They say blogging is dead, but I’d like to think mine is just in a coma or battling some kind of chronic illness called busyness. I won’t bother making any false promises that 180360 will come back to life any time soon, even though I really want it to. Until then, I have a little Christmas gift for you — a new mixtape!
As always, I’ve picked my favorite alt-indie-electro tracks, most of which are new releases from the past few months of 2017. I don’t know if there’s an exact science to making mixes, but I spend a lot of time working on the flow and creating a kind of backstory to mine. This one goes through several emotions, so I hope you stick with it to the end. And turn the last song up LOUD!
As far as the bands go, I’m really digging the new ‘Antisocialites’ album from Alvvays. There are so many amazing songs on it! Sadly, I missed their tour this year. I also recently discovered Brooklyn band, Big Thief. The song I picked for the mix is a little different than the rest, but it kind of reminds me of Liz Phair, which is always a good thing! And of course, there are loads of bands that regularly make their way onto my compilations. Lastly, be sure to check out more from Japanese Breakfast and Beck’s latest album, Colors. +++
Happy Holidays and fingers crossed, I’ll be back in the New Year with a bunch of new photo and travel posts that I’ve half written.
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MODERN MIXTAPE Vol. 23
01 Diving Woman // Japanese Breakfast
02 Dreams Tonite // Alvvays
03 Hard to Say Goodbye // Washed Out
04 Stars Last Me a Lifetime // Cut Copy
05 Electric Blue // Arcade Fire
06 Dear Life // Beck
07 Los Ageless // St. Vincent
08 Little Dark Age // MGMT
09 To the Moon and Back // Fever Ray
10 Find Me // Porches
11 You’re So Cool // Jonathon Bree
12 Mourning Sound // Grizzly Bear
13 Do I Have to Talk You Into It // Spoon
14 Mythological Beauty // Big Thief
15 Apocalypse // Cigarettes After Sex
16 How Can I // Plastic Flowers
17 PDA // Day Wave + Hazel English
18 Moonshine Freeze // This is the Kit
19 oh baby // LCD Soundsystem
20 St. Purple & Green // Wolf Alice
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