This little ditty is “Evening Star” by Blitzen Trapper off of their critically maligned Destroyer of the Void which actually stands up well to repeated listens. "Evening Star" continues along the best of Blitzen Trapper’s songwriting traditions, a compelling narrative of things gone wrong and a compelling sequel to great classics like The Grateful Dead’s “Ramblin Rose” and Tom Petty’s “Last Dance With Mary Jane”.
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Art of the Mixtape is proud to feature a guest mixtape from Pete Willett. While not rooting and endlessly researching The Yankees; Pete enjoys playing ridiculous amounts of jazz guitar (Pat Metheny is an unfortunate favorite) and being inspired by the non-sequitur lyrics of Matt Berninger, 80’s pop, and plenty of 90’s and 2000’s melodramatic music. I kid, sort of, but here’s his mixtape after the jump.
Introducing the themed mixtape, more music, word free. This week concerns those means of transportation. The mixtape after the jump.
Continue reading A Mixtape Monday Presentation: Cars and Trains, Boats and Planes
It’s time for another Mixtape Monday. This week has it all; great indies ( New Pornographers,Destroyer,Surfer Blood, Blitzen Trapper, Rosewood Thieves, Voxtrot, and the Morning Benders) some forgotten classics (Bill Withers, Jorge Ben, Paul McCartney, Freda Payne) and some great covers (Barbara, M. Ward). A little rain and a little sun and as always for free. Please check out the artists included because they’re all great bands that deserve some well earned cash. The full mix after the jump
Continue reading Mixtape Monday: Stolen Shoes, Cold Wars, and Love Fools
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