“A rap album with some sample-heavy yet obtuse (for the genre) production and rap verses that can make you think, laugh, and maybe cry (sometimes at the same time).”
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HI54LO5: COLOUR GREEN
“This album would make the perfect soundtrack for your next 'Cleaning The House At Dawn After Everyone Has Left The Party' session. Or, I suppose, it'd probably work just as well for your next 'Cleaning The House At Dusk After All The Kids Have Gone To Bed' session. Choose your own adventure.”
EPISODE 082 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
EPISODE 082 kicks off with an oldie from Willie Nelson, and before things close out with an oldie from Judee Sill, you'll hear gems from Margaret Glaspy, Chris Staples, Roger Miller, BADBADNOTGOOD, and a bunch more good good not bad tunes.
FANDCAMP: BLOOD BITCH
“Delusional Vampire Madness, Dreamy Wild Psychosis, What's not to love?”
HI54LO5: THE CARS
“You're driving down the highway. Coming out of the right speaker is Talking Heads. Coming out of the left is Cheap Trick. You turn the right speaker a little bit louder. You're now no longer in your car, you are in The Cars.”
EPISODE 087 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
EPISODE 087 kicks off with an unfortunately always politically relevant Todd Snider song, and before things close out with a new one from The Radio Dept, you'll hear Leonard Cohen, La Luz, Hiss Golden Messenger, and a bunch more.
FANDCAMP: Mowing
As Shakespeare once said… “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet; so Cotton Jones would, were he not Cotton Jones call'd, retain that dear perfection."
HI54LO5: JESU/SUN KIL MOON
“I went from imagining this album pushing that Lou Reed + Metallica collaboration into the lockers, to them all sharing a cig behind the bleachers.”
EPISODE 085 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
EPISODE 085 kicks off with Bowerbirds being overcome with light, and before things close out with Kevin Devine's damn dad, you'll hear some new stuff from William Ryan Fritch, some old stuff from Billy Joe Shaver, Deer Scout, Dr. Dog, and more.
FANDCAMP: Sundur
“Perfekt. En av mine favorittalbum.”
FANDCAMP: BETWEEN WAVES
“I had never heard of The Album Leaf before hearing the title track on the latest Relapse Sampler. And now I'm here. As always, I'm late to the game, but I'm glad to have randomly discovered this amazing album.”
HI54LO5: LET'S STAY TOGETHER
“Before you splurge on Couple Counselling, grab a bottle of the finest red in your price bracket & let this album do it's thang. You've gotta wonder if make-up sex even existed before this album, but that would require asking your grandparents, so it's probably best to leave it be.”