A Valentines Day-ish playlist that you can throw on the speakers for Valentines Day or really just any day that you're feeling like feeling some Valentines-ish feelings.
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in QUICK HITS
FANDCAMP: Come Back to Me, but Lightly - L.T.Leif
“From Calgary to Glasgow via Helsinki and Reykjavik... 'you pass through, you pass through'. Loved this from the opening bars - like escaping from a prison.”
EPISODE 176 | THE MIX TAPE RADIO SHOW
Episode 176 of The Mix Tape Radio Show features 8 gems shuffled out of the ongoing HI54 Mix CD ‘I LOVE YOU & STUFF’ - ft. Etta James, Hot Chip, Brad stank, Devendra Banhart + a bunch more valentines-ish-flavoured headphone goodness.
FANDCAMP: Dust by The Dead Tongues
“There is this wonderful thing about Ryan's music that just makes me feel at peace with myself. Dust is no exception. Once the first note hits I'm in a different world. The perfect record for some escapism when things get a little too much.”
FAR-EAST SOUND & DOWN | #HI54MIXCDS ON MOUN.TOWN/FM
A mix cd of great music coming out ‘Far East Asia’ (and for playlist rules purposes this includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau). So go grab the headphones \m/
FANDCAMP: Metal Bird
“Perfect for when you’re sad and you need a soundtrack to make the air hurt too.”
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!”