform at the Nobel Peace Prize concert

Damon Albarn has posted a short teaser of his forthcoming solo record

Ex-Pixies bassist Kim Shattuck talks about how she was fired by the band

YouTube Audio Stream: EMA – Satellite

Download a Flying Lotus outtakes compilation

There’s a whole lot of famous guest stars on the upcoming season of “Portlandia”

YouTube Audio Stream: Arctic Monkeys – You’re So Dark

Once you’re done with that set of distractions, let me offer up another set via some song downloads and streams. Don’t miss tracks from The Backyard Committee, Barzin, Champagne Jerry, The Dead Heads, Gina Chavez, Honeymilk, NTNT, The Slowdown and Young Girls. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream cuts from Blood Orange, Baio’s remix of Cults, Dropkick Murphys, James vincent McMorrow, The Mast and Sleepy Sun.

The Backyard Committee – Festival

Barzin – All the While

Champagne Jerry – Yo Kev! (ft. Ad-Rock)

The Dead Heads – Edge of the Apocalypse

Dreamend – Magnesium Light

Echo Bloom – The Returning of the Doves

Gina Chavez – Gotta Get (ft. Grupo Fantasma)

Honeymilk – Sea to Shining Sea

Lorde – Glory & Gore (Unlike Pluto Remix)

NTNT – The List

Preston Lovinggood – Shipwrecked

Scott Barkan – Leaving Here

The Slowdown – Digital Gold

Young Girls – Caroline

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We’ve hit mid-week, and because I promised I would, this intro is yet another reminder that outside of the Pick Your Poison posts, we’re in the season of Listmas here at Faronheit. All this week, the Top 50 Songs of 2013 countdown is going on, with the unveiling of ten new songs each day. Today we’re at the halfway point, and obviously it’s only going to get better from here. You can see all the previous and current posts, plus all future Listmas 2013 ones, by going here. It’s a lot of fun, and a fantastic way to discover some of the best 2013 has to offer outside of these daily Pick Your Poison editions. Speaking of which, today’s notable tracks in this set include songs from Dead Waves, The Difference Machine, Ducky, Marika Hackman, Mezzanine, Snowflake and Tom Appleman. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream cuts from Jim James, Phantogram, Pure Bathing Culture, Speedy Ortiz, Tiger Waves and Yuzima.

Daft Punk – Lose Yourself to Dance (Its Overture Leave the World Bootleg)

Dead Waves – Instead

The Difference Machine – Psychology

The Drovers – I Drank Your Tears

Ducky – Two Over Ten

Marika Hackman ft. Sivu – Skin

Mezzanine – King of the Ring

Mystery Twins – The River

Qiet – Get Found

Snowflake – Snakes and Spiders

SORNE – Hyperballad (Bjork cover)

Tom Appleman – Pour It All Over

Trails and Ways – Taj Mahal (Jorge Ben cover)

Younghusband – I Don’t Intend to Spend Christmas Without You (Margo Guryan cover)

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We’ve hit another Tuesday, where I’m once again pleased to bring you a quick rundown of artists with brand new music coming out this week. The hope is to either inform you about what’s out there, but also to maybe even remind you if one of your favorite artists is putting out something new and you simply forgot about it. So without further ado, here’s your list for this week: !!! [chk chk chk], Bassnectar, Ben Sims, Brendan Benson, Carmen Villain, Caspian, Childish Gambino, Good Old War, Jellyfish, Logos, The Lucksmiths, Neil Young, Orchestra of Spheres, Peshay, R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg and Dam Funk, Their / They’re / There, and Vatican Shadow. There’s a couple of really strong records in this stack for this week, so please make some purchases via your favorite digital or physical retailer! Now let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison, where you can discover even more hot new music. Some key tracks you’ll want to give attention to today come from Barton Carroll, ceo (covering Kanye West), Conveyor, The New Royales (covering The White Stripes), Pink Mexico, Shy Hunters and Suns. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Arthur Beatrice, Kaiser Chiefs, Pinkunoizu, Seiho and YACHT.

Barton Carroll – Every Little Bit Hurts

ceo – My Liquor (Kanye West cover)

Conveyor – Mammal Food

Dante – Fireworks

Engloria – Animal

Multiplier – Jonestown (Original Mix)

The New Royales – Fell in Love With A Girl (The White Stripes cover)

Pink Mexico – Shrub Fuse

Purples – Standard Human

Satchmode – Best Intentions

Shy Hunters – Echoes

Suns – Strangeland

Totoake – Make It Work

The Wyld – Confusion

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Hooray! We’ve finally arrived at that glorious time of year known as Listmas. It’s the designated weeks during December in which I compose year-end music lists and post them up in celebration of the best of 2013. Listmas is a whole lot of fun for me to put together every year, and a lot of hard work goes into it too, so I hope you’ll be checking the site regularly for updates and to find out more about my favorite songs and albums from the past year. Monday’s entry kicking things off with The Top 50 Songs of 2013 is already up, and you can read that along with all of this year’s other Listmas entries by using this link. This is something that I’m going to mention most days in my Pick Your Poison intros for the next couple weeks leading up to Christmas, so either bear with me, or sit back and enjoy the ride! There are some great tracks in today’s Pick Your Poison though, and that’s worth paying attention to as well. Don’t miss songs from Ace Reporter, Christopher Paul Stelling, The Delay in the Universal Loop, Gracy Hopkins, Maya Vik, Old Monk, The Sharp Things, Sundance (covering Bibio) and The Tranq. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream tracks from +/-, AraabMuzik, CHAPPO, Damien Jurado, Sleepy Kitty and Warpaint.

Ace Reporter – Bronze

Christopher Paul Stelling – Free to Go

The Delay in the Universal Loop – Spasmodica

Division of Laura Lee – Rudderless

East of Ely – Easy Friend

Gracy Hopkins – It’s Time…To Leave

Jack James – Florence

Maya Vik – Teen Spirit (ft. Dawn Richard)

Old Monk – Holiday

Resistor – Vincent Van Gogh

Saturday, Monday – Children of the Snow

The Sharp Things – Can’t Get Started

Sundance – You Won’t Remember (Bibio cover)

ThugsHen – No (Original Mix)

The Tranq – Neutrals

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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another weekly dip into the pool of music news, interviews and videos that I like to call This Week In Music! Yes, in addition to the normal Pick Your Poison mp3s and Soundcloud streams, I like to toss out links to a bunch of other music-related content that I’ve found interesting or worthwhile over the course of the week. I encourage you to check some, if not all of these things out, particularly if you’re looking to waste some time. There’s plenty to see, read and hear:

Music Video: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Higgs Boson Blues

Watch a short documentary about Daft Punk’s helmets

Watch 77 minutes of Nine Inch Nails performing live at the Staples Center in L.A. from Nov. 8, 2013

Benedict Cumberbatch recite the lyrics to R. Kelly’s “Genius”

Watch Lana Del Rey’s 27-minute short film “Tropico”

Music Video: Speedy Ortiz – No Below

Music Video: Angel Olsen – Forgiven/Forgotten

Music Video: Best Coast – This Lonely Morning

Music Video: Jon Hopkins – Collider

Music Video: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong

Once you’re done with that set of distractions, let me offer up another set via some song downloads and streams. Don’t miss tracks from Chase N. Cashe, Hillary Barleaux, Milagres, PT Walkley, Ryan VanDordrecht, Tim Mahoney and Vance Joy. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream cuts from Beat Culture (ft. Psychic Twin), The Districts, Ex Hex, Jorge Elbrose, Natural Child and Netherfriends.

Chase N. Cashe – I Can Do That

Haim – Don’t Save Me (Modulogeek Remix)

Hillary Barleaux – Promise to Never

JMSN – Walk Away (:PAPERCUTZ Remix)

Milagres – The Letterbomb

Mirror Talk – Don’t (The-Drum Version)

Mooner – Making Americans

PT Walkley – Sirens

Ryan VanDordrecht – Hard Lover

Tegan and Sara – Closer (That Girl With Dark Eyes Remix)

Tim Mahoney – I Meant It

UMA – Vanity (Claude Speeed Remix)

Vance Joy – Riptide

Wild Ones – Paia (My Body Remix)

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Indulge me for a minute as I talk about Spotify. It is a service that I use on a somewhat regular basis. I build playlists on it all the time, and often keep track of some of my favorite songs in that fashion. As an early adopter of it as well, my account exists in the era before you were forced to connect it to Facebook. To Spotify’s dismay, I’m also a free user, meaning that every few songs I sit through some commercials to help them pay the bills. The goal is to get you to sign up for Premium, which is ad-free. As somebody who has grown up listening to the radio and still does when driving, commercials don’t really bother me too much. But I also don’t think I use Spotify enough to justify actually paying for the ad-free experience. Premium users are where the real money is though, and presumably the more people paying for it, the more the service can afford to pay out to artists. Right now it’s fractions of pennies on the dollar. That ratio has gotten a number of artists all hot under the collar, including Thom Yorke and David Byrne, who claim that having their music streaming on Spotify might as well be working against them. If the new site Spotify Artists is to be believed however, the lack of payouts for the artists may have nothing to do with the way the service operates and everything to do with the deals that record labels cut with it. Per their stats, 70% of all money earned from the audio streams goes directly back to “music industry rights holders,” which means record labels and publishers. From there, the labels and publishers decide how much of that 70% makes it into the hands of the artists. This would seem to suggest that the artists who are angry with Spotify for unfairly capitalizing on their creative works might want to have a chat with their labels, who might really be the ones making out like bandits. Of course even then the Spotify royalty system might be a little skewed to pay out as little as possible anyways. So even if the label is giving their artists a substantial percentage of their cut, maybe the amounts coming out of Spotify simply aren’t very good. If that’s the case though, not only do artists suffer, but theoretically Spotify does too. Maybe I’m confused on that though. Set me straight, or share your opinion on the Spotify model in the comments. For now, let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison, which is 100% Spotify free. Don’t miss tracks from Back Back Forward Punch, COLOR WAR, Freak You, Kodak to Graph, Shy Boys, Tacocat, Their / They’re / There, and Wildarms. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Doldrums, Hauschka, Marika Hackman (covering Joanna Newsom), Mode Moderne and The War on Drugs. Giorgio Moroder’s remix of Haim’s “Forever” is spectacular too.

Back Back Forward Punch – Emergency Bow Tie

Chromeo – Sexy Socialite (Salva Remix)

COLOR WAR – SOS

Freak You – There You Are (ft. Bright Light Bright Light)

Horixon ft. Robert Owens – Lifeline (Is Tropical Remix)

Kiddy Smile – Get Myself Alone (Donovans Remix)

Kodak to Graph – Glaciaa

Pale Eyes – Grey (Ani DiFranco cover)

Shy Boys – Is This Who You Are

Tacocat – Bridge to Hawaii

Take Berlin – Sebastian

Their / They’re / There – New Blood

Wildarms – U Don’t Understand

WOOF – Still Snorkeling (ft. Kyle the Fantasy)

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We’ve hit another Tuesday, where I’m once again pleased to bring you a quick rundown of artists with brand new music coming out this week. The hope is to either inform you about what’s out there, but also to maybe even remind you if one of your favorite artists is putting out something new and you simply forgot about it. So without further ado, here’s your list for this week: Bastille, Black Flag, Dott, Glen Hansard, John Zorn, Lightning Bolt, Muse, Mutual Benefit, Throwing Muses, Tim Kinsella and Xiu Xiu. There’s a couple of really strong records in this stack for this week, so please make some purchases via your favorite digital or physical retailer! Now let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison, where you can discover even more hot new music. Some key tracks you’ll want to give attention to today come from The Dead Woods, Gloom Balloon, Poor Remy, The Rebel Set and Sleeper Agent. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Be Forest, Bibio, Com Truise, Evan Only, Huxley and Sides of Chaz (side project of Toro y Moi’s Chaz Bundick).

Claire – Games (Abby Remix)

The Dead Woods – Whatever Keeps You Breathing

Flying Horse – Elvis 73 (Daytime Mix)

Gloom Balloon – Summer Buzz and Summer Fervor

Gorgeous George – When I Go Out On Saturday

Jensen Sportag – After Gardens (Obey City Remix)

Party Supplies – Going Back to New York (The Knocks Remix)

Pompeya – Power (Jimmy Edgar Remix)

Poor Remy – Ghost

The Rebel Set – Monster

Rigbi – It’s Elementary

Sleeper Agent – Waves

SOLO – Clarity

Tony Tokyo – Reverse Running Man

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…And we’re back. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend, if you’re American and celebrated, of course. If not, I hope your weekend was grand anyways. We’re now fully into the holiday season, and that means year end list-making time. I’m excited, because it means I get to put together my annual weeks of Listmas, counting down my favorite songs and albums of 2013. I’ve done some preliminary ranking and writing on those already, but won’t be officially unveiling anything until next week. Until then, we’ve got plenty of other ground to cover. Let me take a quick moment to point out a great show that’s happening in Chicago a little later this week. Poliça will be coming through town, playing an 18+ show at Metro on Thursday night (Dec. 5th) with hip hop artist Lizzo also on the bill. They’re touring in support of their latest album Shulamith, which came out at the end of October. If you haven’t heard the album, it’s a nice extension and forward progression from what they did on their 2012 debut album Give You the Ghost. Unlike that last album, which had some intense grooves, dark lyrics and a very muddy mix, this new one offers bigger and better hooks, slightly brighter lyrics, and a crisper, clearer mix. You can actually make out all of the individual instruments this time, which is nice. One thing that hasn’t changed are the vocal stylings of Channy Leaneagh, which are often so doused in reverb and Auto-Tune that it can be a bit challenging to make out all the lyrics, though the unique qualities it brings forth sound much less like a gimmick the second time around. Have a listen to a song like “Tiff,” which features guest vocals from Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, or single “Chain My Name” for something really groove and hook-oriented. Anyways, I’ve heard nothing but raves from people who have gone to see Poliça’s live show over the last couple months, and apparently it’s a great bass-heavy dance party. Sounds like a fun Thursday night to me, so I hope you’ll come out to the show if you’re in Chicago. Tickets are $17 in advance and can be purchased here. Now let’s take care of today’s Pick Your Poison. Don’t miss downloads below from Ben Hood, Candice Gordon, Hello World, Jem Stone, Keep On Dancin’s, Pink Mexico and Vladimir. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Chrome Sparks, Lolawolf, New Bums, Sam Smith, YOUTH, and Haerts remixing MSMR.

Ben Hood – This Year

Bhavana Reddy – Smells Like Rain

Candice Gordon – John I’m Only Dancing (David Bowie cover)

Chris Malinchak – Call My Name

Eli & Fur ft. Davidian – Let It Go

Hello World – A Link BTW Nature

Holy Other – We Over (Tyord Remix)

Jem Stone – Fake Ghost

Keep On Dancin’s – Shelf Life

Pink Mexico – Paperclip Toothpick

Royale – 1981

SAFIA – Listen to Soul, Listen to Blues (Magnifik Remix)

Vladimir – Come Over

Zabutom – New Beginnings

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Happy Blackout Wednesday to you and yours. If you’re going drinking as part of your pre-Thanksgiving activities, or simply because it’s a Wednesday, have fun and stay safe. Before the site takes an extended four day weekend to enjoy some turkey and mashed potatoes and to watch videos of people fighting one another for Black Friday deals, I wanted to give you a quick heads up about a great Chicago show happening next Friday, December 6th. The always terriffic troubadour Cass McCombs is out on tour, and will be performing at the Empty Bottle that night. He’s supporting his seventh album Big Wheel and Others, which is one of 2013’s most fascinating releases. Technically a double album with 22 tracks and a run time of about 85 minutes, it’s a grand mixture of beauty, style and heart, all told through McCombs’ introspective and dynamic lyrics. He spins us tales of the American West through the eyes of several different characters, each with their own distinct take on the world around them. As such, the alt-country sound he’s largely made his name on gets mixed in with some blues, some rock n’ roll, some extended jam sessions, and even some jazzy instrumentals. It may seem odd and incongruous when reading that description, but somehow it all comes together and works really well. Check out the track “There Can Be Only One” to get a taste of the eclectic album. Even if you have issues with some of his new material, there’s still plenty of great old stuff to fall back on, from Catacombs to WIT’S END and more. While his catalogue is very strong, you really need to see him live to get the full Cass McCombs experience. The Bottle is the ideal venue for this show too, because of how intimate it is. Baltimore doom folk band Arbouretum are opening the show, and you should go to see them as well. Tickets for next Friday’s show are only $12, and are available here. I hope to see you there! Now then, let’s get to today’s Blackout Wednesday edition of Pick Your Poison. There’s some great tracks in the set below from Adrian Lau, Bavaria, Charlie Jacks, Fanno Creek, Jon and the Jones, Mount Pressmore and Sundays. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Architecture in Helsinki, Cosmicide (Brandon Curtis of Secret Machines’ new band), Todd Terje, CSS’s remix of a NONONO hit, and Lee “Scratch” Perry’s remix of a great Forest Swords cut. Have a great Thanksgiving (if you’re American and celebrate the holiday)!

Adrian Lau – Small Vacation

AM Aesthetic – We Caught Fire

Bavaria – We Break Through

Charlie Jacks – Speakerphone+ (ft. Jermaine Riley)

deadCAT – Cents

Fanno Creek – On My Way

Hello Phones – Hey You

Jon and the Jones – Firebreather

Knocking Ghost – Fools

Mount Pressmore – Trampoline

Sivu – I Hold (ft. Marika Hackman)

Strangers – Sense of Liberty

Sundays – Delicate

The Violet Lights – New Year’s Song

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We’ve hit another Tuesday, where I’m once again pleased to bring you a quick rundown of artists with brand new music coming out this week. The hope is to either inform you about what’s out there, but also to maybe even remind you if one of your favorite artists is putting out something new and you simply forgot about it. So without further ado, here’s your list for this week: alt-J, Beachwood Sparks, Billie Joe and Norah, The Bomber Jackets, Bonobo, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Cheap Time, Dead Meadow, Destroyer, Egyptrixx, Fireworks, Gap Dream, Guido, Jeremiah Jae, Kevin Morby, The KVB, NOFX, The Obsessed, Patten, Puscifer, Shearwater, Syd Arthur, The Warlocks, and Young and Sick. There’s a couple of really strong records in this stack for this week, so please make some purchases via your favorite digital or physical retailer! Now let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison, where you can discover even more hot new music. Some key tracks you’ll want to give attention to today come from The Black and White Years, Gim Kordon, Marissa Nadler, SCNTST, Soul Glimpse, Trivial Shields and UNMAP. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Francis Inferno Orchestra, Helms Alee, Maximo Park (covering Leonard Cohen), Pandreas and Untold.

The Black and White Years – Strange Figurines

Donovans – Eastwest

Gim Kordon – Kaupunki Tappaa Sielunsa

Mano’s Daughter – The Machine

Marissa Nadler – Half As Much

Nsolo – Stuck

Pseudo Shark – Away

SCNTST – Basement Structure

Sherman Ewing – Wild River

Soul Glimpse – In the Dawn of Day

Trivial Shields – Stitches

UNMAP – ABC (Hierarchy of the Alphabet)

Wild Ones – Rivals (Trails and Ways Remix)

Work Drugs – Modern Living (Touch Tone Remix)

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