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Happy Oscar nomination Tuesday everyone. I know this is all about music, but for those of us that also have a huge passion for movies, today was kind of a big day. But to connect the two, I’d like to offer up congratulations to Trent Reznor, who earned an Oscar nomination for his score of “The Social Network” with Atticus Ross. Great stuff. Today’s Pick Your Poison isn’t entirely nomination-worthy, but still delightful nonetheless. Highlights include tracks from Cotton Jones, Darwin Deez, Duchess Leo and John Vanderslice. In the Soundcloud section, it’s easy to hate a band like The Vines, but honestly their new song is pretty good. Check it out if you really enjoy some solid alt-rock.

Anchorless – A Step Too Steep

Birds of Avalon – Shadowy End

The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow

Cotton Jones – Egg On A Sea

Darwin Deez – Where’s the Chocolate?

Delicate Steve – Butterfly

Duchess Leo – Your Sweet Love

John Brodeur – Confidentially (2011 Version)

John Vanderslice – The Piano Lesson

Leverage Models – Dreaming of Accidents

Paul Collins – Do You Wanna Love Me

Stockholm Syndrome – Apollo

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Bag Raiders – Sunlight (feat. Dan Black)

The Vines – Gimme Love

It’s the last full week in January – does anybody else feel like this month has just flown by? Seems like just the other day we were all out partying for New Years. I guess time flies when you’re having fun. Pick Your Poison today is pretty fun, and highlights include tracks from Aurelio, First Love, Last Rites, Phil Manley and Sleepy Rebels. The band Lifeguards is actually Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard from Guided By Voices. As for remixes, Diplo’s take on Sleigh Bells’ “Tell ‘Em” is amazing, and up-and-coming Mad Decent artist Bosco Delrey gets reworked by the Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock. In the Soundcloud section be sure to check out a new song from True Womanhood.

The Andersen Tapes – Visual Explanations

Aurelio – Laru Beya

Bosco Delrey – Evil Lives (Ad-Rock Remix)

Countfleet – How It Ends

Dolfish – Your Love Is Bummin’ Me Out

Duke Garwood – Summer Gold

First Love, Last Rites – I’m Gone

HotChaCha – Bukarest
HotChaCha – Pleasure Cruise

Lifeguards – Paradise Is Not So Bad

Phil Manley – Life Coach

Sleepy Rebels – You Can Make the Sunrise

Sleigh Bells – Tell ‘Em (Diplo Remix)

Tigersapien – Fools

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Brown Recluse – Impressions of a City Morning

True Womanhood – MINAJAH

Yasmin – On My Own [Royal-T Remix]

We’ve made it to Friday, and that’s always a good thing. The weekend is upon us, some chill time is ahead both weather-wise and work-wise. Personally I’m looking forward to some playoff football, with the big game between the Bears and the Packers set to be one for the ages. Today’s Pick Your Poison might not be of that legendary pedigree, but there’s a bunch of good tracks today, even for a Friday. Be sure to check out tracks from Alex Winston, Amanda Palmer covering Nick Cave, Balmorhea gets remixed by Prefuse 73, Mike Skinner aka The Streets remixes a Spark track, and Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices shares a demo version of a classic GBV track.

Alex Winston – Sister Wife

Algodon Egipcio – El Ingenio Humano

Amanda Palmer – The Ship Song (Nick Cave cover)

Antony Ablan – Gypsy Crow II

Balmorhea – Clamor (Prefuse 73 Remix)

Candi and the Strangers – Moving In Stereo

La Resistance – Understanding

No Monster Club – The Last Bottle in the World

Olafur Arnalds – Thau Hafa Sloppid Undan Thunga Myrkursins

Robert Pollard – Official Ironman Rally Song (Demo)

Savoir Adore – Loveliest Creature (Infernal Devices Remix)

Spark – Revolving (Mike Skinner Remix)

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Matt Wertz – Feels So Right

The Pierces – We are stars

Tomorrow in Chicago is set to be one of the coldest days in years, with temperatures with combined wind chills reaching somewhere between -20 to -30 degrees outside. Yeah, we’re talking degrees Fahrenheit. Seriously dangerous stuff. If you’re living in or around such a dangerous tundra, stay safe. Take some mp3s to keep you warm. Highlights on today’s Pick Your Poison include songs from Akron/Family, The Great Valley, and Hotels. The couple of Lindstrom-related tracks are great too, including his remix of Glasser’s “Mirrorage”. In the Soundcloud section you might also want to listen to the track from Benjamin Francis Leftwich.

Akron/Family – Silly Bears

Brown Paper Bag – The Elephant Song

The Brute Chorus – Birdman (Bright Light Bright Light Freefall Remix)

Emily Arin – When You Knew Me When

Glasser – Mirrorage (Lindstrom Remix)

The Great Valley – Tall Smoke

Hotels – The Bat Watusi

Lindstrom – Baby Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix)

Luke Rathborne – Dog Years

Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss – Retablo

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Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Pictures

Casey Spooner – Spanish Teenager (Derrick Carter Remix)

Alright: brass tax – let’s get straight to it. Today’s Pick Your Poison “choice cuts” come from A Classic Education, Fergus and Geronimo, Little Scream, One Hundred Flowers and Chicago’s own Tiger Bones. For those interested, Tim Heidecker (of “Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” fame) has an album coming out with the show’s music composer Davin Wood. Together they are Heidecker and Wood, and you can download a new song from that upcoming album below. Also, there’s a new Best Coast song in the Soundcloud section as part of a split 7″ single with Jeff the Brotherhood.

A Classic Education – I Lost Time

The Booze – Kick Me Where It Hurts

The Caulfield Sisters – Caterwauling

Chromeo – Needy Girl (El Chico Chico Remix)

Fergus and Geronimo – Baby Don’t You Cry

Heidecker and Wood – Wedding Song

High Highs – Flowers Bloom

Little Scream – The Heron and the Fox

One Hundred Flowers – Middle of the Road

Tiger Bones – Kill Them

Wild Vibes – Oedipal Love

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Best Coast – Sunny Adventure

Alright friends, time for the Tuesday edition of Pick Your Poison. Highlights today include tracks from All Tiny Creatures (ft. Justin Vernon of Bon Iver), …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Balkans, Creeping Weeds and Modern Skirts.

The Albertans – The Wake

All Tiny Creatures – An Iris (ft. Justin Vernon)

…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead – Weight of the Sun

Balkans – Edita V

Bodi Bill – Hotel

Creeping Weeds – Outsiders

Cruel Cassette – Lion

Jerry Leger – The Truth Is All Around You

Modern Skirts – Happy 81

Phineas and the Lonely Leaves – The Kids We Used to Be

Thank You – 1-2-3 Bad

Trophy Wife – The Quiet Earth (James Yuill Remix)

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Harrys Gym – Old Man (Chad Valley Remix)

The week is finally over, so kick up your heels and relax a bit. A grand Friday edition of Pick Your Poison is here to help you do that. I’m happy to recommend tracks from Breathe Owl Breathe and Her Name Is Calla. There’s a number of remixes today worthy of your attention, taking originals from The Concretes, Esben and the Witch, La Roux and Pomegranates and adding a bit of danceable flavor.

ALSO – True

Breathe Owl Breathe – Dogwalkers of the New Age

The Concretes – My Ways (Seconds Remix)

Dad Rocks! – Nothing Keeps Up

Esben and the Witch – Marching Song (Snorkel Remix)

The Hood Internet – Killdear (P.O.S. vs. La Roux)

Mark Berube – My Me Lady

Mister 1-2-3-4 – The DJ Is A Psycho!

Pomegranates – Create Your Own Reality (Schlock Remix)

Zoey Van Goey – The Cake and Eating It

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Caotico – Back of My Head

Her Name Is Calla – Pour More Oil

Jon Bell – At the Corner of Harrison and Lee Hwy (Save me)

Temabes – Biotok (Original Mix)

Ah Thursdays. The security guard at my work loves to call them “Friday Eve”, and there is indeed some sense of excitement over the impending weekend. I hope you’ve got some stellar plans. Tonight I’ll be checking out Lia Ices, Frankie Rose and the Outs and The Besnard Lakes in a show at Lincoln Hall. It’s a great bill and I’m excited about the show. Review and photos shall be forthcoming. But today’s Pick Your Poison is again jam-packed with goodness. Highlights include Javelin remixing a Darwin Deez track, a new one from Sin Fang, and the band Det Vackra Livet, which features members of The Mary Onettes. The Soundcloud section is exceptionally prolific today as well, with tracks from Dan Deacon, Holy Ghost and Innerpartysystem all worth your time. Enjoy your Friday Eve.

APL – Reunion Day

Columboid – Statehoarders

Darwin Deez – Bad Day (Javelin Remix)

David Gergen – Love Blues #11

Det Vackra Livet – Viljan

Duke Garwood – Jesus Got A Gun

Eli Escobar – Love Thing (Part 1) (Eli Escobar Rework)

Entyce – In Da Club (Oliver Twizt Remix)

Montpelier – Last Boat

The O’s – Tryin’ to Have A Good Time

Occult Detective Club – C’mon Levi

The Pauses – Go North

Shunda K – My Light (ft. Tan)

Sin Fang – Always Everything

Snowblink – Amber Gris

Triumph of Lethargy – The Dirty Street

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Bomarr – Don’t Swim With The Sharks (feat. Zackey Force Funk) – ROUGH MIX

Dan Deacon – Wet Wings

Holy Ghost – Do It Again

Innerpartysystem – American Trash (Radio Edit)

Ira Atari – Don’t Wanna Miss You (Radio Edit)

It’s one hell of a packed edition of Pick Your Poison today, so let’s get right down to brass tax. 20 songs total, if you include the Soundcloud stuff. Highlights among them are tracks from Apex Manor, Bikini, Digits, Esben and the Witch, Oh Land (as remixed by Twin Shadow), and (for the second day in a row) another new one from Mogwai. There’s also a track from Screaming Females up for streaming in the Soundcloud section. I’ll be seeing Screaming Females perform a bunch of their new stuff when they play at Lincoln Hall with Mister Heavenly (Islands/Man Man/Modest Mouse/…Michael Cera?) on Friday. Get a ticket if you’re in Chicago.

Adebisis Shank – Genki Shank

Apex Manor – Under the Gun

Atlantic/Pacific – Patterns
Atlantic/Pacific – Meet Your New Love

Batwings Catwings – Endless Summer

Bikini – Palm Aire

Dark Colour – Be Around

David Myles – Out of Love

Digits – Lost Dream

Eatliz – Lose This Child

Electra – Coming to Get You!

Esben and the Witch – Warpath

Izabo – On My Way

Goddamn Electric Bill – Pull the Lever
Goddamn Electric Bill – Fairytale Orchestra

Mogwai – San Pedro

My Cousin, The Emperor – Nothing Left For Us to Find

Oh Land – White Nights (Twin Shadow Remix)

World Tour – Sparks

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Delta Maid – The Changes Made

Heights – Eye For An Eye

Screaming Females – Wild

Binary freaks, enjoy a date like today. Some other people are totally superstitious about all those ones in a row. For me, 1-11-11 is Tuesday. That’s about all we really need to know. Wake me up when we hit 11-11-11. Pick Your Poison is great today, plenty of high profile artists to recommend to you and a bunch more music than usual. My personal highlights are tracks from the legendary guitarist J. Mascis, Kurt Vile, The Lines, Mogwai, Papercuts, Scattered Trees and Wolf People. Also, Max Tundra remixing Marnie Stern is pretty sweet. In the Soundcloud section you’ll find a remix of a Chromeo song and a Ladytron song. Great stuff, enjoy.

Alcoholic Faith Mission – My Eyes to See

Beaten By Them – Yo

Herzog – Paul Blart and the Death of Art
Herzog – Living Alone

J. Mascis – Not Enough

Kurt Vile – Jesus Fever

The Lines – El Matador

Madison – Lights Low

Marnie Stern – The Things That You Notice (Max Tundra Remix)

Mogwai – Rano Pano

Norma Sass – Holy Night

Papercuts – Do What You Will

Range Rover – Mind

Scattered Trees – A Conversation About Death on New Years Eve

Tigersapien – A Pattern Repeating

T Model Ford – Same Old Train

We Say Go – Somebody (ft. Debbie Molko)

Wolf People – Silbury Sands

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Chromeo featuring Elly Jackson – Hot Mess (Duck Sauce Remix)

Ladytron – Ace Of Hz (Punks Jump Up Remix Radio Edit)

Nate Currin – Dance Away the Night

It’s Monday, which would be bad enough, but it’s also a Monday in January. Cold weather, snow, and a host of other unpleasant weather conditions probably await most of you, unless you live in a tropical paradise or are in the Southern Hemisphere, in which case it’s summer. Helping to keep everybody as warm as possible though is today’s Pick Your Poison. Today I’ll recommend tracks for you from Bardo Pond, Daddy Lion, and Yelle. There’s also a new song from Vivian Girls member “Kickball” Katy Goodman under the name of her new solo project La Sera. In the Soundcloud section, you’ll want to be sure to check out tracks from Cloud Nothings and Lord Huron.

adamned.age – Nanof

Bardo Pond – Cracker Wrist

Daddy Lion – The Scientist’s Lament

Jane Lui – Goodnight Company

Jon McKiel – Motion Pictures

Kraddy – Into the Labyrinth

La Sera – Devil’s Hearts Grow Gold
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Metal Mother – Billy Cruz

The Narcoleptic Dancers – Not Evident

Yelle – Safari Disco Club

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Cloud Nothings – Should Have

Let’s Buy Happiness – Fast Fast

Lord Huron – When Will I See You Again

Sean Finn – My Sharona (Temabes Remix)

The Ting Tings – Hands (DISCOFORGIA Remix)

First Friday of the new year, and I hope your weekend is going to be a blast. I’m doing my best to make every weekend of 2011 count, so fun is very much on the menu. Hopefully the weather isn’t too bad where you are, especially you East Coasters. Hopefully this flurry of free downloads will be better than the flurries of snowflakes that will be falling from the sky. Some good tracks today too. My personal highlights are songs from Akron/Family, Grails, Keith Cansius and Telekinesis. You can also stream (via the new Soundcloud section) new songs from Lower Dens and The Smith Westerns. Chicago band Campfires is also set to make some waves this year, so have a listen to a song of theirs below as well.

Akron/Family – So It Goes

Coin Operated Boy – Bad Driver (Demo Mix)

Grails – I Led Three Lives

Greater Pacific – Distance

Guitaro – Come Get Sums

Keith Cansius – People’s Faces
Keith Cansius – The Beach House

Lady Lazarus – Sick Child

Poor But Sexy – Hotter Than A Pop Tart

Telekinesis – Car Crash

Thomas Bryan Eaton – When You’re Dancing

X-Ray Press – Holy Ghost, USA

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Chasing Planets by Campfires

Lower Dens – Batman

Smith Westerns – “All Die Young”

Trophy Wife – The Quiet Earth

It’s Thursday, which means we’re just about done with the first week of 2011. I don’t know about you, but so far this new year feels a whole lot like the old one. Ah well, 2010 was fun enough, so high hopes ahead right? Solid edition of Pick Your Poison today too, and I’ll recommend tracks from Big Eyes, L’ALTRA, The Moondoggies and Moving Units. The Soft Province is a band that features members of The Besnard Lakes, which makes them additionally excellent in my mind. And in the Soundcloud section there’s a b-side from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart you should check out.

Big Eyes – Why Can’t I

Billygoat – Dioscuri II

James Curd Presents Ziggy Franklin – Shelter

L’ALTRA – Winter Loves Summer Sun

The Moondoggies – What Took So Long

Moving Units – Pink Redemption

Old Monk – Butter and Toast

Sidi Touré & Dourra Cissé – Bon Koum

The Soft Province – One Was A Lie

Spring Breakup – It’s Not Me, It’s You

Ursula Rucker – So What..?

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Dj RASCAL – EHH Ohh [ Banana Boat ] by djrascalmusic

The Holidays – Broken Bones (CFCF Remix) by PressHereInge

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart “The One” by Slumberland Records

The Jupiter & the 119 (edit) by Railroad Earth

Things are picking up. People are waking up from their post-holiday hangovers and the inbox has begun to bear a more normal load. So today’s Pick Your Poison looks pretty promising. I can recommend tracks from Ben + Vesper, The Sound of Growing Up, Swimclub, and Tape Deck Mountain. You should also take particular note of the band Middle Brother, which is comprised of members from Dawes, Deer Tick and Delta Spirit. Sex Beet’s cover of Sonic Youth’s “Dirty Boots” isn’t half bad either, and that’s something you might want to try out.

Ben + Vesper – Knee-Hi Wall

THE DiSCiPLiNES – KiLL THE KiLLJOY

Easter Island – Proud

Middle Brother – Me Me Me

Mind Spiders – No Romance

Sex Beet – Dirty Boots (Sonic Youth cover)

Some Community – Random Words

The Sound of Growing Up – The Kite

Swimclub – She’s A Teaser

Tape Deck Mountain – It Goes Down

Wake Up Lucid – Sugar

Win Win – Releaserpm ft. Lizzi Bougatsos (Nadastrom Moombaton Remix)

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Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands – 01 Little Match Girl by Deus Ex Machina Publicity

MONA – Trouble On The Way by Press Here