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Check out this track from Penguins Kill Polar Bears

Scottish post-rock quartet Penguins Kill Polar Bears just signed to Dromedary Records. They have such a clever band name, they deserve a listen, dontcha think?

Here’s a track off their latest EP, Vessels & Veins:

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Say Like the French Say ready new EP

Say Like the French Say are gearing up for the release show of their new EP, The Dreaded Carp, slated for January 22nd alongside Hunting Club and Kill-Me Kare Bare.

Here’s the single:

MP3: Say Like the French Say – “Contract”

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Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 10

NYC duo 11 Acorn Lane is celebrating the season in its own swingingly inimitable style by offering up some free holiday tracks.

Here’s my favorite one:
MP3: 11 Acorn Lane – “Deck The Halls”

Get the rest here for the price of your soul… I mean, e-mail address:

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 10

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 9

Check out this track from Loch & Key’s Sean Hoffman (ex-Bedroom Walls and American Music Club) and Leyla Akdogan…

MP3: Loch & Key – “Christmas Time is Here”

If you dig, recommend checking out Loch & Key debut, Jupiter’s Guide For Submariners.

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 9

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 8

Fresh out of New York’s Purchase College, punkster quartet Wyldlife are developing a following for their near-perfect imitation of Hives/Ramones-style power punk with their new EP, The Nicotine.

The boys cut this Christmas single to try to get your attention…

MP3: Wyldlife – “Rumple Minze”

It’s not exactly da Vinci-inspired, but every holiday mix needs some punk, right?

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 8

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 7

Portland, Oregon label Hometapes culled through its family of 30+ artists to pull together a decent holiday compilation album.

Here are my fav’s…

MP3: Ormonde – “Blue Christmas”

MP3: Megafaun – “I Saw Three Ships”

MP3: Slaraffenland – “Little Drummer Boy”

Download all 11 tracks here.

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 7

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 6

Columbus, Ohio’s Way Yes recorded this tropical dub cover of 10cc’s “Dreadlock Holiday” just in time for pulling together that playlist for the trek to Great Grandma’s…

MP3: Way Yes – “Dreadlock Holiday”

Get more tracks from Dude Locker’s holiday mix here.

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 6

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 5

Dublin’s Indiecater Records just released their third festive compilation, aptly titled An Indiecater Christmas 2010.

Here’s a taste:

MP3: Boca Chica – “Not on Christmas Eve”

Tracklist:
1) Dolfish – I’m Proud Of You Joanna
2) Natalie Prass – No Better Time
3) Paisley and Charlie – Snow Blitz
4) The Very Most – Christmas In July Comes Earlier Each Year
5) Kate and After – Snow Angel
6) Boca Chica – Not On Christmas Eve
7) Alli Millstein – White White Christmas
8 ) Adam and Darcie – River
9) Standard Fare – A Flicker Of Snow
10) The Gorgeous Colours – Hurry Up Children Santa’s Coming
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Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 4

The PR folks tell me Prince Charles called The Puppini Sisters’ ’40s-style harmony and jazz “splendid.” And that got me thinking, I’m not sure Prince Charles is really an authority on good music.

But then again, maybe royalty has some kind of sixth sense about this or some kind of inbred gene that makes them super musical. By that time the track had finished downloading, and I could make up my own mind. Because we live in the U.S.A., and that’s how we roll, Brits!

MP3: The Puppini Sisters – “Santa Baby”

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 4

Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 3

Transylvanian singer/songwriter Indie Folker sent over this track from his free Christmas EP, entitled “Monsters In The Christmas Album.” Download the whole thing here:

MP3: Indie Folker – “The Eyes, The Beard, The Nose, The Stomach, The Lungs”

More eggnog n’ brandy-worthy holiday tracks . . . → Read More: Holiday MP3 Playlist: Part 3