Peaking Lights - All The Sun That Shines 

Peaking Lights - Amazing and Wonderful 

One of the best albums so far this year.  Dubby, woozey psych, touches on pastoral, touches on the same Terry Riley cuts everyone else from Sun Araw to Dolphins Into The Future seems to be listening to but the vocals aren't so evasive.  Get it, zone out.

Full Album

Death - Views 

Six Organs of Admittance - Hold But Let Go

Straight Arrows - Bad Temper

Blondes - Synthesist

Vulcans - Asibiso Jungle

Vulcans - Asibiso Jungle

The Blackfoot - The Foot Steps

More incredible Zambian rock from the 70's.  This record is has some traces of traditional zambian drumming and guitar work, but it plays like an afropop Creedence.  Straight forward, all heart, all fuzz.
Blackfoot - When I Needed You

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Stream the new Beautiful Swimmers 12" over at Rush Hour right now.  I put an insta-classic Beautiful Swimmers track on a Friday Finds way back and I've been waiting patiently for them to drop anything new.  I don't normally feel this way about most of the new dance music coming out, especially anything even resembling chillwave, but there's something special going on with D.C.'s Future Times; I can't find anything wrong with anything they've put out.  Listen especially to "Big Coast", smart, lean, reggae dipped dance is the way of the future.  Pre-orders only for now, and good luck finding this anywhere online, though if you do, please let me know.

Eric Copeland - Fun Dink Death

Here We Go Magic - Hibernation

Airto - I Don't Have To Do What I Don't Want To Do

Change Leopardon - Canvas Shoes

Julian Lynch - Just Enough

Junip - Rope and Summit

The Samps - F.X.N.C.

Aeroplane - We Can't Fly

King Kong Ding Dong - Jample

DJ Nate - Ima Dog

eighties ladies - ladies of the 80's (instrumental)

Paul White - Organ Therapy

Wet Illustrated - Born Stoked

Vermillion Sands - Would You Kindly Direct Me To Hell

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Friday Finds 16:

The Frightening Lights - Mr. Sun

twins and Luke Perry - malibu body crew

Koes Bersaudara - Poor Clown

Chuck Berry - Blues for Hawaiians

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Menopause Man

Jeff 'Jay Dog' Scott - Snake Bite

Jason Willett - Late Night Moisturizer

Tobacco - Fresh Hex (Feat. Beck)

Oh No - Melody Mix 

Dolphins Into The Future - On The High Seas 

Broken Water - Heal

Rangers - Bel Air 

Mount Carmel - Still Listening

Roll The Dice - Axee

Rickman - Hard 2 Be Me

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Hey, so Friday Finds 15 got busted up for some reason by the DMCA, so here's a couple nice ones.  One's from this krauty synth band Growing which in all likelihood will get remixed by Neon Indian in the next week.  Also this new cut "Shutterbug" off Big Boi's forthcoming.  How does he stay so fucking relevant?  Blending these Juno stabs from glofi, pitched off vocals from the cracked out crunk of Hudmo and the like, and even a guitar part that could have come straight from a surf track.  Somehow he still keeps to his roots.

Growing - Camera 84

Big Boi - Shutterbug

Katell Keineg - World of Sex

Hans Elder - Jag Sokte Efter Karlek

Wareika Hill Sounds - Coconut Head Special

**K - Phenomenon (Cage and Aviary Remix)

J.J. Cale - Ride Me High

Galaxy - Running

William Onyeabor - Fantastic Man

MF Doom and Clutchy Hopkins - Track 6

Shadows - My resistance is low

Beak> - I Know

Jai Paul - BTSTU

The Factory - Smile, Let Your Life Begin

Desperate Bicycles - Car

Ty Segall - Caesar

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Friday Finds 14:

Pill Wonder - Restless

Caribou - Sun

Art Museums - Sculpture Gardens

Nice Face - I Want Your Damage

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round

Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar

The Sticks - Messing Around

Autechre - known(1)

Gorillaz - Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach (w/ Snoop Dogg and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)

Flying Lotus - Sangria Spin Cycles

Simply Saucer - Instant Pleasure 

Here We Go Magic - Collector 

Balaclavas -Up The Newel

Terminal Twilight - Beyond Fantasy

Faust - It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl

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Here's a new mix series called Treasure Maps where I basically take a look at old records and lost classics of various kinds.  This first one is about white boy/girl R&B and funk, funky blues and soul, and some interlopers from other lands. 

The J. Geils Band -   Fancy Footwork

Soul Expedition - I'll Be Standing By

Can - I Want More 

Flash and the Pan - Waiting For A Train

Dusty Springfield - Every Ounce of Strength

Cat Stevens - Bitterblue

Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes - Mississippi Murderer

L Hollis And The Mackadoos - Monkey Time Shine

Ray & His Court - More More More

Tony Wilson - I Can't Leave It Alone

J.J. Cale - Let Me Do It To You

Frank Williams & The Rocketeers - Good Thing Pt. 1

The Clash - Police & Thieves

Nick Lowe - No Reason

The Coasters - I Must Be Dreamin

Levon Helm & RCO - The Tie That Binds

Leo Sayer - The Show Must Go On

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Scott Wells - Untitled III (Root Strata)

Speculator - Peter Says (myspace)

Protect-U - Double Rainbow (Future Times)

Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - Kala Djula (World Circuit)

Sensational Saints - How Great Thou Art (Stones Throw)

The Feeling of Love - Young Jesus (Kill Shaman)

W-H-I-T-E - Go On With The Gong (Swill Children)

Freeway & Jake One - One Thing feat. Raekwon (Rhyme Sayers)

Blockhead - Which One Of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer (Ninja Tune)

Dam Mantle - Yoghourt (Feat. Julie Augere) (myspace)

Twin Sister - All Around We Go (Shark Attack Records)

Pere Ubu - Ubu Dance Party (Cooking Vinyl)

Al Usher - Silversum (John Talabot's Wilderness Remix) (Kompakt)

Raw Thrills - For Someone (myspace)

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