It’s a little passed the halfway point of the year and since I will not be posting again until next Tuesday or Wednesday, (heading to LA for a little vacation) I thought this might be a cool post to leave you with. In no particular order, favorites thus far:

Micachu and the Shapes – Jewellery
{MP3} “Golden Phone” | Buy it

Stegosaurus Trap – Miniature Maze
{MP3} “Rue Trails” | FREE album download

Sun Airway – Oh, Naoko EP
{MP3} “Oh, Naoko” | FREE EP download

Various Artists – Not Given Lightly – A Tribute To the Giant Golden Book Of New Zealand`s Alternative Music Scene
{Stream} Various Songs | Buy it

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
{Video} “My Girls” | Buy it

Metric – Fantasies
{MP3} “Help, I’m Alive” | Buy it

Woods – Songs of Shame
{MP3} “To Clean” | Buy it

Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
{Video} “Daniel” | Buy it

Bishop Allen – Grrr…
{MP3} “The Ancient Commonsense of Things” | Buy it

Bibio – Ambivalence Avenue
{Stream} Various Songs | Buy it