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Mixtape 124 • Forgotten Astronaut

Matt Sharp and The Rentals have always attracted a stellar cast of musicians to help them assemble their popsong symphonies.

Matt Sharp and The Rentals have always attracted a stellar cast of musicians to help them assemble their popsong symphonies.
The Rentals
SongArtistNotes
Forgotten Astronaut
The Rentals
For Michael Collins
Shooting From the Hip
2nd Grade
Nice gallop
Litigation
Mariachi El Bronx
No lawyers
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Finns For Our Feet
The Oranges Band
They come in handy
Somos La Resistencia
The Myrrors
Yelling across the void
The Swimmer
Tracker
Dust blowing on the dry creek bed
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No Distraction (Khruangbin Remix)
Beck
We are dubbing in space
Durban Poison
Babylon Timewarp
You know that strain
Live Fast Die Slow
Black Lips
Sloppy wet kisses
Les Imperials
The Greyboy Allstars
How’s it hanging, slick?
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The Unwanted Things
Ted Leo + the Pharmacists
A bit dubby
League of Mature Jazz Friends
Donkey
Thanks Manny!
Ska-La-Carte
The Scofflaws
Who wants sushi?
Graveyard
Mind Sirens
Contemporaries of Evil Weiner
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Angst In My Pants
A Giant Dog
Originally by Sparks
Meme les plus grands ont des moments de faiblesse
Les Wampas
Some French ya-ya punk for y’all
I Love LA
Starcrawler
Echoes of L7
Nickel And A Storm
Marble Party
Sounding like Kevin Seconds
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Pillow
Cable Ties
Mind the sharp edges
Drunk n Disorderly
The Chats
Gets to the point
Tattooed Love Boys
Melvins + Shitkid
In a good mood
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Unglued
Mo Kenney
Dual vocalizing
Spectacular
Graham Coxon
From Bleh
I Feel Just Like A Child
Devendra Banhart
Somewhat entrancing
Yr Throat
Jeff Rosenstock
Thundering along
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Norgaard
The Vaccines
Vaseline surfs
She's On Fire
King Tuff feat. Gap Dream
Free! Download it now!
T.H.M.
Deerhunter
So mopey
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Lunar Dawn
Youth + Jah Wobble
More of that dub stuff
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Mixtape 162 • The Shame of Love

Mixtape 162 • The Shame of Love

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Mixtape 134 • Identity Theft

Mixtape 134 • Identity Theft

Taking their name from Australian slang for something not good, The Chats are here to strike fear in the hearts of parents and guidance counselors across the globe.