· mixtapes

Mixtape 175 • Rhythm Is Our Business

The mysterious Snapped Ankles are descended from the forest people, though it seems they took a detour through some harsh industrial spaces to bring their stuttering electro-strangulation to our ears.

The mysterious Snapped Ankles are descended from the forest people, though it seems they took a detour through some harsh industrial spaces to bring their stuttering electro-strangulation to our ears.
Snapped Ankles
SongArtistNotes
Rhythm Is Our Business
Snapped Ankles
And business is good
Walking On Your Hands
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Those people
I Am Who I Think You Think I Am
Liily
Don’t make eye contact
Slow Train Coming
The Low Frequency In Stereo
Building up and beyond
— • BREAK • —
Water
The Stranglers
Towering sonic menace
Anatomy
TLO
Coal Black Horses
16 Horsepower
High and lonesome
Motherless Children
Brian Ritchie
What a hot combo
— • BREAK • —
Vienen Bajando (Versión 2021)
El Mató a un Policía Motorizado
All about the unruly crowds
Hammering The Cramps
Sparklehorse
Can you fly?
Leave Your Love Behind
Goodbye Honolulu
Can’t get any looser
— • BREAK • —
Goodnight My Someone
Josh Caterer
An old-fashioned approach
Pest
Goat Girl
Pleasant build-up
Chicken Wobble
Hasil Adkins
Original wildman
Cory Wong
Vulfpeck
Self-referential
— • BREAK • —
The Boy
Shannon + The Clams
It’s not that old-fashioned
Havana
The Mabuses
A dark cumbia
Surgery
TLO
Caterpillars
The Goon Sax
Hit the pavement
— • BREAK • —
If Not For You (2020 Mix)
George Harrison
With that Harrison slide
Throw The Wine
Swell
When spilling isn’t enough
Kiss Me, Son Of God
They Might Be Giants
Overcome your shyness!
Good Morning Boyfriend
Tulip Sweet and Her Trail of Tears
All about insect love
— • BREAK • —
Muchacha de los Ojos Negros
Santiago Motorizado
Heartfelt ballad for the dark-eyed
Slight Figure of Speech
The Avett Brothers
Rockin’ it out
It's Okay
The Mommyheads
Also, quite alright
Watermelon Man
Mongo Santamaria
Some sounds of summer
— • BREAK • —
This Living Hand
Amon Tobin
Complicated resolutions
In Cold Blood
Alt-J
Brush up on your binary
Play The Game
Beach House
Crashing distant waves
Centerpiece
Mary Stallings
Just the basic ingredients
— • BREAK • —
Duppy Conqueror
David Hillyard + the Rocksteady 7
Spirit of the islands
Share:
Archives

Approximately Relevant

View Archives »
I Can't Stand The Rain

I Can't Stand The Rain

The rich wood floorboards were squeaking under the strain of the game. They had removed their shoes, sketched out the board using a special beeswax that would not damage the finish, and were hopping as lightly as they could, for they respected the solemnity of their location. Nonetheless, the portraits lining the Hall of Admirals in the Museo Maritimo Nacional felt they finally had something to frown about, their serious Chilean brows furrowed in naval concern as they observed the farrier and the anthropologist enjoying their tournament.

I'll Be Your Mirror

I'll Be Your Mirror

The first time you hear Courtney Barnett taking on the Velvet Underground's "I'll Be Your Mirror," what you get is an electrifying shock of recognition: you know that distinctive voice, you know that timeless melody, but what you're hearing is completely new. I must add that there's a VU tribute album every few years, and even the worst of them can be decent, supported by the strength of the songs, but this one (also titled I'll Be Your Mirror) is exceptionally good.

She’s My Best Friend

She’s My Best Friend

If The Wedding Present were the traditional sort, they would be bringing coral to the festivities. This one is from earlier in their career, closer to the wood years, but the Velvet Underground never goes out of style. This is from another good VU tribute album, Heaven and Hell from 1991 or so.

Mixtape 176 • In Jest

Mixtape 176 • In Jest

Sure, they claim to be joking, but the chops you hear from Lizard Music are as serious as a car accident, their indie guitar pop leaving no hook unsharpened or ear unwormed.