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It’s only Tuesday and the music keeps coming. Yes, there’s plenty of songs for you to amuse yourself with today. The clear highlight of all these songs is the brand new Blonde Redhead track. If you’ve not yet heard it or downloaded it, it comes highly recommended. You might also want to check out songs from Steve Mason and Procedure Club. Trust me when I say though that there might not be a whole lot of songs familiar to you in this bunch, but many of them are worthwhile whether you know it or not. That’s kind of the point of Pick Your Poison.

Blonde Redhead – Here Sometimes

Chilly Gonzales – Never Stop (Rap Mix)

The Emotron – Drink A Beer For Me

Focus – Hocus Pocus (Buffetlibre Remix)

Landing On the Moon – She Wants

Luna Is Honey – Claws

Neighbors – Hooligans

Procedure Club – Feel Sorry For Me

Random Patterns – Psychic Luau

Sad Day for Puppets – Monster & the Beast

Son of the Sun – The Other Side

Steve Mason – Am I Just A Man

The Stone Foxes – I Killed Robert Johnson

Unicycle Loves You – Mirror, Mirror

Happy First Day of Summer! Though it may have gotten extremely hot in your area already, and though Memorial Day is typically regarded as the “start of the summer season”, June 21st is actually the beginning of this scorching season. Anyways, in honor of what’s also the longest day of the year (sunshine-wise) also boasts one of the biggest collection of mp3s for Pick Your Poison. Among the multitudes of good stuff, you may want to pay close attention to the new Blitzen Trapper song, a John Prine cover by My Morning Jacket, and a fresh track from Sharon Van Etten. Of course what you may want to take care of first is downloading this new song from The Books, whose new album is sure to be one of 2010’s most attention grabbing.

Afrobeta – Two Different Worlds

Blitzen Trapper – Dragon’s Song

The Books – A Cold Freezin’ Night  (follow link; mediafire)

Continents – Land of Plenty
Continents – Be A Guide

It Kills – Sailors

Keegan DeWitt – Say La La

KIra Kira – Drakula Darling

Lille – Tall Shoulders

Motorboater – You’re So Vain (Remix of Carly Simon original)

Murder Mystery – I Am If You Are
Murder Mystery – Change My Mind

My Morning Jacket – All the Best (John Prine cover)

Mystery Jets – Flash A Hungry Smile

Quitzow – Cherry Blossom

Romany Rye – All the Boys

Sharon Van Etten – I Couldn’t Save You

Ah, there’s nothing quite like a nice and quiet Friday in June. Well, except for the severe thunderstorms that have been destroying much of the Chicagoland area. These things happen sometimes. That’s not going to stop a week-ending edition of Pick Your Poison of course. Today’s also been relatively subdued for new mp3s, but there’s still a few for you anyways. You may want to have a listen to the song by The Modern Skirts, which is pretty good. Also great is the Pallers song, along with the remix done by Suburban Kids With Biblical Names. Have a great weekend!

The Flying Change – Singer

Joy Ike – Sweeter

Modern Skirts – Rebecca St. Claire

Newislands – We Are the Night

Pallers – The Kiss
Pallers – The Kiss (Suburban Kids With Biblical Names Remix)

Suck Shaft – There Are Children Here

Yellow Fever – Bermuda Triangle

A new song from Crocodiles heads up today’s Pick Your Poison. Additionally cool tracks you might want to check out include an alternate version of a new Hot Hot Heat song, a fresh single from Sambassadeur, and a couple cuts from Western Vinyl’s own Secret Cities. Thumbs up all around.

Alexa Wilding – Black Diamond Day

Crocodiles – Sleep Forever

Don Diablo – Who’s Your Daddy (Black Noise Remix)

The Foxymorons – Skinny Cow Blues

Hot Hot Heat – 21 @ 12 (Alternate Version)

The Innocence Mission – The Happy Mondays
The Innocence Mission – God Is Love

Sambassadeur – I Can Try

Secret Cities – Boyfriends
Secret Cities – Pink Graffiti, Pt. 1

Sonny and the Sunsets – Too Young to Burn

Pick Your Poison has been pretty mp3 heavy so far this week, and you think it’s got to let up sooner rather than later. So as it is mid-week, things are a little lighter today, but what’s lacking in quantity is more than made up for in quality. Of all things, there’s a new song from Danzig – which isn’t so much a personal preference but an aesthetic one. Two great Chicago bands get some attention, so you’ll want to check out the songs by Disappears and Mazes. Math rock band Tera Melos has a new song out, and it’s quite catchy. Throw in a remix of a Foals song and an amazing new, hot weather track from Magic Kids, and you’re in great shape. Check those things, and much more out below!

Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants – Get Along

Danzig – On A Wicked Night  (follow link; free via Amazon)

Disappears – Gone Completely

Foals – Spanish Sahara (Deadboy Remix)

JM Airis – Numbers Man

Magic Kids – Summer

Mazes – Things I Threw In The Well (Scott Masson Remix)  (follow link; sendspace)

Richard Laviolette – Funeral Song

Tera Melos – Frozen Zoo

Two Hours Traffic – Noisemaker

Unbunny – Landslide

We’re midway through June, and with summer on the verge of “officially” starting on the 21st, these Pick Your Poison entries are getting hotter every day. Plenty more great mp3s for your downloading pleasure today, including a new song from Black Lips, a remix of a Phenomonal Handclap Band song, and something to remind you that the Cowboy Junkies are still making music. Have a look-see, and as always, take what you like.

1959 Hat Company – Intersection

The Belles – Time Flies When You’re Losing Your Mind
The Belles – The Late Hours

Black Lips – Before You Judge Me

Cowboy Junkies – Stranger Here

Diskjokke – 1987

Hallelujah the Hills – That Ticking Sound You Hear

Kacey Johansing – Angel Island

Korallreven – The Truest Faith (Ghostape Remix)

Loch Lomond – Wax and Wire

Neil Nathan – California Run

The Phenomonal Handclap Band – You’ll Disappear (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)

Springs – Waste My Time

Thunder Power – Heartifact

It’s a busy Friday for Pick Your Poison. Typically there’s only a handful of mp3s available to start the weekend, but that’s not the case today. Highlights include a solo track from longtime Queens of the Stone Age/Them Crooked Vultures contributor Alain Johannes, something new from All Saints Day, a dope track from Invisible Elephant, and a ukelele cover of a Neutral Milk Hotel song. Don’t ever tell me these choices aren’t eclectic and interesting.

Alain Johannes – Endless Eyes

Alan Cohen Experience – Einstein

All Saints Day – You Can’t Be Alone

Archeology – By the By

Backseat Dreamer – Consider

The Delta Mirror – Going to Town

From A Fountain – Man I Wed
From A Fountain – Morning

Ideals – Love Song

Invisible Elephant – Communication Part II

Locks – The Sergeant’s Daughter

Neil Nathan – California Run

Neutral Uke Hotel – King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)

Soft Tags – Pine Barrens

Venice Is Sinking – Falls City

We’re getting so close to the weekend that you can practically smell the BBQ grills firing up. Today’s Pick Your Poison features some great new songs from What Laura Says and Jay Trainer. The band Elsinore is from Champaign, IL, and for the few years I lived in that town I loved their music. They’re ready to break out to the big time with a new record, an mp3 from which is featured below. Also, there’s a Trentmoller song, and if you like electronica you know what a positive thing that is.

The Chapin Sisters – Digging A Hole

Devices Disguised – Gravity Taste Test

Dutch – Just Before the Rain

Elsinore – Yes Yes Yes

Jay Trainer – Miss You Well

No Surrender – Godda Get It (ft. Radioclit)

The Shimmies – Judas

Translations – The Wanderer

Trentmoller – Sycamore Feeling (Edit)

Vincent Minor – Late Night Show

What Laura Says – I Suppose

White Fence- The Love Between

Today’s Pick Your Poison gems include a new song from Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr.), a Suzanne Vega cover (of all things), a remix by The Rapture, and a great new one from Mystery Jets. Of course those are just my personal highlights, and there’s plenty of good stuff to be had by all here. Download away my friends.

ArpLine – Fold Up Like A Piece of Paper

Bubblegun Lemonade – Caroline’s Radio

Deluka – Cascade (The Rapture’s Mattie Safer Remix)

Jihae – Succubus

John Hancock – Not Scared at All
John Hancock – Wet Added

Lou Barlow – Losercore

My Head Radio – Tom’s Diner (Suzanne Vega cover)

Mystery Jets – Flash A Hungry Smile

Night Horse – Rollin’ On

Places and Numbers – Waking the Dead

Rae Spoon – You Can Dance

Richard Walters – Brittle Bones

Wooldridge Brothers – Night Like This

Today’s Pick Your Poison highlights include a Casiokids remix, Inlets covering Paul McCartney, and a DOM remix of a new Tokyo Police Club song. Oh! And lest I forget, there’s a new Washed Out song which features Caroline Polachek of Chairlift. That’s especially wonderful. But check these songs out, they’re all pretty much great.

The Budos Band – Unbroken, Unshaven  (follow link; email required)

Casiokids – En Vill Hest (diskJokke Remix)
Casiokids – Fot i hose

Dragonette – Easy (Buffetlibre Remix)

Fan Death – Reunited

Inlets – Junk (Paul McCartney cover)

Lachi – We Can Fly

Melvins – Evil New War God

Mike Patton – Il Cielo in Una Stanza

Nikki and Rich – Next Best Thing (Trent Mazur Remix)
Nikki and Rich – Next Best Thing (Jazzy Jeff Remix)

Tokyo Police Club – Wait Up (DOM Remix) (follow link)

Washed Out ft. Caroline Polachek of Chairlift – You & I

It’s a nice and quiet Monday, and I hope you spent it trying to relax. There’s a long week ahead. Pick Your Poison is a little light today, but has a fair share of highlights. Megafaun and Modern Skirts are my personal picks of the day, though the band Minor Stars seems to be pretty cool, among others. Check these songs out though, as they’re all good in one way or another.

End’s Not Near – Indian Summer

Florene – Deal With It
Florene – Space Cadets

Glory Glory Man United – Pop Song Automation

Jaques LaBouchere – 2nd Long Street

Megafaun – Volunteers

Minor Stars – The Death of the Sun
Minor Stars – Dead Weight

Modern Skirts – Rebecca St. Claire

Typically Fridays are pretty light on both mp3s and higher profile artists giving away said mp3s, but I like to think that this week is something of an exception. Check out a new song from Hot Hot Heat. You might also want to download a classic track from the 90s band Carissa’s Wierd, who have a greatest hits thing coming out soon. Other highlights include a Passion Pit cover, and something fresh from Shapes & Sizes. It’s all pretty good this Friday, and I hope your weekend is as well.

Acid Washed – Acid Washed (Jungle Fiction Remix)

Canby – Rat

Carissa’s Wierd – Die

The Chap – We Work In Bars

Efterklang – Full Moon (Turboweekend Remix)

Hot Hot Heat – Goddess on the Prairie

Jacob Faurholt & Sweetie Pie Wilbur – We Like Snow (Radio Edit)

The Mountains & The Trees – More & More & More

New Idea Society – Autumn You

Sam Billen – To Kingdom Come (Passion Pit cover)
Sam Billen – Different Lives  

Shapes & Sizes – Tell Your Mum

Turboweekend – Sweet Jezebel (Efterklang Remix)

New music from Abandoned Pools, a free live album from The Dodos, a Fools Gold remix, and a track featuring Matt Berninger from The National are all part of today’s Pick Your Poison highlights. Take what you want, and most of all, enjoy.

Abandoned Pools – Legionnaire

Anna Rose – Whispers

Boxer the Horse – Mary Meets the Pilot

Burnt Ones – I Bury Me In Smoke

The Dodos – Live on Radio 1 in Prague, Czech Republic  (follow link; email required)

Ethan Lipton and His Orchestra – When You Die (feat. Matt Berninger, Cynthia Hopkins and Dryden Middle School students)

Flying Change – Singer

Fools Gold – Surprise Hotel (Micachu Remix)

Jay Trainer – Miss You Well

Meursault – Crank Resolutions

The Middle East – The Darkest Side

Romany Rye – All the Boys

The Wailing Wall – Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley cover) (ZIP)

We Are Hex – We Are the Goer

Hard to believe that it’s Wednesday, right? Well, at least that’s my interpretation of it, given that most everyone had Monday off. But yes, we’re at mid-week, and as usual I’m happy to share more mp3s from my inbox to your ears via Pick Your Poison. Today’s highlights include a Morning Benders remix, a new solo track from Bon Iver member Sean Carey aka S. Carey, and a Tim Goldsworthy remix.

Coltrane Motion – I Forgot There Was A War On

Delphic – Counterpoint (Doorly Remix)
Delphic – Counterpoint (Tim Goldsworthy Edit)

Electric Tickle Machine – Part of Me

Courier News – Empty Clouds

Herve – Rainstick
Herve – Under the Sun

Idaho Falls – Blood in the Wine

The Mommyheads – Henry Miller Is Dead

The Morning Benders – Cold War (Wallpaper. Winter Remix)

S. Carey – In the Dirt

Slow Six – The Night You Left New York (Radio Edit)

The Spires – Orange Yellow