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Hello Tuesday, and by proxy, hello to the new albums being released today. As I like to do every week, let me pass along a list of artists unleashing new music on the unsuspecting public, because this is something you should be aware of even if you haven’t bought an album in a year. That said, look for releases from the following artists this week: Adam Franklin, Alela Diane, Buddy Guy, John Zorn, Michael Franti, and Robin Thicke. That’s it? Well, we are in the sparse release landscape that is summer. Ah well, plenty more things to look forward to in the coming weeks. Of course if you need your fix of new music right now, I’m happy to help with today’s Pick Your Poison. There’s some delightful tracks from The Basement Tapes, Brother Dege, Friendzone, Ha Ha Tona, Hey Sholay, MK Ultra and WhoaBear. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new tracks from The Darcys, RJD2, Stay Bless, These Animals and WRITER.

Alistair Albrecht – Spread Love

The Basement Tapes – Illusive Moon

Beatrice Mason – When Love Breaks Down

Brother Dege – How to Kill a Horse

Devon Tarrell – I Don’t Like Your Friends

Friendzone – 8AM

Ha Ha Tonka – Colorful Kids

Hey Sholay – If that big old fat yellow thing in the sky was to burn out I would grab you by the hand and float off into orbit (a song for robert wyatt)

Hybrid Theory – What’s Going Down

Little Foxes – We Are Fascinated

Lungz – Underground Kangs

MK Ultra – Let’s Go

Poeticat – Rooftops

WhoaBear – BedBug

Young Aundee – Of a Small Stature

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Monday marks the start of Lollapalooza Week here at Faronheit. This is a tradition that has been going on since somewhere around 2006, though of course due to the loss of the site archives during a move back in 2010 you can really only check out coverage from the last couple years, if that’s something you’re looking for. This year is going to be a great time, if the speed of ticket sales are any indication. I’ve got a million and one things planned for this week already, it’s going to be tough to get a normal amount of writing in. But have no fear, I’ll be doing my best to keep you up-to-date with the bands you should see and the crazy shenanigans happening all over Chicago this upcoming weekend. Anticipate a Spotify playlist(s) with artists on the lineup, a preview guide, daily recaps, and final thoughts with photos. Speaking of which, I should mention that if you’re going to be in town on Thursday night and have nothing to do, the folks at FILTER Magazine are throwing a fun (21+) party at Logan Square Auditorium at the cost of FREE. There will be DJ sets from the team behind the forthcoming comedy The World’s End, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright. Also DJing will be Chris Holmes and Windy City Soul Club. Oh yeah, and live performances too, from Chicago’s own Smith Westerns plus the lovely MNDR. Not only is it free to get in and you get to see a movie plus hear some great music, but all drinks will be on the house as well (which is why it’s 21+). Sounds like a great time, right? RSVP here. Things kick off at 9PM on Thursday night, but you’ll probably want to show up early because entry is first come, first served! Now then, let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison. Don’t miss tracks from Bad Cello, The Bynars, The Dead Daisies, Friendzone, Hailer, Mucca Pazza and Teengirl Fantasy. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Basement Jaxx, Ditt Inre, Girls Against Boys, Kissaway Trail and Supreme Cuts (ft. Channy from Polica).

Bad Cello – Safe Side

Bonobo – Know You (SuperVision Remix)

The Bynars – Dancing on a Dream

Cyclist ft. Maiko Watson – Shine

The Dead Daisies – Lock ‘N’ Load (ft. Slash)

Friendzone – Poly

Hailer – Postcards

Hockey – My Mind (Penguin Prison Remix)

Joel RL Phelps & The Downer Trio – Thank You and Goodnight

Left Boy – Laying in the Snow

Malek – Back to the Basics

Mucca Pazza – Boss Taurus

Teengirl Fantasy (ft. Romanthony) – Do It (Got the Feeling Dub)

Ursa Minor – October (Shenoda Remix)

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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another weekly dip into the pool of music news, interviews and videos that I like to call This Week In Music! Yes, in addition to the normal Pick Your Poison mp3s and Soundcloud streams, I like to toss out links to a bunch of other music-related content that I’ve found interesting or worthwhile over the course of the week. I encourage you to check some, if not all of these things out, particularly if you’re looking to waste some time. There’s plenty to see, read and hear:

Stream AlunaGeorge’s debut album Body Music via Soundcloud

Watch the 14-minute documentary on The Postal Service called “Some Idealistic Future”

Watch a second official music video for Pixies’ “Bagboy”

Watch a 60-second teaser for the new Cults album Static

Watch Franz Ferdinand’s music video for “Love Illumination”

Music Video: Washed Out – Don’t Give Up

Stream Mac DeMarco’s Live at Russian Recording live cassette

Music Video: Fiona Apple – Hot Knife

Once you’re done looking over those many distractions above, there’s still an edition of Pick Your Poison to keep you flush with new music. Enjoy tracks from Algernon Doll, Bad Cop, Bonnie Whitmore, Briar Rabbit, Dinosaur Feathers, Giga Herbs, Saint Motel and Sunset Graves. In the Soundcloud section, stream new tracks from FIDLAR, Moving Units, Pillars and Tongues, and Sam Smith.

Algernon Doll – Aerosol

Bad Cop – Barbarella Graham

Bonnie Whitmore – Heartbreaker

Briar Rabbit – So Long

Death Valley Rally – Come On

Dinosaur Feathers – Juror B37

Flamingo Bay – Serpentine

Giga Herbs – Froggin

Migos – Versace (ft. Drake)

Panama Wedding – All of the People

Saint Motel – My Type

Spineriders – Thunder Junkie

Sunset Graves – Safe and Empty

Young Lyons – My Own Town

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We’re in the dead heat of music festival season right now in Chicago, and as I shift my focus away from Pitchfork Music Festival and towards the direction of Lollapalooza, I’d like to take a moment to tell you about an exciting event happening next Thursday, August 1st. I don’t know about you, but I’m a pretty big fan of Jessie Ware. Her album Devotion was one of my favorites last year, and I think she’s a future R&B superstar. She’s also performing at the sold out Lollapalooza next weekend. While I’m grateful for music festivals providing a way to see hundreds of bands in a single space over the course of a few days, I do tend to prefer smaller sized performances with artists. It lends a sense of intimacy to things, and you don’t have to deal so much with hot weather and messy crowds. Anyways, the W Hotel on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago is going to be hosting a Lollapalooza pre-party next Thursday featuring an intimate performance by Jessie Ware. You can’t buy tickets to it, and you could well call it a private event, unless you win tickets. Not only that, but you can win a whole prize package that includes a three night stay at the W, two 3-day passes to Lollapalooza, and admittance into the Jessie Ware show on Thursday night. It’s a sweet deal, and you don’t have to sell your firstborn child to enter to win either. Just upload a music-related photo to Instagram before 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, July 25th and include the hashtag #WMusicINSIDER. Then follow @whotels and @whotelsofchi on Instagram and you’re automatically entered to win. For more details on this contest, go here. Sound good? Now let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison. There’s some great tracks today from Body Parts, Cavaliers of Fun, Decoy Jet, Hollis Brown, Paper Lions, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding and Tight Nights. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Claire, Crystal Antlers, Icona Pop, The Lumineers, The Naked and Famous and The Orwells.

3rd Prototype ft. Meg & Dia – Monster

Body Parts – Desperation

Brave Young Lion – 122A

Cavaliers of Fun – Valley of Dreams

Decoy Jet – Action Reaction

Gaoler’s Daughter – St. Peter

Hollis Brown – Doghouse Blues

Jimi Nxir – Thundher

LOGO – Fabrice (Bwi-Bwi Remix)

Paper Lions – My Friend

Phoenix – Trying to Be Cool (Grum Remix)

Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – Wild Heart

Tight Nights – The Minors

Young Dreams – Footprints (Naysayer & Gilsun Remix)

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It’s Tuesday, which means I run down the list of artists releasing new albums this week. The goal is to inform you about the new music and maybe even act as a reminder if you forgot that one of your favorites was coming out with something new. We’re in the doldrums of summer, so the release list is a bit small at the moment, but that doesn’t mean there’s not some quality in here. Pick up copies of albums from any of these artists via your local independent music retailer or online retailer: Admirers, Baroness, Coke Weed, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Eric and Magill, Fialta, Fuck Buttons, Gogol Bordello, Grant Hart, Hunx and His Punx, Kyle Andrews, The Love Language, Smashing Pumpkins (reissue), Sombear, Van Dyke Parks, and Weekend. If it’s individual songs you’re looking for, allow me to point you in the direction of today’s Pick Your Poison. It’s below. There’s some sweet treats in this set from The Band in Heaven, Cavalier King, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, The Grisly Band, Local Natives, M.G. Baker Co., Sleepmakeswaves, TORCHES and Vial of Sound. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream tracks from Chelsea Wolfe, Sebadoh, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Tei Shi.

Afrojack – Funk With me (Team Jaguar Bootleg)

The Band in Heaven – Dandelion Wine

Bundinha – Me Gustas Tu

Cavalier King – Storm

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – City (ft. Karrein Riggins)

The Grisly Band – Country Singles

Half Waif – Wooden Horse

Local Natives – You & I (Local Natives Remix)

Lungz – Live or Die

M.G. Baker Co. – All I Wanna Do

Sleepmakeswaves – In Limbs and Joints

Tallinn Daggers – Highwire Artists

TORCHES – If the People Stare

Vial of Sound – The Day We Both Died

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Woof. I hope your weekend was fantastic. Mine absolutely was, and if you’ve been following the site and my Twitter feed all weekend I’m sure you got a good idea of the many things that went down at Pitchfork Music Festival. Like previous years, it was a whole lot of fun with a whole lot of great people. If you’ve never been I strongly encourage you to go. Full coverage, including daily recaps of all the bands I saw, is available here. I’m a bit out of it after taking an aggressive approach to each day over the weekend, so I’m going to need today to recover. I’ve still got one final Pitchfork Music Fest report to write, an ending summary along with a million and one photos. It’ll get done…sometime this week. Stay tuned on that. But in the meantime, the music continues and Pick Your Poison continues. Don’t miss tracks today from Art Decade, The Chill Marks, Flashlights, Grooms, Las Kellies and TOTEM. In the Soundcloud section, stream new songs from Drew Price, Explosions in the SKy with David Wingo, James Ferraro, Modern Hut and TRAAMS.

Arc Rev One – Funk N It Up

Art Decade – No One’s Waiting

Charlie Greene – I’m Going Inside

The Chill Marks – Missing

Colette – When the Music’s Loud

Damon Albarn – Monkey Bee (Nosaj Thing Remix)

Emma Heartbeat – The Machine (Freakatronic Remix)

Flashlights – Don’t Take Me Seriously

Flowers Groove – Strange Feelings (DeLix Remix)

Grooms – I Think We’re Alone Now

Las Kellies – Melting Ice

Matt Script – All Day

Profecy – Standing in the Rain (ft. Matt B)

TOTEM – Rich Girl

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At this point in the week I typically put together the Thursday segment I call “This Week In Music,” which features some of my favorite non-mp3 music things for you to read and watch and generally enjoy. Due to the work I’m putting in on Pitchfork Music Festival-related duties right now (it starts tomorrow afternoon!), that segment is going to have to wait until next Thursday. As I continue to mention, you can see all of my Pitchfork Music Fest coverage by following this link, but you can also follow me on Twitter for direct, on-site band-by-band updates from the festival all weekend long. It’s set to be a great time, and I wish they were streaming it online for everyone who can’t go. Alas, not this year. But maybe instead of sitting on your computer all weekend watching bands perform you can download and stream some great new tracks from some great new bands instead. That’s what Pick Your Poison is all about. In today’s edition, don’t miss songs from Alexia Coley, Franskild, Kim Lenz, Migrant Kids, Therese Aune, Toy Soldiers and Yuck. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Elvis Costello & The Roots, Forest Swords, Sarah Neufeld, We Are Scientists and Sally Shapiro’s remix of Young Galaxy.

The African You – Not Sure

Alexia Coley – Love at First Sight

The Band of Strangers – The Black Bird Song

Dally – Incest Breeding

Dark City Agent – I Need More

Franskild – Shards

Jay Stolar – Like You Do

Kim Lenz – Follow Me

Migrant Kids – Canvas of Me

Sundays – Delicate

Therese Aune – In My Quiet Place

Toy Soldiers – Tell the Teller

Tre David – Brain Dead

Yuck – Rebirth

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We’ve reached the middle of the week, and while I’d typically spend this intro writing about some music news item or offering some sort of pop culture commentary, during this particular week I’m a bit pressed for time. There’s a lot going on, the most important of those things being preparing for this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival and the week-long coverage I’m working on for that. Sadly, something must suffer as a result, and these intros are that. So, if you click this link, you can view all the Pitchfork Music Fest coverage I’ve written so far, and will continue to write for the next few days. Beyond that, please enjoy the tracks that are part of today’s Pick Your Poison. Recommendations include cuts from Alligator Indian, Breakbot & Irfane, Ducky, Glimmermen, Stout Cortez and Walking Shapes. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new stuff from The Dismemberment Plan, Keep Shelly in Athens, No Age, and the Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs remix of Disclosure’s “F For You”.

Admirers – Spirit Lamp (Joywave Remix)

Alligator Indian – Corpsing

Breakbot & Irfane – Bedtime Stories

Cleo Sol – Borderline

Ducky – Air (Night Version)

Faux Effet – Boeter öi Xai

Gita – Let That

Glimmermen – This Town

The Lawsuits – Arts & Crafts

Mist Glider – Going Away

Nina Yasmineh – Seven Years

Stout Cortez – Evolution is Fleeting

Unlike Pluto – Focus

Walking Shapes – Bison

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Do people get genuinely excited about Tuesdays anymore? I mean, I do, but I’m not sure how many others do. Considering all the piracy that goes on, with albums and such leaking before their official release dates, has that tempered the excitement? I can see how that might be. For me, it’s about the physicality of holding something in your hands, which means actually buying something from a brick and mortar store (or ordering it online). So some weeks I’ll race to the store on a Tuesday and raid the shelves, dropping more money than I might otherwise like. Still, it’s a great feeling from time to time, and I hope it never dies out or goes away. So let me provide the service I do every Tuesday, which is to list the artists with some new stuff coming out, just to make sure you’re aware of it. Look for fresh releases this week from Court Yard Hounds, David Lynch, Frank Black, Gauntlet Hair, A Grave With No Name, Robert Randolph, Soft Metals, Speedwell (featured below!), White Dove and Yoya. Good stuff, but if none of that inspires you, maybe you’ll discover something new and great in today’s Pick Your Poison. Let me recommend tracks from Autre Ne Veut, BEACH, Diplo, Jake Bellows, Kid Karate and U137. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Army Navy, Barbarossa, Earl Sweatshirt, Pure Bathing Culture and TV Ghost.

Autre Ne Veut – On and On

BEACH – O, Packaging

Clang Boom Steam – Clan

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – If You Didn’t See Mee (Then You Weren’t on the Dancefloor) (AMTRAC Remix)

Diplo – Crown (ft. Mike Posner & Boaz Van De Beatz & Riff Raff)

Good Friend – Ships That Sink

Jake Bellows – All Right Now

Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail (VOODOO FARM Remix)

Kid Karate – Heart

Kool Head – Leon

Runaway Sun – Let’s Run

Speedwell – This Is Us

Steel Pulse – Put Your Hoodies On (4 Trayvon)

U137 – Dreamer on the Run

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If you’re the sort of person who just clicked on over to this page and didn’t take a look at the main site, let me do my best to bring you up to speed. It’s Pitchfork Music Festival week here at Faronheit. This happens for a full week every year, and it’s a lot of fun even if you’re not attending the festival itself, which takes place this weekend, July 19-21. Have a look at the official site for details on the lineup and set times and a few other key items like ticket prices if you’re so inclined. But say you don’t live in Chicago and can’t afford to make the trip. The good news is the festival will be streamng all weekend long. I can’t tell you exactly where that will be streaming just yet, but you can sort of live vicariously through your computer screen all weekend if you so choose. One of my absolute favorite things about the Pitchfork Music Festival is its lineup. It’s a boutique festival so with only three stages and limited resources it’s a much more friendly and down-to-earth vibe all weekend with good people and not a lot of corporate signage. The lineup largely matches that perspective, with not a lot of big names you’ve heard of unless you’re really deeply into music, and part of the fun is discovering new acts. Well, you don’t need to go too far to find out more about any of them. On this first day of Pitchfork Music Festival Week, I’ve put together a comprehensive Artist Guide to help you learn about and hear music from all the artists on the lineup this year. I’ll have day-by-day previews, along with day-by-day recaps in the coming days as well. So I hope you’ll check some of that stuff out beyond just another edition of Pick Your Poison. Now then, about that. Today’s noteworthy tracks come from Dim Peaks, Jack Wilson, The Mother Hips, Qurious, Shelby Earl, Therese Aune and Chicago’s own Wedding Dress. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from Caged Animals, Dan Croll, Editors, Jackson Scott and Smallpools.

D’Amato – BPA Free

Dim Peaks – Reason

Fialta – Cars

Jack Wilson – Rainbow/Tiger

Moduloktopus – Afuego Limpio

The Mother Hips – Song for JB

Pink Frost – Ruins

Planet Z – Rumor of the Panther

Qurious – Rima

Shelby Earl – Swift Arrows

Therese Aune – We Will Never Be the Ones

Valente – The Distant Lights

Wedding Dress – The Mange

Windbreaker – I Did This to Myself

Young Aundee – Young Small Town Boy (Bronski Beat cover)

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It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another weekly dip into the pool of music news, interviews and videos that I like to call This Week In Music! Yes, in addition to the normal Pick Your Poison mp3s and Soundcloud streams, I like to toss out links to a bunch of other music-related content that I’ve found interesting or worthwhile over the course of the week. I encourage you to check some, if not all of these things out, particularly if you’re looking to waste some time. There’s plenty to see, read and hear:

Hear the new Pearl Jam single “Mind Your Manners”

Watch Eleanor Friedberger perform her song “Stare at the Sun” on “Fallon”

Music Video: Yo La Tengo – Ohm

Jay-Z performed his song “Picasso Baby” at Pace Gallery in NYC for 6 hours

Watch a long lost promo clip of Nirvana promoting their album In Utero in 1993

Music Video: Julia Holter – In the Green Wild

Watch Rhye perform “The Fall” on “Kimmel”

Fred Armisen as “Ricky Chism” promotes the new Queens of the Stone Age record on USB drive in hilarious fashion

Stream a new song from King Krule called “Easy Easy”

Film lovers, please check out this new Pitchfork-affiliated site The Dissolve

Beyond those fun, music-related items, there’s a whole set of mp3s and other audio streams for you to enjoy as part of today’s Pick Your Poison. Allow me to give a warm reception to tracks from Dinosaur Bones, Fortune Howl, Ginkgo, Glass Spells, Heaven, Jacco Gardner and John Nagle. In the Soundcloud section, stream songs from Ballet School, Eric Copeland, Fryars, Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado, We Are Scientists and Widowspeak.

Caravan Palace – Beatophone (Club Mix)

Dinosaur Bones – Sleepsick

Fortune Howl – Interzone Expert

Ginkgo – Faded Glory

Glass Spells – Desperate Love

Habits – Toymakr

Heaven – Telepathic Love

Jacco Gardner – Chameleon

Jackanapes – Hit City

Jeff Rosenstock – Go On Get

John Nagle – Breathe

Phoenix – Trying to Be Cool (A-Trak Remix)

Quiet Life – Devil’s Kin

Sundara Karma – Freshbloom

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While I personally am a fan of social media (see: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc), occasionally I spot something going on that bothers me just a little bit. It’s more about how you use your social media accounts, I guess, but from what I’ve seen more and more businesses are trying to gain access to your personal information via that route. Oh, you can download this song for free, just as soon as you “Like” our Facebook page and agree to the terms we set, which is that we can have access to your profile information and use it in whatever way we want to. Sometimes you’ll even need to agree to allow for a company to post things on your behalf. I don’t really see too much of that in my social feeds, that is my friends clearly “posting” ads for companies, but it worries me that this will become common practice as more people get used to seeing things like it pop up all the time. I guess what I’m getting at is this: be careful what you agree to when it comes to your social accounts. If a company has something that you really, really want and need to essentially compromise the security of your social media account(s) in order to get it, consider the potential consequences and try to find another way around it. I haven’t had any incidents or problems with this personally, I’m just starting to feel like I’ve got to give up too much just to get something small in return. I’m sure many of you are mindful of that, but if you aren’t already it’s something to consider. Now then, let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison. There’s some great stuff in this batch from Andrew St. James, ASG, Christopher Paul Stelling, Rathborne and Winter. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream songs from Destruction Unit, Islands, of Montreal and Passion Pit’s remix of Portugal. The Man.

Alistair Albrecht ft. Nicole Jackson – Feel So Alive (Phormz Lab Remix)

Andrew St. James – Cassidy

ASG – Mourning of the Earth

Bad Cop – Light On (Two Fresh Remix)

Christopher Paul Stelling – You Can Make It

The Clash – Train in Vain (Discoforgia “Summer of ’92” Remix)

Kypski & Lah – The Clocktave

Loveskills – Cover Me (Live Version)

Phoenix – Trying to Be Cool (Breakbot Remix)

Rathborne – Last Forgiven

Sound Freqs – Falling (ft. Zoey Brook Jackson)

Winter – The View

Woman’s Hour – Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen cover)

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It seems we’ve hit the doldrums of summer, that holding pattern between the big music seasons of spring and fall, so as a result there’s not as much coming out every week. Still, as a service to you I like to run down the most notable new album releases each Tuesday and this week will be no different. Keep an eye out for albums from Bell X1, The Candles, CFCF, Daughn Gibson, Editors, Fossil Collective, Hebronix (Daniel Blumberg of Yuck), Jay-Z, Maps, The March Divide, The Mother Hips, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Reverend Horton Heat, Robert Pollard, Royal Forest, Speedy Ortiz, The Octopus Project, Thea Gilmore and Thundercat. There’s a couple good ones in that bunch, so check them all out if you’re so inclined. If not, maybe a new song or two in today’s Pick Your Poison will strike your fancy. I’m happy to advise you to check out tracks from Bent Shapes, Fuzz, Holy Ghost, Mean Lady, Summer Aviation and Willy Mason. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new songs from The 1975, Ariel Pink & Jorge Elbrecht, CHVRCHES (covering HAIM), and Superchunk.

Bent Shapes – Behead Yrself, Pt. 2

Daze – Something On Your Mind

Fuzz – Loose Sutures

Helicopter Showdown – Orchestral Playground

Holy Ghost! – Teenagers in Heat

Lorde – Swinging Party (The Basement Tapes Remix)

Mean Lady – Lonely

Predentif – Embrasse Moi (Memory Tapes Remix)

Scud Mountain Boys – Double Bed

Shark Week – Baby Maybe

Summer Aviation – Magic Night

This Frontier Needs Heroes – Hooky

Willy Mason – Talk Me Down

Wintercoats – Halogen Moon (Mmoths Remix)

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Who’s going to the AmericanaramA Festival of Music when it hits Toyota Park in Chicago this Friday? What do you mean you don’t have tickets? If you live near Chicago, you don’t have much of an excuse. Tickets are still available, and they aren’t entirely unreasonable for a triple bill that includes My Morning Jacket, Wilco and Bob Dylan. It promises to be a really fun, enjoyable night of music. Reviews from earlier stops on this tour have been moderate to strong, with many citing the constant presence of the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir for most of the evening as both a help and a hindrance. That is to say, if you like the Grateful Dead, he plays some classics with the MMJ and Wilco guys during their sets, but it can be a drag if you don’t know or like those extended jam sessions. But Weir is now officially off the tour, and has been replaced by the Richard Thompson Electric Trio, which could be better or worse, depending on how you look at it. If Thompson does some classic Fairport Convention cuts, that’d make me happiest of all. For those who don’t live in the Chicago area, there’s a number of other AmericanaramA tour dates for you to choose from, if it hasn’t already hit your city. The full list of scheduled dates can be found here. Go see these bands perform together now, because I don’t think you’ll have the opportunity to see it happen again, probably ever. Now then, let’s get to today’s Pick Your Poison. Allow me to recommend tracks today from The Anatomy of Frank, Friendzone (ft. Mykki Blanco), The Heavy Blinkers, Kite Club, Scott & Charlene’s Wedding and Tedo Stone. In the Soundcloud section after the jump, stream new stuff from AlunaGeorge, I Break Horses, Jay-Z, London Grammar and RDGLDGRN (ft. Angel Haze).

The Anatomy of Frank – Dirge (For Matt)

Friendzone ft. Mykki Blanco – Who Wanna Rumble

GrandeMarshall – Dedicated To

The Heavy Blinkers – Perfect Tourists

The Hongs – Giv It All

Kite Club – Jupiter Smiling

Lime Cordiale – Bullshit Aside

NOAH – New York Is Dead (Boys and Girls Remix)

Scott & Charlene’s Wedding – Lesbian Wife

Sensual Harassment – Capri Suntan

Sports Fan – Shallow Water (ft. Ben Joyce)

Tedo Stone – Back Again
Tedo Stone – Good Go Bad

Unkle Bob – Brother

Vortex Rex – Freeway Girl

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