At any given time I have between fifteen and forty playlists that I actively listen to, each of them slightly different and tailored to fit exactly what mood I’m in, and generally the only time I actually share these with other people is when I’m tending bar and playing the iPod-DJ. Every now and then, though, I get inspired and/or get in one of those sappy-generous moods and start making mixtapes (okay, more like mix-zips or mixcds, but you get my point) for people left and right — a lovely tradition originally started by my friends Angela and Eric. I shared a playlist with you earlier this summer, and it got such a great response that I thought I’d do it again. This one’s a mix of some artists I consider go-to’s (The Wrens, Cold War Kids, Built to Spill) and some amazingly terrific new stuff pilfered from the goodness that is Peel (Spoon, Pinback, John Vanderslice). My full playlist is after the jump; you know what to do in the comments*.
*Addendum: You’re supposed to go ahead and post a playlist of your own. Sorry for the confusion.
Summertime — Jesca Hoop (Kismet [advance, TBR Sep 18])
Happiness — Built To Spill (Ancient Melodies of the Future)
Annie, Let’s Not Wait — Guillemots (Through The Windowpane)
White Dove — John Vanderslice (Emerald City)
Back in Your Head — Tegan and Sara (The Con)
Black Like Me — Spoon (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga)
Reflection Of The Sun — The Sheds (You’ve Got A Light)
All My Friends — The XYZ Affair (A Few More Published Studies)
From Nothing to Nowhere — Pinback (Autumn of the Seraphs)
Prophecy — Remy Zero (Villa Elaine)
Rubidoux — Cold War Kids (With Our Wallets Full/Robbers and Cowards)
Ex-Girl Collection — The Wrens (The Meadowlands)
Jesus Walked Back and He’s Black – Kanye West vs. AC/DC — DJ Mei-Lwun
