the black keys : 5 songs from el camino (stream)

stream five songs from the new black keys album right here.

okkervil river : golden opportunities 2 (ep download)

a nice little free ep of covers from okkervil river available here.

bon iver : hinnom, tx (video)

caveman : easy water (video)

m83 : midnight city (fallon)

everyone says penguins are the best dressed animals, but i think foxes dress better.

portlandia @ the hideout

hey guys. portlandia is going to be at the hideout on jan. 18. tickets on sale tomorrow (or today, depending on when you read this). i am going.

elliott smith : misery let me down (stream)

a never before heard elliott smith can be streamed here. feels like he had so much left to give.

fleet foxes : the shrine / an argument (video)

The Shrine / An Argument from Sean Pecknold on Vimeo.

mgmt : all we ever wanted was everything (video)

feist : how come you never go there (video)

keep shelly in athens : campus martius (stream)

Keep Shelly In Athens - 'Campus Martius' by BOILER ROOM
the band's prettiest song yet.

afraid this will join the ranks of freaks and geeks and arrested development as another example of brilliant television meeting an early (and undeserving) demise.

brave (trailer)

the rapture : sail away (video)

The Rapture - Sail Away (short version) from DFA Records on Vimeo.

paul simonon drew this on the wall of his jail cell.

kate bush : 50 words for snow (album stream)

listen @ npr.

kurt vile : baby's arms (take away show)

Kurt Vile | Baby's Arms | A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

beyonce : countdown (fallon)

the black keys : run right back (stream)

the almost dance-floory "lonely boy" b-side can be streamed here.

tennis : origins (stream)

a really nice and breezy new jam from denver duo tennis.

Origins by tennisinc

st. vincent : she is beyond good and evil (fallon)

white denim : no real reason (mp3)

white denim :: no real reason

the drums : i can't save your life (stream)

The Drums - "I Can't Save Your Life" (B-side) by Some Kind of Awesome

the xx start on new album.

shimmering stars : i'm gonna try (mp3)

one of the best retro-pop songs i've heard all year. recommended if you like buddy holly or early zombies.

shimmering stars :: i'm gonna try

shuffle surprise : monkey gone to heaven by the pixies

atlas sound : parallax (album stream)

over @ nyt.