Blog: a PLAGUE of ANGELS

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the CUE CHRIS HANSEN mix. [320 kbps] TRACKLIST --- 01 THE GIRL ON THE BILLBOARD del reeves 02 JOLENE dolly parton 03 TIME TO LEAVE TOWN the wave pictures 04 HAVE THEM SEND ANOTHER ONE taylor project 05 AYLA the maccabees 06 LET'S GET WRECKED the love me nots [...]

[Another year passes, a couple more end-of-year Best Ofs rear their pretty heads. Well... pretty to me, anyway. All of the following tunes appeared on previous 2011 mixes here, of which there were 16, ultimately. In choosing my favorite 41 songs of the year, I of course made use of my ears, gut, and -- dare I say -- heart. These were the ones that most got under my skin and into my head. Hope they resonate somewhere/somehow/someway with you, as well.] [All songs @ 320 kbps] Left-click [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the BEST OF 2011 (PART 2) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 GRACE the view 02 THE NO NO SONG the sounds 03 MAJESTY the panics 04 BABY, I WILL LEAVE YOU IN THE MORNING marissa [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the RECONCILED mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 LONELY BOY the black keys 02 DEMONS the love me nots 03 DAVE SHARKEY TO THE DANCE FLOOR hotel lights 04 GOLDEN BABY coeur de pirate 05 TIGER MAN OF THE MASSO GRATTO this old ghost 06 THE SHELTER talia caradus [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the YET ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE... mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 WASH U CLEAN beth thornley 02 MID-CENTURY MODERN CHAIR the western states motel 03 KINDA OUTTA LUCK lana del rey 04 WHAT REMAINS? anna ternheim 05 DANSE ET DANSE coeur de pirate 06 ALONE ON THE ROPE noel gallagher [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download THE SMITHS (REMASTERED) (PART 1) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 HOW SOON IS NOW? 02 IS IT REALLY SO STRANGE? 03 ASK [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download THE SMITHS (REMASTERED) (PART 2) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? 02 HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW 03 BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download BESKIRTED TURKISH CAPUCHIN & PIXY-STIX STAFF (w/CLOWN) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 MEANT elizaveta 02 PRETTY IN DECADENCE french films 03 THAT AIN'T RIGHT pyyramids 04 COME HOME serenades 05 DEEP WIDE OCEAN the jezabels 06 I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD the medics 07 ARROW kathryn calder [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the SUEDE (PART 1) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 WE ARE THE PIGS 02 HEROINE 03 THE WILD ONES 04 CAN'T [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the SUEDE (PART 2) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 MY DARK STAR 02 KILLING OF A FLASH BOY 03 WHIPSNADE 04 [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the GIVING UP THE GHOST mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 GIRL IN THE FRENCH FILM cosmo jarvis 02 TO CARRY MANY SMALL THINGS mina tindle 03 DANCE INTO THE DARK the medics 04 HOMEWORK big deal 05 DOROTHY promise and the monster 06 YOUR BONES of monsters and men [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the OF ANTLERED TREE CREATURES mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW herman dune 02 THE LAKES WE SKATE ON sakert! 03 DAYS the drums 04 DON'T RUN howling bells 05 I AM THE BUTCHER butcher boy 06 ILLUMINATION lindsey buckingham 07 MISSPENT [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the BEARY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 I BELIEVE r.e.m. 02 GLITTER IN THEIR EYES patti smith 03 TRELLIC baxter dury 04 AT LEAST I HAVE YOU mates of state [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the ACID REDUX mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 HOW IT STARTS the features 02 HEY! darkness falls 03 PERFECT WORLD the kickdrums 04 JUST LIKE ZEUS jenny and johnny 05 QUEEN OF (K)NOTS matt nathanson 06 FEVER burning hearts 07 ANGEL FACE the feeling [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the BAD ACID TRIP mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 RAMBO the features 02 BALTIMORE kindest lines 03 CORINNE metronomy 04 ROSE RED sons & daughters 05 SURFACING chapel club 06 NEVER BE THE SAME little majorette 07 SHOWDOWN viva city 08 I DARE [...]

Left-click [HERE] to download the LOLITA, LEVITATING mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 THE WEEPING SONG/the michael j. epstein memorial library 02 POWDER BLUE/elbow 03 A SINGLE THROWN GRENADE/the indelicates 04 SUMMER DRESS/gus black 05 POLLEN ON THE DUST/boat beam 06 BABY, I WILL LEAVE YOU IN THE MORNING/marissa nadler 07 SOMETHING'S TURNING OVER/low [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the A STEAK TO THE HEART mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 THE CITY patrick wolf 02 PERHAPS SHE'LL FLY the loose salute 03 LAST MINUTE hooray for earth 04 SEA OF TEARS eilen jewell 05 ROSES AND WINE diego garcia 06 SAY GOODBYE falcon 07 WHO ARE [...]

Well, this single-artist-mix thing seems to be catching. But let me assure you: There is method to my madness, and my madness knows no end. THE INDELICATES are one of my favorite indie-pop duos of the past five years or so. I have written about them previously on this blog, thusly: "It was February 24, 2006 when I first happened upon these fine, upstanding Brits. The blog was INDIE FOR DUMMIES , and I fell fast and hard for the delicioso [...]

It's been nearly nine months since I last posted a single-artist mix. Truth be told, I had no intention of ever posting another. But what the hell. Here it is. Have at it. KATHARINA NUTTALL is a Sweden-based, Norwegian/English singer who traffics in the sort of dark, evocative indie pop that gets under my skin and plays Spin-the Bottle with my synapses. Think: hummed lullabies/whispered come-ons/seductive sweet-nothings. Plus: the occasional uptempo number, with a bit of angry edge. If ice can be made to [...]

Left-click [ HERE ] to download the HOW DARE YOU BEAR ME (YOU KNOW NOT WHAT YOU DO) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 LET GO/everest 02 BUY BEG OR STEAL/the hillbilly moon explosion 03 HEART IN YOUR HEARTBREAK/the pains of being pure at heart 04 SICK LOVE/scanners 05 [...]