Malkmus, Thermals, Menomena on Portland Comp

A $7 local music comp is probably the last place you'd expect to hear a new track from Stephen Malkmus, but apparently the ex-Pavement front-man has much love for his adopted hometown of Portland, Oregon. Portland's non-profit PDX Pop Now! organization will release the two-disc PDX Pop Now! 2006 on July 11. It's a 40-track collection of music from area artists, including renowned performers like Malkmus as well as lesser-known acts looking for exposure.

Other locals contributing unreleased material include the Thermals, Menomena, Viva Voce, Vursatyl (of Lifesavas), and Talkdemonic, while Colin Meloy of the Decemberists, the Joggers, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Mirah, the Blow, and others offer previously released songs.

Funds raised from sales of PDX Pop Now! 2006 go towards producing the Third Annual PDX Pop Now! Music Festival on July 28-30 at Loveland in Portland. The lineup for the free, all-ages event is still being nailed down, but there will be a free kickoff-show on July 19 in front of Portland's City Hall, featuring a performance by Quasi.

The tracklist for the compilation is after the jump, and check out the exclusive mp3 of the Thermals track "Product Placement" below.

Disc One:

01 Blitzen Trapper - "On a Dime"
02 The Thermals - "Product Placement"
03 Sweater! - "Kill It Now"
04 Siren's Echo - "And All My"
05 Stephen Malkmus - "METS to Infinity"
06 The Joggers - "We've Been Talked Down"
07 Toothfairy - "Camp Hormones"
08 Menomena - "Shirt"
09 Mirah w/ Marisa Anderson - "NOLA"
10 Treva Jackson - "Drive"
11 Leviethan - "This Town That Town"
12 Talkdemonic - "Ending the Orange Glow"
13 Vursatyl (of Lifesavas) - "Mr. Gusto"
14 The Planet The - "Dreams of Your Co-Workers"
15 Tea for Julie - "Pollyanna"
16 Tara Jane O'Neil - "Bluelight Room"
17 The Shaky Hands - "The Sleepless"
18 LKN - "Circumstance"
19 Paint and Copter - "Manzier"
20 Horse Feathers - "Finch on Saturday"
21 Nice Nice - "Down, Down, Down Pt. 1"

Disc Two:

01 Rocketship - "Our New Track"
02 Blue Skies for Black Hearts - "Here Comes the Rain"
03 Junior Private Detective - "Aftermath"
04 The Kingdom - "Higher"
05 Hello Damascus - "Randy"
06 Laura Gibson - "Hands in Pockets"
07 Colin Meloy - "Barbara Allen"
08 Electric iLL - "Nurban Gowns"
09 Viva Voce - "From the Devil Himself"
10 Ms. Su'ad - "Sweat the Design"
11 The Blow - "Babay (Eat a Critter, Feel its Wrath)"
12 Copy - "Closet Face"
13 Chevron - "Cylvia Poggioli"
14 Small Sails - "Aftershocks + Afterthoughts"
15 We Quit - "We Looked Around"
16 Jackie-O Motherfucker - "Hey! Mr. Sky"
17 Cool Nutz - "More Than Music"
18 Swimmers - "Hot Pocket"
19 March Fourth Marching Band - "Space Hole"