There’s no voiceover on this mix. In fact, I really didn’t have a theme for this mix until it came to me. These are just some tunes I’ve been rolling with for the past couple of weeks. Then last night and again this morning, it became clear. These songs are all about some state of dysfunction. Broken people, broken promises, broken thoughts, broken dreams… pretty much everything but the last song which is so sweet but so earnest that it almost balances out the hour-plus of dystopian irony that precedes it.
Even the theme is kinda stretching it with the awesome power of Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up” which would be a great anthem to start pretty much any lovely day in Spring. Closing it out with Fleet Foxes, you’d almost never guess the theme except for the dark but catchy tunes that lay betwixt them (yes, I used “betwixt”).
Steady yourself from being hamstrung by the theme of the mix. It’s frankly just a good mix of tunes and interesting side note: I had this mix brewing for the last month or so, but as it turns out, many of these artists are rumored to be taking the stage at Lollapalooza this year (Tool, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, Jane’s Addiction). That’d be pretty sweet if I called it in this mix. Guess we’ll find out in a few months — it would be incredibly sweet to see Arcade Fire and Morrissey, but I’ve heard no rumors about either. Still, one hopes.
I know it’s about time for Spring Break, and we’re all pretty strapped for the cash. Even with that situation, I’m all good. I hope you are, too!
- The Arcade Fire – Wake Up
- Morrissey – Something is Squeezing My Skull
- Depeche Mode – World In My Eyes
- Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – We Call Upon the Author
- Jane’s Addiction – Standing in the Shower
- Pearl Jam – Glorified G
- Ra Ra Riot – Dying is Fine
- David Bowie – Queen Bitch
- Book of Love – I Touch Roses
- Franz Ferdinand – Lucid Dreams
- Spacious Thoughts – N.A.S.A. (featuring Tom Waits and Kool Keith)
- Beastie Boys – Root Down
- Tool – Vicarious
- The Cramps – Garbageman
- I’ll Take Care of It – Sleep Out
- Sleep When I’m Dead – The Cure
- Fleet Foxes – Ragged Wood
