MP3: MATH & PHYSICS CLUB "Movie Ending Romance." Suck on a lollipop while listening to this sugary twee-pop summer song from Math & Physics Club's upcoming EP of the same name. (Matinee) posted on Thursday, June 30, 2005 | [permalink] STREAM: JAMIE LIDELL Multiply. Listen to the second solo album from Super_Collider's Jamie Lidell, who's receiving stellar reviews for his combination of classic soul and IDM. (JamieLidell.com) posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: APPLES IN STEREO "Liza Jane", the Elephant Six band's contribution to a tribute album for electronic legends Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson. (Filter) posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are shaping up to be the NYV it-band of 2005. Brooklyn Vegan just listed it as a top five album of the year-to-date. See if you agree with all the hype: "In this Home on Ice" "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" "Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)" posted on Thursday, June 23, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: ENGINEERS "Come in Out of the Rain". Well, if you aren't into videos as much song downloads, the same Engineers song mentioned in the previous post is now available on MP3 as well. (Insound) posted on Thursday, June 23, 2005 | [permalink] VIDEO: ENGINEERS "Come in Out of the Rain," a demented storybook of a video set to the cakey space music of Engineers. The UK band's new self-titled album was released stateside yesterday. (World's Fair) posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: LOOKOUT RECORDS Here's a pair of MP3s from new records from Lookout Records, both fairly representative of the label's typical punk indie pop sound. "For Guys' Eyes Only" from Hockey Night's Keep Guessin', scheduled for release in July. "Ride the Nuclear Wave" from The Oranges Band's The World & Everything in It, just released on Tuesday. posted on Thursday, June 16, 2005 | [permalink] ALBUM CONTENDERS More picks to add to my running list of best albums of the year. Common Be (okayplayer) [Sample audio and video on his official website.] Spoon Gimme Fiction (Merge) [Stream the entire album.] Sleater-Kinney The Woods (Vagrant) [Download the single "Entertain".] posted on Thursday, June 16, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: MARIA TAYLOR Azure Ray's Maria Taylor released her first solo disc at the end of last month. She offers two tracks -- both of which would be fitting on a soundtrack for slow walks through meadows -- on her label's website. "Song Beneath a Song" (Saddle Creek) "Speak Easy" (Saddle Creek) posted on Thursday, June 16, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: ART BRUT "Formed a Band" from Bang, Bang, Rock and Roll, currently only available as an import in the U.S. (Art Brut) posted on Thursday, June 16, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: BEAUTIFUL SKIN "Skin" from the NYC punk band's album Everything, All This and More, on sale June 21. (GSL) posted on Thursday, June 09, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: XIU XIU "Bog People" off their upcoming album La Foret. (Audiofile) posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: SUFJAN STEVENS "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts" / "Casimir Pulaski Day". Two tracks from Illinois, in stores July 5. (betterPropaganda) posted on Monday, June 06, 2005 | [permalink] INTERNET RADIO: WOXY Vintage WOXY.com launched its new side-channel WOXY Vintage over Memorial Day weekend. As part of their kick-off celebration, they've been playing their Modern Rock 500, a countdown of the greatest songs in modern and alternative rock history. Your last chance to hear this year's list starts Friday at 11 a.m. posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: LAURA CANTRELL "14th Street," a pleasant Americana-pop ditty from her upcoming release Humming By The Flowered Vine. (Matador) posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: SAY HI TO YOUR MOM Brooklyn indie pop band Say Hi to Your Mom release the album Ferocious Mopes on Tuesday. But here are four tracks available to download online now. "Dimensions and Verticals" (Sayhitoyourmom.com) "The Forest Scares The Hell Out Of Me" (Sayhitoyourmom.com) "Yeah, I'm In Love With An Android" (Sayhitoyourmom.com) "The Twenty-Second Century" (Insound) posted on Thursday, June 02, 2005 | [permalink] MP3: AMUSEMENT PARKS ON FIRE "Venus in Cancer" from their self-titled debut, released yesterday on Reincarnate Music. (Filter) posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 | [permalink]