Mixtape #23: Space Beach

Side A
Francoise Hardy - "La Rue Des Coeurs Perdus"

Line & Circle - "Roman Ruins"

The dB's - "A Spy In The House of Love"

TV Torso - "No Idea Why"

Fletcher C. Johnson - "Send Me Your Love"

Pangea - "River"

Cass McCombs - "Bobby, King of Boys Town"

Lace Curtains - "Police Brutality"
Matthew Dear - "Do The Right Thing"

Side B

Lands & Peoples - "In Living Colour"

Ganglians - "Cryin' Smoke"

T. Rex - "Hot Love"

Andy Human - "Land of The Dinosaurs"

The Shivvers - "Don't Tell Me"

Eternal Summers - "Lightswitch"

The White Wires - "Let's Start Over Again"

Terry Malts - "No Good For You"

Dean & Britta - "I'll Keep It With Mine"

Download:

Space Beach.zip

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Mixtape #20: Why don't we take the day off?

Tronics - "Time Off"

The Blood Feathers - "On A Holiday"

Tanlines - "All of Me"

Harlem - "Be Your Baby"

Lower Dens - "Blue & Silver"

Terry Malts - "Tumble Down"

The Tough Shits - "Heard She Kisses On The Mouth"

Father John Misty - "Nancy From Now On"

The Babies - "Here Comes Trouble"

The Strange Boys - "Doueh"

Robyn Hitchcock - "Television"

Cass McCombs - "Sacred Heart"

So Many Wizards - "Lose Your Mind"

The Creation - "Try and Stop Me"

The Velvet Underground - "I Found A Reason (demo version)"

The Chromatics - "Kill For Love"

The Walkmen - "Paper House"

Michael Hurley - "Be Kind To Me"

Download:
Why Don't We Take The Day Off?.zip

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Terry Malts - "Tumble Down"

"Up on the hill I held your hand / Both of us so drunk we couldn't stand / Making our way in the moonlight / Wondering what death would be like / ba-ba ba-ba tumble down / ba-ba ba-ba the hill with me / ba-ba ba don't be afraid / ba-ba ba-ba of what you cannot see."

It's hard to believe Terry Malts are the same guys that played in the clean-toned Smiths-worshipping Magic Bullets. The two San Francisco bands certainly share a knack for ear-catching hooks, but with Terry Malts singer Phil Benson's vocal sit on top of a wild white-capped sea of gnarled and jagged guitars that the band aptly dubs "chainsaw pop." But once you get past the assault of roaring fuzz, an armful of gooey bubblegum pop awaits. And that's what's so striking and wonderful about a track like "Tumble Down"—the contrast. Just like the pink Terry Malts lettering on the band's black and white Killing Time LP cover, those dark humming riffs of guitar only help to enrich Benson's bright pop instincts. Just try listening to "Tumble Down" without mouthing those irresistible "ba-ba ba-ba's." It's ain't easy.

Terry Malts - "Tumble Down" (from Killing Time)

And because this contrast is hilarious...

Magic Bullets - "Lying Around" (from Magic Bullets)