(Being the latest in my series of quarterly mixes…this one easily a month late.)
“Too Much Time” – Summer 2011
1. Phoenix – Consolation Prizes
2. Holy Ghost! – Wait and See
3. Little Dragon – Nightlight
4. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Ni**as in Paris
5. Aeroplane – Caramellas
6. The Rapture – How Deep is Your Love?
7. Friendly Fires – Chimes
8. Ra Ra Riot – Ghost Under Rocks
9. Ducktails – Killin the Vibe
10. Okkervil River – The Valley
11. Cults – Go Outside
12. Yacht – I Walked Alone
13. The Mountain Goats – High Hawk Season
14. Times New Viking – Fuck Her Tears
15. TV on the Radio – New Cannonball Blues
16. Washed Out – Before
17. White Denim – Is and Is and Is
18. M83 – Midnight City
19. The Flaming Lips – Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
Annotations:
-I made an honest-to-god mixtape for someone this summer, and after making it felt I had to tell her not to read too much into the song titles and lyrics I chose. Same thing applies here. I’m drawn to melodies much more quickly than lyrics most of the time, and trying to literally transcribe four months of my life via song titles wouldn’t be much fun for anyone as it is. So basically, don’t look at titles like “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate” and “Fuck Her Tears” and assume I had a shitty summer or anything.
-Actually, “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate” is on there because I saw the Flaming Lips play the entirety of The Soft Bulletin at Hollywood Forever cemetery a few months back. It was nuts, and a fantastic way to revisit one of my favorite albums from college. Maybe they’ll do Yoshimi shows in two years?
-“Go Outside” was pretty overplayed and isn’t even a favorite song of mine, but it’s here as motivation, I guess – to go outside, do stuff, stay active. Or else!
-So, so tough to choose a Yacht song – I’ve been jocking Shangri-La constantly for months now, and I very nearly chose “Dystopia” or “Paradise Engineering” instead. The whole album’s great, and the band is a ton of fun live. I’m sure you’ll be seeing much more from this album on future mixes.
The Daily Friction 