The Mint Chicks - Don't Sell Your Brain Out, Baby

Video number three from 2009 "screens" with some beach boys love.

Matt and Kim - "LESSONS LEARNED"

One of the most creative and daring videos of the year, the songs not bad either.

Matt and Kim - "LESSONS LEARNED" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) from FVMMO FILMS on Vimeo.

Wiley ft. Chew Fu - Take That

ZEBRA & SNAKE - "THE COLOURS"

Plenty poppy and bouncy for a lazy sunday.

ZEBRA & SNAKE - "THE COLOURS" (radio edit) from jonas verwijnen on Vimeo.

Imaad Wasif - Fangs!

Canaidien Imaad Wasif has played in the Yeah yeah yeahs and The New Folk Implosion among others this is a track off his third solo album for Tee pee records, The Voidist.

Imaad Wasif - Fangs from Adam Harding on Vimeo.

Loney Dear - I Was Only Going Out

I am really starting to dig this.

White Denim - 'I Start To Run'

There is a new video out there but i prefer this twisted rockin version.

califone - funeral singers

califone - funeral singers from Califone on Vimeo.

Polvo - Right the Relation

The biggest surprise this year for me was a new Polvo release In Prism.There 1996 album Exploded Drawing was one one my favourites of the 90's.I thought they had disappeared never to return.

Ringo Deathstarr - Some Kind Of Sad

Its a shoegaze kinda day with Austin Texas, Ringo Deathstarr.

Ringo Deathstarr Some Kind Of Sad from elliottfrazier on Vimeo.

skywave - don't say slow

From the Synthstatic album, whose members went on to form "Ceremony" and some other band "A Place to Bury Strangers".

GENERAL ELEKTRIKS - "Take Back The Instant"

Fever Ray - Keep the Streets Empty

Haunting and hypnotic the impressive singles and equally impressive video's continue from Fever Rays self titled debut.

Dimmer - Comfortable

This one is a definite slow burner, the third single from this years "Degrees of Existence".


Comfortable

Dimmer | MySpace Music Videos

Roll Deep - Heat Up

Roll Deep - Heat Up
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Toy Love - Squeeze

New Zealand great Chris Knox (The Enemy, Toy Love, Tall Dwarf's,The Nothing) unfortunately suffered a stroke earlier this year.
A tribute/benefit album soberly titled "Stroke" was released in New Zealand today featuring 25 tracks with artists including Jay Reatard,Bill Callaghan,The Bats,The Chills,The Mountain Goats and many more it will be released in the states Feb 2010 on merge. If you have never heard any of Chris work do yourself a favor and pick some of his stuff up and give it a listen it wont disappoint. The mp3 album can be downloaded right now from Lala or Itunes.

Electric Wire Hustle - Perception

'Perception' Electric Wire Hustle from Electric Wire Hustle on Vimeo.

SORA SHIMA - Hovercraft

Hovercraft comes from Sora Shima's 2007 debut ep now available free on the interweb. spinetingler

Patrick Wolf - Damaris

The third single from Patrick Wolf's 2009 album The Bachelor.

k-OS - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman

Easily the best song title of 2009.

Lise Westzynthius - Childlike Curves

If Danish singer Lise Westzynthius track was released this year not 2007 , then it might even take the craziest video of the year away from Major Lazer's "Pon De Floor" maybe.

The Big Pink - Velvet

London's The big pink with this soaring gorgeous single, it is going to be one of my favourite tracks of 2009 when it comes down to it. There debut album A Brief History of Love was released in september on 4AD.

Fan Death - Reunited

Great catchy track from Vancouver's Fan Death , love the video with all the cameos(sic).

The Warlocks - Red Camera

This track just blew me away.

Dizzee Rascal - Holiday

I just can't stop playing this album, i drive around blasting it all day.

Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - The Blast

Classic, Classic, thats all i got to say.

Cold Cave - Love Comes Close

Matador records have just rereleased Love Comes Close the debut album of Cold cave.

Ddub - 'Making My Way Home'

Not paying much attention to Ddub was my loss due to one song i did'nt dig. But thats all changed now with there 2008 album Medicine Man which i have just discovered and you should too.

Bear In Heaven - Werewolf

Bear In Heaven's new album Beast Rest Forth Mouth was added to best new music in Pitchfork today.Do they deserve this, hell yeah more than a fair percentage that are bestowed this honour. This track comes from there 2007 album Red Bloom of the Boom.

Bear In Heaven - Werewolf from Hometapes on Vimeo.

Hikoikoi - 'Blood in the Sand'

Hikoikoi released there self titled debut earlier this year, they are based out of Petone New Zealand.

Crystal Antlers - "Andrew"

After almost 30 years Touch and Go are still releasing amazing albums.

Boris - HMA

The best thing is its not even Boris in the video.

Kong - Leather Penny

Its hard to believe that two members of oceansize are in this band.

Kong - Leather Penny from Roach Productions on Vimeo.

High Places - I Was Born

High Places - I Was Born from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Antony and The Johnsons - "Crazy In Love"

The amazing extraordinary Antony and The Johnsons.

Kanye West & Spike Jonze: We Were Once A Fairytale

All i can say is what the fuck, but you have got to love Spike Jonze.

WE WERE ONCE A FAIRYTALE BY SPIKE JONZE & KANYE WEST
Uploaded by teleTOC. - Full seasons and entire episodes online.

Minny Pops - Dolphin's Spurt

From the 1979 album Drastic Measure, Drastic Movement.

The Horrors - Whole New Way

One of my favourites for 09.