February’s Mixtape: Four Weeks to Breathe

Last month, I posted up J is For…, my January mixtape playlist, which consisted of songs i’d been listening to basically on loop throughout the month. This mix is a bit different in sound. Some electronic/indietronica, a little bit of indie rock, and some neo soul for good measure. The songs are mostly fun and upbeat and have been making my 6am drives to work a lot more enjoyable. The mix originally developed from an Erykah Badu kick I was having one afternoon. I started putting together some other tunes with a few Badu ones and then the mix kind of took off in a different direction, but I feel like it all meshes well by the end of it. Let me know what you think! Link and entire playlist below:

LISTEN: February’s Mixtape – Four Weeks to Breathe

Tame Impala “It Is Not Meant To Be”
Erykah Badu “The Cell”
Mayer Hawthorne “Green Eyed Love”
Omar “There’s Nothing Like This”
Joe Jackson “It’s Different for Girls”
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes “Home (Party Supplies Remix)”
Empire of the Sun “Walking on a Dream (RAC Mix)”
Arcade Fire “Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)”
Matthew Dear “Monkey”
Bloc Party “Blue Light”
Miami Horror “Holidays”
Cut Copy “Going Nowhere”
Broken Social Scene “All to All (Skeet Skeet Remix)”
Calvin Harris “Feel So Close”

Let’s see what music the rest of March brings us!

J is For… : A January Playlist

Oh, January. My, how good you’ve been to me. I’ve been wondering just how February plans on topping off the past 31 days…

good times. always.

Anyway, this has been my soundtrack for the past month; a mix of old favorites and songs overheard at, well, key moments. Most of these are on one of the many mix CDs I have currently sliding around in my car (no, I don’t have an MP3 player in my car, I know, I know…). UPDATE: I found this site, 8tracks.com, that helps you quickly upload a mix. It doesn’t make it available for download unfortunately but this should be good for now.

LISTEN: J is for… : A January Mix Tape

Playlist:
Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”
De La Soul “Eye Know”
TLC “Creep”
The Walkmen “The Rat”
Animal Collective “Fireworks”
Edwyn Collins “Girl Like You”
Pulp “Common People”
Social Distortion “Under My Thumb”
The Replacements “Alex Chilton”
Florence and the Machine “Addicted to Love”
Weezer “Tired of Sex”
Beirut “Nantes”
The Black Keys “Unknown Brother”
Wolf Parade “I’ll Believe in Anything”
Lykke Li  “Possibility”
Pedro the Lion “Bad Things to Such Good People”
David Bowie “Lady Stardust”
Neutral Milk Hotel “Two-Headed Boy”
Radiohead “Gagging Order”
Best Coast “When I’m With You”
Sex Pistols “My Way”

Suggestions for what should go in my car this month? Just downloaded R.E.M.‘s and Atmosphere’s entire discography and the Tank Girl soundtrack for starters. Might also re-visit some old Tool since they’re coming to town.

Happy February!