So I found probably my most favoritest feed ever, and it’s located at The Hype Machine. THM aggregates tons of music blogs and gives me just the nitty-gritty, tracks and sites. If I like the title, I’ll check out the track, if I like the track, I’ll check out the site. It’s a great way to find lots and lots of new music without having to do much work.

The thing is, you do have to do more work, because the sheer volume of posts are enormous, I usually go through about 300-400 a day. There’s so many great songs going through there, I thought I’d save you some trouble and pick a few and write a little something up. I might do this on Wednesdays, I might not, we’ll see. It’s a pretty daunting task, to narrow it down to seven tracks, but I did it. There’s plenty more where that came from.

1. Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the Experiment, from Good Weather for Airstrikes

   The mix on this is crazy, because everything is so loud yet at the same time really clear. I missed TPC when they played with Ted Leo at the South Street Seaport, and hearing how frenetic and energized this track is, I kind of regret it.

2. Rocky Votolato - Uppers Aren’t Necessary, from i guess i’m floating.

   IGIF did a nice little write up on Seattle, which, of course, I’m highly biased to. The thing I remember most about Rocky Votolato, though, is that he’s from Bothell, like the next guy on this list, and that he not only plays some mean folk guitar, but that he can also shred, judging by the ripping guitar solo he had when I saw him play with the Weakerthans at the venue formerly know as the Graceland. The guitar here doesn’t shred though, it’s just pretty.

3. Rose Melburg - Take Some Time, from The Yellow Stereo.

   This is, for me, one of the most recognizable female voices, like, ever. We saw them at Cake Shop a few weeks back and it was noisy and sleepy. While the company was great, I enjoy this song much better sitting at home, waiting for nothing in particular.

4. Chris Walla (Martin Youth Auxiliary) - Connection C, from Puddlegum.

   These are still some of my favorite Walla recordings, especially since Nathan Goode is featured on the drums here, and no one rolls that snare like he does.

5. The Strokes w/ Regina Spector - Modern Girls & Old Fashioned Men, from Country Pinball Machine.

   Something in Regina Spector’s voice makes me think of silent films, maybe because she makes me think of Clara Bow when I see that picture on CPM. And now every time I hear The Strokes, I think of Marie Antoinette. Regardless, the two go together like mashed potatoes and gravy. You decide which is which.

   By and by, CPM’s been putting mad crazy hits up lately. IE - The next track.

6. M. Ward - To Go Home, also from CPM.

   Also missed M. Ward when he came through town, which is a damn shame. This is probably my favorite song of the entire bunch, and that’s not just because the lyrics are great, but because top to bottom, this song is a enthralling.

   If I ever treated you mean / You know that it was only because / I was sorry I couldn’t have you for my own

   Note: I just found out this is a Daniel Johnston song, which is weird, because I’ve read quite a bit about him today. Still, M Ward writes good songs, too, so maybe I can’t attribute these lyrics to his ability, but everything else about this track is good, too.

7. Deltron - Mastermind, from Gorilla vs. Bears.

I don’t know how Del makes his voice sound like that, but I suspect it has something to do with being born like that, or perhaps its a new protools plugin. Or he’s a cyborg from the future. Any way you slice it, he’s long been one of the most underrated and overlooked rappers around. He should have starred in XXX2 instead of his cousin.

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