Sara J's picks coming soon...

You've Been Retaught The Meaning Of Life.

My Top 25 Songs of 2008.


25. Dri - You Know I Tried.

http://www.thefader.com/articles/2008/1/10/video-dri-you-know-i-tried

Not sure what she tried but she sounds cryptic enough. +1 Dri.

24. Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To?

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/06%20Where%20Do%20You%20Run%20To.mp3

This song reminds me of urban caves and disaffected cathedral choirs.

23. Bon Iver - Blindsided.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/05%20Blindsided.mp3

Wintery, Woeful, and Wary. All kinds of Wonderful.

22. Avey Tare & Kria Brekken - Lay Lay Off, Faselam.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/05%20Lay%20Lay%20Off%2C%20Faselam.mp3

These two are in love.
It's apparent in this song.
Nice to get a peak into their little world.

21. Little Pictures - I Wish I Could Keep You.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20I%20Wish%20I%20Could%20Keep%20You.mp3

You can.

20. Samamidon - Saro.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/03%20Saro.mp3

Crushing. Hopeful. Illuminating.

Just listen is all.

19. Emmy The Great - Where Is My Mind? (Cover).

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/Where%20is%20My%20Mind.mp3

The kind of crazy I can appreciate.

18. Animal Collective - Water Curses.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20Water%20Curses.mp3

Only AC can make the frenetic tranquil; the convoluted clear; the unsane sane.
Their idiosyncracies are outrageously idiosyncratic.

17. Matt & Kim - Daylight.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/Daylight.mp3

Dare you not to dance.

16. The Notwist - Good Lies.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20Good%20Lies.mp3

"Let's just imitate the real until we find a better one".

I'm glad we're sometimes able to lie to ourselves and get away with it.

15. The Dodos - Ashley.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/11%20Ashley.mp3

I'm not sure where she exists, besides in my head.

14. Deerhunter - Never Stops.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/03%20never%20stops.mp3

Furiously raw disillusionment. That probably makes no sense.

13. MGMT - Time To Pretend.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20Time%20to%20Pretend.mp3

Electro-techno-soul at its finest. And catchy too! Dreaming is fun.
Great live band.

12. Magnetic Fields - Old Fools.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/03%20Old%20Fools.mp3

One of my all-time favorite bands. Stephen Merrit is genius.
Their live show is.....different.

11. Le Loup - Planes Like Vultures.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/02%20Planes%20Like%20Vultures.mp3

"...this world was made for ending".
How true is that? It sometimes takes something as simple as a song to gain perspective.

10. Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20Jump%20In%20The%20Pool.mp3

Adrenaline and then some. My blood rushes faster than fast when I hear this.

9. Hot Chip - We're Looking For A Lot Of Love.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/05%20were%20looking%20for%20a%20lot%20of%20love.mp3

I can never be sure when they're being sincere or ironic. It's better that way.

8. Chairlift - Bruises.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20Bruises.mp3

It's a personal note that somehow made it out of his pocket.
This song belongs in an i-pod commercial. Oh, wait...

7. High Places - From Stardust To Sentience.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/10%20from%20stardust%20to%20sentience.mp3

Effing amazing. That is all. Oh, and I wish I could fly.

6. Fight Bite - Swissex Lover.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/03%20swissexlover.mp3

Angels?

y/y?

5. The Walkmen - In The New Year.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/04%20In%20the%20New%20Year.mp3

"I know that it's true. It's gonna be a good year".

Let's hope they're prophets...

4. Fleet Foxes - He Doesn't Know Why.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/06%20He%20Doesnt%20Know%20Why.mp3

I'm not sure what constitutes as "authentic" (what is that, anyway?) but to me this band has a simple soul and this song melts away a lot of my cynicism.

3. Friendly Fires - Paris.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/03%20Paris.mp3

A promise made for a brighter future.

2. Beach House - Used To Be.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20Used%20to%20Be.mp3

"Are you not the same as you used to be?"

Don't we ask ourselves this question? Everyday?


1B. Shinichi Osawa feat. Au Revoir Simone - Star Guitar Remix.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/01%20Star%20Guitar%20%28Feat.%20Au%20Revoir%20Simo.mp3

Feel what I feel.
Perfect.

1A. Belle and Sebastian - (My Girl's) Got Miraculous Technique (Live BBC Sessions).

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/12/22/2233582/14%20%28My%20Girls%20Got%29%20Miraculous%20Techni.mp3

Obviously...

sometimes i long to be land-locked and to work in a bakery...or:

everyone in their right mind should have this album

the decemberists- 5 Songs E.P

sara j of kermtastic-indie picks twenty of her favorite songs released in 2007

makes a mix....

official list here:

20. "hurricane jane"- black kids
19. "impossible germany"- wilco
18. "you! me! dancing!"- los campesinos
17. "back in your head"- tegan & sara
16. "i'm not going to teach your boyfriend how to dance with you"- black kids
15. "1 2 3 4"- feist
14. "sad song"- au revoir simone
13. "every day"- voxtrot
12. "kids"- mgmt
11. "d.a.n.c.e"- justice
10. "damnit anna"- the morning benders
9. "top ranking"- blonde redhead
8. "keep the car running"- the arcade fire
7. "a girl in port"- okkervil river
6. "on the sly"- metric
5. "bunny ain't no kind of rider"- of montreal
4. "ocean of noise"- the arcade fire
3. "roll on"- dntel ft. jenny lewis
2. "plus ones"- okkervil river
1. "silently"- blonde redhead

kermtastic's kermykermy tries her hand at an "electric dreams" themed mix

http://www.sendspace.com/file/qqq0y4

better than listening to a 400 lbs. man chug a beer, i promise.

kermtastic-indie loves this video, plugs juan lopez