Editor’s note: DeadJournalist.com proudly presents Jon Wolf’s monthly mixtape. As always, to get all the links, join his mailing list: highlyrecd (at) gmail.com or visit his Web site: http://highlyrecd.blogspot.com.
HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
By: Jon Wolf
Hi Everyone! We did it again! I’m so proud of all of you!
One more year down, and I just wanted to thank everyone who contribut’d and rec’d and bitch’d and made this possible every month, even when I was on the brink of skipping the whole thing I would get a little gift in my in-box that changed everything.
You may hear from me one more time this year, but next year we will be going on baby hiatus and the format may change to a smaller/whenever format, but still containing the same amount of awesome. And there is already a shit ton of new music to be excited about next year. So thanks again, don’t stop believin’, and enjoy.
December ’09: “Spend The Winter Wasted!” or “I Can’t Help It If I’m Happy!”
1. Mariachi El Bronx – Cell Mates
2. Bluejuice – Vitriol
3. Golden Bloom – E.H.M.
4. Slothbear – Don’t Taunt a Tiger
5. Fyfe Dangerfield – When You Walk In The Room
6. Built To Spill – Aisle 13
7. White Rabbits – Percussion Gun (live, Daytrotter Session)
8. Vampire Weekend – Cousins
9. Surf City – Records of a Flagpole Skater
10. Cloud Nothings – Hey Cool Kid
11. Grizzly Bear feat. Michael McDonald – While You Wait for the Others
12. Regrets & Brunettes – Uh-Oh
13. Cold War Kids – Audience of One
14. Adam Green – What Makes Him Act So Bad
15. Elvis Presley – Kentucky Rain (1970)
16. Ryan Trevor – Blue Mornings
17. Mudcrutch – Scare Easy
18. Old Canes – Little Bird Courage
19. Matt Epp – This Old House
20. David Byrne & Brian Eno – Life Is Long
New Feature: Mariachi El Rec’d
I was just saying how I wished more punk bands would do traditional mariachi side projects, and thankfully the band The Bronx has come through on their new album as Mariachi El Bronx. I haven’t found much to be excited about in their punk(?) music, but they def found a refreshing niche sound that no one else is doing right now (outside of actual mariachi bands, of course). Thanks for the head’s up SK!
