Me and the Mixtape: July 2006 Edition
1. Jurassic 5 - “Back 4 U” [Feedback]
The hip-hop barbershop crew is back with a track, concert applause conveniently provided.
2. The A’z - “Dat Slang (Yadadamean)” [12” Single]
Track’s great, but I don’t know what you mean. Damn Bay Area kids and their hyphy jargon.
3. MSTRKRFT - “Work On You” [The Looks]
Former DFA 1979 member ditches bass for knobs and vowels for uppercase consonants.
4. Cut Chemist - “The Garden” [The Audience’s Listening]
Ex-Jurassic 5 turntablist samples Astrud Gilberto for a Brazilian downtempo jam.
5. Thom Yorke - “The Eraser” [The Eraser]
“Be careful how you respond, you might end up in this song,” says Yorke, warning all critics out there.
6. Nouvelle Vague - “Let Me Go” [Bande Á Part]
Heaven 17 french-popisized. New wave’s so yesterday. Paris is the new London.
7. Pharrell - “How Does It Feel?” [In My Mind]
Drumline snares, prevalent synth brass, and another sure-fire hit for The Neptunes hit maker.
8. TV On The Radio - “Wolf Like Me” [Return To Cookie Mountain]
New York City avant-garde rockers howl about violent werewolf sex.
9. CSS - “Let’s Make Love And Listen To Death From Above” [Cansei de Ser Sexy]
Dance-punks from São Paulo promote sexual activity and another music label.
10. Rhymefest f. Kanye West - “Brand New” [Blue Collar]
Grammy winner for co-writing “Jesus Walks” shares the stage again with the Louis Vitton Don.
11. Guillemots - “Trains To Brazil” [Through The Windowpane]
How can a song about the London police murdering of a Brazilian man on the subway be so uplifting?
12. The Pipettes - “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me” [We Are The Pipettes]
Indie Spice Girls lures you in with synchronized hand choreography, and then breaks your heart.
13. James Figurine - “You Again” [Mistake Mistake Mistake Mistake]
Tamborello of Dntel & The Postal Service garnishes a minimal techno ballad with Jenny Lewis aahs.
14. Sufjan Stevens - “The Mistress Witch From McClure (Or, The Mind That Knows Itself)” [The Avalanche]
Other songwriters would kill for a song like this and Soof-yan just casts it aside into the Illinois reject pile.
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