Wrapping it up with some more structure and less ambient in the traditional sense. I mean, who would have expected a Funkadelic cover working in this style?
00:00 Tulsa Drone - Chiaroscuro
04:34 Friends of Dean Martinez - All in a Golden Afternoon
Here is the second half, this one is more my heavy hand on the track selection. A lot of the tracks are from the same artists on vol 1, trying to keep it to one track per artist on these mixes, which is a challenge for me.
00:00 Calexico - Harness the Wind
02:46 Jess Williamson - Wind on Tin
05:49 Angel Olsen - Sweet Dreams
08:55 Bright Eyes - Four Winds
12:59 Modest Mouse - Gravity Rides Everything
17:05 Monsters of Folk - Map Of The World
21:03 Mojave 3 - Mercy
25:51 Iron and Wine & Ben Bridwell - The Straight and Narrow (Spiritualized)
Both my wife and I love some indie folk/alt country but we have different tastes. This is a mix that combines songs we both picked out. Those that know us well can easily guess which were her contributions and which were mine. And sure, there are a few we agree on. I made this mix for our camping trip last summer, and then we listened again on this year's trip and it totally holds up as a great road trip mix. Even the kids were singing along. Had to include at least one Patti Smith track because we saw the photography exhibit at the Selby Gardens last year which was just pure beauty; they played this song in what I have to say was intentional irony, in the middle of the cactus garden.
00:00 Caamp - By and By
04:33 Lord Huron - Mine Forever
09:02 Ray LaMontagne - You Are The Best Thing
12:48 Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (XO)
17:18 Modest Mouse - Float On (Acoustic Mix)
19:48 Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life
22:42 Mojave Three - Running With Your Eyes Closed
24:46 Patti Smith Group - Dancing Barefoot
28:54 Tom Odell - Another Love
32:50 Yumi Zouma - Right Track / Wrong Man
35:41 Jess Williamson - Infinite Scroll
39:47 Big Thief - Simulation Swarm
43:51 First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
47:53 Beachwood Sparks - By Your Side (Sade)
52:40 Dark Dark Dark - Daydreaming
57:19 Akron; Family - Don't Be Afraid, You're Already Dead
61:51 Hiss Golden Messenger - Grace
65:02 Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus - I Carry The Sun
67:01 The Order of the 12 - Against the Tide
71:41 Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions - Isn't It True
The first CDs I picked up were the split with Songs: Ohia, and the "Chocolate and Ice" EP. Then grabbed "Tennessee Fire" on vinyl and by the time "It Still Moves" was released, I was turned off and lost all interest. I've not given any subsequent album a chance, aside from the Jim James tribute to George Harrison. Last year one of their newest songs was on the radio and I had a very hard time believing it was the same band I used to love. This mix is focused on those early formative years up to and including At Dawn.
00:00 At Dawn (At Dawn)
03:47 Lowdown (At Dawn)
07:34 Just One Thing (Chapter 2: Learning: Early Recordings)
09:59 Weeks Go By Like Days (Darla 100)
14:08 X Mas Curtain (Does Xmas Fiasco Style)
18:56 O is the one that is real (split Songs:Ohia)
22:21 Sooner (Sweatbees)
25:52 Picture of You (Tennessee Fire)
29:03 Tyrone (Chapter 2: Learning: Early Recordings)
34:09 Evelyn Is Not Real (Tennessee Fire)
37:01 By My Car (Tennessee Fire)
41:00 They Ran (Tennessee Fire)
43:44 Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Chapter 2: Learning: Early Recordings)
48:08 I Will Be There When You Die (Tennessee Fire)
52:28 The Way That He Sings (At Dawn)
57:46 Hopefully (At Dawn)
63:34 Bermuda Highway (live) (Chapter 2: Learning: Early Recordings)
67:04 When Will They Come? (Chapter 1: The Sandworm Cometh: Early Recordings)
69:14 War Begun (live) (At Dawn/Tennessee Fire Demos)
Another overview of a favorite artist. I first came across Devendra Banhart as a member of The Angels of Light during an episode of the Brainwashed Eye. I bought the double vinyl for Rejoicing in the Hands / Nino Rojo and thought it was one of the greatest double albums ever. Next I purchased "Oh Me Oh My..." and found how absolutely wacky this guy's roots were. When Cripple Crow and Smokey Rolls... came out I saw he had sufficiently mellowed his style and was quite an accomplished musician. It is also worth seeking out the bootleg "Yo Si Oigo - Devendra Banhart's Influences" as it contains many gems that are certainly huge influences on his body of work.
No mixcloud option again, just the spotify and download links below.
This mix was from April 2018. I recall vividly because it was listened to extensively while my family moved to our current home. My 2 year old at the time, loved the Bambi song so much. My wife teased this was the only time I'd included a Fleetwood Mac song into a mix. We'd all sing along to Price, as you have to educate your children on his legacy.
00:00 Brazilian Girls - Let's Make Love
03:26 Zola Jesus - Dangerous Days
07:49 Prince - 17 Days
11:25 Sylk 130 - The Reason (King Britt's original demo)
15:22 Mary J Blige - Family Affair (Radio edit clean)
First half of this mix, as when I was compiling songs I ended up with too many and couldn't decide which Japancakes track to use. Choosing both meant I had to divide everything based on overall feeling. This mix is more indie folk oriented and features some excellent cover songs, some classics, and some general fun.
00:00 Calexico - Sonic Wind (Instrumental mix)
04:59 Japancakes - Heaven or Las Vegas (Cocteau Twins)
09:40 Iron and Wine - Love Vigilantes (New Order)
13:41 Grant Lee Phillips - Age of Consent (New Order)
A selection of very personal songs that had significant impact on my life. The Spiritualized cover is pretty spot on for my college years. The Vic Chesnutt cover hit home during the months leading up to my mother's death. The early years of My Morning Jacket resonated with me and I was fortunate enough to see them live on the Tennessee Fire tour. I adore this Elizabeth Cotten track, which I came across via His Name Is Alive.
00:00 Rosalie Sorrels – I’ll give you my story
01:03 Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell – The Straight and Narrow (Spiritualized)
06:13 Emma Ruth Rundle – Run Forever
09:57 Low – Sunflower
14:21 Tara Jane O’Neil – Don’t Slip
17:51 Lotte Kestner – Flirted With You All My Life (Vic Chesnutt)
21:58 Antony & The Johnsons – I was young when I left home (Dylan)
27:27 Jessica Pratt – Night Faces
31:30 Broadcast – Tears in the typing pool
33:37 Eels – The look you give that guy
37:41 My Morning Jacket – By my car
41:39 Chelsea Wolfe – Crazy love
45:05 Angel Olsen – Enemy
50:38 Grouper – Living Room
52:57 Elizabeth Cotten – Oh babe it ain’t no lie
57:35 Hank Williams – Lost highway
60:33 Blind Willie Johnson – Dark was the night, cold was the ground
This first song is what I danced with my mother to at my wedding. Aside from my wife, my mother was about the only person that really got me; understood why I didn't like anything mainstream and sought out the obscure and unique parts of art and life. More or less, most of these songs are about love in one shape or another.
00:00 Devendra Banhart – Noah
02:24 The Living Sisters – Ferris Wheel
05:26 The Leisure Society - A Short Weekend Begins With Longing
08:34 Belle & Sebastian – Dog on Wheels
11:36 Akron Family – Mic check
14:10 Bad Books – Mesa, Az.
17:25 The Kinks – Nothing in this world can stop me worrin bout that girl
20:05 The Sundays – Here’s where the story ends
23:48 Monsters of Folk – Girl from the North Country (Dylan cover)
27:13 Mojave 3 – Give what you take
31:28 My Morning Jacket – Sooner
34:57 Nick Cave – Running Scared (Roy Orbison cover)
37:00 Dayna Kurtz - Sloop John B
41:30 Neil Young – Harvest
44:28 King Bennie Nawahi - Mauna Kea
47:30 Anette Hanshaw - Pagan love song
50:40 The Magnetic Fields – Queen of the savages
52:48 Aranos – New Guitar
56:53 Bruce Peninsula - Adrenalin
60:23 Clem Snide - All at once
62:29 The Palace Brothers - I Had a good Mother and Father (Washington Philips cover)
Lots of cover songs and fun acoustic (mostly) music. Very catchy music, I find myself singing along to most of these tunes. The first track was a lullaby for my daughters.
00:00 Devendra Banhart – Colorado Girl (Townes Van Zandt)
03:29 Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
07:21 Bonnie Prince Billy – Triumph of Will
09:53 Nick Drake – Been Smoking Too Long
12:02 Robert Ellis – Whats in it for me?
16:18 Bright Eyes – Well Whiskey
20:22 The Tallest Man on Earth – The Gardener
24:12 Novy Svet – Resistant
26:24 Townes Van Zandt – Our Mother the Mountain
30:36 The Legendary Pink Dots – Lucifer Landed
34:34 Marissa Nadler – The River (Bruce Springsteen)
40:30 Mark Kozelek – I (Bad Brains)
42:36 Daughter – Youth
46:35 Asobi Seksu – Never Understand (The Jesus & Mary Chain)
48:54 Dinosaur Jr – The Both With the Thorn in His Side (The Smiths)
50:48 Violent Femmes – American Music (live)
54:46 The Twilight Sad – Half a Person (The Smiths)
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