“A classic piece of electronic music, still sounds fresh and haunting after all these years.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in QUICK HITS
FANDCAMP: Julius
“Her tone, her cadence, the way she articulates the sound of the words is captivating. I think of Violeta Parra (!!!), Vashti Bunyan, Aldous Harding, Joni Mitchell when listening to her.”
SOUTH OF AMERICA | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
A mix of a bunch of great music coming out ‘South of America’ (and for playlist purposes this includes Mexico and all the countries in Central America, South America and the Caribbean). So pack some loose, breathable fabrics and go grab the headphones.
EH CANADA | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
Canada gets a lot of stick for our overt niceness, being obsessed with hockey and a bunch of other ‘simple folk’ stereotypes—but people often forget that in between the maple syrup free-basing we do to distract from our colonial past/present, we also make a lot of really good music. This playlist highlights some of it, from coast to unceded coast.
FANDCAMP: Lonesome Weary Blues
“What a happy surprise to have new music from Daniel Bachman to start the year! Joyful tunes.”
FANDCAMP: Earth Trip
“Earth Trip brings us another round of country-fried cosmos layered in brooding bass, dreamy slide and twangy jam. Every bit as compelling as Summerlong was last summer.”
OPEN ROAD | #HI54MIXCDS ON MOUN.TOWN/FM
“If you have to drive any further than a few KMs (or miles for y’all south of the border, eh), you're gonna want to have a good mix for a little dashboard drumming and open window karaoke running man.”
FANDCAMP: Dawn
“My first exposure to Mount Eerie, didn't realize how often I would come back to the catharsis, and now the nostalgia of the simple worries from the before.”
THRIFT STORE CASSETTES | #HI54MIXCDS
A HI54 Mix CD made from all the cassette tapes I've found while dating someone who LOVES going to thrift stores A LOT. It can be slim picking in the cassette bins around here, but when you do find something, they're about a quarter each. And ain't nobody can complain about that.
FANDCAMP: The Changing Wilderness
“The guitar work on display here is just phenomenal. little waterfalls and whirlpools swirling around your head for 40 minutes. You can't beat that!”
FANDCAMP: the Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures
“It’s not just the extensive vocabulary in his poems. It’s not just the wise n visceral imagery in his verses. I't’s not just the humor or incredible ear for production he brings to the table. Or the air of beautiful purpose felt in his words. It’s an all-encompassing balance of each of these wonders at once. This the type of album that will make a thinker act....and make an actor think.”
FANDCAMP: Good Timing
“Like a vivid & most pleasant dream, guitar notes suddenly appear twinkling all around, before slowly settling into a snug, winter warming ambient folk blanket. Honestly this album has made my weekend.”