Fingertips

I've generally avoided writing about music here, thinking that indulging myself about books and movies was indulgence enough, but sometimes a man just can not be silent. I discovered a wonderful music blog about six months ago, which has introduced me to probably dozens of new artist.

That blog is Fingertips, which posts once a week: every Monday, there's one post, with links to three songs available for free and legal download. I've discovered a massive amount of music I liked through Fingertips, and I think others could do the same.

So these are my top 10 favorite Fingertips songs (from bands I'd never heard of before), with links right to where I downloaded them. I think they all work now, but -- if you're reading this in the future -- they probably won't work forever:

• "All the Same Mistakes" by Mieka Pauley
• "Broken Arm" by Winterpills
• "Brotherhood of Man" by Innocence Mission
• "Cage In a Cave" by Rasputina
• "Escape City Scrapers" by Mono in VCF
• "Everyone Chooses Sides" by The Wrens
• "Every One of Us" by Goldrush
• "Faster Than Cars Drive" by Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden
• "Intelligentacticle 101" by Jesca Hoop
• "My Rights Versus Yours" by The New Pornographers
• "Nothing Burns Like Bridges" by Penny Century
• "Sinking Ships" by The Archibalds
• "Summer's Ending" by Steve Goldberg
• "Take Me to the Ballroom" by Moonbabies
• "Time Is a Lion" by Joe Henry
• "To the Dogs Or Whoever" by Josh Ritter
• "Trouble" by Over the Rhine
• "We Are Waves" by Dirk Darmstaedter
• "When I Say Go" by The 1900s
• "White Dove" by John Vanderslice

OK, that's more than ten..so I'll just leave you with one last song for the season, another one by Over the Rhine (my new favorite band, maybe) -- "Darlin' (Christmas Is Coming)". Hope you find some stuff you like through Fingertips as well.