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So the Lollapalooza lineup is released tomorrow morning. If you’ve been a reader of this site for a reasonable period of time, or at the very least follow me on Twitter, you understand why the lineup for this festival is a pretty big deal for me. As it is the biggest music festival in Chicago and the third biggest in the U.S., there’s a lot of interest in who’s performing each year. I do my best to dig up some of that information in advance in part as a service but also because it can be a whole lot of fun. With Lollapalooza expanding to four days this year in celebration of their 25th anniversary, there’s a lot more action and excitement going on. More on that tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a fresh edition of Pick Your Poison for your ears to enjoy. Will any of these artists be on the Lollapalooza lineup? Anything’s possible. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Foreign Diplomats, Milan, Tryptamines and Wheez-ie. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Chino Amobi, Gillian, HEIDEMANN, Jay Arner, Lower Spectrum, Puce Mary, Ronnie Heart, Sasha Go Hard, St. Tropez (covering Wild Belle), Willis Earl Beal and WRITER.

The Band Royale – Ten Years Gone (Led Zeppelin cover, Live at Lincoln Hall)

Foreign Diplomats – Comfort Design

Frances Luke Accord – Nowhere to Be Found

Milán – Meaning

My Cruel Goro – It’s Fake

Noer the Boy – Slumpy

Tryptamines – Nina Shuffles

Wheez-ie – Afterburner (Original Mix)

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Another year, and another SXSW is in the books. As I mentioned last week, I didn’t make it to Austin (again) this year, but the convergence of all the music industry folks caused my inbox to be a little light in terms of fresh music delivery. It was kind of a relief to not have 300+ emails a day jamming up my inbox telling me about showcases I wasn’t attending though, which was the case the week before last. Anyways, we’re back to normal now, and I’m pleased to share with you a piping hot collection of new music for you. Please enjoy downloads from Boogie (ft. Tink), Erin Costelo, The March Divide and Verge Collection. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from AnT, Djustin, Foster Care, Har Mar Superstar, Jayaire Woods, Kal Marks, Kaytranada (ft. Karriem Riggins & River Tiber), La Dispute, Leon Vynehall, Olga Bell and Yaeji.

Boogie – Catching Feelings (ft. Tink)

Don Tigra – Maria, Mine

Erin Costelo – Fighter

Mangoseed – Lucy

The March Divide – Exit Signs

Nude Disco & Heidrun – Winter in the City

Outblinker – Farrokh Bulsara

Paul Harris & Simon Duffy ft. Mr. Hudson – Warm Your Hands (Tocadisco Remix)

Verge Collection – Class of ’09

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Your mid-week edition of Pick Your Poison has a few choice tracks most definitely worth your time. Don’t miss downloads from Anthems, Helen Love, Wanderwild and Wilder Adkins. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Ariel Pink & Puro Instinct (covering Rexy), Baauer (ft. M.I.A. & G-Dragon), Bright Light Social Hour (covering The Beach Boys), Cassius (ft. Mike D & Cat Power), Frankie Cosmos, Jameszoo, Jlin, LANY, Leena Ojala, Mura Masa and Weaves.

Anthems – No Health

Helen Love – First Welsh Girl in New York

Induce x The Veldt x The Jesus and Mary Chain – Good Girl

Jessica Audiffred – GTFB

Royal Holland – The Program (Is Bound To)

VYNCE – Lust

Wanderwild – Misty Morning

Wilder Adkins – Our Love is a Garden

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New week, new edition of Pick Your Poison. Things are going to get a little spotty this week, as the well of new music gets dried up with everyone at SXSW. While I’d love to be there myself, circumstances have once again prevented me from making the annual sojourn to Austin. Every year for the last couple I’ve promised I’d get back there “next year,” but it hasn’t happened quite yet. Keeping hope alive for 2017 though! In the meantime, there may be a couple days skipped this week as I might not have enough new music to share. So please bear with me if that happens. Now to get this week started, don’t miss downloads in this set from Big Wave Riders, LEO, Polecat and Soonbe. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Big Black Delta, Big Deal, BRONCHO, Joey Bada$$, Kenton Slash Demon, Motel Radio, sir was, Spookyland, Terrace Martin, Yoni & Geti and more. Also, Happy Pi Day!

banginclude & Comrade – To the Floor

Big Wave Riders – Escaping the City

LEØ – Hold On

Mathien – Sheep

Polecat – Christine

Soonbe – God’s Gold

Vince Grant – Melancholia

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Wednesday! Mid-week! It’s like 65 degrees in Chicago! Let’s celebrate with a whole bunch of new music, shall we? Don’t miss downloads in this set from The Blind Pets, Joey Fatts (ft. Vince Staples), Manic Pixi and Tangerine. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream a spectacular collection of new songs from Bleached, Bob Mould, Caveman, Eagulls, Foals, Japanese Breakfast, John Carpenter, Lindstrom, Negative Gemini, Rainbow Chan and Xiu Xiu.

The Blind Pets – True Love Was Made For Fools

Gillian Nicola – Oh Marie

The House on Cliff – Wrong

Joey Fatts – Farrakhan (ft. Vince Staples)

Keznamdi – Herb (Rihanna x Drake Work x Ganja Refix)

Manic Pixi – Iron Heart

Sharks In The Deep End – Crash Test Doll

Tangerine – Sugar Teeth

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Celebrate Taco Tuesday and/or Tequila Tuesday with yet another collection of new music for your listening enjoyment. Don’t miss downloads from Acapulco Lips, Bronco Simmons, Ghost King, Visuals and the DJDS remix of Rihanna’s “Work”. In the SOundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from A-Trak & Ookay, Chelsea Wolfe, Father (ft. Abra & iLoveMakonnen), Franky Flowers, Kelly Lee Owens, Louise Burns, MSTRKRFT, Radical Face, SOnny & The Sunsets, VERITE and The Wild Wild.

Acapulco Lips – Awkward Waltz

Boudoir Noir – Endless Dawn

Bronco Simmons – Heavy Chandeliers

Charlie Belle – You Don’t Know Me (Dan Milrood Remix)

Ghost King – When the Sky Turns Blue

James and The Ultrasounds – Cash Saver Blues

Rihanna – Work (DJDS Remix)

Visuals – Everything Flash

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Ugh. Monday. Am I right? Not the most enjoyable day of any week. At least there’s a fresh edition of Pick Your Poison to help soothe the pain. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Cut Capers, Fallon Cush, Luna Shadows and Plaster Cast (ft. Foxes In Fiction). In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Angry Angles, Beak>, Carter Tanton (ft. Marissa Nadler), Dinner, Gold Panda, Lawrence Rothman (ft. Kim Gordon & Angel Olsen), Lust For Youth, Thoughts, Towkio (ft. Vic Mensa), Young Magic and Youth Code.

Cut Capers – Face in the Crowd

Fallon Cush – Useless Friend

Handbook x RKZ x Supreme Sol – Bad

Luna Shadows – Hallelujah California

Natalie Lurie – I Was Gold

Plaster Cast – Undecided (ft. Foxes In Fiction)

The Rondo Brothers – Yosemite Das

The Smoking Bells – Sleeptalk

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Surprise! There’s a brand new Kendrick Lamar album in the world. Well, it’s a little difficult to call it an official album per se. The title is untitled unmastered. and it’s eight tracks that have no titles and have not been properly mastered. In a sense, you could say these are outtakes and scraps that haven’t found a place on any of Kendrick’s albums up until this point. Each untitled track has a date associated with it, typically from 2013 or 2014, implying that’s when they were recorded. Kendrick’s label Top Dawg Entertainment apparently decided to release these cuts after Lebron James asked them to do so. Let’s thank him for this gift. I’ve only heard a few tracks so far, but they’re as solid as you might expect despite their context. Kendrick is the most talented rapper working today, and he hasn’t really had a bad release yet. So I strongly encourage you to check it out. Only available on Spotify for the time being, so head over there for a listen. Of course there’s plenty of other types of songs and artists for you to check out as part of today’s Pick Your Poison. That includes downloads from Crow’s Feet, Errant Boy, Kinder Than Wolves and Prince Rama. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream tracks from Azealia Banks, Beyond the Wizards Sleeve, Gallant, Howard, Into It. Over It., Jack Garratt (ft. Anderson .Paak), Juliana Hatfield (covering Elliott Smith), Kristin Kontrol (aka Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls), Pity Sex, What Moon Things and more.

Club 8 – Skin (Love Althen Remix)

Crow’s Feet – Surge Swell

Errant Boy – Hey! Columbus

The Foreign Films – Aloha Blue Sky

Kid Froopy – Up

Kinder Than Wolves – Hover

The Posies – Squirrel vs Snake

Prince Rama – Bahia

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We’ve hit that sweet mid-week stride, meaning it’s only a matter of days before the weekend arrives. Let’s help it get there faster with a fresh edition of Pick Your Poison. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Alexander Square, Jaggery, Olivia Wallace and Say No! to Architecture. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Adem, The Big Pink, Chris Cohen, Craig Finn, Drowners, Eskimeaux, LP, Morly, RJD2 (ft. Son Little), Zeds Dead (ft. Freddie Gibbs) and more!

Alexander Square – Cruise Control

Calvin Harris – Flashback (Tegan Remix)

Jaggery – Garden

Khary – Find Me

Olivia Wallace – Fade In/Fade Out

Polyenso – Let It Go

Say No! to Architecture – Cocaine, Eh

Triangle & Seed – Live Inside Your Love

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Wishing you and yours the finest of Super Tuesdays today, and welcome to March! Let’s hope that with the new month comes an increase in warmer weather. We’re almost clear of those winter blues! Of course none of those things have anything to do with this hot and ready collection of new music we otherwise call Pick Your Poison. You’ll definitely want to download tracks from Fine Wives, Right Hand Left Hand, Soonbe and Thirsty. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Attic Abasement, Fear of Men, Greys, HEIDEMANN (ft. Nancy Whang). Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Mitski, Operators, Pale Blue (covering Big Star), Summer Flake, T & P and Yung.

Brenmar & DJ Sliink – Long Minute (ft. Rush Davis)

Fine Wives – Hipster Blood

Right Hand Left Hand – Fermat’s Last Theorem

Royal HOlland – Demimonde

Soonbe – God’s Gold

Thirsty – God Bless America

Velasco – I Can’t Surf

Yea Big & Kid Static – We May Actually Mean It

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Happy Leap Day! It only comes around once every four years, so you’ve got to make the most of this time when you get it. That means more than just going to work or school. Have a drink. Go out to eat. Listen to some songs out of this Pick Your Poison lineup. There are plenty of quality downloads in the set below, including cuts from Crown Plaza, Frank Rabeyrolles, N-A-R-C and Risley. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Aloha, Atmosphere, Baauer (ft. Pusha T & Future), Brett, The Dead Ships, Kim Myhr w/ Jenny Hval and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Leon Vynehall, Sieho, Violent Femmes, Wire and Zora Jones (ft. Heavee).

Crown Plaza – Staring at the Wall

Dorj – DOn’t Care

El Huervo – Carried

Frank Rabeyrolles – Apart

Markus David – Stay On My

N-A-R-C – Anger Banger

OHIOAN – Bad Altitude

Risley – Kill the Clock

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We’ve made it to mid-week, which is typically where things start to turn around. The weekend is getting close enough to where you can almost taste it. All the best to everybody in NW Indiana, who are getting pounded by snow right now. Perhaps this fresh edition of Pick Your Poison will help make the blizzard a little more bearable. Don’t miss downloads in this set from Antonymes, The Calm Fiasco, RYAN Playground and Surahn. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Charli XCX, Follin, GIVERS, Joey Bada$$, John Congleton and The Nighty Nite, Kero Kero Bonito, Marissa Nadler, NAO, Nothing, Those Petty Wrongs, Woods and more.

Antonymes – Towards Tragedy and Dissolution

Banginclude x Comrade – Wacky Voz

The Calm Fiasco – She Said

DJ Pound – Trades

Few Dollars More – Cosmic Noise

The Motto – Gunfighter (Lady Bee Remix)

RYAN Playground – Liberte

Surahn – Into the Distance

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Welcome to Tuesday, one day closer to the weekend. There’s plenty more new music to help you get through the upcoming days, which is one of the reasons why Pick Your Poison exists. In this set, there are some great mp3s from Ephemerals, Eric Taylor Escudero, Matthew Logan Vasquez (of Delta Spirit) and Stamen. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Azealia Banks, Bent Shapes, The Body and Full of Hell, Connan Mockasin (covering Rexy), Cruel Youth, Guerilla Toss, Holy Fuck, J Dilla, Kenton Slash Demon, Magic Wands and Mayer Hawthorne.

Ephemerals – Say You Love Me

Eric Taylor Escudero – Black River

Joshua Bley – Revelations

Kingpen Slim – L.A.N. (ft. John Blu)

Matthew Logan Vasquez – I Bet It All

Reptaliens – Forced Entry

Stamen – Chaos

They Called Him Zone – Gonna Have A Cool Time

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On Friday, the lineup for the 2016 Pitchfork Music Festival was released. As many of you hopefully know, this is my favorite music festival every single year, largely due to the crazy amount of up-and-coming talent that performs, not to mention it’s relatively small size. This year continues in the tradition, with notables like Beach House, Broken Social Scene, Brian Wilson (performing Pet Sounds), Sufjan Stevens, Super Furry Animals, Carly Rae Jepsen, FKA twigs, Miguel and many more. On the more obscure side of things, emerging artists such as Car Seat Headrest, BJ the Chicago Kid, Moses Sumney, Nao, Porches, Thundercat and Whitney are all destined to impress and inspire. Check out the full lineup and buy advance tickets here. Looking forward to spending another three days in Union Park this summer, with complete coverage right here on the site. Speaking of emerging artists, there’s a whole bunch in today’s Pick Your Poison. Don’t miss downloads from Ana Caprix, C Duncan, FADES and Grosser. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Dinner, Jennifer O’Connor, John Carpenter, Kelsey Reckling, Little Scream, Mavis Staples, MOSSY, Prince Rama, Race Banyon (ft. Ty Dolla $ign), Samiyam and Slingshot Dakota.

Agent Fresco – Destrier (Ceasetone Remix)

Ana Caprix – Can’t See At All

The Blind Pets – Up All Night

C Duncan – A Year or So

FADES – Breaking Through the Walls

Grosser – Midnight Rides

Hoops – Feelin Fine

Kingpen Slim – New Friends (Freestyle)

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Looking towards the weekend ahead, it would appear that Chicago is about to be on the receiving end of an uncharacteristic mid-winter heat wave. Nearly 60 degrees and sunny in February? That’s the kind of weather I like to see. Then again, it’s also evidence that our planet is heating up, and not in the good kind of way. Sorry, didn’t mean to get all “we’re doomed” in this intro. Let’s just get right to the music, shall we? Some quality downloads you’re not going to want to miss in this edition of Pick Your Poison come from Bronco Simmons, DTCV, Hundred Waters and Slide Dillinger. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from B Boys, The Big Pink, Big Thief, Bleached, Emel Mathrlouthi, et aliae (ft. DAWN), Head Wound City, Japanese Breakfast, Lionlimb, Mall Grab and Moire (ft. Bones).

Big Dope P – Prompto (ft. R3LL & DMP)

The Blet Project – Mr. David Harris

Bronco Simmons – Away She Goes

DTCV – Capital ennui

Hundred Waters – Forgive Me For Giving Up

Induce – 1AndOnly

Slide Dillinger – Ghetto Boy

Wild Rivers – Already Gone

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