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Mixtape 151 • Lovesick

Sometimes rock and roll seems to get stuck in a rut, but The New Madness bring fresh life to a sound that was old before they were born.

Sometimes rock and roll seems to get stuck in a rut, but The New Madness bring fresh life to a sound that was old before they were born.
The New Madness
SongArtistNotes
Lovesick
The New Madness
Begging for use in a commercial
Percolate
Money Mark
Got something brewing
Cranked Up Too Hard
The Lonesome Organist
A runaway carousel
El Scorcho
Tugboat
Originally by Weezer
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superiority complex (big noise)
illuminati hotties
Burn
Rock'n'Roll
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Back by popular demand
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Forever Dudes
Still Flyin'
Join us
Vacant Lot
The Growlers
Not the saddest though
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Queen Bee
Ghost Funk Orchestra
Royal funk jelly
Spirit 927
Ascendants
Taking off
Interstellar Love (feat. Leon Bridges)
The Avalanches
Now with Alan Parsons
Pata Pata
Miriam Makeba
Traditions
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Rat Queen
The Mountain Goats
As foretold by the ancient texts
I'm Gonna Take You Home (And Make You Like Me)
Robbie Fulks
Great repartee
Melody Line
The Solace Brothers
An under-appreciated band
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30th Century War
Born Ruffians
Worth waiting for, I suppose
Endless Seafood
Guided By Voices
Unless you have allergies
Loose Magic
Jen Cloher
Straight outta Melbourne
I Love You Always
Pomplamoose
Channeling Wings on an instrumental
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Cactus
Pixies
Even Bowie likes it
Diggit (What If?)
Amazing Blazak
Totally Atlanta
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Get Out!
Rube Waddell
What was that?
Dirty Strings
Chalk
Have some theremin
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Don’t Set Yourself (on Fire)
Bad Bad Meow
Generally good advice
Are You Fucking Your Ex
Eels
Dark dark moods
My Flash On You
Crocodiles
Originally by Love
A History Of Drunks
Melvins
Crushing punishment
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Immigration Plan (feat. Ranking Ann)
Mad Professor
From 1984
Low Rider
The Bug
Throwing off sparks
King Size
Kruder + Dorfmeister
Not for sharing
Nights Introlude (Live In Chicago)
Nightmares On Wax
Slowly melding
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American Dipper
North Americans
Hypnotic light dancing
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