El Perro Del Mar - "Walk On By"

You're probably thinking from the title that this is a cover of that song. It's not. But it's still worth stopping for.

  Walk On By (radio edit) by El Perro Del Mar

Freelance Whales - "Spitting Image"

And I quote: "ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh." Yup. Sixteen "oohs" in that chorus. As someone who has always been a sucker for horns, handclaps, oohs and ba-ba-bahs, this is a song I can get behind.

  Freelance Whales - Spitting Image by Freelance Whales

YN RichKids - "Hot Cheetos and Takis"

Maybe, if you don't read Grantland, or visit the internet much, you haven't heard this yet. If so, let me be the one to present you with  Y.N.RichKids' ode to snacking "Hot Cheetos and Takis."

"my hands are red like Elmo" has found a place in my favourite rap lines of all time list.

The Men - "Candy"

To borrow from Natalie Merchant; "Candy everybody wants..."

  The Men - Candy by sacredbones

Black Moth Super Rainbow - "Window Smasher (Odd Nosdam remix)"

Almost as breathtaking as a double rainbow is Odd Nosdam remixing Black Moth Super Rainbow.

Mount Eerie - "Ocean Roar"

Friends, I have been to the ocean, and the ocean does not roar like this. But it does rule like this.

  Mount Eerie - "Ocean Roar" by forcefieldpr

Kendra Morris - "No Love (But Your Love)"

This'll be familiar to horrorcore fans from the mid-nineties. Maybe.

  Kendra Morris "No Love (But Your Love)" by Wax Poetics

Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "Visions"

No faults to be found on "Visions."

  Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Visions by lettingup

Full-length Untogether scheduled for release October 9th.

GRMLN - "Coral"

I'm not sure if it's safe to listen to this act after midnight, so check it out now. GRMLN - Coral by Carpark Records

The Sea and Cake - "On And On"

Can't beat a day when The Sea & Cake drop a new song on the world.

Shortcircles - "Take Flight"

I'm about to book it for the weekend, but before I take flight myself, I figured I'd share this delicate gem with everyone...
  2 Take Flight (feat. Tiana Vallan) by shortcircles

Mock and Toof - "My Head"

This has been running around my head today...

  'My Head' by mockandtoof

Vocals by Ghostape, from the forthcoming album Temporary Happiness.

Chrome Canyon - "Generations"

This feels like it could have been on the soundtrack to the original Tron, or maybe on one of those PBS science programs in the early 80s.

  Chrome Canyon - Generations by Stones Throw Records

Dum Dum Girls - "Lord Knows"

Lord Knows I loved the Dum Dum Girls last record, Only In Dreams. And after hearing this first new track, I can't wait for the End Of Daze.

 

Alice Russell - "Heartbreaker"

The heartbreak for me was that when I met Alice Russell in person, I discovered my musical crush was just too short for me - but she's head-and-shoulders above the competition when it comes to slaying a vocal like she does here.

Evening Hymns - "Family Tree"

I will be writing about the new Evening Hymns album at some point on Ear To The Sound, but for now, check out the first video from the forthcoming record, Spectral Dusk.

Grizzly Bear - "Yet Again"

If Grizzly Bear keep posting songs from the record one at a time, any readers I have will be uttering the title of this one...

Land Observations - "Appian Way"

I have no idea what the "Appian Way" actually is, but after listening to this new track inspired by it, I'm willing to adopt it...

  Land Observations - Appian Way by Mute UK