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Welcome to November, one of the more interesting months of the year. Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the ominous Black Friday are all dates of note this month, and I hope you’ll celebrate all three with the same vigor. Hot tracks in today’s Pick Your Poison come from Banjo or Freakout, Beep, Impossible Hair and Mazes. There’s also a fascinating remix of a Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. song that’s pretty good as well.

Banjo or Freakout – Since We Last Met (NDF cover)

Beep – Wolf Pantolones

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Vocal Chords (Diego and The Dissidents Remix)

Electrolightz – The Future

Impossible Hair – The High Official

The Invisible Hand – There’s Room In My Will

James Yates – A72

Kuf Knotz – Fame Us
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Mazes – Go-Betweens

Saadi – Bad Seeds

The Soft Province – I See Two Eyes
The Soft Province – One Was A Lie

Everybody’s working for the weekend, and the good news is it’s finally here. Time for one last edition of Pick Your Poison before checking out for Halloween weekend. Hope you’ve all got some great costumes and parties to go to. Highlights today include songs from Crystal Castles (featuring the one and only Robert Smith), former Hold Steady keyboardist (and current Against Me! touring member) Franz Nicolay, and the excellent Woodsman.

Byrds of Paradise – Barefoot Generation

Chasing Kings – Dark Sunglasses 

Crystal Castles – Not In Love (ft. Robert Smith)

Dead Western Plains – Alta

Don Diablo ft. Dragonette – Animale (Datsik Remix)

Franz Nicolay – Have Mercy

Karaocake – It Doesn’t Take A Whole Week
Karaocake – Eeeeerie

Lumerians – Corkscrew Trepanation

Milks and Rectangles – Auction Block

The Shondes – Lines and Hooks

Woodsman – Insects

A new song from Crystal Stilts makes for the top highlight in today’s Pick Your Poison. The band Violens is really starting to build significant hype, and you can get a new track from them below. And Nitzer Ebb haven’t put out new material in quite awhile, and if you like their classic stuff, this fresh update should hopefully interest you. I can also recommend tracks from The Soft Moon and Teletextile.

The Billy Nayer Show – Henry Joe (ZIP)

Crystal Stilts – Shake the Shackles

The Details – The Original Mark

John Hill – Does It Still Hurt

Lonnie Walker – Summertime
Lonnie Walker – Love Turn

My Favorite Robot – Birthday Song

Nitzer Ebb – Promises

Oh No Oh My – Walking Into Me

Rubblebucket – Triangular Daisies

The Soft Moon – Tiny Spiders

Teletextile – I Don’t Know How to Act

Violens – Violent Sensation Descends

Today’s Pick Your Poison is easily my favorite so far this week. Fujiya and Miyagi did a pretty great remix of a song by Erland & the Carnival. There’s a couple tracks from the band Hot Sugar, one of which features Aaron Livingston, who’s collaborated with RJD2 and The Roots previously. The Superions is a band that features Fred Schneider of The B52’s, and they put out a Christmas-themed album recently, a song from which is available for download below. You’ll also want to give a listen to songs from Pepper Rabbit and a new one from Girls, who’ll be releasing a new EP soon.

Arthur Nasson – Echo Garden

Big Troubles – Video Rock

Bubble Scum – Golden Gun

Daniel G. Harmann and the Trouble Starts – Dee

Erland & The Carnival – Echoing Green (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)

Girls – Heartbreaker

Hot Sugar – Color Wars (ft. Aaron Livingston)
Hot Sugar – The Seagull

Jumpel – Edinburgh

Pepper Rabbit – Babette!

The Superions – Fruitcake

Timmy’s Organism – Pretty Stare

Among today’s recommendations, be sure to have a listen to tracks from The Globes, Gospel Claws and Tahiti 80. The band Sex Beet will be opening for Best Coast when they tour the UK in a short while, and they’re worth checking out too.

Amy Bezunartea – All The Things We Were Supposed to Be

Eleanor Murray – Street To Ride

Englishman – Angels and Earthworms

The Globes – A Stitch Couldn’t Save The World

Gospel Claws – Walk Me Down

Juliette Commagere – Impact (Keepaway Remix)

Sex Beet – Sugar Water

The Sheepdogs – I Don’t Know

Tahiti 80 – Keys to the City

Yuzima – Bring Down This House

I’ve taken a couple days off work this week to help properly celebrate my birthday (which is today), and though I purposely try to avoid doing anything even remotely challenging under the logic of doing only what I want, Pick Your Poison is something I kind of enjoy, despite some of the work I put into it. So enjoy today’s edition, you’ll want to be on the lookout for tracks from Animal Prufrock, Crushed Stars, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Mariage Blanc and Twins of A Gazelle.

Animal Prufrock – 0+0+0

Baby Scream – Nicole

Cashes Rivers – Our Boats

Crushed Stars – Black Umbrellas

Elizabeth & the Catapult – You and Me

Failed Novelist – Love Like A Knife

Il Gato – On Feathers & Arrows (On Burnt Pine)

Lexicon – I Wanna Be Sedated (Ramones cover)
Lexicon – Junk Food

Mariage Blanc – Rag to A Bull

Pete International Airport – 21 Days

Troy Von Balthazar – Dots and Hearts

Twins of Gazelle – Constellations

I sincerely hope you’ve been looking forward to the weekend as much as I have. It’s been a pretty stressful week, right? Just let these songs today help get you out of that funk. Be sure to watch out for tracks from The Asteroid #4, Faun Fables, and the classic Thomas Dolby. The new Kurt Vile song is dynamite in virtually every way. Stereolab also have a new record out, and you can download an mp3 from that below. The band Ravens & Chimes have drawn a lot of comparisons to Arcade Fire in the size and scope of their songs, and their new one “Division Street” is pretty impressive on its own. Have a great weekend!

The Asteroid #4 – Ignition Slated for Eight

Boxharp – Rainbirds

Com.Dot – She Likes (Dave Owen Remix)

Faun Fables – Parade

Grey Granite and J. Brookinz – Digg It
Grey Granite – Pay Up

The Jezabels – Mace Spray

Kurt Vile – In My Time

Northern Portrait – Life Returns to Normal

Ravens & Chimes – Division Street

Rimer London – Squaring the Triangle

Stereolab – Sun Demon

This Is My Suitcase – See Love, Sea Love

Thomas Dolby – Love Is A Loaded Pistol

If you’re in or around New York City right now, I hope you’re getting a chance to catch some cool CMJ shows. I went a few years back and it was a blast (and makes me want to go again). Pick Your Poison is pretty good today, as it is most days. Notable songs come from Andrew Bird, Jookabox, Matthew Dear, and Wilder. Also, Chromeo fans might want to check out the remix below too.

Andrew Bird – Hot Math

Chromeo – Me and My Man (Gin Joints Remix)

Daniel G. Harmann & The Trouble Starts – The Horse & The Sistine Chapel

Dinowalrus – Phone Home From The Edge

Fresh Millions – Monty (ZIP)

Jookabox – Worms

Keith Kenniff – Aerial

Matthew Dear – Innh Dahh

Rebekah Higgs – Little Voice

Sean Finn and the Royal We – Patient Heart

Suzanna Choffel – Archer

Wilder – Skyful of Rainbows

It’s CMJ week in New York at the moment, which pretty much means that every record label and band promoter is out there at the moment catching shows and possibly listening to panels. What that means for Pick Your Poison is simply a more difficult time providing mp3s for you the next couple days. My inbox is about half as full as it usually is, and much of it is also CMJ-related, recommending artists to go see or reminders about certain showcases. The good news is that I keep a back-up supply of music just for such an occasion. Recommendations today are for The Brute Chorus, Filthybird, Jookabox, U.S. Royalty and Wow & Flutter. Girl group The Suzan also crafted a very interesting cover of a Kanye West song.

The Brute Chorus – Heaven

Filthybird – Hiders

Fukkk Offf – Brain Rock
Fukkk Offf – Worldwide (ft. Hazel)

Home Video – Every Love That Ever Was (Montauk Vacation Mix)

Jookabox – You Cried Me

Kermit Ruffins – Hey Look Me Over

La Strada – My New Home
La Strada – Starling DNR

Lumerians – Orgon Grinder

The Suzan – Paranoid (Kanye West cover)

U.S. Royalty – Equestrian

Wildildlife – Give in to Love

Wow & Flutter – Scars

Good stuff in today’s Pick Your Poison includes new tracks from Finn Riggins, The Hush Now, The Mommyheads, Pigeons and Seafarer. If you’re not familiar with these artists, now might be a good time to give them a look/listen.

David Berkeley – George Square

Finn Riggins – Dali

Foxes In Fiction – Jimi Bleachball

Hissy Fit – Outdoor Life
Hissy Fit – Crosstrainers

The Hush Now – Please Mephistopheles Leave Me Alone

Joey Wright – Genius

The Lines – Tracey

Lupe – Shake (Tom Trago edit) (note: this is NOT Lupe Fiasco)

The Mommyheads – Work

Oh Land – Sun of A Gun

Pigeons – Race

Sara Radle – Baxter Hill

Seafarer – The Archipelago

For a Monday, Pick Your Poison is literally packed with music, and there’s so much good stuff. There’s so many highlights, I’m hesitant to name them all. Be sure to check out songs from Bridges and Powerlines, I Was A King, Liz Janes, Martina Topley-Bird, Pomegranates, and Robbers on High Street. There’s also a song from Wilco’s own Nels Cline, and Max Justus does an interesting cover of a Patrick Swayze “classic”.

Bridges and Powerlines – Blue Sky

Butterflies – Goodbye (Like A Stranger)

Envy – A Breath Clad In Happiness

I Was A King – Nightwalking

Liz Janes – I Don’t Believe

Martina Topley-BIrd – Baby Blue (Badgerbrown remix)

Max Justus – She’s Like the Wind (Patrick Swayze cover)

Mon Khmer – Birthplace

My My My – War Party

Nels Cline – Don’t Threaten Me With Your Threats

Pomegranates – 50s

Robbers on High Street – Electric Eye

The Sleep Ins – Angelina

White Belt Yellow Tag – Remains

Friday’s edition of Pick Your Poison is pretty well custom designed to get your weekend started right. A hefty stack of mp3s for you, many of them being excellent. Highlights you’ll want to definitely check out from Ben Weaver, James Husband, Kelley Stoltz, Nicole Atkins and William Ryan Fritch. I purposely grouped those singular artist names together. The band The War On Drugs is also worth your time, as is a remix of a Holy Fuck song. Enjoy your weekend.

Ben Weaver – East Jefferson

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo – Pocket Calculator (Kraftwerk cover)

Holy Fuck – Stay Lit (Bishop Morocco Remix)

False Positive – Strike Up the Band

James Husband – Window

Jump Clubb – Futile Devices (Sufjan Stevens cover)

Kelley Stoltz – I Remember, You Were Wild

Mikix the Cat – The Key

Nicole Atkins – Vultures

Panico – Icon

The Sewing Room – Kill Me

Travel By Sea – Eventually

The War On Drugs – The History of Plastic

William Ryan Fritch – When the Ground Is Numb

Lots o’ music in today’s Pick Your Poison, a little more than normal. That just means more highlights for you to download. My personal picks for today include tracks from So So Glos, True Womanhood and Weekends. There’s a brand new cut from Deerhoof as well, definitely worth your time, and Philadelphia Grand Jury do a remarkable cover of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”.

The Amplifetes – Fokker

Blonde Summer – Cathode Ray

Dearling Physique – Discipline Your Hands 

Deerhoof – The Merry Barracks 

Gamma Gamma Rays – Roam

Giant Sand – Fields of Green

Head Like A Kite – Diamond Paint

KAV – Mr. Nice (ft. Howard Marks)

Philadelphia Grand Jury – 99 Problems (Jay-Z cover)

So So Glos – Fred Astaire

True Womanhood – Dream Cargoes

We Can’t Enjoy Ourselves – Put Your Blue Dress On
We Can’t Enjoy Ourselves – A Charming Man

Weekends – Jerk Center

Whitey Morgan and The 78s – I Ain’t Drunk

Today’s recommendations for Pick Your Poison include tracks from The Black, Callers, Idlewild, and a Seabear remix.

The Black – Throwing Away

The Bloody Beetroots – Dissolve (Remix)

Callers – How You Hold Your Arms

The Driftwood Singers – Coco Ellis

Holy Sons – Slow Days

Hurtbird – Traveling

Idlewild – Younger Than America

Jonah – Please Let Go
Jonah – Bees

Seabear – I’ll Build You A Fire (FM Belfast Remix)

Sparrow’s Gate – Caught Me By Surprise

Teron Beal – Magic Mushroom