Happy 4th everyone- well, American readers. After vacation time last week, and a long weekend this week, I am getting used to being a lazy stay-at-home bum. I’m looking forward to some sun, fireworks and the Buckhead Beach Party this weekend. Hope you all are having a great time wherever you are.
Last week marked the halfway point of the year, and as I’m being lazy, I decided to go ahead and compile my favorites from mixtapes so far. So, starting today, I’ll post one part of the mix a day through Sunday. All three parts will stay available through the end of the day Monday, but will come down quickly after that. Enjoy.
Tracklisting:
302 – The Constellations – December
302 – Holly Conlan – OK
303 – Butcher Boy – Carve a pattern
304 – Angel Taylor – Like You Do
304 – M Ward – Never Had Nobody
305 – Jason Isbell – Seven-Mile Island
306 – Asa – Jailer
306 – Gavin Thorpe – Stone’s Throw
306 – Gomez – Airstream Driver
306 – Manchester Orchestra – I’ve Got Friends
306 – Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance
307 – The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song
308 – Matt Hires – Honey, Let Me Sing You A Song
308 – The Felice Brothers – Frankie’s Gun
309 – Mat Kearney – Closer to Love
309 – Micah Dalton – Down, Down, Put it Down
309 – The Decemberists – Hazards of Love 1
309 – The Takeover UK – Ah La La
309 – Tinted Windows – Kind of a Girl
310 – Coconut Records – Microphone
310 – Matt & Kim – Daylight
311 – Pilot Speed – Put The Phone Down
312 – Frightened Rabbit – My Backwards Walk
312 – We Were Promised Jetpacks – Ships With Holes Will Sink
313 – Gomez – Little Pieces
314 – Eels – Fresh Blood
314 – Kasabian – Vlad The Impaler
314 – White Rabbits – Percussion Gun
315 – Alice Peacock – Forgiveness
315 – Matt & Kim – Good Ol’ Fashion Rump Shaker (Beastie Boys vs Matt & Kim)
316 – Better Than Ezra – Absolutely Still
316 – Jet – KIA
316 – Lucy Schwartz – I Don’t Know A Thing
317 – Floating Action – 50 Lashes
318 – Besides Daniel – The Field
319 – Matthew Mayfield – First In Line
319 – Wesley Jensen – Building Houses
320 – Ben Harper And Relentless7 – Shimmer And Shine
320 – Boy Eats Drum Machine – The Crack In the Sea
321 – Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
322 – Dave Matthews Band – Why I Am
323 – Hockey – Song Away
324 – Ben Sollee – How To See The Sun Rise
324 – Discovery – Orange Shirt
325 – Allie Moss – Corner
Download it here while you can!
This week’s image comes from James Marvin Phelps.

Whew, it’s been a hot week. Rollin’ with the top down isn’t quiet so awesome when it’s 95+ degrees outside- not that it stops me from puttin’ the top down anyway. I’ve been taking a few days off here to soak in some of that hot Atlanta sun by the pool with an old friend. We’ve already blown through half of 2009, and it hardly seems like it. Next week, look for the “Best Of The First Half Of 2009 Squirrelfood Friday Mixtape”. I’ll come up with a better title by then.