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Mixtape 109 • Digger

Go ahead and call your band Great Grandpa. You better have something pretty weird up your sleeve.

Go ahead and call your band Great Grandpa. You better have something pretty weird up your sleeve.
Great Grandpa
SongArtistNotes
Digger
Great Grandpa
Wistful harmonies
Dakota
The Wrens
Distant lands
Natural Disasters
Enon
No need to feel awkward
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Pleasure
Allah-Las
A pleasure to speak with you
El Niño Bonito
Funky Butt Brass Band
Mardi Gras spirit
My Girl
Joe Pastrana & His Orchestra
Latino groove
El Manicero
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Traditionally speaking
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Better Times
Beach House
Wistful Scandinavia
Dust Devil
Madness
Don’t call it a comeback
Miles From Minnesota
Lower 48
About 1300, to be exact
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THC
Melkbelly
Almost awkward
Post Animal
Post Animal
Nigh unstoppable
Body Clock
Shopping
Tick tocking
Don't Stop Her
The Obscuritones
Retro whiplash
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The Organ Grinder's Swing
The Incredible Jimmy Smith
Grinding
The Magic Number
De La Soul
Bringing it back
Running Donkey
The Royal Fingers
Japanese cowboy action
The Taker Story
Chicano Batman
Updated pusherman
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Weekend
Peter, Bjorn + John
Discrete plucking
Good Night
Dry Cleaning
Fixing the narrative
Sylvia
Mr. Elevator
On a journey
Hot Tonite
His Name Is Alive
Keep it cool
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The Passenger
Iggy Pop
Always a classic
Walking in Your Footsteps
The Police
Yeah, Synchronicity
Safety Pants
Scout Niblett
Chant along, everyone
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BBC News
Cory Wong
Funketeer
Stars For Anyone
The Boneless Children Foundation
Such a band name
Certain Men
Negativland
For the modern age
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Lo Decidi Yo
Juana Molina
Repeats and missed beats
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