Friday Mixtape Volume 38
jamie on September 22nd, 2006
This week's mixtape is full of singer-songwriters and indie rockers, but lacks any hip-hop or rap. Just one of those weeks I guess, but nothing I listened to in those genres really caught my attention, which is a real shame, because I like have at least a couple really great beats to listen to in the car (yes, I actually listen to my own mixtapes every week- that's why I do this shit). But the tracks on this thirty-eighth mix of the year are pretty superb, IMHO. Superb. Keep it up Lucas…
I'm definitely diggin' Matt Wertz' new album, Everything In Between, and Carolina is a superb example of how good it is. Natalie Cole dropped a new album this week, with a number of covers on it. Among them was this great, funky version of Fiona Apple's Criminal. Superb. The orchestral intro to The Past Presents The Future is… superb. Typical is atypical MuteMath, and pretty much the singular possibility of a single from their latest self-titled album. *sixeyes is a superb blog, and turned me on to Yeti this week. The Awkward Stage thinks the Morons Are Winning, and I think morons are superb. Grandaddy and the Brindley Brothers both want to get high- well elevated, or just rise above the crap. Goldenboy has a motorbike, just like Lucas and a voice like Morrissey. Damien Rice's new single is just plain superb. Bedouin Soundlcash's last single, When The Night Feels My Song, has re-entered the UK charts, but is nowhere to be seen heard in the US. UK listeners are superb, and this mixtape is superb. Have a superb weekend.
The cover photo comes from Flickr.com user iboy_daniel. iboy_daniel's photos are gritty and angular, yet still filled with vibrant colors. In this shot, titled footwork, I especially love the balance of colors and textures: yellow concrete, black canvas, blue denim, and white rubber and laces. There are lots of other great images on iboy_daniel's flickr site- check out fallen arches.
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Tracklisting:
Matt Wertz - Carolina
Natalie Cole - Criminal
Her Space Holiday - The Past Presents The Future
MuteMath - Typical
Yeti - Flesh And Bone
Awkward Stage - The Morons are Winning
Grandaddy - Elevate Myself
Brindley Brothers - Rise Above
Goldenboy - Motorbike
Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
Bedouin Soundclash - 12:59 Lullaby
Highwater Rising - Wasted Days
