Electronic music may be my first love, but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the rich variety and engrossing lyricism rock has to offer. From Oy’s tale of overcoming fears to take a wizz in the middle of the night and The Fugitives’ detailed investigation of their apartment building society to Woodpigeon’s heart-wrenching survival of a broken relationship and a selection from Anaïs Mitchell’s engrossing acoustic rock opera, “In Deep & Ant Mew Sick” is as much a collection of short stories as it is a mix tape. This mix is just as interesting musically as it is lyrically, though, featuring everything from toe-tapping, banjo-driven folk to offbeat, psychedelic synth pop.
01. Chet - “Saint Jerome, My Baby Tames Lions” (Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home)
• Start time: 0:00; Links: Absolutely Kosher - Chet02. Woodpigeon - “Such A Lucky Girl” (Die Stadt Muzikanten)
• Start time: 3:49; Links: Boompa - Woodpigeon03. Gigi - “The Hundredth Time feat. Duffy Driediger & Ryan Peters” (Maintenant)
• Start time: 10:44; Links: Tomlab - Gigi04. The Fugitives - “Snail Shell” (Eccentrically We Love)
• Start time: 14:15; Links: 604 - The Fugitives05. Anaïs Mitchell - “Flowers (Eurydice’s Song)” (Hadestown)
• Start time: 17:56; Links: Righteous Babe - Anaïs Mitchell06. Old Man Luedecke - “Foreign Tongue” (My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs)
• Start time: 21:26; Links: Black Hen - Old Man Luedecke07. Oh No Ono - “Swim” (Eggs)
• Start time: 24:30; Links: Friendly Fire - Oh No Ono08. Oy - “Snake” (First Box Then Walk)
• Start time: 29:05; Links: Creaked - Oy09. Rafter - “No Fucking Around” (Animal Feelings)
• Start time: 32:16; Links: Asthmatic Kitty - Rafter10. Birds & Batteries - “The Villain” (Up To No Good)
• Start time: 35:30; Links: Eightmaps - Birds & Batteries
[Artwork: Keith Kawaii]
