Jun. 21, 2012 at 9:47pm with 29 notes
mixtapeSummer BlendSummer Jams
SUMMER BLEND 2012! As I do every year, I’ve spent far more time than is healthy or necessary assembling some great alt tunes for summer anything-ing. This year’s mix comes in at a robust 40 songs, about two-and-a-half hours. Your tracklist: Part One Andrew Bird, “Fake Palindromes” Islands, “Rough Gem” Bikini, “Tonight” Howler, “Back of Your Neck” Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., “Simple Girl” Gorillaz, “On Melancholy Hill” Alaska In Winter, “Speedboat to Heaven” The Magnetic Fields, “The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing” Beirut, “Santa Fe” Girls, “Lust for Life” The Cave Weddings, “Bring Your Love” The Kinks, “I’m A Lover Not A Fighter” Supergrass, “Alright” Death Cab For Cutie, “This Charming Man” fun., “Light A Roman Candle With Me” Best Coast, “The Only Place” Dum Dum Girls, “Bedroom Eyes” Sleigh Bells, “End of the Line” Vampire Weekend, “Giving Up the Gun” The Cure, “Close to Me” Phoenix, “Love Like A Sunset” (Parts A & B) Part Two The Decemberists, “Calamity Song” First Aid Kit, “Emmylou” Paul Simon, “Mother And Child Reunion” Sam Cooke, “Ain’t That Good News” Kenny Rogers, “The Gambler” Gordon Lightfoot, “Early Mornin’ Rain” Big Star, “Watch the Sunrise” Cake, “Arco Arena” Field Music, “Song for the Fields” Billy Bragg + Wilco, “California Stars” The Mountain Goats, “This Year” Wilco, “Heavy Metal Drummer” Bruce Springsteen, “Working On the Highway” R.E.M., “Can’t Get There From Here” The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Come On” Spoon, “I Summon You” Oasis, “Champagne Supernova” Wolfmother, “Vagabond” Gogol Bordello, “Through the Roof ‘n Underground” The Shins, “Those To Come” Links Part One: http://bit.ly/Mn2QJv Part Two: http://bit.ly/KoAt9t Please, please, PLEASE! share any thoughts, rants, raves, scathing criticisms, rousing praise, or any general comments regarding the mix in my ask box. There will also be an easy-to-use, no-download version posted on 8tracks sometime soon.

SUMMER BLEND 2012!

As I do every year, I’ve spent far more time than is healthy or necessary assembling some great alt tunes for summer anything-ing. This year’s mix comes in at a robust 40 songs, about two-and-a-half hours.

Your tracklist:

Part One

  1. Andrew Bird, “Fake Palindromes”
  2. Islands, “Rough Gem”
  3. Bikini, “Tonight”
  4. Howler, “Back of Your Neck”
  5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., “Simple Girl”
  6. Gorillaz, “On Melancholy Hill”
  7. Alaska In Winter, “Speedboat to Heaven”
  8. The Magnetic Fields, “The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing”
  9. Beirut, “Santa Fe”
  10. Girls, “Lust for Life”
  11. The Cave Weddings, “Bring Your Love”
  12. The Kinks, “I’m A Lover Not A Fighter”
  13. Supergrass, “Alright”
  14. Death Cab For Cutie, “This Charming Man”
  15. fun., “Light A Roman Candle With Me”
  16. Best Coast, “The Only Place”
  17. Dum Dum Girls, “Bedroom Eyes”
  18. Sleigh Bells, “End of the Line”
  19. Vampire Weekend, “Giving Up the Gun”
  20. The Cure, “Close to Me”
  21. Phoenix, “Love Like A Sunset” (Parts A & B)

Part Two

  1. The Decemberists, “Calamity Song”
  2. First Aid Kit, “Emmylou”
  3. Paul Simon, “Mother And Child Reunion”
  4. Sam Cooke, “Ain’t That Good News”
  5. Kenny Rogers, “The Gambler”
  6. Gordon Lightfoot, “Early Mornin’ Rain”
  7. Big Star, “Watch the Sunrise”
  8. Cake, “Arco Arena”
  9. Field Music, “Song for the Fields”
  10. Billy Bragg + Wilco, “California Stars”
  11. The Mountain Goats, “This Year”
  12. Wilco, “Heavy Metal Drummer”
  13. Bruce Springsteen, “Working On the Highway”
  14. R.E.M., “Can’t Get There From Here”
  15. The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Come On”
  16. Spoon, “I Summon You”
  17. Oasis, “Champagne Supernova”
  18. Wolfmother, “Vagabond”
  19. Gogol Bordello, “Through the Roof ‘n Underground”
  20. The Shins, “Those To Come”

Links

Please, please, PLEASE! share any thoughts, rants, raves, scathing criticisms, rousing praise, or any general comments regarding the mix in my ask box.

There will also be an easy-to-use, no-download version posted on 8tracks sometime soon.

  1. hugesuccess reblogged this from hugesuccess and added:
    Not to spam or anything, but this is a thing you should download [this post will also self-destruct….eventually]
  2. futzabout reblogged this from jocelynm
  3. amasianmom said: It’s amazing! As always!
  4. jjustin reblogged this from hugesuccess
  5. jocelynm reblogged this from hugesuccess and added:
    Check it out! Ray made a summer playlist for everyone!
  6. jericascunt said: exactly what i was looking for
  7. modernpilgrimage reblogged this from hugesuccess and added:
    Its just so beautiful
  8. accuratelyawesome said: Your mixes are always my favorite!
  9. jocelynm said: Downloading!
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