It’s kind of a story-telling, I guess. Tracklist:

1. Krafty • New Order
2. After Hours • We Are Scientists
3. Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle • The Mountain Goats and Kaki King
4. Sometimes • My Bloody Valentine
5. This is the Dream of Win and Regine • Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett)
6. You and I • Wilco
7. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me • Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
8. I’ll Do Whatever You Want • Memphis
9. A Hiccup in Your Happiness • The Lucksmiths
10. English Girls Approximately • Ryan Adams
11. Most of the Time • Bob Dylan
12. Rose Parade • Elliott Smith
13. Wet and Rusting • Menomena
14. Sleep All Summer • St. Vincent and The National
    (Crooked Fingers cover)
15. Sparks • Coldplay
16. I Think Ur A Contra • Vampire Weekend
17. The Ice Is Getting Thinner • Death Cab for Cutie
18. Start A War • The National

Download the .zip here.

Continue reading MIX: A Slow Regression Into a Quiet Retreat…

So, I was thinking of what sort of mix to make for this month’s New Slang theme, and I was thinking of maybe making one on how much some people (i.e. me) suck at intimacy. But that’s another story. (Which I actually wrote! Read: Awkward Only Looks Good On Paulie Bleeker.) This didn’t reach the cut-off deadline, so I’m posting this here.

For all the excuses you’ve ever made, and the persistent tug of the idea of being with somebody you (kinda) like, and the lovely newness of things when you finally give in. About possibility, and saying yes, despite the doubts and the terrifying weight of the past and the probable future.

Under the cut: A list of the sentiments, arranged according to track. I’d like to think the list is some sort of progression, but it’s actually made of wibbly-wobbly, timey wimey stuff, so you can rearrange as you please.

(from John Green’s “An Abundance of Katherines.”)

Download .zip here

Continue reading MIX: The Poem I Might Write Someday…

I made a mix last night, which will hopefully close off the first installment of “The Pleasure of Leaving,” which was posted here a few weeks ago. This one is called The Pleasure of Leaving (Part Two), if you hadn’t guessed. Continue reading SHORT-ISH MIX: The Pleasure of Leaving (Part Two)…

Was working through my iTunes playlist and felt in the mood to make a small mix. There’s going to be a Part Two, because it just seems like it is unfinished. Might even have a part three, who knows?

1. I’m Leaving You Because I Don’t Love You • Jens Lekman
2. Atoms • Emmy the Great
3. Don’t Leave the Light On Baby • Belle & Sebastian
4. Love Me Then Leave Me • Laura Marling
5. Please Do Not Let Me Go • Ryan Adams
6. So Long, Lonesome • exposions in the sky
7. 2:45 AM • Elliott Smith
8. KLM Line (Acoustic) • The Fairways
9. A Lack of Color • Death Cab for Cutie
10. Let It Die • Feist
11. …And He Left With Everything He Came For • Don’t Forget, Clementine

Download here: .zip file

I’m working on a new layout and some entries about some ideas that I’ve been mulling over (Hong Kong, television — big surprise!, RockBand, et cetera).

A Summer Mix! It started out happy, and then, well… Things happened. Haha.

1. The Next Time Around • Little Joy
2. Jogging Gorgeous Summer • Islands
3. Glue Girls • Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
   (this was in my last mix, but I love this song a lot.)
4. Walk in the Park (Acoustic) • Oh No! Oh My!
5. This Time Tomorrow • The Kinks
6. Honey Bee • Voxtrot
7. My Hands Are Shaking • Sondre Lerche
8. It’s Been Another Day • Ciudad
9. What Can I Do For You? • Illinois
10. Fine Day • Fairways
11. Let’s Get Known • The Unicorns
12. You Are a Light • Pavement
13. Thank You Mario But our Princess is in Another Castle • The Mountain Goats and Kaki King
14. Patintero/Habulan/Larong-Kalye • Ang Bandang Shirley
15. I Thought You Said Summer Is Going To Take The Pain Away • Hello Saferide
16. We are Not a Football Team • Minus the Bear

Download Here: .zip file

Bonus Track: “Having a Coke With You” by Frank O’Hara. Read poem under the cut:
Continue reading You Are a Light: A Mix for Summer…

Someone asked for songs for a lonely February. Here are some sad ones, I guess:

1. Alone Again • Illinois
2. Glue Girls • Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
3. I Don’t Want to Walk Around Alone No More • The Lucksmiths
4. The Lonely 1 • Wilco
5. I Am a Lonesome Hobo • Bob Dylan
6. So Come Back, I Am Waiting • Okkervil River
7. Owner of a Lonely Heart • Grizzly Bear (Yes cover)
8. How Fucking Romantic • The Magnetic Fields
9. I Am Leaving You Because I Don’t Love You • Jens Lekman
10. Loneliness is Not Better When You’re Alone • Hello Saferide
11. Lonely Lonely • Feist
12. Don’t I Hold You? • Wheat
13. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight • The Postal Service
14. In the Cinema Alone • Memphis
15. Skeleton Jar • Youth Group
16. Romantic Comedy • Stars
17. Your Heart is an Empty Room • Death Cab for Cutie
18. Motorcycle Drive By • Third Eye Blind
19. I Always Knew • Tilly and the Wall
20. So Long, Lonesome • explosions in the sky

Here’s the .zip file. Enjoy!

So now, I’ll be werkin’ on a quality post. Maybe. Or, I hope so.