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After this Pick Your Poison right here, it’s wall-to-wall Lollapalooza coverage until Monday. Just fair warning. Check in daily to see how the festival is going, or learn more about acts you may have missed. But to close out the week, there’s some good mp3s in this stack. Something new from Antony Hegarty as well as Magic Kids, Salem and The Vaselines. Neon Hitch is performing at Lollapalooza, and there’s a new mp3 from her as well.

Antony Hegarty – Thank You For Your Love

Cheyenne Marie Mize – Best

Christina Martin – I Can Too

Clare Maguire – Strangest Thing

Don Diablo – Who’s Your Daddy (Redial Refix)

Magic Kids – Superball

Neon Hitch – What Starry Eyes Know (Two Door Cinema Club vs. Ellie Goulding)

Salem – I Buried My Heart Inna Wounded Knee

SUUNS – Arena

The Vaselines – Sex With An X

Vincent Minor – Heavy Metal Lover

Just keeping you all apprised of the situation, with the insanity that is Lollapalooza set for this upcoming weekend, there will be no Pick Your Poison on Friday. So if that’s something you were looking forward to, apologies there. Just think of it as delayed until Monday. But we’re only mid-way through this week, and today’s edition has its share of gems. Among my personal selections, Dashing Suns is a cool band you should check out. Kelly Stoltz is a Sub Pop artist, and given that label’s great reputation, there’s a reason why. There’s also a new song from Little Gold available for download – they’ll be playing at The Hideout with Lower Dens next Saturday the 14th if you’ll be around Chicago and are looking for something to do.

Bodhi Jones – I Used to Know How

Dashing Suns – Future Thunder
Dashing Suns – Sally Moore

Ed Vallance – Famous Last Words

Eyes Lips Eyes – Tickle

Fox in the Henhouse – Fears

Imbogodom – Unseen Ticket

Karnivool – Set Fire to the Hive (Radio Edit)

Kelly Stoltz – I Don’t Get That

Like Pioneers – Gift From A Holiday

Little Gold – Chainsaw

Markus Mehr – Hubble

TWR72 – Tunnel

Good stuff on today’s Pick Your Poison. Of course that’s pretty typical, right? Highlights include the first solo track from Sleater-Kinney member Corin Tucker, something new from Nite Jewel, and a sampler mp3 from The Superions, which is a side project of Fred Schneider from The B52’s.

Bonjay – Stumble

Corin Tucker – Doubt

Ferraby Lionheart – Arkansas

J. Roddy Walston and the Business – Brave Man’s Death

LexiconDon – Student Body

The Migrant – The Organ Grinder

Nite Jewel – Am I Real?

The Superions – Destination Christmas (sampler)

Super XX Man – Peter and Paul

Tjutjuna – Bottle Kids

Welcome to August! This is one of the hottest months of the year, and if you’re paying attention to new releases, this week is one of the hottest of 2010 as well. There’s plenty of excitement about the new Arcade Fire record, among other things, so rest assured we’ll deal with all that as the week progresses. For now though, here’s Monday’s edition of Pick Your Poison, getting the month off to a great start. You’ll definitely want to check out tracks from The Drums, Balkans, Roadside Graves, and Efterklang touring member Frederik Tiege. There’s also a free 10″ download from Wild Beasts available to you at the cost of an email address (for this week only). That might serve as a good warm-up for the band’s Lollapalooza set.

Atlantic at Pacific – Weddings

Balkans – Georganne

The Drums – Down By the Water

Frederik Tiege – What Is New

The Hush Now – Vietnam Giraffe

Invisible Elephant – Wind-Up Bird

Judge Jackson – Drive

The N.E.C. – Those (Guilty Pleasures)

Roadside Graves – Liv Tyler

Sam Billen – Rum Hee

TV Buddha – Let Me Sleep

Wild Beasts – We Still Got the Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues 10 inch (follow link; email required)

We’ve made it through yet another week. Put your feet up, relax, have a beer or two and celebrate a couple days off. Maybe even listen to some new music, which is what you can download below. Great stuff today includes Pretty Lights, The Mynabirds and a Snoop Dogg cover by Lollapalooza artist Neon Hitch. Enjoy it all, and we’ll chat more on Monday.

Air Conditioning School – Up On

AWOLNATION – Burn It Down

The Biters – Hang Around

Dad Rocks! – Nothing

Hopeless – Lies, Lies, Lies

The Mynambirds – Let the Record Go

Neon Hitch – Drop It Like It’s Hot

The Poison Arrows – Unveiled in Sequence

Pretty Lights – I Can See It In Your Face

Social Studies – Holler Boys

As a quick note to all the wonderful people and bands and artists and others that send me emails with fresh mp3s to feature on Pick Your Poison each day, I have to say thanks first of all. Secondly, as much as I’d like to feature every single thing I get sent, sometimes it doesn’t always work out that way but I do appreciate your initiative. Today’s selection of Pick Your Poison songs is pretty great in my opinion. The Black Angels and Black Mountain are two of the big names who have songs featured below. Halsted and Kim Taylor also get my personal thumbs up, as does Slate Eccentric. Really check all these songs out, virtually everything succeeds on one level or another.

The Black Angels – Telephone Blues

Black Mountain – The Hair Song

Brad Laner – Eyes Close

Gospel Claws – Summer Nights Lakeside

Grand Lake – Louise (I Live in a Fantasy)

Halsted – Sellout

Kim Taylor – Lost and Found

Meanest Man Contest – Takitani Edit (Superhumanoids Remix)

Paleo – World’s Smallest Violin

The Pass – Trap of Mirrors

Paul Rosales – Changed Faster (Railcars “Machine Heart” Remix)

Slate Pacific – Eccentrics

Unicycle Loves You – Justine

This is the introduction area where I typically write something about how the week is long or the weather is good or bad or whatever silly topic is on my mind at the time. Now I’m writing this as an intro so things don’t get too stale. Real riveting to read, eh? Ok, so today’s Pick Your Poison greats include a free EP from the great rapper El-P, who recorded these tracks with Camu Tao, who died a little while back. It’s good and worth your time. Thanks to the Hopscotch Music Fest, there are also two mp3s from The Rosebuds, one of which is a Bee Gees cover. There’s also a Tobacco track which features none other than Beck, and something from the latest Woven Bones album. All worth your time.

Abner Trio – You’re Gorgeous, Believe It!

Brie Stoner – Delicate Hour

El-P and Camu Tao – Central Services EP  (ZIP)

The Knocks – Make It Better (Emil and Friends Remix)

The Murdocks – Black Jesus Knocking

Quitzow – Whatever

Rich Bennett – Misty Valley

Rocketsmiths – A Shot at the Seat

The Rosebuds – Stayin’ Alive (Bee Gees cover)
The Rosebuds – Secret Life of the Rosebuds

Setting Sun – The Sympathetic CEO

Tobacco – Fresh Hex (feat. Beck)

Woven Bones – I’ve Gotta Get

Good stuff on today’s Pick Your Poison. There’s a new track from David Dondero that’s worth checking out. If you like hip hop, rappers The Alchemist and Oh No have teamed up on a new project called Gangrene, and you can download the first mp3 from them below. There’s a fresh song from the band Happy Birthday off their latest release, and something new from the great female singer-songwriter Lissie, whose debut album will be out in the U.S. soon.

Arab Strap – Packs of Three

BUSSES – Foundation Myth

Crystal Fighters – In the Summer (Picture House’s Summer in the Balearics Mix)

David Dondero – Zero With A Bullet

Gangrene – Chain Swinging

Happy Birthday – Too Shy

Lissie – Bully

The Shimmies – Beloved Enemies

Team Bayside High – No Sleeves Attached DJ Mix

Wormburner – The Interstate

It’s Monday, the start of another week, but take comfort in the fact that July is close to being over. Unless of course you love this month and its typically oppressive heat. Today’s Pick Your Poison highlights include s new song from Burnt Ones. I can also definitely recommend the track from Little Gold, and there’s something new from Fleet Foxes’ own J. Tillman, who’s got another solo record out soon. Enjoy!

Backwords – Quilt and Then Sigh

The Bird and the Monkey – If Love’s A Cure

Burnt Ones – Burnt To Lose

Clean Equations – Buried Translations

Don Diablo – Klassroom Mix at Kissy Sell Out Show (BBC Radio 1)

Ezequiel Ezequiel – Dear Permafrost

Gladshot – Nobody’s Looking

J. Tillman – Three Sisters

Lazy – Who Could Break Your Heart

Little Gold – Completely Fucked!

Styrofoam Ones – Blue Lines

Sunset – Loveshines II

Titles – Pillow Case

For a Friday and the start of what looks to be a grand weekend, today’s Pick Your Poison is pretty jam packed with great songs. You’ve got a new download available from Delorean’s latest album “Subiza” that’s fantastic. There’s also a Neon Indian cover that entertains more than you might think. Wolf People have also released a song from their forthcoming album, which is worth your while. Also see the Woodhands track and a brand new one from one of the best drummers working today, Zach Hill.

Br’er – Whitewash

The Chord and The Fawn – Right As Rain

Dearling Physique – Sleep and the Heart

Delorean – Real Love

Elk City – Nine O’ Clock in France (Pocket vs. Ray Ketchem Remix)

Jesse Woods – Mind Drips (Neon Indian cover)

K-X-P – 18 Hours of Love
K-X-P – Pockets (Annie Vocal Mix)

Luna Is Honey – Who Wouldn’t

My Other Friend – Collectors

Rich Aucoin – Push

Sunset – Sunshine Hair

Wolf People – Tiny Circle

Woodhands – CP24 (Teen Mix)

Zach Hill – Memo to the Man

Take a deep breath and wash those Thursday blues away, because Pick Your Poison is here to soothe your ears. With Friday fast approaching like a speeding freight train about to usher in yet another weekend, here’s a fresh set of mp3s for your downloading pleasure. The great stuff today includes tracks from Arab Strap, David Singer, and Linda Draper, among others. You may want to check out the mp3 from famed comedian Neil Hamburger as well.

Alright Alright – Resurrection Mary

Arab Strap – Daughters of Darkness

David Singer – My Autobiography

Embarrassing Fruits – Long Distance Breakup Summer

Linda Draper – The Sleeping Giant

Lost in the Trees – Walk Around the Lake

Midtown Dickens – Old Dogs

Munk – Down in L.A. (Them Jeans Remix)

Neil Hamburger – Incident in Kabul

Nihiti – Black Cars (A Sinistra)
Nihiti – The Return of Kind Ropes

Waxx Maxx – Celine and Julie Go Boating

Yvette Rovira – Let’s Go Out Tonight

It’s the middle of the week, and to help get you over that hump, Pick Your Poison is super-sized today. Among the more exciting things available for you to download, there’s a remix of a Fischerspooner song that’s pretty good. There’s also a fresh b-side from the cool band Midnight Juggernauts, a Salem remix of a These New Puritans song, and YACHT covering the great 80’s band X.

Darren Hanlon – All These Things

Drunken Barn Dance – A Winter’s Tale

Fischerspooner – Infidels of the World Unite (Trash Yourself Remix)

Gladshot – All I Want Is You
Gladshot – Straight from the Fridge

Halloween Swim Team – Pitch Black

Harper Blynn – 25 Years

Hooray for Earth – Form (Oh No Ono Remix)

Midnight Juggernauts – Michael’s Deadline

Paul and the Patients – Factory

Procedure Club – Vermont

Soft Metals – Love or Music

These New Puritans – Hologram (Salem Remix)

Two Hours Traffic – Happiness Burns

YACHT – Nausea (X cover)

Today’s edition of Pick Your Poison is thrilling to me mostly for the sheer variety of interesting artists to choose from. There’s a new song from the pretty cool band Canby. A free EP from Chicago band The Dirty Diamonds is also worth checking out. If you’re interested in Devendra Banhart, you might want to give a listen to Pegi Young’s cover of “Body Breaks”. There’s also something new from the great Tom Ze, and the Mercury Prize-nominated band Villagers.

Berry – Out

Canby – For Alex, Who Hates the Word Lonely

The Dirty Diamonds – Monster Ballads EP  (Full EP; ZIP)

Diplo and Don Diablo – Make You Pop (Don Diablo Dubstep Mix)

Housse de Racket – Oh Yeah! (Keenhouse Remix)

Jody Porter – Aurora

LexiconDon – December Sunset (Keenhouse Remix)

Pegi Young – Body Breaks (Devendra Banhart cover)

Rene Lopez – Johnny Wants to Be A Matador (Re-Redux Remix)

Soars – Throw Yourself Apart

Tom Ze – Sincope Jaobim

Villagers – Becoming A Jackal

I’m still recovering after a really fun weekend at Pitchfork Music Festival. I’ll have a final writeup, complete with photos shortly, but in the meantime here’s today’s edition of Pick Your Poison. My personal picks to start off the week include tracks from Apache Beat, Devotionals, The Streets on Fire, and White Mystery. Those interested in some hip hop will also enjoy the new Lyrics Born track. And fans of the great dance label DFA will want to give the Shit Robot remix a try.

Apache Beat – Another Day

Bing and Ruth – Rails

Devotionals – Chest Like Expansive Wings

The Gypsy Nomads – Make Out

Julius C – Don’t Want Anybody

Kele – Everything You Wanted (RAC Remix)  (ZIP)

Landing on the Moon – Bleeding Hearts

Lotte Kestner – Temperature

Lyrics Born – Lies x 3

The Mountains & The Trees – More & More & More

Shit Robot – I Found Love (TBD Remix)

Simple – Signs in the Sky
Simple – Take My Hand
Simple – Soldier

The Streets on Fire – That’s Hard to Find

Tyburn Saints – You’ve Gone Stray

White Mystery – Take A Walk (ZIP)

Just to remind everybody, there will be no Friday edition of Pick Your Poison this week due to my spending the weekend on Pitchfork Music Festival coverage. That probably translates to more mp3s on Monday for you. Today’s got its fair share of good songs for your downloading pleasure. Cut Copy have a new album due out in January, but they’ve released a song way early you can pick up below. There’s also new tracks from Jeremy Messersmith, Matthew Dear, and a band called Polyamorous Affair. All worth giving a listen to, among the other choices available.

Archeology – Altar Song

Cut Copy – Where I’m Going  (follow link; email required)

Jeremy Messersmith – Organ Donor

Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound – Janessa Sais Quoi

The Knocks – Make It Better

Matthew Dear – Soil to Seed

Polyamorous Affair – Hypnotized  

Radio Freq – Where You Been

Red Sparowes – Giving Birth to Imagined Saviors

Sparta Philharmonic – Everywhere at Once and Nowhere to Go