Artist: The Elves of Heaven (featuring Martin Clancy)

New Tunes: Christmas Songs '09

Dec 18, 2009, 9:54am Pop Tarts Suck Toasted

On of the easiest ways for an artist to be remind fans (and blogs) that they exist is to release a little holiday carol at the end of the year. This year, for whatever reason, our inbox has been flooded with holiday music from all over the indie world and we thought it might be nice to share it all with you guys. Obviously there's only a week left until Christmas a lot of us will be scrambling to pick up last minute gifts (or all of our gifts), some will be baking to make some yummy foods for the [...]

• Anni Rossi - Frosty The Snowman
• Asobi Seksu - Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)
• Banjo or Freakout - Joy To The World
• Ian McGlynn - Listen to the Choir Sing
• Pattern Is Movement - O Holy Night
• R.E.M. - Santa Baby
• Standard Fare - Tinsel Politics
• The Elves of Heaven featuring Martin Clancy - This Christmas
• Yoni Gordon - Fairytale Of New York Mix5

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Artist:	Anni Rossi
Title:	Frosty The Snowman
Link Text:	Anni Rossi - "Frosty the Snowman"
File Name:	16 Frosty The Snowman.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Asobi Seksu
Title:	Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)"
File Name:	15 Merry Christmas (I Don_t Want To.mp3
Year:	2009

Artist:	Banjo or Freakout
Title:	Joy To The World
Link Text:	Banjo or Freakout - "Joy To The World"
File Name:	08 Joy To The World.mp3
Year:	2009

Artist:	Ian McGlynn
Title:	Listen to the Choir Sing
File Name:	01 Listen to the Choir Sing.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Pattern Is Movement
Title:	O Holy Night
Link Text:	Pattern Is Movement - "O Holy Night"
File Name:	O Holy Night.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps

Artist:	R.E.M.
Title:	Santa Baby
Link Text:	R.E.M. - "Santa Baby"
File Name:	01 Santa Baby.mp3
Bitrate:	206 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Standard Fare
Title:	Tinsel Politics
Link Text:	Standard Fare - "Tinsel Politics"
File Name:	10 Tinsel Politics.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	The Elves of Heaven featuring Martin Clancy
Title:	This Christmas
Link Text:	The Elves of Heaven - "This Christmas"
File Name:	01 This Christmas.mp3
Bitrate:	126 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Yoni Gordon
Title:	Fairytale Of New York Mix5
Link Text:	Yoni Gordon - "Fairytale of New York"
File Name:	01 Fairytale Of New York Mix5.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2009

No Curve Allowed (Grading This Week's New Tracks)

Dec 11, 2009, 8:00am Pop Tarts Suck Toasted

Harlem - "Friendly Ghost" ; At this point we can't get by on "South of France" alone, we need more of the catchy, lo-fi punk Harlem is cranking out and thankfully they give us an almost equally addictive track as the lead single from their upcoming album Hippies . This tune bursts into your brain with that addictive little guitar riff and the shout-a-long chorus. Before long you will be singing this without even realizing it, and the people on the subway will be slowly inching away from you as you do. Grade : [...]

• Gigi - The Old Graveyard (Karl Blau)
• Harlem - Friendly Ghost
• My Education - Oars
• Pantha du Prince - Stick To My Side (Feat. Panda Bear)
• Pantha Du Prince - The Splendour
• Standard Fare - Tinsel Politics
• The Elves of Heaven featuring Martin Clancy - This Christmas
• The Field - Sequenced (Rainbow Arabia's Dark & Dumb Version)
• The French Semester - What's In The Bag
• The Soft Pack - C'mon
• Wild Harem - Brainbow
• Young Jeezy feat. Lil Wayne - Scared Money

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Artist:	Gigi
Title:	The Old Graveyard (Karl Blau)
Link Text:	Gigi (feat. Karl Blau) - "The Old Graveyard"
File Name:	09 The Old Graveyard (Karl Blau).mp3
Bitrate:	278 kbps

Artist:	Harlem
Title:	Friendly Ghost
Link Text:	Harlem - "Friendly Ghost"
File Name:	02 Friendly Ghost.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	My Education
Title:	Oars
File Name:	oars.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Pantha du Prince
Title:	Stick To My Side (Feat. Panda Bear)
Link Text:	Pantha Du Prince (feat. Panda Bear) - "Stick To My Side"
File Name:	04 Stick To My Side (Feat. Panda Bea.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Pantha Du Prince
Title:	The Splendour
Link Text:	Pantha Du Prince - "The Splendour"
File Name:	01 The Splendour.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Standard Fare
Title:	Tinsel Politics
Link Text:	Standard Fare - "Tinsel Politics"
File Name:	10 Tinsel Politics.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	The Elves of Heaven featuring Martin Clancy
Title:	This Christmas
File Name:	01 This Christmas.mp3
Bitrate:	126 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	The Field
Title:	Sequenced (Rainbow Arabia's Dark & Dumb Version)
Link Text:	The Field - "Sequenced (Rainbow Arabia's Dark & Dumb Version)"
File Name:	Sequenced (Rainbow Arabia's Dark & D.mp3

Artist:	The French Semester
Title:	What's In The Bag
Link Text:	The French Semester - "What's In The Bag"
File Name:	02 What's In The Bag.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	The Soft Pack
Title:	C'mon
Link Text:	The Soft Pack - "C'mon"
File Name:	C'mon.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Wild Harem
Title:	Brainbow
Link Text:	Wild Harem - "Brainbow"
File Name:	11 Brainbow.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Young Jeezy feat. Lil Wayne
Title:	Scared Money
Link Text:	Young Jeezy (feat. Lil' Wayne) - "Scared Money"
File Name:	Scared Money.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2009

Violens, Class Actress, Acrylics, Mountain Man, YellowFever, Fiery Furnaces & more in This Week in Indie (part 1)

Dec 9, 2009, 1:37pm BrooklynVegan

by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : Violens Winter Mixtape (website link to Zip) DOWNLOAD : Acrylics - All of the Fire (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Class Actress - Careful What You Say (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Air Waves - Lightning (MP3) DOWNLOAD : The Elves of Heaven - This Christmas (MP3) Violens A pretty killer line-up at [...]

• Acrylics - All of the Fire » acrylics_02v3_allofthefire.mp3
• Class Actress - 1-careful-what-you-say.mp3
• The Elves of Heaven featuring Martin Clancy - This Christmas

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Link Text:	Acrylics - All of the Fire
File Name:	acrylics_02v3_allofthefire.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Class Actress
Link Text:	Class Actress - Careful What You Say
File Name:	1-careful-what-you-say.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps

Artist:	The Elves of Heaven featuring Martin Clancy
Title:	This Christmas
Link Text:	The Elves of Heaven - This Christmas
File Name:	This Christmas.mp3
Bitrate:	126 kbps
Year:	2009

Seaport Music Festival Debuts Seaport Music Records; Serves Up Christmas Single

Dec 9, 2009, 7:54am Sheena Beaston

Building upon its acclaimed reputation as a premier presenter of noteworthy emerging and established independent music, New York City's summer-oriented Seaport Music Festival debuts its latest venture: Seaport Music Records. First up for SMR is the release of This Christmas , a retro-styled, alternative holiday single by The Elves of Heaven , featuring Martin Clancy . And in the spirit of the holiday season, the single is being offered up as a free stocking stuffer! In conjunction with the release of This [...]

• The Elves of Heaven (featuring Martin Clancy) - This Christmas

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Artist:	The Elves of Heaven (featuring Martin Clancy)
Title:	This Christmas
Link Text:	The Elves of Heaven (featuring Martin Clancy) - This Christmas
File Name:	The Elves of Heaven (featuring Martin Clancy) - This Christmas.mp3
Bitrate:	126 kbps