The new Belle & Sebastian

it's a winner

example, "I Want The World To Stop"

Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer (2010)

rik with the postrock

01. Truths Arise
02. In Illusions of Order
03. A Hail of Bombs
04. Giving Birth to Imagined Saviors
05. A Swarm
06. In Every Mind
07. A Mutiny
08. As Each End Looms and Subsides

http://www.mediafire.com/?iuzfffmgyhl

near-explosions quality must-hear

The Congos - Heart of the Congos (1977)

fucking amazing album. props to rik for recommending it to me a while back.

-p

www.mediafire.com/?mtle3ezz4xi

Side one
1."Fisherman"
2."Congoman"
3."Open Up the Gate"
4."Children Crying"
5."La La Bam-Bam"

Side two
1."Can't Come In"
2."Sodom and Gomorrow"
3."Ark of the Covenant"
4."The Wrong Thing"
5."Solid Foundation"

Propagandhi - Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes (2001)

Can't tell you how much I love this band - special place in my heart - and this song here is one of my faves. Sick political punk...




And here's the phenomenal album it's taken from:

Propagandhi - Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
http://www.mediafire.com/?1tzi6aeqai1

M.I.A. - Paper Planes

man this song is perfect

- yeh this song was an ANTHEM in my house for a while! - L

The Impressions - The Young Mods' Forgotten Story (1969)

"The quintessential Chicago soul group, the Impressions' place in R&B history would be secure if they'd done nothing but launch the careers of soul legends Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield. But far more than that, the Impressions recorded some of the most distinctive vocal-group R&B of the '60s under Mayfield's guidance. Their style was marked by airy, feather-light harmonies and Mayfield's influentially sparse guitar work, plus, at times, understated Latin rhythms. If their sound was sweet and lilting, it remained richly soulful thanks to the group's firm grounding in gospel tradition... Furthermore, Mayfield's interest in the civil rights movement led to some of the first socially conscious R&B songs ever recorded, and his messages grew more explicit as the '60s wore on, culminating in the streak of brilliance that was his early-'70s solo work. The Impressions carried on without Mayfield, but only matched their earlier achievements in isolated instances, and finally disbanded in the early '80s."

-Allmusic.com

This is the soul record I've, by far, listened to the most over the last years. lots of great tracks, awesome vocals and just general perfection.

-phil

http://www.mediafire.com/?mydihoe4nmx

Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Titch - Hold Tight (1965)

love the 1:30 - 2:00 bit.
the blue peter set makes it all a bit surreal. what the hell are these guys doing on a kids show?

-phil