“Perfect for when you’re sad and you need a soundtrack to make the air hurt too.”
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in QUICK HITS
EPS 090 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Sometimes it takes an Esther Phillips to walk into the room in order to break you out of the trance that Adrianne Lenker’s voice tends to put one in. This mix tape has both of those things. Plus more.
FANDCAMP: Get Mean
“My first time listening felt like watching a magic trick- astonishing, perfectly executed, and an absolute joy. Who knew music could be this good?”
FANDCAMP: 5 to the Eye with Stars
“Time and again, R.A.P.'s work just fills me with awe and joy and appreciation for our world, and also some affectionate sarcasm aimed at our struggle to impose order on it.”
HI54… THE 70s | #HI54MIXCDS on MOUN.TOWN/FM
I’m not sure if it’s because I grew up in the 90s, so a lot of 70s culture was referenced in the movies I came of age to (aka: Dazed & Confused, Boogie Nights, etc), or if it’s just because there’s so much great timeless music from the 70s that it’ll make anyone nostalgic for the vibes, even for those who don’t have the actual fuzzy memories — this playlist captures some of that. |-> OPEN ON SPOTIFY
20X22 | 440 TUNES FROM 2022
Here is my annual ‘20X Current Year’ feature— which features 440 great tracks from 440 different releases, all from the year 2022. Because 20 x 22 = 440 and I am a crazy music blog person that has been doing this bit too long to stop now.
FANDCAMP: Up and Away
“It’s like a dream. At times it even feels like an epic voyage across the Mediterranean isles. And the bouzouki adds tremendous flair too. I just can’t get over the sound they’ve created!”
FANDCAMP: The Jacket
“I love this album. Totally cool and hypnotic with interesting textures and nuances. Great music. Fascinating lyrics and story-line. Love the guitar licks and that angelic voice. Such a good album.”
EPISODE 161 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 161 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘STOP TALKING… I’M TRYING TO THINK’ - ft. Seven Crows, Claire Deak & Tony Dupé, Manne Skafvenstedt, Goldmund + a bunch more lost-in-thought-flavoured headphone goodness.
FANDCAMP: Get Thee to a Nunnery
“The vocals are smooth enough to make Shakespeare’s three witches Q U A K E”
EPISODE 119 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 119 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the HI54 Mix CD ‘HIGH FIVE FOR… XMAS’ - ft. John Prine, Low, Wilder Maker, Mt. Joy + a bunch more Xmas-flavoured headphone goodness.
EPS 092 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
EPS 092 of THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW kicks off with a beauty cover from Deer Scout, and before you Hanging Valleys close things out, you'll hear tracks from Hoops, The Golden Dregs, Sam Moss and a whole bunch more.