
Once again it's time to look back into the past. This mix starts with two covers and it even has a remix of a Passion Pit song. Luckily, the remix is by Pollination . Just what was November 2008 like? It was a little like this… Downloadables: Banned From The Roxy (mp3) by Jeffrey Lewis We Didn't Start The Fire (mp3) by The Forms Focus (mp3) by The Forms [...]

And now another installment of Stuck In My Head , where I post some mp3s that are um, stuck in my head. Downloadables: It Ain't Gonna Save Me (mp3) by Jay Reatard ( no preorder yet ) Psychic City (mp3) by YACHT ( no preorder yet ) (more about this song... here ) Noel's Got A Chord (mp3) by Valina ( totally free ) Paradise Knife Fights (mp3) by [...]
Boy, the weeks are flying by! Of course, we can't really complain all that much. After all, we're getting ever so closer to to that time of the year when festivals are as plentiful as the collection of mp3s found below. Speaking of which, as is the case every week, we have put together the best new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you might just want to check out. Ladies and gentlemen, may we present this week's Friday Mixtape... NEW Singles: "Admiral's Doorbell" by Afghan [...]
Tomorrow night, the local heroes of all things angst and angularity, The Paper Chase, will take to the stage at the Granada Theater to perform a pseudo-release show for its new (and quite fantastic) ... Continue reading "Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets To The Paper Chase at The Granada Theater Tomorrow Night" >

A longtime ATH favorite, The Paper Chase , are returning to the stage at Mohawk on Friday night. The Dallas band is currently touring in support of their two part double album, the first half Someday This Could All be Yours (Volume One) is due out May 12th. Joining the band for the show will be Haunting Oboe Music and Valina . Tickets will be sold only at the door with music starting at 10pm. Download: The Paper Chase - What Should We do With Your Body? (The Lightning) [...]

>> Perhaps my favorite album by Mr. Beck Hanson is getting a deluxe reissue, One Foot In The Grave . Check out the deets... here . Streamable Embed: NOTE: Be sure to stream "Teenage Wastebasket" >> There is an awesomely free Slumberland Records Spring 2009 Sampler over @ Amazon ... here . Downloadable: Prismatic Room (mp3) by Crystal Stilts >> Check out the Mika Miko Sex [...]
Listening : 1. The Oh My's : This is one of my favorite young bands in Chicago. They play a hybrid of soul, funk, and indie pop. They are making their way down to sxsw, and are on the verge of stardom. 2. Jitney : Casey Meehan is the founder of Rock Proper, one of the most inventive label in Chicago. This month he release his latest album as Jitney for free. Listen to: Fin ( mp3 ) 3. Valina : This Australian band has played over 75,854 shows, but their sound [...]

It was back in July of 2007 when the last M. Ward release, Duet for Guitars #2 , came out on Merge Records . Since then Ward has been busy working with actress and singer Zooey Deschanel as She & Him and working as producer, guitarist and arranger for the Volume One release created a real gem. Deschanel, as well as Lucinda Williams, Jason Lytle and Tom Hagerman all make appearances on the upcoming M. Ward release, Hold Time , which is scheduled for release on [...]

Subscription Feeds: New Song Daily Only | All Podcasts E-mail Comments: phill[at]thephiller[dot]com Valina " Phantom of My Longest Day " (mp3) from A Tempo! A Tempo! ( Joyful Noise Recordings ) U.S. Release Date: March 2009
Bremerton, WA's Hearts Divided has finished recording five songs at Monkey Trench Studios with Mike Herrera ([[MxPx]]). Pictures and videos from the studio are available at the group's MySpace page . Seattle, WA's Rebuilt have set the dates for an extensive new year tour through January and February. The band has also released their debut seven inch through Silly Girl Records. More info, of course, is available at the group's MySpace page . Austria's Valina has signed to Joyful Noise . [...]
The Good Graces We'll start off this week's 'Free Music Friday' with a two-for. The Good Graces is the solo project from Kim Ware , out of Atlanta on her own Eskimo Kiss Records . She just released her debut album, Sunset Over Saxapahaw and we're happy to share "Over It" and "Disassembled" from the release. A healthy double dose of minimalist indie rock to start the weekend. "Over It" ( download ) "Disassembled" ( download ) [...]
Not much to say about this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape. Just your standard mix of the week's best new singles, covers, and remixes along with a few mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. Our "standard" is just a little different than most other's "standard." After all, where else will you find 33 free and legal mp3s at your disposable? NEW Singles: "Another World" by Antony and the Johnsons "Move You" by Anya Marina [...]
Now that we're passed Halloween and are almost at mid-November, PopWreckoning is finally able to come to terms with the impending holiday season. It's not that we're Scrooges or anything, we just think that September is way too early to even begin thinking about winter holidays; we like to revel in the pretty changing leaves and crisp afternoons. We did mention a bit of holiday news before because it involved our favorite fake news pundit and some very special musicians , but now we're delighted to share with you a present! Joyful Noise [...]
Nov 10, 2008, 5:20am
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Song Valina ~ " Phantom of My Longest Day " mp3 download (via largehearted boy and joyful noise recordings ) Valina is a math rock/technical rock trio from Austria. Their newest album A Tiempo! A Tiempo! is due out in March 2009. Definitely check it out. Video The Dark Romantics ~ " Let's Ride [...]

Austria's Valina began recording in 1997 - releasing several 7"s (one with Sicbay), one EP, and two full-length albums. Most of have been released on their Austrian label Trost, and two of which (Vagabond and Epode EP) have been released in the states by 54' 40' or Fight! Their third album, A Tempo! A Tempo!, was released throughout Europe in spring 2008; and in March 2009 the US release comes through Joyful Noise. This album was recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago with the well known Steve Albini. audio: Phantom [...]
Australian indiepop collective, Architecture In Helsinki have a new website devoted to their new new new single: http://thatbeep.com/ . At the site, you can download the Radioclit remix of the single for free. I present it below for your downloading pleasure. Downloadable: "That Beep (Radioclit's French Mix Featuring Marina)" (box.net mp3) Download the unremix: "That Beep" (off the record link) Myspace page is here . Polyvinyl is here . Daytrotter session is here . Wiki Wiki Wiki here . eMusic [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Jai Agnish : free and legal Awake When You Dream album download [mp3,aac,ogg,flac,aiff] other Jai Agnish posts at Largehearted Boy Mountain Goats : 2008-11-03, New Orleans [mp3,ogg,flac] "Black Pear Tree (with Kaki King)" [mp3] other Mountain Goats posts at Largehearted Boy Ryan Adams : 2008-10-31, [...]

A Tempo! A Tempo! is the latest album from the Austrian three piece Valina . It marks their third album and their first release since 05's excellent EP Epode . The album was released this past spring through Trost Records. I am not entirely sure if the album will be seeing a US release, however it's available now though the labels website. For those that may have not heard any of Valina's material over the past 10 years that they've been around, [...]