Shuffler.fm

It's hard to keep up with the overwhelming amount of music that's hyped every week. I try my best to follow various blogs such as GvB and The Needle Drop, but let's face it, there's no way in hell I'll be able to be up to date on all the new releases every day.

That's where Shuffler.fm comes in. As the site reads, "It's like pandora or MTV for music blogs".

By simply choosing a genre, Shuffler.fm will automatically stream hyped tracks that are being posted on various blogs. It's free, easy to use, and great for finding obscure bands.

Mickey Mickey Rourke - Festive Bummer (2010), MMR (2010)

Here's some more ambient for you, this time brought to you by LA's Miller Rodriguez. His moniker is Mickey Mickey Rourke and his music is yet another spin on the ambient genre. Both MMR and Festive Bummer are drenched with shoegaze drones, calling on inspiration from various psychedelia influences. You can stream both of them at their respective bandcamp pages, or, if you want to download them, you can pay 6 dollars for the entire album.

Update: Apparantly MMR is being released as a free download over at Orchid Tapes. Definitely give it a listen if you like the bandcamp stream.

Deerpeople - Deerpeople EP (2010)

Deerhunter, Deertick, Deerhoof, and now Deerpeople. At this point, I think the deer should just be retired by indie bands. I honestly do believe that there are like two hipsters in some underground bunker hard at work trying to figure out the next ironic animal (considering Bear, Deer, Mouse, and Panda are all pretty much taken)... But hey, maybe that's just me....
Anyways, here's some awesome, free, indie rock for you. Nothing wrong with that! Go here to stream/purchase the debut EP from this Oklahoma indie band.
They also have a pretty sweet deal where, for only 5 dollars, you can have the CD shipped right to you, with custom artwork by the band and even a personal letter! Sounds like a pretty sweet deal, and at the rate this album is growing on me, I might have to check that out.

Oval - Ringtone (2010)

Glitch artist Oval has released a new EP online which you can download for free. It's definitely got it's moments, even if it is extremely abstract, loud, and poppy. You can stream the album here, and if you dig, you can download the album.

Menomena - Mines (2010)

The good people over at NPR have Menomena's fourth ablum, Mines, streaming in its entirety. You can check it out here. These tracks are full, and I mean full of subtle instruments and effects. Even the quietest moments in this album have plenty of hidden layers to discover. And even without it's fine production, to its core, Mines is just an extremely solid peace of work. Oh, and on a briefly related note, you can download the singles "Taos" and "Five Little Rooms" free of charge over at Stereogum.

Jojo Mayer & Nerve - ep2 (2010)

Do you like dubstep? How about dubstep performed live? Yeah, it's actually possible, and Jojo Mayer & Nerve is proof of that. The drumming on this EP is so insane, I actually thought it was fake at first. You can listen to the album streaming, and if you like what you hear, you can purchase it on their bandcamp.

Major Lazer - Lazers Never Die EP (2010)

Hear the entire EP streaming here. Support the artist by buying the record at Amazon.

Blackbird Blackbird - Summer Heart LP (2010)

Finally, Blackbird Blackbird has released his debut full length, which you can find streaming on his bandcamp. This guy really came out of nowhere for me, and I can safely say for the past month, he has been dominating my last.fm. Please, support this artist and buy this one if you like it. He's going to be big soon. I promise.

White Rainbow - Sea Thru (2010)

Awesome ambient music. If you like what you hear, you can download this album for free on his bandcamp here.

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Sun Kil Moon - Admiral Fell Promises (2010)

Purchase here
Listen to the entire album streaming on Sun Kil Moon's Myspace

This one's really impressive. Sun Kil Moon, the solo project of singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek (of Red House Painters fame) makes incredibly intricate and beautiful sounding folk rock. His guitar skills aren't just chords though, to he honest, this isn't your standard folk album. It's technically superb and incredibly deserving. Don't take my word for it, check it out for yourself at the above link.

The Books - The Way Out (2010)

The Books have finally returned with their first full length album in 5 years. You can listen to the entire album over at NPR for free at this link.

Hear the new Best Coast album right now

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Baths - Cerulean (2010)

Go here to listen to the entire album streaming, RIGHT NOW

Baths has been gathering quite a bit of buzz over the past year, but now I think it's safe to say that, after the release of this album, he is going to get pretty big. You can listen to the entire album at the above link, and if you like what you hear, you can purchase the album at that very same website.

SUNBEAM RD. - Turtles, Magnets, Animals EP (2010)

Click the album cover for FREE download link

This 5 song EP is an excellent, well produced release by a little-known band from San Francisco. You can stream the album at the above link, and if you like what you hear, you can download it free of charge.

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The Roots - How I Got Over (2010)

Click the album cover to hear the entire album streaming on their myspace.

The Roots return with their 9th LP, and this one might be their best yet. If you like what you hear, you can buy their album on this website.

Brothertiger - "Wind at My Back"

More nostalgic chillwave for ya. This one's from Brothertiger. If you like what you hear, check out his EP, which is streaming here.

Wavves - King of the Beach (2010)

Click album cover to hear King of the Beach in its entirety.

I really didn't like the ultra lo-fi Wavves stuff at all. But surprisingly enough, when you can actually hear the music, Wavves is actually pretty good.

On their newest album, King of the Beach, Wavves shows off their beach rock side, as opposed to their headache-inducing, ultra lo-fi side. Honestly, this album is a lot of fun. To top it all off, Wavves is streaming the album, for free, right now! If you like what you hear, you can buy King of the Beach here.

El Guincho - Piratas de Sudamérica (2010)

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This is the first of a series of limited edition EP's by El Guincho. You can listen to the entire EP for free above, or you can buy the album here.

Sadsic - [son] (2010)

Click album cover to download, or click here for a stream of the album.


In the span of 2 years, Sadsic has released 9 albums. You'd think the guy would take a break, but his latest, [son], is an hour and thirty minutes long, and full of lo-fi electronic goodness.

Hear the new Big Boi album right now

The new album from Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, is streaming in full down at his myspace. Go here to listen to the entire album.