Mix Tape
- Black Francis – Threshold Apprehension
Because you’ll know the words before the song is even over.
2) Blitzen Trapper – Wild Mountain Nation
Because honky tonk isn’t just for assholes in the south.
3) Okkervil River – Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe
Because emo isn’t just for assholes with makeup.
4) Bonde Do Role – Caminhao de Gas
Because dancing at a cock fight sounds like fun.
5) New Pornographers – All the things that go to make heaven and earth
Because Canadian pop has not sounded this good since Kim Mitchell.
6) Coconut Records – West Coast
Because singing about California isn’t solely reserved for extra funky wankers.
7) The Go! Team – Flashlight Fight
Because Public Enemy hasn’t sounded this good since '91.
8) Dinosaur Jr. – Pick Me Up
Because of the Jurassic guitar riff and colossal chorus. No I won’t stop with the Dinosaur jokes.
9) Art Brut – Jealous Guy
Because revenge masturbation is the best kind of masturbation.
10) Caribou – Melody Day
Because someone told Dan Snaith to stop writing hip hop tracks and start listening to the Yardbirds
11) Les Savy Fav – Raging In The Plague Age
Because go-go backing vocals never sounded quite this good.
12) Black Lips – Bad Kids
Because my friends throw penis planes.
13) Intelligence – Sailor Dive
Because DFA 1979 isn’t around anymore.
14) Animal Collective – Peacebone
Because pop can be creepy and really confusing.
- by Mark Browdy