This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in QUICK HITS
“Brilliant, deep, heartbreaking and beautiful - this record is an apt summary of a career cut far too short; covers the stylistic ground from Nilssonesque balladry (‘Dirty Jim’), garage psych-workouts (‘Broken Finger Blues’), to 70s soul (‘HZLWD’), all filtered through his unmistakable style and talent. RIP Richard.”
“I get lost in these carefully chosen words and sounds. A truly fantastic audio experience.”
After a wee hiatus, The Mix Tape Radio Show returns with the 98th episode. Things kick off with some Gia Margaret loveliness & before closing out with the always wonderful Tiny Ruins, we’ll go from Lagos to Long Beach, Benjamin Shaw to Dusty Springfield, and a bunch of stuff in between. Celebrate good times come on.
“Most people won't ever write a single good song; Ellis has written two albums full of them in a year, and that seems unfair.”
“The best short story pop song writer around. One of my favorite albums of the year.”
The Soundcloud playlist for this month’s approved Submithub submissions is now up & running for September 2018.
Since the year in question is 2015, and since 20X15 = 300, this yearly summary playlist consists of 300 nice tunes released in the year 2015. From 300 different artists. Reshuffled on the regular for repeat shuffles. You can’t argue with that math.
Time flies, especially when you're listening to a playlist that keeps mentioning the days of the week. Which means, by the time you've shuffled through this 54 track mix, it'll feel like a whole month has flown by. So be careful with this one, it might age you.
“Beautifully composed and executed record. Emmett Kelly's voice is rich and true.”
Episode 36 starts off with some good ol' Townes Van Zandt (which then leads into an artist sampling good ol' Townes Van Zandt) and before the tape ends with a song that perfectly captures how I would like my own funeral to go, you'll hear Small Wonder, Junior Kimbrough, Shout Out Louds and a whole bunch more.
“Sample this to hear a singer-songwriter at the peak of her craft. Tasteful and restrained, yet the listener is treated to occasional hints of a perfectly controlled vocal machine that runs on pure nitrous; they will leave you yearning for more yet simultaneously satisfied.”
