Mixtape 163 :: Magic Pants
The Scientists
The Scientists have been conducting their Australian experiments in proto-punk for over four decades now, and it’s surprising that they’ve yet to publish in a peer-reviewed journal.
In this episode: Brad Sucks, Buck Meek, The Chills, Cut Worms, The Deathray Davies, Disturbios, Frank Black, Ghost of Vroom, Ghoulies, illuminati hotties, Jeff Rosenstock, Josh Homme, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kiwi jr., Los Straitjackets, The Lothars, Lucas, Marmoset, The Moore Brothers, Once And Future Band, Palberta, Popcorn, The Promise Ring, The Rare Occasions, Ratboys, Robb Benson, The Scientists, The Shins, Sonny Smith, The Vulgar Boatmen, Watercooler, XTC, Young Fresh Fellows
| Song | Artist | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic Pants | The Scientists | Those pants were magic | |
| 2 | No Way | Palberta | The angles all work out | |
| 3 | Taco Wagon | Young Fresh Fellows | Everyone’s favorite lunchtime anthem | |
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| 5 | Andromeda | Once And Future Band | An orchestral approach | |
| 6 | Science Friction | XTC | Urgent communication | |
| 7 | Alone | The Rare Occasions | Big big sounds | |
| 8 | Heavenly Pop Hit | The Chills | Still heavenly, still a pop hit | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 10 | Every Once In A While | Cut Worms | In a lax mood | |
| 11 | Lucas With The Lid Off | Lucas | Look up the Gondry video | |
| 12 | TLO | Watercooler | ||
| 13 | The 23rd of September | The Vulgar Boatmen | Instant relax | |
| 14 | X-Man | Sonny Smith | All of the day and all of the night | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 16 | Domino | Kiwi jr. | Double blanks | |
| 17 | Cannonball! Pt. 2 | Buck Meek | Love the voice crax | |
| 18 | Oh' Dear Handlebars | Marmoset | Do the lurch | |
| 19 | California Stutter | Robb Benson | Elastic waltz time | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 21 | Chief of Police | Ghost of Vroom | Bring a box of donuts | |
| 22 | Lavatory Lil | Josh Homme | Originally by Paul McCartney | |
| 23 | Sleepwalker | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | A gentle spin on the carousel | |
| 24 | Collected | Ratboys | With a loping gait | |
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| 26 | See Thru Honda | Disturbios | With a dainty Bossa beat | |
| 27 | TLO | Popcorn | ||
| 28 | Pool Hopping | illuminati hotties | Is it major label time? | |
| 29 | B.O. | Ghoulies | Let me catch my breath | |
| 30 | Airwalks (Alt) | Jeff Rosenstock | Strong flashback time | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 32 | Close Your Eyes and Floor It | The Deathray Davies | What’s the worst could happen | |
| 33 | I'll Go Down Swinging | Los Straitjackets | If I gotta go… | |
| 34 | Skips A Beat (Over You) | The Promise Ring | Twelve hours in two minutes | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 36 | In It to Win It (feat. Jason Lytle) | Brad Sucks | Get some Grandaddy in you | |
| 37 | Fresh Thoughts Of You | The Moore Brothers | Telling it like it is | |
| 38 | Goodbye Girl | The Shins | Fresh take on old Squeeze | |
| 39 | Duke Of Earl | Frank Black | Had to throw in that twisted chord | |
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| 41 | The Call Up | The Lothars | Surprisingly well suited for the theremin | |
