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Mixtape 41
This playlist features highlights from some of my favorite albums of the past year. I loved Magdalena Bay’s Imaginal Disk, a strange indie pop album that is…
Mixtape 39
Some truly dreamy songs on this playlist - “Les Fleurs,” by Minnie Ripperton, “Soft Sands” by the Chordettes, and surprisingly, a gorgeous song from…
Mixtape 38
I miss making you playlists for your disc drive, so I made you this. I know it’s not the same… but it’s the closest I can get. New mixtape monthly up on my spotify. Find me there at…
Mixtape 37
I love so many songs on this playlist.
This whole Girls album brings up so many nostalgic feelings for me. Jeff Beck’s “Nadia” is an amazing demonstration of a guitarist adapting to new styles of music, with a jungle breakbeat kind of backdrop, and…
Mixtape 36
The first four songs on this are perfect to me. Q’s “Today” has an unreal build that I listen to again and again just to hear the drums come in. “Sweep Me Off My Feet” is just so well done. CARRTOONS are an unreal vibe, and…
Mixtape 35
Some Real Hipster Hits on this one, including classic grooves from the excellent production minds of Madlib (Madvillain), Dangermouse (Gnarls Barkley), The Avalanches, and Knxwledge (NxWorries). A couple classics on here, as well, like…
Mixtape 34
“Pick Up Your Feelings” was one of my top songs this month. I couldn’t get enough of it, or the call and response of The Raconteurs’ song “Level,” one I’d forgotten about until recently. Surprising highlights on this were…
Mixtape 33
This ranks pretty high in my list of best playlists I’ve ever made. So many undeniable classics, and so many killer songs, old and new. Dijon’s “Many Times” is one of my all time favorites here, but looking down the tracklist…
Mixtape 32
Great upbeat songs on this one, solid indie vibes. The guitar lines on Bomba Estéreo’s “Deja” are ones that I come back to all the time, they’re so well done. Benny Sings chips in a quality cover of…
New Single Release - Basic Bliss
Basic Bliss is out today, a summery beach pop jam with beach boys style harmonies and instrumentation reminiscent of Spoon’s “Inside Out.” Check it out wherever you listen to music!
Mixtape 31
These first five songs are flawless. Pin It Down is such a fantastic riff. “I’m a Rock” is an incredible Sly & The Family Stone style track. The Box Tops’ “The Letter” is an all time favorite of mine. I can never get over the fact…
Mixtape 30
I worked out of a studio on Skid Row I swear was haunted. Each room you walked by in the far-too-quiet hallways had a hard-eyed person sitting staring out at you. The bathroom was filled with…
Single Release - El Toro with Christopher Kenji
New single release with jawnmo and Christopher Kenji is out today. This one is dark and sinister, more reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails than past indie releases.
Mixtape 29
“The World is Beyond Us - It’s Too Enormous” is a line I would get stuck in my head all the time. I love this Tame Impala Remix of a Crowded House song that I, in all honesty, had…
Mixtape 28
This is a rare 10/10 playlist, from start to finish. I love how this one turned out. Some of my favorite moments on here are the dropout in the middle of Chaka Khan’s “Like Sugar,” the rhythm of the vocals on…
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Mixtape 27
This one starts and ends on a fade - starting with my favorite version of “Not Fade Away,” the Stones version, and ending with…