With the music industry firmly in its yearly early winter hibernation, there isn’t much to talk about in the way of new and exciting music. Even the blogs have settled down for a long winter’s nap. Thankfully, this break in the action allows Radio Silence the opportunity to do something it hasn’t done before, and highlight some of the best individual tracks found online over the last year.

• Dondolo — “A Question of Will” (http://obscuresound.com/mp3/dondolo-aqu.mp3)

Good luck finding much information on this singer-songwriter, as it simply isn’t out there. This is frustrating, because “A Question of Will,” with its super-villain chuckles, male-female vocal interplay and danceable, processed beat, is nigh irresistible. It begs the question, who the hell is this guy, and how did he make a perfect pop song?

• Jason Holstrom — “The Thieves of Kailua” (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/43704-the-thieves-of-kailua-the-thieves-of-kailua-mp3stream)

There are few better ways to pass a blustery winter night than cranking up the titular song from Jason Holstrom’s The Thieves of Kailua and letting the gorgeous vocal harmonies and gently strummed ukuleles transport you to an idyllic island luau.

• Skeletons and the Kings of all Cities — “What They Said” (http://hypem.com/track/453751)

Despite their awkward name, Skeletons and the Kings of all Cities construct a particularly confident jam in “What They Said.” The song rides a simple percussion-and-handclaps beat for its first half before exploding into a shimmering, psychedelic chant that sucks listeners in further with every cycle.

• Peter Bjorn and John featuring Spec Boogie — “Amsterdam (Loosie Remix)” (http://www.zshare.net/audio/01-amsterdam-loosie-remix-mp3.html)

Swedes Peter Bjorn and John were the undisputed blog kings of 2006 thanks to their unforgettable whistling, and they continued to pop up everywhere in 2007, often in the form of another awful “Young Folks” remix. Here, someone apparently listened to one of the other songs on 2006’s Writer’s Block and figured that laid-back gem “Amsterdam” would get even better if it was book-ended with some laid-back rapping. Turns out, it did.

• Bodies of Water — “These are the Eyes” (http://www.paperthinwalls.com/file/singlereview/original/843.mp3)

“These are the Eyes” is tailor-made for people who think the Polyphonic Spree is a bit too restrained and never sounds big enough. Not that it’s a huge genre, but choir-like power-pop doesn’t get any more jubilant and entertaining than this.

• Chromatics — “In the City” (http://gvsbchris.com/02%20in%20the%20city.mp3)

Chromatics’s “In the City” lies on the complete other end of the spectrum, stalking through seven minutes of icy dance-pop in a truly paranoid fashion. It’s actually somewhat unnerving to listen to, but this meticulous example of mood building is well worth a click.

• Glass Candy — “Beatific” (http://discodust.kalorie.org/Glass%20Candy%20-%20Beatific.mp3)

One of the labels to make a big splash in 2007 was Italians Do It Better, which did wonders to bring disco into the 2000s. Glass Candy’s “Beatific” is just one of the many songs from the label (along with the aforementioned Chromatics cut) that melds the sounds of a ’70s dance floor with modern electronic production trickery.

• The Owls – “Peppermint Patty” (http://magicmarkerrecords.com/mp3/04%20Peppermint%20Patty.mp3)

Whether or not this song is actually about the Peanuts character, The Owls have constructed a divine folk-pop ditty that succeeds in making listeners feel peaceful, optimistic, nostalgic and forlorn simultaneously.

• White Denim – “Mess your Hair Up” http://covertcuriosity.biz/Mess_White_Denim.mp3

Mixing a garage-rock sound with a noise-rock esthetic, White Denim caught a lot of bloggers off guard in 2007. Their sound can oscillate between bluesy riffing à la The White Stripes to Black Dice-like white noise on a dime. “Mess your Hair Up” illustrates just how wild and invigorating their sonic restlessness can be.