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More music! There’s one more coming after this. Sydney helped on this one.
artist - song - album :: extra info

Stars - Midnight Coward - In Our Bedroom After the War
(website | myspace)

The Go! Team - Doing it Right - Proof of Youth
(website | myspace | last.fm | Doing it Right video)

Bishop Allen - Rain - The Broken String
(website | myspace | Click Click Click Click video)

Beirut - Elephant Gun - Lon Gisland EP
(website | myspace)

Hayward Williams - Redwoods - Another Sailor’s Dream
(website | myspace)

Caribou - Eli - Andorra
(website | myspace | Melody Day video)

Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah - Night Falls over Kortedala
(website | myspace)

Moonbabies - Take Me to the Ballroom - Moonbabies at the Ballroom
(website | myspace)

Explosions in the Sky - The Birth and Death of Day - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
(website | myspace)

Lavender Diamond - Open Your Heart - Imagine Our Love
(website | myspace | Open Your Heart video)

The Postmarks - Goodbye - self-titled
(website | myspace | @ World’s Fair | Goodbye video)

Shapes and Sizes - Head Movin’ - Split Lips, Winning Hips, a Shiner
(website | myspace | @ Asthmatic Kitty)

The Choir Practice - I See Things - self-titled
(myspace | @ Mint Records | @ CBC Radio 3)

The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour - Challengers
(website | myspace)

Low - Breaker - Drums and Guns
(website | myspace | @ Sub Pop)

Mobius Band - Friends Like These - Heaven
(website | myspace | Friends Like These video)

The Clientele - Bookshop Casanova - God Save the Clientele
(website | myspace)

VHS or Beta - Can’t Believe a Single Word - Bring on the Comets
(website | myspace | Can’t Believe a Single Word video)

Dr. Dog - Worst Trip - We All Belong
(website | myspace)
mp3s:

Bishop Allen - Rain
Bishop Allen - Click Click Click Click
Hayward Williams - Redwoods
The Postmarks - Goodbye
Shapes and Sizes - Head Movin’
The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
Low - Breaker
Mobius Band - Friends Like These
The Clientele - Bookshop Casanova
Dr. Dog - Worst Trip

 

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So, this is the second of what will be four installments of my favorites from this year. The others will be up sometime midweek. Have a fun and safe New Year’s!

artist - song - album :: extra info

Loney, Dear - I am John - Loney, Noir
(website | myspace | @ Sub Pop | live @ NPR | I am John video)

Air - Mer du Japon - Pocket Symphony
(website | myspace | Mer Du Japon video)

Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks - Writer’s Block :: with Victoria Bergsman on vocals
(website | myspace | Young Folks video)

Blonde Redhead - 23 - 23
(website | myspace | 23 video)

Feist - 1 2 3 4 - The Reminder
(website | myspace | 1 2 3 4 video)

The Apples in Stereo - Energy - New Magnetic Wonder
(website | myspace | Energy video)

Camera Obscura - Alaska - If Looks Could Kill single
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Apostle of Hustle - My Sword Hand’s Anger - The National Anthem of Nowhere
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Underwater (You And Me) - Some Loud Thunder
(website | myspace)

Of Montreal - Bunny Ain’t No Kind of Rider - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
(website | myspace)

Arcade Fire - No Cars Go - Neon Bible
(website | myspace | Neon Bible site | be oNline B)

Maria Taylor - A Good Start - Lynn Teeter Flower
(website | myspace | A Good Start video)

Art In Manila - The Abomination - Set the Woods on Fire
(myspace | @ Saddle Creek)

The Broken West - Down in the Valley - I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
(website | myspace)

Palomar - Our Haunt - All Things, Forests
(website | myspace)
mp3s:

Loney, Dear - I Am John
Blonde Redhead - 23
Apostle of Hustle - My Sword Hand’s Anger
Apostle of Hustle - Underwater (You and Me)
Maria Taylor - A Good Start
Art in Manila - The Abomination
Palomar - Our Haunt

 

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EVEN MORE Christmas music for you! If you still can’t get enough, check at the bottom of this post for links to my Christmas specials from previous years, as well as other blogs with great Christmas music.

artist - song - album :: extra info

The Swimmers - The Christmas Sound
(website | myspace | The Christmas Sound video)

Eskimo and Sons - Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown - LocalCut Presents: Another Grey Christmas
(website | myspace)

Celestial - Saving Up Her Wishes (For Another Christmas)
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Fireflies - X-mas Song - Goodnight Stars, Goodnight Moon
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Daniel Johnson - Cold Hands Warm Heart - Suburban Sprawl Music Xmas 2007
(website | myspace)

French Skeletons - Just Like Christmas - Suburban Sprawl Music Xmas 2007

Keren Ann - Silent Night - Keren Ann (special Christmas edition)
(website | myspace)

Remington Super 60 - Here Comes Christmas - Merry Christmas EP
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Romantica - Home For Christmas - Electric Fantastic Sound Christmas
(myspace)

Tiger Baby - This Christmas - Electric Fantastic Sound Christmas
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas (Piano Mix)
(website | myspace | last.fm)

The Details - Strings and Ribbons
(myspace | last.fm)

Soul Junk - Dayspring From On High - A Familyre Christmas Vol. 1
(website | myspace)

The Singing Mechanic - Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming - A Familyre Christmas Vol. 1
(website)

Woven Hand - I Wonder As I Wander - A Familyre Christmas Vol. 1
(website | myspace)

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Peace on Earth: A Charity Holiday Album
(website | myspace | @ Daytrotter)

Corporate Solace - Last Christmas
(website)
mp3s:

The Swimmers - The Christmas Sound
Eskimo and Sons - Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
Celestial - Saving Up Her Wishes (for Another Christmas)
Fireflies - X-mas Song
Daniel Johnson - Cold Hands, Warm Heart
French Skeletons - Just Like Christmas
Remington Super 60 - Here Comes Christmas
Romantica - Home for Christmas
Tiger Baby - This Christmas
Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas (Piano Mix)
Soul Junk - Dayspring from on High
The Singing Mechanic - Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Woven Hand - I Wonder as I Wander
Corporate Solace - Last Christmas
Corporal Blossom - White Christmas
More Christmas music:

My 2006 Special
My 2005 Special (…a “lost episode” thanks, Juan! This show was lost, but now is found!)
My 2004 Special (one of my absolute favorite shows ever. I was driving while I did it!)

My show this week is indebted to the following blogs:

Hits In The Car: It’s (almost) Christmas…
Christmas A Go Go!
Swedesplease: Swedish Christmas Mix
Hype Machine MP3 Blog Search: Christmas

Also check out: FaLaLaLaLa.com

These albums are available in their entirety for free:

Suburban Sprawl Music Xmas 2007 (.zip file)
Remington Super 60 - Merry Christmas EP (.rar file)
Electric Fantastic Sound Christmas (individual files or one .zip)
A Familyre Christmas Vol. 1
Sufjan Stevens Christmas albums streaming free (plus other music people sent him)

Have you found any awesome Christmas music? Comment about it!

 

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This is a longer version of the show that was broadcast on KPSU. I love Christmas!

artist - song - album :: extra info

The Magnetic Fields - Mr. Mistletoe - Distortion :: out January 15
(website)

Asobi Seksu - Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight) - split 7″ with Pas/Cal
(website | myspace)

Pas/Cal - Last Christmas - split 7″ with Asobi Seksu
(website | myspace)

Chris Garneau- It’s Almost Christmas - C-Sides
(website | myspace)

Daniel Johnston - Rock Around The Chrismas Tree - Lost and Found
(website | myspace | fan site)

Frightened Rabbit - It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop
(website | myspace)

The Pipettes - In the Bleak Midwinter
(website | myspace | live @ NPR)

Rosie Thomas - Christmas Time is Here - Peace on Earth: A Charity Holiday Album
(website | myspace | @ Sub Pop)

Denison Witmer - A Christmas Song - Happy Christmas Volume 3
(website | myspace | Happy Birthday Denison)

David Bazan - Harmless Sparks/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Daytrotter session
(website | myspace | @ Daytrotter)

David & the Citizens - Christmas Eve - Graycoated Morning single
(website | myspace)

Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas (OK Ikumi Remix)
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Club 8 - Love In December
(website | myspace | last.fm | @ Labrador)

Komon - Poetry for the Winter
(myspace | last.fm)

Irene - Christmas on the Beach
(website | myspace | last.fm)

The Bird And The Bee - Carol Of The Bells
(website | myspace)

The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers - Shepherd’s Song - Peace on Earth: A Charity Holiday Album
(website | myspace | last.fm)

The Smithereens - Merry Christmas Baby - Christmas with the Smithereens
(website | myspace)

The Minus 5 - Your Christmas Whiskey - Oh Santa! New & Used ChristmasClassics from Yep Roc
(website | myspace)

Don Peris - Angels We Have Heard on High - Brighter Visions Beam Afar
(website | myspace | The Innocence Mission: website | myspace )

Snowden - White Christmas - Licorice EP
(website | myspace | last.fm)

The Winston Jazz Routine - Through The Snow - Peace on Earth: A Charity Holiday Album
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Th’ Legendary Shackshakers - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Oh Santa! New & Used ChristmasClassics from Yep Roc
(website | myspace)

mp3s:

Asobi Seksu -  Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight)
Chris Garneau - It’s Almost Christmas
David Bazan - Harmless Sparks/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
David & the Citizens - Christmas Eve
Club 8 - Love in December
Komon - Poetry for the Winter
Irene - Christmas on the Beach
Snowden - White Christmas

 

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Invariable, I can’t always find and play everything that’s worth playing. There’s still hundreds of hours out there of music made in 2007, and I’ll never play it all, but this week’s show makes a small effort to cover what I missed throughout the year.
artist - song - album :: extra info

The Long Goodbye - Pilgrim
(myspace)

Ohmega Watts - The Platypus Strut - Watts Happening
(website | myspace | The Making of “Platypus”)

Anna Ternheim - Bridges - Lovers Dream and More Music for Psychotic Lovers EP
(website | myspace | Bridges live video)

Enon - Colette - Grass Geysers Carbon Clouds
(website | myspace)

Glen Hansard - Fallen from the Sky - Once Original Soundtrack
(The Frames: website | myspace | The Swell Season myspace | Once: website | myspace)

Film School - Dear Me - Hideout
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Jarvis Cocker - Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time - Jarvis
(@ World’s Fair | myspace | “Waste” video)

MIA - Paper Planes - Kala
(website | myspace)

Sunset Rubdown - Winged/Wicked Things - Random Spirit Lover
(website | myspace | last.fm | @ Absolutely Kosher)

Stars of the Lid - Apreludes (in C Sharp Major) - And Their Refinement of the Decline
(website | myspace | “Apreludes” video)

A Place to Bury Strangers - To Fix the Gash in Your Head - A Place to Bury Strangers
(website | myspace)

St. Vincent - Human Racing - Marry Me
(website | myspace)

Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game - Back to Black
(website | myspace)

The Bird And The Bee - Man - Please Clap Your Hands
(website | myspace | @ NPR)

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights - 100 Days
(website | myspace | “Days” video)

Sia - Buttons - Some People Have Real Problems
(website | myspace | Buttons video)

Flight of the Conchords - If You’re Into It - The HBO Soundtrack
(website | myspace | @ HBO | “Into It” video)
mp3s:

Jarvis Cocker - Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time
Sunset Rubdown - Winged/Wicked Things
Stars of the Lid - Apreludes (in C# Major)
A Place to Bury Strangers -To Fix the Gash in Your Head
Sharon Jones - 100 Days, 100 Nights

 

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artist - song - album :: extra info

Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the Night - Holiday Fun Club
(myspace | @ Sounds of Subterrania)

David & the Citizens - Graycoated Morning - single
(website | myspace | @ Friendly Fire | )

Sally Shapiro - He Keeps Me Alive - Disco Romance
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Hell on Wheels - Gone Too Far - Little Darla has a Treat for You vol. 25
(myspace)

Kele Goodwin (with Laura Gibson and Douglas Jenkins) - A Kiss for Your Eyes - The Spider
(myspace)

The Whitsundays - Sorry James
(myspace | @ Friendly Fire)

Tulsa - Breath Thin - I Was Submerged EP
(website | myspace)

We Were Pirates - Nervous - The Wolf EP
(myspace | last.fm)

Dot Tape Dot - Come to Me - Ground[works] Sampler :: Free @ Insound (.zip file)
(myspace | last.fm | @ Ambulatore)

The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me - Lust Lust Lust
(website | myspace )

Darker My Love - Helium Heels - Darker My Love :: Free @ Dangerbird (.zip file)
(website | myspace | @ Dangerbird)

Oh Astro - Snow Queen - Champions of Wonder
(website | myspace)

The Heliocentrics - Sirius B - Out There
(website | myspace)

They Might Be Giants - Whithered Hope (live on XM)
(website | other website | myspace | fan Wiki)
mp3s:

Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the Night (via It’s a Trap!)
David & the Citizens - Greycoated Morning
Sally Shapiro - He Keeps Me Alive
Hell on Wheels - Gone too Far (via Pitchfork)
Kele Goodwin - A Kiss for Your Eyes (via WW Local Cut)
The Whitsundays - Sorry James
Oh Astro - Snow Queen
The Heliocentrics - SiriusB

 

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Maybe six different versions of the same song was a bit much, but they’re all so different… Let me know what you think!

artist - song - album :: extra info

We Were Pirates - The Three of Us - This American Life Break-Up Song Contest
(website | myspace | last.fm)

The Raveonettes - Dead Sound - Lust Lust Lust
(website | myspace | Dead Sound on YouTube)

Lionel Neykov - I Need You - Songs of Want and Loss
(myspace)

.d88b. - The Three of Us - TAL Break-Up Song Contest
(website)

The Summer Darlings - The Three of Us - TAL Break-Up Song Contest
(myspace)

Zookeeper - Snow in Berlin - Becoming All Things
(website | myspace)

Alfred Brown - The Three of Us - TAL Break-Up Song Contest
(website | myspace)

Say Hi - Northwestern Girls - The Wishes and the Glitch
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Plastiscines - Lost in Translation - LP1
(website | myspace)

Reade Pryor - The Three of Us - TAL Break-Up Song Contest

The Vandelles - Swell to Heaven - The Vandelles EP
(myspace | @ Safranin Sound)

Johan Hedberg - Var Dig Sjalv - 5 Spars EP
(website | myspace)

The Fast Computers - Math Predictions - Heart Geometry
(website | myspace)

Tinmantle - The Three of Us - TAL Break-Up Song Contest
(myspace)

mp3s:

We Were Pirates - The Three of Us
The Raveonettes - Dead Sound
.d88b. - The Three of Us
The Summer Darlings - The Three of Us
Zookeeper - Snow in Berlin
Alfred Brown - The Three of Us
Say Hi - Northwestern Girls
Reade Pryor - The Three of Us
The Vandelles - Swell to Heaven
Johan Hedberg - Var Dig Sjalv
Tinmantle - The Three of Us

 

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artist - song - album :: extra info

Chris Walla - Sing Again - Field Manual, out January 29 on Barsuk
(@ Barsuk | myspace | Hall of Justice website)

Michael the Blind - A Map - .m. on days
(myspace | Portland Mercury audio interview)

Mantis - Shelter - Sojourn, out 2008
(website | myspace | @ Portland Mercury | @ Local Cut)

Shooting Spires - Right - Shooting Spires
(website | myspace)

Bell Hollow - Seven Sisters - Foxgloves
(website | myspace)

Asobi Seksu - Then He Kissed Me - Stay Awake 7″, out Tuesday
(website | myspace)

Jets Overhead - Mr. Soul - Borrowed Tunes II: A Tribute to Neil Young
(website | myspace)

Say Hi - Zero to Love - The Wishes and the Glitch
(website | myspace | last.fm)

The A-Sides - We’re The Trees - Silver Storms
(website | myspace)

Sea Wolf - Song for the Dead - Leaves in the River
(website | myspace)

Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden - Faster than Cars - Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden
(website | myspace)

Pet Politics - Taken Away by Aliens - The Spring 7″, from swedesplease
(website | myspace)

The Bombettes - I Wanna - What’s Cooking Good Looking EP
(myspace | last.fm)

The Hives - Tick Tick Boom - the Black and White Album
(website | myspace)

Jose Gonzales - Down the Line - In Our Nature
(website | myspace)

They Might Be Giants - The Shadow Government (live on XM)
(website | other website | myspace | fan Wiki)
mp3s:

Chris Walla - Sing Again
Shooting Spires - Right
Say Hi - Zero to Love
The Bombettes - I Wanna Kick Your Ass
Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden - Faster than Cars

 

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artist - song - album :: extra info

Tiger! Tiger! - Black Daggers - The Kind of Goodnight
(website | myspace | Black Daggers video)

Apartment - Fall into Place - The Dreamer Evasive :: featured on Telus commercial
(website | myspace | Telus commercial)

Feist - 1 2 3 4 - The Reminder
(website | myspace | 1 2 3 4 Director’s Cut video | 1 2 3 4 on SNL)

PJ Harvey - White Chalk - White Chalk
(website | myspace)

Stephin Merritt - Man of a Million Faces - NPR Project Song
(website | myspace | NPR story–includes video)

Dan Bern - Ballad of Jimmy Carter - Jimmy Carter Man from Plains Soundtrack
(website | myspace | @ Messenger Records | “Plains” website | “Plains” trailer @ Apple)

Cat Power - Song to Bobby - Jukebox, out January 22
(website | myspace | @ Matador Records)

Jonas Game - ADHD - ADHD
(myspace | ADHD video)

Bonnie and Clyde - First Fall - unreleased
(myspace)

Caves - Metaphysical (Let’s Get) - Get on With It
(website | myspace)

Climber - Walking Tents - I Dream in Autoplay
(website | myspace)

Hello, Blue Roses - Shadow Falls - Helo Blue Roses :: out January 22, 2008
(website | myspace | Destroyer myspace | Sydney Vermont website)

Wild Sweet Orange - Wrestle with God - The Whale EP
(myspace)

They Might Be Giants - Mister Me (live on XM)
(website | other website | myspace | fan Wiki)
mp3s:

Tiger! Tiger! - Black Daggers
Cat Power - Song to Bobby
Hello, Blue Roses - Shadow Falls
Caves - Metaphysical (Let’s Get) (via WW LocalCut)

 

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White Williams - New Violence - Smoke
(myspace)

Club 8 - Whatever You Want - The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Dreaming
(website | myspace | last.fm | @ Labrador Records)

Ian Ball - I Knew You Were Trouble - Who Goes There
(website | myspace | Gomez website | Gomez myspace)

Hazelwood Motel - Break Myself in Two - unreleased
(myspace)

Sondre Lerche - My Hands are Shaking - Dan in Real Life Soundtrack
(website | myspace | @ Astralwerks | Dan in Real Life website)

Gogol Bordello - Through the Roof and Underground - Wristcutters Soundtrack
(website | myspace | live NPR concert | Wristcuters website | Wristcutters myspace)

Sufjan Stevens - Ring Them Bells - I’m Not There Soundtrack
(website | fan site | I’m Not There website)

Nick Luca - I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar - Fractions
(website | myspace)

Bear in Heaven - Bag of Bags - Red Bloom Of The Boom :: out November 6
(website | myspace)

Caribbean - The Go from Tactical - Populations
(website | myspace | last.fm)

Buck 65 - 1957 - Situation
(website | myspace | @ CBC Radio 3)

The Manchester Orchestra - Where Have You Been? - I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child
(website | myspace | last.fm)

They Might Be Giants - I Got My T-Shirt Back - unrelased
(website | other website | myspace | fan Wiki)
mp3s:

Club 8 - Whatever You Want
Bear in Heaven - Bag of Bags
Caribbean - The Go from Tactical