Mixtape Tuesday: February 12, 2008 February 12, 2008

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01. Vampire Weekend - M79

Vampire Weekend is completely overhyped….. but this song’s string arrangements make it irresistible. And believe me, I’ve tried resisting.

02. The LK - Blakboy vs the snow

This band is going to explode this year (of course they are - they’re Swedish, and we all know how I feel about music that comes from Sweden). Their album ‘VS the Snow’ is very solid but this is my favorite song of the bunch. If you don’t like the singer’s voice, hang tight, the last half of the song is gorgeous.

03. She and Him - Why do you let me stay here?

Wonderful collaboration between indie fave M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel. This song will make you bop in your chair.

04. The Whip - Divebomb

Really, really wonderful electronic track.

05. Hologram - Blazey Storm

The first half of this song reminds me a bit of Gillian Welch, and then the vocals die off for the guitar-driven second half of the song, which is basically awesome.

06. The Knux - Cappuccino

I love the beat on this one, and though rapping about fresh cappuccinos with mocha twists sounds pretty lame, it grows on you. Trust.

(The art above is by the enormously talented Nicole Linde. You can buy her art here and look at more here. Buy up her prints before she gets so famous you can’t afford any of them!)