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Oct 12, 2023 · mixtapes

Mixtape 197 • Derek Spears

The voice of your conscience is a very close match to the one you hear coming from Grandaddy.

Grandaddy

Song	Artist	Notes
Derek Spears	Grandaddy	Your conscience is singing at you
— • BREAK • —
E.S.P.	Sonny + the Sunsets	Having a vision
Rain Dogs	Tom Waits	It's a state of mind
Super Afro-Beat	The Daktaris	Truth in advertising
Souvlaki #3	Boom Pam	Odd meters and tuba gymnastics
— • BREAK • —
Numb	Beach Fossils	Crashing out
Agastopia	Draag	Spooling out chords
Questions And Answers	The Apples In Stereo	Getting Socratic
— • BREAK • —
People Are Toys To You	Joanna Sternberg	We all know one
Fresh Blood	Eels	Sulking in style
Six Months in a Leaky Boat	Split Enz	Circumnavigate the globe
Gouge Away	The Promise Ring	Making it fit better
— • BREAK • —
St. Charles Square	Blur	Where it happened
Hippie Soldier	The Orwells	A juxtapositional person
She's Weird	Ascensions	Everybody said so
— • BREAK • —
Now I'm Freaking Out	Ween	Here comes the madness

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