01/02/2017

Mixtape February 2017

Resistance Rock




1)  Choking On Your Spit - Seratones
Deep South rockers with an angry female vocalist reminiscent of Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2) Darkened Flags At The Cusp Of Dawn - Drive-By Truckers
Alt Country > Alt Facts

3) American Walls - 485c
New London band with a bright future (someone has to have one)

4) Revolution Radio - Green Day
US Punks return to form just when they are needed.

5) Ms Dhu - Spinifex Gum
Aussie Hip Hop protest song about black deaths in custody

6) I Give You Power (Broken Speaker Mix) - Arcade Fire 
Arcade Fire's first new material in four years

7) Make America Great Again - Pussy Riot
Enemies of Putin and now advising Trump on policy

8) One People - Nattali Rize
This month's reggae protest song 

9) Sour Times - The Civil Wars
American folk duo cover Portishead's signature song

10) Dangerous - The XX
Rejoice! The XX have released their third album this month.

11) Ubu - Methyl Ethel
West Australia's most awaited album of the year is released in March and this is a monster of a single

12) Sleep Drifter - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Old Indie Kid's token monthly single by KG&TLW ahead of new album Flying Microtonal Banana which will be their eighth album in four years 

13) Strange or Be Forgotten - Temples
More lush retro psychedelic rock from the outstanding Temples - this track surpasses last year's Certainty single.  If you are not familiar with their previous album Sun Structures then drop everything and go listen to it now!

14) Fall In Time - Teleman
London band with an infectiously dark Hot Chip sounding song 
"Can't afford not to fight and the footsteps are falling in time"

15) New Song (Soulwax Remix) - Warpaint
The regular Soulwax remix spot is taken by Soulwax again.  There are other great remixers out there but Soulwax have the ear for picking the best tunes to tackle.

16) This Boy's In Love - The Land Below
Cover of The Presets track from 2008

17) Everybody Knows - The Creases
Feelgood Indie Pop from Brisbane

18) Name For You - The Shins
The Shins appear to be finishing their first new album since 2012

19) Morning Dew - The National
Taken from the Grateful Dead Covers Album

20) Age Of Consent - Cayetana
US Rock band from Philadelphia cover the New Order classic.

See you next time and don't forget to Resist


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