Monthly Mixtape

November: No Time For Love

It's been a wild month, I got a new boss, internet at the house, and earlier this week, a new President. Music has kinda taken a back seat for a bit, hence the delayed rollout and title of the November Mixtape. Anyway, without further ado...

1. Lust Child - Iggy Pop & The Supremes

Seeing as how this is a blog, I guess a mashup is a little overdo. This is probably my favorite.

2. Hang Me Out To Dry - Cold War Kids

File this one under "This band released an atrocious album this month, lets remember when they didn't suck."

3. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

The Kings barely avoided earning the same blurb as the previously mentioned band, but Only by the Night has more than a handful of good tunes, this being one of the best.

4. From Which I Came - Eels

The Eels are one of those bands that you just have to listen to while reading, so I use them a lot, this is the first track off of Blinking Lights and Other Revelations the best 20+ track album I've ever heard.

5. We've Been Had - The Walkmen

A song I really identify with, both lyrically and, well pianically.

6. Family Tree - TV on the Radio

Finally, a new release I can unequivocally (spelling that was feat in and of itself) endorse. Dear Science is another great album from TVOTR.

Editor's Note: I really don't like those abbreviations of band names, movies, or books

7. Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie

Best Death Cab song ever. In honor of a friend on facebook.

8. Whitechocolatespaceegg - Liz Phair

Yeah, she has gone way too mainstream now, but there was a time when Liz Phair didn't pose semi-naked behind a guitar for an album cover (the cover of the album this song was taken from is a cool homage to Emmylou Harris).

9. I'm Just a Country Boy - Don Williams

Long before Weezer helped start the trend of emotional self-indulgence there was Don Williams, who wrote about emotional angst, but with substance. There is reason behind the forlornness of his music, which is more than you can say for must of the overwrought whining that passes for indie rock nowadays.

10. Come Back - Josh Rouse

Our church has a talent show at our Christmas party, we're going to be covering this song for it. Probably my favorite Josh Rouse song. Off his album 1972.