Indie Mix 6

Jim Houser- Piles

To the left is a great piece by the amazing Jim Houser.  He has such a nice aesthetic.  Great muted, subdued color palette, with concise striking design sensibilities.  He  does amazing work and I have been a fan for a long time, just thought I would share his skill for the uninitiated.  Now on to the music.

The saying goes, every actor wants to be a rock star and every rock star wants to be an actor.  It makes sense, most actors grow up doing all of that drama geek sort of stuff.  High school musicals and the like.  Though the saying may be true, few actors are able to cross back and forth between the two worlds successfully.  This new mix has two actors that make music that I actually enjoy listening to.  One is Jason Schwartzman and his band Coconut records, they made their first appearance on the last mix.  The other is Baby goose himself, Ryan Gosling *swoon* and his friend Zach Shields, with their project called, Dead Man's Bones.  Baby Goose, songs about zombies, kids choirs!!!  Ahhh it's too much indie to handle.  *Rocks back and forth waiting for a stoplight on a fixie*  Tracklist and download link behind the jump.

The mix starts out with some more stripped down indie.  Prominent acoustic guitar type stuff.  The Morning Benders have two songs, one is a Bob Dylan cover, and the other one is a track that I can't stop listening to off of Big echo.  Which if anyone doesn't own you better rectify that situation.  "Wet Cement" is one of my favorites off of the album which is track after track of great music.  Fix yo face and get it.

The second half of the mix gets more techie.  That indie keyboard, synthesized sound that seems to dominate the indie landscape.  You know that sound.  It almost borders on 80's dance but with a higher IQ level.  I hated 80's music, I was never a a fan.  Maybe some of you are though.  The Le Chev remix of Passion Pit's, "Sleepyhead" is straight up 80's dance music.  While most bands skirt that line, Le Chev just went all out with it.  I have to say since so many bands are that close to this sound it didn't completely turn me off.  It helps that I loved the original, but god damn that shit sounds 80's.  Lots of remixes on this mix, even one by Diplo.  Yeaaah!!  Enjoy.     



Tracklist

1. El Sportivo & The Blooz- Clover

2. Dead Heart's Bloom- Flash In A Bottle

3. Elliott Smith- Thirteen

4. The Morning Benders- Outlaw Blues (Bob Dylan Cover)

5. Coconut Records- I Am Young

6. Miniature Tigers- Dark Tower

7. The Morning Benders- Wet Cement

8. Dead Man's Bones- My Body's a Zombie For You

9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.- Nothing But Our Love (Pretty sure that all four songs off of their ep have been scattered throughout recent mixes, and I don't have to talk about them anymore)

10. Miniature Tigers- Goldskull

11. Dead Man's Bones- Pa Pa Power

12. Tapes N' Tapes- Freak Out (Coming to town with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.)

13. Love as Laughter- Monique

14. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros- Janglin (Itunes version)

15. Heavy Hawaii- Sleeping Bag

16. Jonquil- Fighting Smiles

17. Kisses- Kisses

18. Passion Pit- Sleepyhead (Le Chev remix)

19. Deerhunter- Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice remix)

20. The Get Up Kids- Shatter Your Lungs

Download it here