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The Late Night Sounds March Mix is alive and kicking...
I've inserted links to bands' sites and Mp3's (if I could find 'em)...give it a listen or checkout the artists on your own...

"Late Night Sounds March Mix"

Tracklisting:

1. Gotye - "Learnalilgivinandlovin" (Mp3 courtesy of Comfort Music)
This Australian artist is due to release his second album in January 2006. This song's got a rich Motown vibe, you can download more tracks from his MySpace.

2. Colder - "Wrong Baby"
This song is from Colder's (aka Marc Nguyen Tan) 2005 S/T album, which is full of new wave and electro pop...stream this track and a couple others from his Official Site or hear more from this fansite MySpace.

3. Happy End - "Kakurenbo" (Hide and Seek) (Get the Mp3 from this Happy End fansite MySpace)
You may remember this '70s band from their song ("Kaze Wo Atsumate") featured on the Lost in Translation Soundtrack. Here's their bio, in a nutshell...In 1970 the Japanese quartet, Happy End, began making rock music in Japanese at a time when most Japanese rock musicians sung in English. Influenced by Buffalo Springfield, the band began to interpret the music of the west coast rock, while singing the songs in Japanese. The band released their first self-titled album in 1970, their second album "Kaze Machi Roman" is hailed by fans and critics as a masterpiece of Japanese rock. By 1972 Happy End had called it quits. I found a link to this fansite MySpace, where you can download this song and a few others.

4. Owen - "I Woke Up Today"
You may recognize Chicago's Mike Kinsella from the handful of bands he's played with, including: Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, The One Up Downstairs, American Football, Owls, Maritime, or Aloha. Owen is his solo project, this track is taken from the Polyvinyl Summer/Fall 2005 Compilation.

5. Pilotdrift - "Passenger Seat"
I don't know much about this band, beyond the fact that they opened for Supergrass the last time they were in my town and that this song is incredibly infectious. Radiohead fans might dig this. For kicks, head over to their Official Site and figure out how to navigate your way around. Hear more songs from their MySpace.

6. The Research - "I Love You But..." (Get the Mp3 Courtesy of Marathon Packs
The research make happy-go-lucky, Casio-friendly, elegantly crafted pop songs, don't belive me? Hear more from their MySpace.

7. Ciaran Flynn - "Stay the Night" (Get the Mp3 from Ciaran Flynn's MySpace)
Ciaran Flynn is a singer-songwriter from Dublin, Ireland and I don't know much else about him beyond the fact that I like this song alot.

8. Joselo - "Muerete" (Get the Mp3 from Joselo's MySpace)
You may know Joselo as a member of the world famous band Cafe Tacuba. This track is from his debut solo album Oso and it will linger in your head long after it's over.

9. Viva L'American Death Ray Music - "Push and Pull"
This is really great garage rock tune from a band that I believe is no longer together. You can hear snippets from eMusic or hear a track from this MySpace.