Well, I didn’t get any barbeque this holiday weekend, unfortunately, but I’m going to trust that you did, and therefore, as promised, here’s a bonus post for this week.
It’s your New Music Summer 2010 Mix! That’s not to say this music is all new; some of it is several years old. But it’s all new to me via one particularly music-savvy friend, Patrick (with the exception of the Michael Beauchamp track — he’s a Michigan artist and played my friend’s wedding). Patrick introduced me to a vast amount of new artists, and I’ve picked some of my favorites for a summer mix that starts out bouncy and bright in the park and meanders into sleepy and content on the porch. Enjoy!
(NB: Lala no longer exists and imeem is now owned by MySpace, so I currently have no way to play the mix for you, but I’ve included some videos to give you an idea. Please do go on out there and listen to the artists on their websites, and support with download/CD purchases.)
Oh Christine – The Cave Singers
Outside Looking In – Papercuts
Bernadette – Arrah and the Ferns
Masterplan – jj
Deadbeat Summer – Neon Indian
Orchard Fair – Wye Oak
Ruby Go Home – Thee Oh Sees
Love Is an Unfamiliar Name – The Duke Spirit
Brazen – Heartless Bastards
If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart – Beulah
The Lucky Ones – Viva Voce
Sunday Noises – Califone
Golden Cloak – Marmoset
Buried in Teeth – Mariee Sioux
The Rest of the Day – Bedhead
Last Song of the Night – Michael Beauchamp
Light Up the Night – The Besnard Lakes
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Two in one week! An embarrassment of riches! (If I knew how to do cross-outs in comment section I would have “embarrassment” crossed out and replaced with “absolutely perfect amount.”)
I know one song by Heartless Bastards and one by Califone, so I have some listening to do.
p.s. The ends of “The Rest of the Day” and “Light Up the Night” are awesome.
Yeah, I thought about ending with “Last Song of the Night” because it’s a perfect closer and so quiet and lovely. But “Light Up the Night” has that cathartic ending that makes the night explode into stars, and I had to have it.
That is a perfect description of “Light Up the Night.”
I WANTS IT PLEASE.
And it shall be yours.