"Turn Turn Turn"

August 2011
for: derhay

1. A Real Hero (feat. Electric Youth) - College
2. Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn
3. Bizness - Tune-Yards
4. Go (feat. Karen O) - Santigold
5. O.N.E - Yeasayer
6. Will Do - TV On The Radio
7. Future Starts Slow - The Kills
8. Infinity Guitars - Sleigh Bells
9. Hoover Dam - Sugar
10. Little Golden Age - Wolf Parade
11. Saints - The Breeders
12. Two Against One - Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi
13. Written On The Forehead - PJ Harvey
14. A Good Flying Bird - Guided By Voices
15. Surfer's Hymn - Panda Bear
16. Don't Stop - The Dodos
17. Strangers - Wye Oak
18. Real Love - Beach House
19. May Queen - Liz Phair
20. Beautiful People - The Books

Vaguely summer-transitional. All recent stuff, plus four early '90s gems. Cover image by Louise Bourgeois.

"End of the Party"

March 2011
for: Ballroom Pink

1. Rolling In The Deep - Adele
2. Ambling Alp - Yeasayer
3. Take Pills - Panda Bear
4. Companions -The Dodos
5. The Last Living Rose - PJ Harvey
6. The Last Of The Famous International Playboys - Morrissey
7. Thunder On The Mountain - Wanda Jackson
8. Space - M.I.A.
9. Ceremony - New Order
10. I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem
11. Empire Ants - Gorillaz
12. It Don't Rain In Beverly Hills (Scott Hardkiss Remix) - Dean & Britta
13. If It's True - Yo La Tengo
14. Norway - Beach House
15. We Used To Wait - Arcade Fire
16. Slush - Jarvis Cocker
17. Save The Last Dance For Me - Ike & Tina Turner
18. Free Translator - The Books

What I've been listening to lately...

Sad day

"I lied"

September 2010
for: Caramel Coffee

1. Don't Come Around Here No More - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
2. Some Kind of Nature - Gorillaz
3. Not A Young Man Anymore (My Robot Friend Remix) - Dean & Britta
4. Drunk Girls - LCD Soundsystem
5. Modern Man - Arcade Fire
6. Rill Rill - Sleigh Bells
7. Derek - Animal Collective
8. Little Sparrow - Bettye LaVette
9. Gimme Some Salt - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
10. Queen Bitch - David Bowie
11. I'm Sorry I Love You - The Magnetic Fields
12. Poor Old Soul (Part 2) - Orange Juice
13. Dead Sound - The Raveonettes
14. Powerman - The Kinks
15. Leave Me Alone - New Order
16. Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk - The New Pornographers
17. Razzmatazz - Pulp
18. Space - M.I.A.
19. Ghost Pressure - Wolf Parade
20. Effect & Cause - The White Stripes

The title means nothing. The cover means nothing. I'm sorry.

"The Lookout"

August 2010
for Poubelle

1. Tell 'Em - Sleigh Bells
2. It Takes A Muscle - M.I.A.
3. Tighten Up - The Black Keys
4. The Difference Between Us - The Dead Weather
5. Little Golden Age - Wolf Parade
6. City With No Children - Arcade Fire
7. A Bite Out Of My Bed - The New Pornographers
8. Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) - Janelle Monáe
9. Heaven Can Wait - Charlotte Gainsbourg
10. Two - The Antlers
11. All I Want - LCD Soundsystem
12. VCR - The XX
13. On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz
14. Beautiful People - The Books
15. If It's True - Yo La Tengo
16. Knives from Bavaria - Dean & Britta

A collection of recent releases. This was actually the "Where I'm From" themed round and New York is kind of on the lookout for new music.

"Flip Flop"

June 2010
for: Putli Bai

1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
2. Into the Nightlife - Cyndi Lauper
3. Age Of Consent - New Order
4. Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) - Janelle Monáe
5. That Beep - Architecture in Helsinki
6. I Can Change - LCD Soundsystem
7. Islands - The XX
8. Does Your Mother Know - ABBA
9. And She Was - Talking Heads
10. Me And Jane Doe - Charlotte Gainsbourg
11. Your Hands (Together) - The New Pornographers
12. Die By The Drop - The Dead Weather
13. Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings
14. Everlasting Light - The Black Keys
15. Come On, Come On (Dean & Britta Remix) - Scott Hardkiss
16. Absolutely Cuckoo - The Magnetic Fields
17. All Is Love - Karen O & The Kids
18. Lust - The Raveonettes
19. Everyday - Buddy Holly

Just my annual summer entry.

"Cover Lover"

March 2010
for: Joey Potter's It
First round on Snarkfest!

1. Everyday - The Raveonettes
2. Rated X - Neko Case
3. Sealion - Feist
4. I’m On Fire - Electrelane
5. Heroes - TV On The Radio
6. I Found A Reason - Cat Power
7. My Little Corner of the World - Yo La Tengo
8. Ooh Child - Beth Orton
9. Teardrop - José González
10. If You Could Read My Mind - Johnny Cash
11. Teen Angel - Dean & Britta
12. Cello Song - The Books
13. Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett
14. Just Can't Get Enough - Nouvelle Vague
15. Always on My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
16. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste - Galaxie 500
17. Jolene [Live] - The White Stripes
18. Just Say So - Bettye LaVette

Cover songs about love.

"Mixed Company 2"

February 2010
Themed Round: Two
for: Ballroom Pink
Last round at the FTOTZ!

1. You! Me! Dancing! - Los Campesinos!
2. September's Not So Far Away - The Field Mice
3. Hallucinations - The Raveonettes
4. Crystalised - The XX
5. I Love A Man In Uniform (Yeah Yeah Yeahs remix) - Gang of Four
6. Deadbeat Club - The B-52s
7. Heaven Can Wait - Charlotte Gainsbourg
8. Bonnie & Clyde - Luna
9. I'm A Lady - Santogold
10. Young Folks - Peter Bjorn and John
11. 1000 Words - Arthur & Yu
12. Gotta Have You - The Weepies
13. Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
14. Jackson (With June Carter) - Johnny Cash
15. How Can I Love You If You Won't Lie Down - Silver Jews
16. Handle With Care - Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins
17. Portland Oregon - Loretta Lynn
18. I'm From Further North Than You - The Wedding Present
19. Bati Mon Nid - Françoise Hardy
20. This Little Light - Neko Case

Comments on the mix: This is a sequel to "Mixed Company," which was also sent to my mixee. Both mixes feature songs with both male and female vocals.

"2009 Lives"

December 2009
for: Diane Court

1. Zero - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
2. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat - Beck
3. Treat Me Like Your Mother - The Dead Weather
4. Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen - PJ Harvey & John Parish
5. Sabali - Amadou & Mariam
6. Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear
7. Lisztomania - Phoenix
8. My Girls - Animal Collective
9. Periodically Triple Or Double - Yo La Tengo
10. You Go On Ahead (Trumpet Trumpet II) - Sunset Rubdown
11. French Navy - Camera Obscura
12. Two - The Antlers
13. Slush - Jarvis Cocker
14. Beware Your Only Friend - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
15. Magpie To The Morning - Neko Case
16. Snookered - Dan Deacon
17. Everyday - Vetiver

Comments on the mix: My annual year in review.

"Back to School"

September 2009
for: brautigiggle

1. School Days - Chuck Berry
2. Bad Reputation - Joan Jett
3. Peacebone - Animal Collective
4. Help! - The Beatles
5. Natural's Not In It - Gang Of Four
6. Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers
7. Radio, Radio - Elvis Costello
8. Rock And Roll - The Velvet Underground
9. Poor Old Soul (part 2) - Orange Juice
10. Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
11. Fake Tales Of San Francisco - Arctic Monkeys
12. I Cut Like A Buffalo - The Dead Weather
13. He's Got the Power - The Exciters
14. URAQT - M.I.A.
15. Long Island - That Dog
16. Over and Over Again (Lost and Found) - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
17. The Power Is On - The Go! Team
18. 1901 - Phoenix
19. B.O.B. - Outkast
20. Hey - The Pixies
21. I’m On Fire - Electrelane
22. American Music - Violent Femmes
23. Undeclared - The Dodos

Comments on the mix: I'm feeling OLD, so I wanted to do a mix inspired by the spirit and energy of youth.