Happy 2010!
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HIGHLY REC’D – THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE
Because good music is a right, not a privilege.
By: Jon Wolf
January ’10: “All Of Us Are Genius!”
1. Fang Island – Daisy
2. The Futureheads – Struck Dumb
3. Canvas Kites – Wayside
4. The Black Hollies – Gloomy Monday Morning
5. Portugal. The Man – Do You
6. The White Wires – Ha Ha Holiday
7. The White Wires – I Remember How
8. Sick Sick Birds – Buildings
9. Tap Tap – Codine
10. Tap Tap – Half Moon Street
11. The Get Up Kids – I’m A Loner Dottie, A Rebel (live, Daytrotter Session)
12. Midtown – Direction (2000)
13. Salty Pirates – Fire Deathstar, Fire
14. Salty Pirates – Common Sense
15. The Temper Trap – Fader
16. Elke – Blue Dream Lover
17. Sleigh Bells – Ring Ring
18. 1,2,3 – Confetti
19. The Avett Brothers – Slight Figure of Speech
20. Taxi Taxi! – Old Big Trees
21. Or, The Whale – Call And Response
22. Barton Carroll – The Poor Boy Can’t Dance
23. Amanda Zelina – Obsessed
24. Lunar Youth – Misfits
25. Jamie Cullum – Music Is Through
News Feature: Chris Knox
Chris Knox is a New Zealand musician who suffered a stroke and a whole lot of talented people joined together for a massive benefit album covering Knox’s music. The album can be purchased directly from Merge Records. The tracks can be purchased individually, but purchasing the entire album is a great deal, check out these previews from A.C. Newman and Jeff Mangum.
New Feature: Tappy Tap Tap
Tap Tap is the side project of Pete & The Pirates frontman Thomas Sanders, the style is similar to P&TP bouncy perfect pop, just a slightly more mid-tempo slant, their second album, On My Way, was released in the UK last Sept and can be purchased directly from Stolen Records (Paypal will do the currency math for you). Their first album Lanzafame also contains all kinds of asskickery.
