Jettison by dirtdirt

Posted by on 2011-11-30 No comments

Jettison is an indie tune. It’s one of two tracks posted by dirtdirt to Mefi, as the band the Goddamn Handclaps.

You’re Just New by chococat

Posted by on 2011-11-29 No comments

You’re Just New has somewhat sappy lyrics and cheesy synths, but I think it’s cute.

Some Other Boy/Girl by allaboutgeorge

Posted by on 2011-11-28 No comments

Some Other Boy/Girl is folk rock, with atmospheric, heavily filtered vocals. I like the staccato bass guitar, the sound of crystal bells or chimes.

Is saying it’s “laid-back” redundant here?

Colonel Roger by chiefbluefeather

Posted by on 2011-11-25 No comments

Colonel Roger (is a Soldier from the Future) is a catchy and campy synthpop song with a science fiction story. It’s also chiefbluefeather’s first posted song!

ICU by xmutex

Posted by on 2011-11-24 No comments

ICU is ambient – it seemed nice and soothing for the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Too Much For Me by uncleozzy

Posted by on 2011-11-23 No comments

Too Much For Me is an awesome big fun rock song.

Ghost by krisken

Posted by on 2011-11-22 No comments

Ghost is a nice alternative song, with a music box and pulsing and droning guitars and synths.

This is the only song so far that krisken posted to Mefi.

Daniel Day-Lewis by ageispolis

Posted by on 2011-11-21 No comments

Daniel Day-Lewis is some upbeat electronica – there’s a catchy undertow to the bassy synths.

Misty by chrismear

Posted by on 2011-11-18 No comments

Misty is an oft-covered jazz classic. This is a lovely take on it, with a piano and an alto sax.

Edit (2012-12-05): The MP3 wasn’t attached. Fixed it, belatedly.

Jesus Loves Techno (porno version) by reklus

Posted by on 2011-11-17 No comments

Jesus Loves Techno (porno version) is a nice piece of layered techno, sampling a Ron Jeremy video. It is definitely NSFW.

Electroball by spiderwire

Posted by on 2011-11-16 No comments

Electroball is some funky electronica, with guitar & synths.

Those squealing synths later in the song remind me of jake’s “Sock Patterns.”

i xill coda i.o. brie#D4CC2 by jchgf

Posted by on 2011-11-15 No comments

Yes, that’s really its unpronounceable name: i xill coda i.o. brie#D4CC2 is soothing, minimalist, spacy, and ambient.

King Of The Road by lothar

Posted by on 2011-11-14 No comments

I love this song! King Of The Road is another punk, NSFW version of the frequently covered Roger Miller country song. This was posted by lothar as a reaction to hearing uncleozzy’s version, also featured here. In comparison, this one has more fun guitarwork and less pinched vocals.

Plexiglass Afternoon by chasing

Posted by on 2011-11-11 No comments

Plexiglass Afternoon (Laptop Battle 2007 Version) is a spacy song, sort of minimalist noodly electronica.

This is one of two tracks that chasing has posted to Mefi, and I posted both here; the other is Hydrogen Eyeliner.

I just realized: I posted the 200th song here a couple of weeks ago!

Optimistic by melissa may

Posted by on 2011-11-10 No comments

Optimistic is layered and textured “electroacoustic” – a cross between electronica and folk rock, befitting the genre-hopping melissa may and sleepy pete (and their pal Feedle). It has evocative lyrics about the loves of a lifetime in an indifferent universe. There’s an astronomy-themed video, involving the vibrant cosmos.

Minutes To Live, Seconds To Die by Brainy

Posted by on 2011-11-09 No comments

Minutes To Live, Seconds To Die is another surf rock tune from Brainy, whose only other posted track was Monday’s Five Fathoms Down. This is more straight-ahead and quick-moving, short & sweet.

It’s Been So Cold Since We Left Earth by GalaxieFiveHundred

Posted by on 2011-11-08 No comments

It’s Been So Cold Since We Left Earth is buzzing, spacy, droning, with quietly noodling synths. I like this as background.

Five Fathoms Down by Brainy

Posted by on 2011-11-07 1 comment

Five Fathoms Down is mellow surf rock – like a more contemplative Miserlou.

Brooklyn Cars by andrewraff

Posted by on 2011-11-04 No comments

Brooklyn Cars is energetic garage pop, with an organ & saxophone. Bouncy & fun!

Charm by Grangousier

Posted by on 2011-11-03 No comments

Charm is, well, jangly pop. It’s sort of timeless – it reminds me of songs from the 60’s & 90’s, a Brit Pop vibe.

It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by Metafilter Orchestra

Posted by on 2011-11-02 No comments

It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) is a cover of the classic R.E.M. song, as a collaboration involving contributions from over a dozen mefites, carefully edited by goodnewsfortheinsane.

Shoulda Been About Cupcakes by InfidelZombie

Posted by on 2011-11-01 No comments

Shoulda Been About Cupcakes is an instrumental, primarily on the droning (steel?) guitar.

Would you like vocals with that? es_de_bah contributed some.

King of the Road by uncleozzy

Posted by on 2011-10-31 1 comment

Happy Halloween! King of the Road is a lofi punk version of the frequently covered Roger Miller country song.

Show Me A Better Future by ageispolis

Posted by on 2011-10-28 1 comment

Show Me A Better Future is a bouncy techno song, with sorta breakbeat shifts in tempo.

Edit: I belatedly noticed that this is the 200th song posted here. Woot!

Camaro Husk Part 2 by framedmistake

Posted by on 2011-10-27 No comments

Camaro Husk Part 2 is an eclectic song – varying by turns, but I like the relaxing atmospheric bits. It works as soothing background for me.

If you like this, you might check out part 1, the only other song posted by framedmistake.

Tryptophantastic by sleepy pete

Posted by on 2011-10-26 No comments

Tryptophantastic (2007 edit) is a lo-fi take on a Thanksgiving family gathering. It’s distorted – loud, warm, & fuzzy.

The sky was filled with rainbows by Xelf

Posted by on 2011-10-25 No comments

The sky was filled with rainbows is a gentle, atmospheric song, primarily synth-based. It’s soothing, with a build.

2 WINTERCUTS by ageispolis

Posted by on 2011-10-24 No comments

2 WINTERCUTS is sorta two tracks, but I prefer to think of it as having a two-minute intro. 🙂 They’re instrumental except for samples – first, some constantly shifting electro, and second, some head-bobbing electronica, with smooth synths and staccato drums.

Cement floats. by nosila

Posted by on 2011-10-21 No comments

Cement floats. has ethereal female singing in front of heavy, droning, and dissonant music.

So Does Everybody Else, Only Not So Much by ORthey

Posted by on 2011-10-20 No comments

So Does Everybody Else, Only Not So Much is about an old man apologizing for repeating the same stories over and over, in an adaptation of an Ogden Nash poem.

Thanks for the Add (demo) by frenetic

Posted by on 2011-10-19 No comments

Thanks for the Add is a fun and catchy dance track, with the bass cranked, distorted and farty-sounding. This song’s around four years old, from when Myspace was the dominant social network, with around twice as many monthly users as that upstart Facebook.

Mothers by Black_Umbrella

Posted by on 2011-10-18 1 comment

Mothers is epic and ethereal, with an awesome, slow build. The song’s tagged with a few bands, which I feel like exploring.

My Dancing May Assassinate by ageispolis

Posted by on 2011-10-17 No comments

My Dancing May Assassinate is a noodly, head-bobbing, minimal, and chill piece of jazz electronica.

Faster Peach by melissa may

Posted by on 2011-10-14 No comments

Faster Peach is a sorta shoegazer, poppy song from The Harvey Girls, previously.

King of Flesh and Bone by saulgoodman

Posted by on 2011-10-13 No comments

King of Flesh and Bone is an indie rock song with introspective lyrics about the impulse to tear down. It’s from saulgoodman’s band Tangemeenie, who previously appeared here for underwater caves, a mellow atmospheric song. I like their genre-hopping – they’ll be here again.

Weighin’ me down by ORthey

Posted by on 2011-10-12 No comments

I don’t think I realized my fondness for the banjo before I started this project. Weighin’ me down exploits that weakness, with banjo plucking and some French lyrics and warmth.

(all hype) by ageispolis

Posted by on 2011-10-11 No comments

(all hype) is a slamming dance track. It’s all bass and tight loops and equalizer-fading, more than a little like Daft Punk, for example.

Jessamyn’s Song by snsranch

Posted by on 2011-10-10 No comments

Jessamyn’s Song sounds like low-key lolling (as in idling) on a porch, lounging about, accompanied by banjo and whistling.

Happy by Karlos the Jackal

Posted by on 2011-10-07 1 comment

Happy is a fun, catchy, and bouncy song, though I like the somewhat dark vein. You know, like how the Magnetic Fields are sort of happily morose, if that makes any sense.

Staring at My Spaceship by jake

Posted by on 2011-10-06 No comments

Staring at My Spaceship is a cute bossa nova chiptune.