Some great tunes, some great artists, and a relatively relaxed mixtape vibe to start your week.
I say relatively because Silversun Pickups start the tape with their opening track from their dark and haunting new album.
Windser, Ark Patrol, and Tim Atlas cover up the darkness with more chill. And lastly, Djo, or for those who have done their research, “It’s that guy!!??” DYOR. Hehe.
Have a good week.
Cozz for all the hip-hop heads out there.
Kintaro and Anderson Paak for the hip-hop heads + soul lovers.
Borns with a pop jolt. Check out his album!
Mild High Cub for the psych stoners out there.
Ark Patrol for some EDM.
Luke Temple for the delicate songwriters in all of us.
Jaws of Love to hear one of the Local Natives solo album, a beautiful track.
Happy Monday!
I'm going to try to write this in five minutes. I'm exhausted. Here goes.
I'm seeing Bon Iver on Tuesday at the Fox. I've never seen him. It's going to be an epic show, in part because he tends not to play a ton of shows, so I'll really savor this one. Hearing his falsetto live, playing his beat up guitar while singing "re:Stacks" (my favorite Bon Iver song right above "Beach Baby") will be a memory I hope I can have. Coming in third place of my favorite songs by Justin Vernon might be "33 God," it's just that good.
Three minutes.
Ark Patrol is some weird DJ who lives in Berkeley and has made some very chill and spacey songs. This one is a bit more catchy. Check out "Tokyo" for another!
Alex Frankel is from the very talented duo, Holy Ghost! To date, I still think their debut is one of my favorite Electro-Pop albums I've heard, and I really don't think they get the respect they deserve. They're better than Chvrches yet get one tenth the love.
One minute!
Night Moves FOR GOODNESS SAKE LISTEN TO THEIR ALBUM.
Temples! Tame Impala lite. Maybe Tame Impala wanna bes, okay Tame Impala wanna bes. Particularly on this track the lead singer's voice is even more Kevin Parker-ish. BUT their debut album was really really good. So there's that.
I did it! Seeya!
This will be short and sweet. First off, it’s the 50th Mixtape! Second off, this mixtape is focused on a specific genre which I will call electro-wave - it’s chill and feels like floating in a boat in the ocean as the waves and rhythms rise and fall. This type of music really calms me down and helps me focus.
I saw Giraffage in a small tent when I was at Outside Lands in SF, and he had a number of us really groovin’ out to his jams. He’s a local guy from the Bay Area (as is Ark Patrol) so hopefully you dig him!
That’s all I got! Have a great week.