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So I figured it was about time for another mix, this one for the lead into summer. This is just some of the stuff I’ve been listening to lately. I couldn’t put everything up since muxtape only lets you put so many songs up. So I put the highlights up there and you’ll just have to go search for the rest yourself.
*Updated, I screwed up the link at the bottom to the muxtape. Its fixed now. And for whatever reason it won’t let me put everything in the right order and I’m done trying.
1. Forbidden Love- UFO- Gotta love some mindless throbbing techno.
2. Creator-Santogold Vs. Switch And Freq Nasty- Very catchy, I promise I had a copy before it ever was used in a beer commercial.
3. How Glad I Am-The Greyboy Allstars featuring the Living Sisters- Old school groovin, how can you not like this. If you don’t you suck.
4. I Like It, I Love It- Lyrics Born
5. Rio De Janeiro- Ugly Duckling- These guys are one of my favorites. It’s just fun.
6. The Harbor is Yours- Aesop Rock- A rap about pirates?! Excellent (say it like ted)
7. Right Hand on My Heart- The Whigs- Great rock song. Great video here.
8. Knock Em Out- Lily Allen- Snuck a pop song in here. Great piano track in the background.
9. Los Angeles- Counting Crows- Sage advice from masters of the craft. Who wants Mexican?
10. Born Under a Bad Sign- Albert King- Blues is good.
11. Bad Liver and a Broken Heart-Hayes Carll- I’m not usually a country fan, but this is a great song.
12. Hideaway- The Weepies- Thank you paste sampler.
13. Scared at Night- Kathleen Edwards- This song makes me sad but its still good.
14. Time to Move On- Tom Petty- It is.
15. Postcards from Hell- The Wood Brothers- This is one of my favorite new albums. Wood of Medeski Martin and Wood and his brother.
16. Get you out Alive- Fair- Not sure, I just like it.
17. Mistaken For Strangers-The National- For some reason this bands just embodies hot summer nights to me. Its good driving music.
18. Going Back to Rehab- Sage Francis- This is fast become on of my favorite songs. Great music and imagery and lyrics.
So I made this mix back on the 4th of July but just never got around to putting it up. I’m a lazy/non- blogger. Anyways, here’s some tracks for summer listening. Stuff I’ve discovered this summer, stuff that reminds me of summers past, stuff thats just hot. All these songs are better in the car, at loud volume with your hand out the window. Even better if you can piss someone off with you music. I’m not posting mp3s cause mp3s suck arse. Send me a message if you want and I’ll send you a cd or something. Its a much more visceral experience that way. Or go buy the music yourself and support the musicians who made it in the first place. I promise there no crap in here. Unless you have bad taste.
1. Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)-James Brown-Old but definetly not busted.
2. He Can only hold her-Amy Winehouse- A little new hotness.
3. Midnight Rounders-Sean Hayes- A little jazzy, folky song. Great for getting ready to go somewhere.
4. Strange Magnificent Noise-Grand National-Great grooving, chill but not music. Roll down your windows to this and wave your hand in the air.
5.Face to face- Daft Punk- Old track I rediscovered lately. Lovely
6. Daft Punk is Playing at My House- Yeah, I went there. Great song. I miss playing house parties.
7. Surf Wax America- Weezer- This reminds me of summer. Period.
8. You Gotta Dance(With who you came with)- The Hold Steady- Great dirty rock
9. Anything you want- Spoon- I can remember this feeling.
10. Do me a Favour- Arctic Monkeys- Angry summer music. Very cathartic. Great build-up
11. The Fitted Shirt- Spoon- Again I really like this band
12. Rusty Cage- Johnny Cash- Well duh.
13. Halloweenhead- Ryan Adams- New Music. One of the best songs I’ve heard in a long time. Seriously
14. The Man- Pete Yorn- Is it wrong to put Ryan Adams and Pete Yorn back to back? I think not
15. I Hear a Symphony- Matthew Ryan- This helps to try and make some sense of the world in general.
16. All my Friends- LCD Soundsystem- Just shut up and drive. This is leg-en-dary
17. Start a War- The National- I don’t know. I just like it.
18. My Name is Jonas- Weezer. What you think I’d puss out at the end. Its a summer mix after all. Not a freaking piano recital. I remember listening to this song riding my bike to the pool many years ago. The workers are going home……
