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Mixtape 196 • Bite My Tongue

When I hear the sounds of Islands, I am reminded of sparkling diamonds and shattered glass.

When I hear the sounds of Islands, I am reminded of sparkling diamonds and shattered glass.
Islands
SongArtistNotes
Bite My Tongue
Islands
Draw some blood
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Act Natural
Margaret Glaspy
Wobbling guitars
My Own City
Bethany Cosentino
An end of summer sound
Blue Over Blue
The Clientele
Subdued insinuation
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Haunted Mountain
Buck Meek
A spooky place to live
Total Entertainment Forever
Father John Misty
It’s neverending
Broken Bones
House of Freaks
Low-key desperation
Sister
Pale Blue Eyes
The shoegaze is back
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Do Rainbows Have Ends
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Not at all
Old Man
Neil Young
Worth a revisit
And She Was
Talking Heads
Floating into space
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Last Stretch of the Road
Graham Parker & the Goldtops
Still an original
Levitate Me
Pixies
Elevator lady
Extinction
Parquet Courts
Ending it all
Japanese Buffalo
Cage The Elephant
Manic energy
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney & Wings
The original extended mix
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