Mixtape 105 :: Along the Santa Fe Trail
M. Ward
M. Ward could get by on his smoky velvet voice alone, but he also happens to be a supreme connoisseur of what alert musicians call songcraft.
In this episode: 1990s, The Breeders, Brendan Benson, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, CocoRosie, Consolidated, David Lindley & El Rayo-X, Deadbeats, The Fauns , Great Grandpa, M. Ward, Mount Kimbie, Mr. Elevator, The Muffs, Nathaniel Rateliff, North Mississippi Allstars, Of Montreal, Olivia Jean, The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band, Plaster, The Ramones, The Rock*A*Teens, Schneider TM, The Snitches, Tennis, VHS Or Beta, Waax, We Ragazzi, Ween, Whitey, Yo La Tengo, Zig Speck & The Specktones
| Song | Artist | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Along the Santa Fe Trail | M. Ward | Sparkling clear night skies | |
| 2 | Expecting To Lose | Nathaniel Rateliff | Porch ambiance | |
| 3 | Big Grief | Waax | The biggest | |
| 4 | See You At The Lights | 1990s | Meet soon | |
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| 6 | You Took Your Time (feat. King Krule) | Mount Kimbie | Hard to forget that voice | |
| 7 | Butyric Acid | Consolidated | These guys don’t mess around | |
| 8 | Pretty Baby | Brendan Benson | Delightfully Detroit | |
| 9 | Fruitcakes | Zig Speck & The Specktones | More Sonny Madness | |
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| 11 | Blitzkrieg Bop | The Ramones | Live in Spain | |
| 12 | Snake Drive | North Mississippi Allstars | Featuring guitar scratchery | |
| 13 | Do the Nothing (with Erol Alkan) | Whitey | Whitey keeping it coming | |
| 14 | Shake | The Phenomenal Hand Clap Band | Unusual groove | |
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| 16 | I'll Haunt You | Tennis | Sweet Sunday music | |
| 17 | The Best | The Muffs | Missing you, Kim | |
| 18 | Speeding Motorcycle | Yo La Tengo | Slow down | |
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| 20 | Dark Green Water | Great Grandpa | cf. Mates of State | |
| 21 | Bamboo Forest | Mr. Elevator | Pulsing organs | |
| 22 | Terrible Angels | CocoRosie | Journey through the broken toy box | |
| 23 | Burn 4 U | We Ragazzi | Que drama | |
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| 25 | The Hunt | Olivia Jean | Got swagger | |
| 26 | Ballad Of Jim Jones | The Brian Jonestown Massacre | Folk music of a sorts | |
| 27 | Reality Check | Schneider TM | Check please | |
| 28 | Disco Paradise | VHS Or Beta | Mirrorball time | |
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| 30 | Buenas Tardes Amigo | Ween | Cinco de Mayo’s on Tuesday | |
| 31 | Perfect Gentleman | The Snitches | Featuring legendary seagulls | |
| 32 | Bang On | The Breeders | Wobbly beat | |
| 33 | Would you... ? | Plaster | Noisy art | |
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| 35 | R*A*T*Step | The Rock*A*Teens | Let's hear it for reverb | |
| 36 | In Flames | The Fauns | Sounding very 4AD | |
| 37 | Brainless | Deadbeats | More LA weirdness | |
| 38 | Do Ya' Wanna Dance? | David Lindley & El Rayo-X | Dooyoo dooyoo dooyoo | |
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| 40 | Carmillas Of Love | Of Montreal | Audio slurry for thirsty ears | |
