Mixtape Vol. 4
I’m really excited about the mix this week. I think there is some really good stuff in here and a good mixture of well known bands with new music and just some bands I never even heard of until now. Hope you enjoy.
You can purchase this mix (or individual songs) from here: 
The Botticellis – Up Against The Glass
Album: Old Home Movies
Local SF band that supposedly lives in Outer Richmond. From Rhapsody: “Fragile surf guitars and airy vocals inhabit plaintive songs of loss.”
The Republic Tigers – Buildings & Mountains
Album: Keep Color
Kansas City rock band that makes me think of Enigma and Gomez combined. Someone else said “Catchy Postal Service beats combined with whimsical Shins-like singing.”
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of the Understatement
Album: Age of the Understatement
You might recognize the lead singer from the Arctic Monkeys. The baroque rock sound is inspired by Scott Walker and David Bowie. Very theatrical.
Coldplay – Violet Hill
Album: Viva la Vida
I don’t even like Coldplay that much, but this new single is really good. Sounds like they finally got angry about something instead of just sad.
Weezer – Pork and Beans
Album: Weezer (Red Album)
Classic Weezer with a catchy song about not wanting to write a catchy song.
Lily Allen – The Fear
Album: It’s Not Me, It’s You
Something about her voice just gets me…and it doesn’t hurt that the song has a great beat.
Clinic – Corpus Christi
Album: Do It!
Post-punk sound from Liverpool. Here is a description from allmusic.com: “cryptically dour art-punk/psych/soul/folk niche.”
Low vs Diamond – Song We Sang Away
Album: Low vs Diamond
Straight up LA rock band. Something really pure about their sound to me.
The Whip – Muzzle #1
Album: X Marks Destination
A dance-rock act from Manchester, England. Good mix of electronic and a guitar. FYI this particular track is off the UK import.
The Kills – U.R.A. Fever
Album: Midnight Boom
Bluesy-punk duo based out of London. Reminds me of a stripped-down version of Garbage with an interesting use of sounds. Highly recommend the whole album.
Crystal Castles – Crimewave
Album: Crystal Castles
Low-res electronic meets Atari and the duo hails from Toronto. Most of their music is a little harsh for me, but this gem is a great dance track.
Jaymay – Gray or Blue
Album: Autumn Fallin’
Singer/songwriter out of New York. Heartfelt voice with clever lyrics.
Someone asked me where this picture is from. It’s a sunset shot that I took while visiting family in a suburb just north of Chicago. I can’t recall the exact town name.