For those Kanye fans among us

"Bittersweet" by Kanye West (feat. John Mayer)

Plus de la musique française!

"L'amour Ne Dure Pas Toujours" by Feist
"Droit Devant" by Dobacaracol - (video)
"C'est Bien Mieux Comme Ca" by Soha
"Belleville Rendezvous" by Ben Charest

UPDATE:
One more from Dobacaracol, because they are goddamned amazing:
"Baiser Salé"

The Long Winters

These guys are really talented. Somewhere between Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and the Hold Steady, with notes of Spoon and Death Cab.

The Long Winters

"Teaspoon"
"Cinnamon"
"Fire Island, AK"

Monday Mixtape: Over/Under

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"Get Over It" by the Guillemots
"Over and Over" by Hot Chip
"Not Over Yet" by Klaxons
"The Underdog" by Spoon
"Don't Trust Them New Niggas Over There" from the Boondocks
"Roll Over Beethoven" by the Beatles
"Let's Turn The Record Over" by Elliot Smith
"Almost Over" by Elliot Smith
"Overnight" by Josh Ritter
"I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" by Colin Hay
"Looking Over My Shoulder" by A Big Yes... and a Small No
"It's All Understood" by Jack Johnson
"Under a Blanket of Blue" by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

How's that for eclectic?

Montreal, you're on my mind.

"Ti-Cul" pour Les Cowboys Fringants

Sultry and Seductive

"The City" by Klima
"O Solar de Catrina" by Aline de Lima

brought to my attention by the most excellent
aurgasm

New Hold Steady

Stay Positive was released recently. On first listen, it's not as polished and together and fun as Boys and Girls in America. Have a listen.

"Constructive Summer"
"Lord, I'm Discouraged"
"Both Crosses"

Huh. 'Weeds' has really good music.

"With Arms Outstretched" by Rilo Kiley
"All the Trees of the Field will Clap their Hands" by Sufjan Stevens
"Cotton" by the Mountain Goats

(more music)
(season 1 torrent)

Shit. Missed a few days.

Getting back on the horse after a most excellent vacation, here's some Santogold:

"Lights Out"
"L.E.S. Artistes"
"Get It Up (Radioclit Remix) feat. M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe

I've Had Kisses That Make Judas Seem Sincere

"Citrus" by the Hold Steady

Apparently they have a new album. I'll check that out and get back to you.

Sorry for the lapse; Block Island was more important. I'll fix mixtape ID3 tags soon.

Passion Pit

Synths and sampling and crazy high vocals and a nice heavy beat and handclaps. Treble is the new bass.

"Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit

(source)

Monday Mixtape: Girls and Boys

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"Hipster Girl" by MC Lars
"Good Girl Bad Boy" by Junior Senior
"Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts" by Arctic Monkeys
"Momma's Boy" by Elizabeth and the Catapult
"Shy Girl" by G. Love and Special Sauce
"California Girls" by the Beach Boys
"When I Was A Young Girl" by Feist (live at Park West)
"Girl in the War" by Josh Ritter (live at the Record Exchange)
"What's a Girl to Do?" by Bats for Lashes (video)
"Poor Little Rich Boy" by Regina Spektor
"Two Headed Boy" by Neutral Milk Hotel
"The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" by the Smiths
"The Only Living Boy in New York" by Simon and Garfunkel
"Cries a Girl" by Buck 65
"New York Girls" by Forebitter

N.E.R.D. + Santogold + Julian Casablancas + Chuck Taylor

... equals awesome.

"My Drive Thru" by N.E.R.D.
(video)

(source)

cell-OOOooo

"A Change is Gonna Come" by Ben Sollee
"How to See the Sun Rise" by Ben Sollee

(source)

Intrigue! Suprise!

"You Made It" by DJ Shadow feat. Chris James
from 2006's The Outsider

This came out of nowhere on Pandora. Kind of Coldplay-ish, which surprised me coming from DJ Shadow. All I know is "Organ Donor", and even that's just because it was in every Video Production project when I was in high school.

"Organ Donor" by DJ Shadow
and
"Building Steam with a Grain of Salt" by DJ Shadow

Endtroducing... came out when I was 8. Crazy.

Fuck Yes Foreign Languages

"Bulgarian Chicks" by Balkan Beat Box
"Senegal Fast Food" by Amadou and Mariam
featuring Manu Chao

No Two Ways About it

"Definition" by Black Star
"Re: Definition" by Black Star

"Daylight" by Aesop Rock
"Nightlight" by Aesop Rock

Sampling Makes Me Happy

"Mundo" by Sporto Kantes
"Sunday Seance" by Blockhead

Monday Mixtape: Good Weather

"Pachuca Sunrise" by Minus The Bear
"It's The Sun" by Polyphonic Spree
"Here Comes the Sun" by Nina Simone
"The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze" by Nora Zehetner
"Sunny Road" by Emiliana Torrini
"Sunshine" by Atmosphere
"Don't Take My Sunshine Away" by Sparklehorse
"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers
"When The Sun Goes Down" by Arctic Monkeys (demo version)
"Sunset Beach" by the Teenagers
"Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset" by Modest Mouse
"Sunset Soon Forgotten" by Iron and Wine
"Things Behind the Sun" by Nick Drake


A little eclectic, but there you have it. Expect a full mix every Monday. Maybe every other. Haven't decided.

also:
"Pachuca Sunrise (Alias Remix)" by Minus The Bear (from Interpretaciones del Oso)
"Things Behind the Sun" by Brad Mehldau (jazz piano)

Bowerbirds!

"Dark Horse" by the Bowerbirds

see also: 6/24/08

I Felt Your Shape

"I Felt Your Shape" by the Microphones
Nice contrasting motion in the vocals and guitar.

The Magnetic Fields

"Nothing Matters When We're Dancing" by the Magnetic Fields

Friday nights are meant for dancing. Happy 4th, y'all.

"Absolutely Cuckoo" by the Magnetic Fields

Songs that got me through NZ

Lost my iPod, started picking up CDs.

"Jurass Finish First" by Jurassic Five
Sick rhyme structure.

"Blue Would Still Be Blue" by the Guillemots
This album tortures me. It comes so close to greatness, but whiffs.


"Which Will" by Nick Drake
Timeless.

Mmmm, Beirut.

"The Penalty"
"Cliquot"
"Elephant Gun"

The Truth Explodes in your Head like a Hollow Tip

"Stand to the Side" by Talib Kweli
Spoken word style, on Def Poetry Jam. Holy shit.