July 2010 Playlist

I've decided the best course of action for my budget and schedule in the next few weeks is to hold off sending out July CDs until August and the Summer Honorable Mentions are done. So, I apologize. Honestly, I figured I would falter much sooner than this. 13 months is the standing record. Let's see if I can break it!

Another decision rendered is that instead of posting one long drawn-out post of all of my July occurrences, I will create a new post for each story and just try and fill them in when I find the time.

My final decision (for now) is that I will start linking pictures to artists in the mix. This came after a discussion with Timothy D about how we feel men are more tolerable of questionable music made by females if they are hot. Though, there is a level where no matter how hot you are, we could care less about your awful music. Much like this Demetri Martin sketch(~4:00 in). Just substitute music for cat.

My neighbor John (also a WI transplant and also a teacher at the school) is letting me steal his wireless until mine comes next week sometime. What a great guy! He and another teacher, Mark (an NMU alum) shot a caribou the other day and might give me some meat!

Anyway, here's the music! Feel free to look up any and all of this cause I think it is pretty awesome. However, I will post it to artofthemix.org if you're feeling lazy.

I am working on the August playlist as we speak and hope all of you can find at least one song to enjoy on the mixes coming your way.

Remember to comment on life, love, and music here! I would love to hear from you!

Here's what I was listening to in July and what you'll be listening to soon:

1. Tokyo Police Club & Born Ruffians - First Date Kit
2. Tegan & Sara - Turnpike Ghost
3. Japandroids - Younger Us
4. Brandon Flowers - Crossfire
5. The Shins - Goodbye Girl
6. Maps & Atlases - Living Decorations
7. Pomplamoose - If You Think You Need Some Lovin
8. Sally Seltmann - Dark Blue Angel
9. The Paper Raincoat - Sympathetic Vibrations
10. Vampire Weekend - Johnathan Low
11. Beach House - Better Times
12. Super Desserts - Wicker Chair, Or What Happened To Steve In The Imaginary Menagerie
13. The Tallest Man On Earth - Burden of Tomorrow
14. Andrew Belle - Tower
15. of Montreal - Coquet Coquette
16. A Fine Frenzy - Electric Twist
17. The New Pornographers - Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk
18. Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours (Ft. Irfane)
19. Eels - Looking up From Tomorrow Morning
20. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Goodbye Kiss
21. A Lull - Skinny Fingers
22. Dark Dark Dark - Daydreaming

Zach's Notes:
1. Canadia's best bands team up for rousing opener!
2. A cover originally done by Steel Train who has previously opened for T&S
3. Another Canadian bred group...weird.
4. The lead singer of The Killers on his debut solo project
5. They never left us...and you were worried. This time its a cover from the 70s band Squeeze.
6. Saw them open for Frightened Rabbit and I think they are ready to take it to the big time. Amazing guitar players too.
7. Nataly Dawn is my new Indie crush. She is so hot. There.
9. Some of the most innovative hand-clapping indie has to offer.
10. This song is NOT on Contra. A new release.
11. Could never really get behind the Beach House sound before this tune.
12. A mass and muddle of sound, this band is everything I love about indie: weird instruments, bright colors, guys and girls singing in octaves, and hand-claps.
13. I absolutely LOVE the line, "Rumor has it that I was not born, I just walked in one frosty morn."
15. Finally found a song by them I truly enjoy and here it is!
16. This song will bore into your head and never leave.
17. Love these guys...
20. Heard a lot about this band but finally HEARD them and loved it.
21. A beautiful little song.