Mixtape July 2019

July was getting away from me and I hadn't created my monthly blog.  I'm getting very slack but if you excuse the tardiness then you should enjoy my latest playlist of indie/dance/soul/pop.

1) Timee by Stevan 
Dreamy pop from a teenager from Wollongong.  I'm tipping him as one to watch.

2) Salt & Pepper by Dope Lemon
Angus Stone should always be watched.  This time he has a narcotic hook that buries itself deep in your brain.  New Dope Lemon album is out now.

3) Make A Move by Winston Surfshirt
More laid back grooves from Australia.

4) Teach Me About Dying by Holy Holy 
Holy Holy will release their third album next year and this is an excellent taster.

5) Lucifer by Charles Bradley
Posthumous release from the soul man singing  joyfully about Lucifer and Obama.

6) Sad Boi by Seratones 
Fantastic new song from Seratones.  Instant classic.

7) She's A Runaway by The Coral
Liverpool's The Coral are still recording great music currently influenced by 70s country pop.

8) Sail On by Noel Gallagher
It's almost ten years since Oasis broke up and if I had to pick sides I'ld definitely (not maybe) be in Noels corner. 

9) Repetition by Ride
Speaking of former Oasis members, Andy Bell's reformed shoegaze band are going to release their sixth album next month.

10) Frankenstein by Editors
"Won't you dance like a monster with me".

11) Be Someone by CamelPhat & Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg's distinctive vocals appearing on a pounding dance track.

12) So Far by Thomaz Krause  
Big in Brazil and seems to have unlimited supply of funky rhythms.

13) Spell by Hot Chip
Hot Chip's latest album A Bath Full of Ecstasy is full of gems. Great video too!

14) Sister Buddha by Belle & Sebastian
Chiming guitars and another song about finding yourself on a late night bus trip.

15) The Brazilian Hipster (Skeewiff Remix) by Fort Knox Five
Check it out ya, the funk soul brothers!

16) I'm In Love by Mini Mansions
LA Band making cleverly crafted dumb pop rock songs just like Supergrass used to.

17) Good Samaritan by The Hives
The Hives have been quiet for years.  It didn't suit them so they make up for it in these three minutes.

18) Drink Too Much by G Flip
Australian bedroom producer who drinks too much.

19) Family Of Aliens by Teleman
Melodic indie pop from a bunch of nerds - very Hot Chip.

20) People Know How To Love One Another by Kaiser Chiefs 
Ending with a big feel good anthem.  "And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make". 

Mixtape February 2017

Resistance Rock

Open playlist in Spotify 

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