Justin’s Choice, Early 2010 (great music, folks!)

Justin Stephenson will BLOW YOUR MIND I’ve known Justin Stephenson for almost 10 years, and he’s always had great taste in music (He’s the handsome guy in the photo on the left). One of my favorite things in life is going over to his place to listen to great music from his ever-increasing collection. These days I just don’t have as much time to dedicate to seeking out new music so it’s always a treat to hear great new things, especially from such a crate-digging connoisseur. Yesterday he put this mix CD on my desk, and I’ve listened to it nonstop since then. Not only are there some great tunes on here, but the flow of the tracks is well considered and it’s the kind of thing you can listen to on repeat without skipping tracks or getting bored. In short, it’s wonderful. I asked him if I could post it on the interwebs, and I strongly recommend grabbing the whole thing in this handy zip file, but you can grab individual tracks below.

Justin’s Choice, Early 2010

  1. For Ex-Lovers Only - Black Tambourine
  2. Explode a View - Nothing People
  3. Jolene (Excel Disco Edit) - Dolly Parton
  4. Breathe the Fire - The Soft Moon
  5. I Can’t Go For That - The Bird and the Bee
  6. Funeral Song - Minks
  7. Say Goodbye to What - Bullion
  8. Daydream - Beach Fossils
  9. 7 and 7 is - Charlie and the Moonhearts
  10. Zebra - Beach House
  11. Fresh Hair - Bitchin Bajas
  12. Sweatmother - Tobacco
  13. H-Bomb - Night Beats
  14. Je Ne Suis Pas Trés Drogue - The Liminanas
  15. Sleepwalker - Nerve City
  16. Storm Cloud - Wolf People
  17. Nazi Gold - Grand Trine
  18. Burning Mirrors - Lumerians
  19. Bricks or Coconuts - Jacuzzi Boys
  20. Wet Cement - Eddy Current Suppression Ring
  21. One Hour - Viva L’American Death Ray Music
  22. Heaven Knows - Mr. Day

This Ain’t S#@t, a mixtape

This Ain't Shit

I have failed (so far) to compile my “best of” list for 2009, but this last week had me working on a mix CD for one of those big happy mix exchange things that gets coordinated over the internets. This particular mix consists of 17 songs, 1 hour of diverse ages and styles. It was fun making a mix for somebody I don’t know because it freed me up to just pick great songs without over-thinking it. I hope you enjoy it, but if you don’t that’s okay because This Ain’t Shit.

01. Backbone nuance give millions hope. — luc
02. Raising the Sparks — Akron
03. Death Is Forming — Jay Reatard
04. Monk Time — Monks
05. Funny like a clown — Six Finger Satellite
06. Million Dollars — TFUL 282
07. Jealous of Jesus — Sentridoh
08. All the Cash (feat. El-P, Glitch Mob Remix) — Evil Nine
09. Another Summer — 213
10. Say When — Tes
11. Star of Wonder / None Shall Pass — Tor/Sufjan Stevens/Aesop Rock
12. Lunar Mansions — The Alps
13. In The City — Nothing People
14. We Ask You To Ride — Wooden Shjips
15. Metal Heart — Pedro The Lion
16. Oh the Vampyre — A.A. Bondy
17. Flirted With You All My Life — Vic Chesnutt

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