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On a day where our American cousins decide on the future of the World at large, or so it seems, we’re your light refreshment. This months Mixtape, cunningly entitled Remember Remember, sees us go a little more left-field than usual. These are some of the greatest new bands we’ve heard in the last month, with a smattering of established favourites (The Wave Pictures), hotly anticipated comebacks (Wilderness) and a new project from an old friend (School of Seven Bells).

So, wrap up warm, it’s cold out there - sit back with a mug of something hot, forget about the disaster of the outside World, and just listen to what we’ve put together.

Remember, Remember

1. Wilderness - Strand The Test Of Time [download mp3]
2. The Pack A.D. - Making Gestures [download mp3]
3. Frightened Rabbit - Old Old Fashioned (Live) [download mp3]
4. The Wave Pictures - Long Island [download mp3]
5. Sarah Siskind - Lovin’s For Fools [download mp3]
6. Women - Black Rice [download mp3]
7. School Of Seven Bells - Connjur [download mp3]
8. Over The Wall - A Grand Defeat [download mp3]
9. Jay Reatard - See/Saw [download mp3]
10. Slag Rabbit - The Summer Sun [download mp3]
11. Ace Bushy Striptease - Panda Love Unit [download mp3]
12. Popular Workshop - Villains Who Twirl Their Moustaches Are Easy To Spot [download mp3]

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I listened to a lot of music at Airwaves, in some pretty extraordinary circumstances.

In a hired 4×4, cruising around a volcano on a flat lava plain, surrounded by sea and sky… driving over a long land bridge or through a seemingly endless tunnel… waking up in Reykjavik 101 with huge, rolling snow-capped cliffs at the bottom of the street… playing records in Kaffibarrinn, my new favourite bar in the world… or listening to my iPod while strolling down Laugavegur, my head buzzing with excitement and optimism.

This mix is made in response to all of that happy overload of stimuli and circumstance. It’s sprinkled with field recordings from Reykjavik and the Snæfellsjökull volcano - church bells ringing, the tide on the black sand beach, skimmed stones skittering over a frozen lagoon, and a harmony sung in the Songhellir singing cave all feature here too.

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Look out for an in depth review of this years Airwaves Festival coming to TLOBF this weekend.

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Welcome to our brand new monthly feature: ART OF NOISE. It’s a simple concept. We ask bands we love to make us a mixtape and tell us exactly why they picked each track. Thus, you get some free kick ass music AND find out more about some of your favourite artists taste. Everyone literally, is a winner.

Kicking things off this week are the self proclaimed ‘Noise Band From Bletchley’; Action Beat. Freshly signed to Southern Records imprint Truth Cult Records, these guys seriously know how to make a big, loud fucking racket. And we love them. To describe what they sound like is a fairly difficult task so I’ll just refer to their myspace page: “Raping de-tuned guitars. Abusing old drum kits. Molesting golden Basses. Dean Gaffney.” Nice.

Heres Don McLean from the band to guide you through his twelve choices. Download link is at the bottom of the post… Remember to look out next month for a mixtape from FatCat Records’ newest signing..The magnificent Gregory & The Hawk. Enjoy. Continue Reading

Thirteen may be unlucky for some, but not for us this month as we bring you the best new music we could get our greasy mitts on. And it’s a great mix as well. From the Can-tastic rhythms of Fujiya & Miyagi to the rock ‘n roll of The Dudes, we’re also featuring some of the most promising new acts around, including New York’s Crystal Antlers, Cambridge’s Victoria & Jacob and Brighton’s The Leisure Society. We honestly think this is our best Mixtape yet… Click, download and enjoy.

Electronic Surgical Words

1. The Dudes - Fist [download mp3]
2. The Standard - Hotel [download mp3]
3. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue [download mp3]
4. Dungen - Sätt Att Se [download mp3]
5. Fujiya & Miyagi - Dishwasher [download mp3]
6. Victoria and Jacob - Clash [download mp3]
7. Shoreline - Daybreak [download mp3]
8. Micah P Hinson - Tell Me It Aint So [download mp3]
9. Crystal Antlers - A Thousand Eyes [download mp3]
10. The Leisure Society - We Were Wasted [TLOBF Exclusive] [download mp3]
11. The Spinto Band - Pumpkins and Paisley [download mp3]
12. The Miserable Rich - The Knife Thrower’s Hand [download mp3]
13. High Places - From Stardust To Sentience [download mp3]

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Hungry for more? Delve into the mixtape archive HERE.

Well, the nights are drawing in, the mornings are getting colder, it can only mean one thing; Autumn is just around the corner. But, with that depressing thought starting to circulate (though Autumn is one of MY favourite seasons) we’ve got something to take your mind right off it. This months Mixtape features a whole array of great talent, from the quasi-anti-folk of Polly Scattergood to the return of a TLOBF Fav, Of Montreal. Can we also recommend, even if you don’t download anything else, the rather fantastic Woodpigeon track, who rule.

Also, on an unrelated note, our Mixtapes are getting some attention outside the blogosphere. We were featured last week in the London Metro as a site to download free music. The word is spreading!

September, and the Tragic End of Summer Like So Much Lost Love

1. Frida Hyvönen - Enemy Within [download mp3]
2. Blitzen Trapper - Furr [download mp3]
3. Dianogah - A Breaks B [download mp3]
4. Of Montreal - Id Engager [download mp3]
5. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead [download mp3]
6. Walter Jones - The Odyssey Sound (Mogg & Naudascher Edit) [download mp3]
7. Polly Scattergood - Nitrogen Pink [download mp3]
8. Left With Pictures - Super-8 [download mp3]
9. Marnie Stern - Transformer [download mp3]
10. Woodpigeon - Home As A Romanticized Concept Where Everyone Loves You Always And Forever [download mp3]
11. Benjamin Blower - Holy Smoke [download mp3]
12. Fireworks Night - You, Holding [download mp3]
13. Los Campesinos! - How I Taught Myself To Scream [download mp3]

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Hungry for more? Delve into the mixtape archive HERE.

The summer is finally here. What better way to spend your holidays, wherever you may be going, than downloading our latest mixtape to soundtrack that trip. And, as a special offer to you, we’ve offered up some of the freshest and best new music we could get our grubby little mitts on. So there’s the latest tracks from established bands like Calexico and Mercury Rev intermingled with the best new acts around, including Gregory and the Hawk, Air France and Abe Vigoda - all superb new bands who you’ll be hearing a lot about on TLOBF in the coming months.

So download, enjoy and don’t forget to wear sunscreen.

FRESH MEAT (AUGUST 2008 PLAYLIST)

1. Gregory and The Hawk - Grey Weather [download mp3]
2. Calexico - Two Silver Trees [download mp3]
3. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Buriedfed [download mp3]
4. Mercury Rev - Senses On Fire [download mp3]
5. Land Of Talk - Magnetic Hill (acoustic) [download mp3]
6. The Donkeys - Walk Through A Cloud [download mp3]
7. Conor Oberst - Danny Callahan [download mp3]
8. Parts & Labor - Now Heres Nigh [download mp3]
9. Air France - Collapsing At Your Door [download mp3]
10. Abe Vigoda - Dead City / Waste Wilderness [download mp3]

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Hungry for more? Delve into the mixtape archive HERE.

Welcome to the next installment of our Monthly Mixtape. We’ve got some great stuff this month and the highlights are too numerous to mention, but it features tracks that TLOBF Offices have been buzzing to. Namely Fleet Foxes (of course), White Denim, James Blackshaw and the latest recruits to Bella Union, The Acorn.

So download, hook it up to your mp3 player of choice, find some sunshine and a beer, and enjoy this one on us.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON (JULY 2008 PLAYLIST)

1. The Acorn - Crooked Legs
2. Fleet Foxes - He Doesn’t Know Why
3. Throw Me The Statue - If This Is It (Huey Lewis cover)
4. White Denim - Mess Your Hair Up
5. Constantines - Hard Feelings
6. J. Tillman - When I Light Your Darkened Door
7. James Blackshaw - Infinite Circle
8. Bowerbirds - In Our Talons
9. Damien Jurado - Gillian Was A Horse
10. The Young Republic - Comes A Time [Live] (Neil young cover)
11. Silver Mt. Zion - Black Water Blowed
12. Plants & Animals - Bye Bye Bye

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Hungry for more? Delve into the mixtape archive HERE.

Special thanks to Deny Bon for the wonderful photograph used in the artwork. Click here to view his collection of images.

To coincide with Monday’s rather wonderful (and free) 12 track June playlist Laundromat we are thrilled to be able to offer you, dear reader, something a little more of the alternative and experimental nature. The fine folks at Southern Records have allowed us to make a compilation of some of their current acts to offer out completely free. Featuring 7 genre-spanning tracks from the likes of Chrome Hoof, The Owl Service, Bellafea, Racebannon and Asva the mix gives a wonderful insight into the wonderful and innovative London based label. Hopefully you’ll find something you love inside.

TLOBF’s Southern Records Summer Treats

1. Chrome Hoof - Pronoid
2. Racebannon - Sister Fucker
3. Bellafea - Depart (I Never Knew You)
4. Dianogah - A Breaks B
5. Mothlite - The One In Water
6. The Owl Service - A Child Ballad no.49 (or The Rolling of The Stones)
7. Asva - A Trap For Judges

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Welcome to our mixtape for the month of June, titled Laundromat (no particualar reason), it’s a mega bonanza of some truly amazing artists; something for everyone we think you’ll agree. We have tracks from highly anticipated albums by Broken Social Scener Brendan Canning, Bodies Of Water and CSS. A healthy dollop of Americana in the shape of Wye Oak and Silver Jews.  If breezy Beach Boys apeing harmonies are your thang then The Explorers Club will no doubt fill a huge void. Some afrobeat thrown in for good measure in the shape of Ashanti Afrika Jah. Plus new talent in the shape of It Hugs Back and The Last Dinosaur; two brand new acts we are really rather excited about. Enjoy it folks and relax, it’s 100% legal.

LAUNDROMAT (JUNE 2008 PLAYLIST)

1. Brendan Canning - Hit The Wall
2. Bodies Of Water - Under The Pines
3. Wye Oak - Warning
4. The Explorers Club - Do You Love Me?
5. Ashanti Afrika Jah - Onyame
6. The Last Dinosaur - Home
7. The War On Drugs - Taking The Farm
8. It Hugs Back - Early Evening
9. Ponytail - Celebrate The Body Electric (It Came From An Angel)
10. CSS - Rat Is Dead
11. Silver Jews - Strange Victory, Strange Defeat
12. Dark Meat - Freedom Ritual

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Hungry for more? Delve into the mixtape archive HERE.

*This compilation is 100% legal. A selection of the tracks are already freely available elsewhere on the internets. Any exclusive tracks present have been sent directly from an official representative of the band.*

As May comes into focus, we’ve collected some of the finest new bands around to take part in the latest installment of our monthly playlist. We’ve got the subtle pleasures of Lykke Li competing with the literary pop of the Wave Pictures topped off with the Armageddon noise mongering of Keyboard Choir. A little something for everyone I think you’ll find…

SPRING LOADED (TLOBF May 2008 Playlist)

1. The Futureheads - Broke Up The Time
2. Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance
3. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
4. Frightened Rabbit - Set You Free (N-Trance cover)
5. The Wave Pictures - We Dress Up Like Snowmen
6. No Age - Eraser
7. Fleet Foxes - Winter White Hymnal
8. Keyboard Choir - Bugs
9. The Dodos - Ashley
10. Flight Of The Conchords - Ladies Of The World

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You’ve probably already guessed by now but we, at TLOBF love new music. A lot. That familiar feeling of sheer joy when you stumble across a brilliant new band? The tingles in your stomach, the need to tell everyone who’ll listen about them? That’s what drives us and is the very reason that this site exists. Which is why, we’re thrilled to be hosting this exclusive FREE mix by the fine, fine people at Something In Construction records. They know a thing about new music too, you know. The nineteen tracks contained on ‘Building With Strings’ all present something new, fresh and very exciting. Allow SiC head honcho David Laurie to take your hand and guide you through the mix.

Established in 2005, Something In Construction has released all kinds of music from the UK, US, Sweden and Australia. Folk to disco, rock to hip hop. Depends what moves us on the day, we don’t have a plan, we don’t have a type. We know what we are doing and we are goddamn proud of all our bands.

We like surprises. Mainly we like pop music. LCD Soundsystem, Duran Duran, Operator Please, Black Angels, Subtle, Husker Du, Emmy The Great. They’re all pop music to us.

We like surprises and we like songs. We like things that are beautiful and strange. We might like you. To be fair to you, if you are reading this here, then we will probably have something to talk about. Write to us, buy us a beer, tell us something. We like hearing from people. People are fun. Mental but fun. We also really like Chinese food. Don’t you? We like to just order lots of starters. Really though. You hungry?

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Looking forward is as good, if not better, than looking back. This months veritable delight of aural pleasure not only gives you the top tracks from the month that’s behind us, but some choice picks of the best tracks to come!! Don’t say we don’t give you anything… Enjoy our late-for-Easter playlist.

Look out next week for an exclusive label sampler from the fine people at Something In Construction records, only available at TLOBF.

End Of Radio: TLOBF March/April 2008 Playlist
1. Mystery Jets - Veiled In Grey [download]
2. Ladyhawk - I Don’t Always Know What You’re Saying [download]
3. Neon Neon - Racquel [download]
4. John & Jehn - 20L07 [download]
5. Peter Moren - Social Competence [download]
6. The Sound Of Arrows - Danger! [download]
7. MIT - Park [download]
8. The Accidental - Illuminated Red [download]
9. Destroyer - Dark Leaves Form a Thread [download]
10. The Sword - Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians [download]

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February… one of the shortest months and yet, in 2008 at least, it’s been one of the most interesting. We’ve had a right ol’ mix of sounds grace the TLOBF stereo recently and we’ve picked the very best to share with you. From new material from one of our favourite new acts, Frightened Rabbit, through the perfectly formed Americana of The Acorn to the spaced out wonder of Fuck Buttons. If there’s anything we’ve missed, let us know!

End Of Radio: TLOBF February 2008 Playlist
1. Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper [download]
2. The Whigs - Right Hand On My Heart [download]
3. Throw Me The Statue - About To Walk [download]
4. Beach House - Gila [download]
5. The Acorn - Flood Pt. 1 [download]
6. Bon Iver - Skinny Love [download]
7. Fanfarlo - Sand & Ice [download]
8. Blackstrap - Winning Speech [download]
9. Fuck Buttons - Bright Tomorrow [download]
10. Los Campesinos! - Death To Los Campesinos! [download]
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Welcome to our new monthly mix tape. Everyone likes mix tapes; they’re good for the soul. What we’re endeavoring to do here is to shrink wrap ten of our favourite tracks from the passing month into one easily digestible mix for your aural pleasure.

Feel free to comment on our selections, either in the positive or negative, below and maybe suggest some tracks that we’ve missed. Come back next month to witness the next marvellous mix (which will feature some Beach House and The Duke Spirit if those pesky record labels allow us….).

End Of Radio: The Line of Best Fit January 2008 Playlist [download]
1. British Sea Power - Atom
2. Black Mountain - Tyrants
3. Sleepless Nights - Got Caught
4. Kaki King - 2 O’Clock
5. Jens Lekman - I’m Leaving You Because I Don’t Love You (Spoolwork Remix)
6. The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
7. Christian Silva - Break From The Past
8. The Heliocentrics - Sirius B
9. Spitzer - Avida Dollars
10. The Crystal Cat - Dan Deacon Continue Reading

We’re approaching the end of the year surprisingly quickly now, so to help kick off our Class of 2007 celebrations here’s our year end playlist. These aren’t necessarily from our favourite albums of the year, but they’re the tracks Rich Hughes and Rich Thane have been playing since the inception of TLOBF at the beginning of the year. We hope you enjoy them!

End Of Radio: The Line of Best Fit 2007 Playlist [download]
1. Exposions in the Sky -”The Birth and the Death of Day”
2. The Duke Spirit - “Lassoo”
3. The Hold Steady - “You Can Make Him Love You”
4. The Hours - “Ali In The Jungle”
5. Art Brut - “Direct Hit”
6. Jens Lekman - “A Postcard To Nina”
7. Caribou - “Niobe”
8. Land of Talk - “Speak To Me Bones”
9. Sigur Ros - “Hljomalind”
10. Los Campesinos! - “You! Me! Dancing!”
11. Battles - “Atlas”
12. Shellac - “The End of Radio”
13. Spoon - “Don’t Make Me A Target”
14. Noah & The Whale - “5 Years Time”
15. Feist - “1, 2, 3, 4″
16. Loney, Dear - “I Am John”
17. Stephanie Dosen - “This Joy”
18. Arctic Monkeys - “505″ Continue Reading