The Dumbing of America » death cab http://thedumbingofamerica.net Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:11:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Library http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/05/11/the-library/ http://thedumbingofamerica.net/2009/05/11/the-library/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 11:52:42 +0000 admin http://thedumbingofamerica.wordpress.com/?p=830 Each month, I’m going to start providing you with a list of the best music that was released the previous month.  In general, I’m going to stay off the beaten track (no U2 mp3′s for you, thankfully) although I can’t stay away from the new Death Cab.  I’m efforting to make a cute little mp3 player on the sidebar, which you can use to listen to these songs anytime.  In the meantime, here’s the April mp3′s that have been in high rotation for me.

I was going to go in alphabetical order, but this first one is by far the best of the bunch.  You need to own the entire album, as there isn’t a bad track on it.

Black Box Revelation- Love Is On My Mind

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/love-is-on-my-mind.mp3]

and this too:

East Hundred- Hammerhead

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/07-hammerhead.mp3]

Aidan Moffat & The Best-Of’s- 9,000,000 Bicycle

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/01-9000000-bicycles.mp3]

The Artisans- Jazz Serenade

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/jazz-serenade.mp3]

The Big Pink- Velvet

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/12-velvet.mp3]

British Sea Power- A Forest (Cure cover)

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/08-a-forest.mp3]

The Coathangers- Killdozer

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/10-killdozer.mp3]

Dananananakroyd- Watch This!

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/01-watch-this.mp3]

Death Cab For Cutie- My Mirror Speaks

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/03-my-mirror-speaks.mp3]

Great Lake Swimmers- Everything Is Moving So Fast

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/02-everything-is-moving-so-fast.mp3]

Home Video- I Can Make You Feel It

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/01-i-can-make-you-feel-it.mp3]

LR Rockets- Cameron Is Connected

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/01-cameron-is-connected.mp3]

Lykke Li- Knocked Up (Live on Carson Daly)

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/knocked-up-carson-daly.mp3]

Metric- Help I’m Alive (Acoustic)

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/help-im-alive-acoustic.mp3]

M.M.- Call The Shots

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/call-the-shots.mp3]

Other Lives- Don’t Let Them

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/02-dont-let-them.mp3]

Popface- Dreams Burn Down (Ride Cover)

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/01-dreams-burn-down-ride.mp3]

Shirley Lee- The Smack of Pavement On Your Face

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/10-the-smack-of-pavement-in-your-fac.mp3]

SomaHigh- Lo Fat

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/08-lo-fat.mp3]

Superchunk- Learned To Surf (new Superchunk! Yes, please!)

[audio http://thedumbingofamerica.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/03-learned-to-surf.mp3]

What did I miss?  Post a comment and tell me your favorite releases of April!

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