MIXTAPES // There is no Dana; only Tuunes!

Well the time is here (and frankly almost passed because MAN am I late) to look back at the past year, especially at the music that was released last year. Above you can listen to my annual hand-crafted Best of mix. It might possibly be the best hour and 10 minutes of your 2015, but probably not. It does however feature the best indie talent of the previous year, and you can read the full lineup below! Enjoy!

Tracklisting

"Two Bodies ft Emma Louise" Flight Facilities

"Seasons" Future Islands

"Less Than" The Bilinda Butchers

"Party Police" Alvvays

"Little Fang" Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks

"Feel" Ty Segall

"Kelly" The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

"Zigzagging Toward the Light" Conor Oberst

"Pattern Walks" Cloud Nothings

"Era" Fiancé

"Soft as Rain" Dan Bodan

"Lost in the Woods" The Afghan Whigs

"Chambers" Cymbals Eat Guitars

"Surrender" Team Spirit

"Talk is Cheap" Chet Faker

"Can't Stop ft Kanye West" Theophilus London

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MIXTAPES // Up from the Underground presented by Ultimate Underground

I would like to introduce you to the Ultimate Underground. No, this is not an amazing new band that you have to check out. It is something equally as cool though... and it does have to do with "amazing new bands you have to check out". The Ultimate Underground is a project from one of my college friends who's actually just graduated this past spring, (congratulations dude!) and brings together the best in, you guessed it, underground music for us to discover and become unnaturally obsessed with!

Ultimate Underground's birth comes from the inevitable end of my friend Jake King's college radio station, Ultimate Kickback, when he graduated. I could paraphrase more things that Jake has told me but he could say it better so here is a statement from the Ultimate Underground's Facebook:

"Ultimate Underground is a website and fully functional internet radio station that highlights new independent, D.I.Y., and underground music. Many of the bands featured on here are working class individuals who are just trying to break into the seemingly impenetrable wall known as the "mainstream." Ultimate Underground is designed so bands have a voice off stage and into the press. 

On this website, you'll see news, reviews, upcoming releases, exclusive premieres, concert information, and more on the bands that you may have never heard of, but you wish you had. The radio feed will stream 24/7 via Radionomy and will compensate the bands for what's being played through SoundExchange in the US, and other services around the world."

Jake's been hard at work too and recently has released the site's first compilation, Up from the Underground: Volume 1. This 18-track compilation features over an hour of great rock and grunge bands from all over the world. The entire compilation is great, but some favorites of mine are "Leech" by Northbound, "I am" by CRUMN, and "In Vain" by JACT, among others. Listen to it below and check out the Ultimate Underground here!

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MIXTAPES // Best if Played After 2013

Welcome to This Blog is About Music's second annual Best Of mixtape! As an attempt to improve upon last year's mix, Best if Played After 2013 features over 3 hours of great music from 2013 from an even wider range of genres than last year including Post-Rock, Pop, Dance, Chillwave, Surf Rock, Electronic, Rap, Shoegaze, Metal, and others. Check it out sometime and show it to your friends too! Happy end of the year readers.

Tracklisting

"Stormur" by Sigur Rós

"You Already Know" by Arcade Fire

"Night Drive" by Summer Camp

"If You Didn't See Me [Then You Weren't On The Dancefloor]" by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
"Happy" by Robert DeLong
"I've Hated You" by Ghasper
"The Leopard And The Lung" by The Joy Formidable
"Above Us" by Hibou
"I Sat By The Ocean" by Queens of the Stone Age
"Don't Give Up" by Washed Out
"Atomic Man" by Portugal. The Man
"Drove Me Wild" by Tegan And Sara
"Ich schreib' dir ein Buch 2013" by DJ Koze vs. Hildegard Knef
"Say That" by Toro y Moi
"The Mother We Share" by CHVRCHES
"Halo" by Cage the Elephant
"Juveniles" by French Films
"Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood 
"Adjust Glasses" by Kisses
"Compton" by Kendrick Lamar (ft. Dr. Dre)
"We Got It Wrong" by St. Lucia
"One Piece" by Panama
"Redshift" by Darwin Deez
"Time Will Tell" by Blood Orange
"Snap Out Of It" by Arctic Monkeys
"Love So Estranged" by The Bilinda Butchers
"Holding On For Life" by Broken Bells
"T.H.M." by Deerhunter
"Knowing We'll Be Here" by Daniel Avery
"Crashed Out" by Beach Fossils
"The Wire" by Haim
"Desert of Pop" by The Ruby Suns
"I Wanna Know" by Best Coast
"40 Acres" by Pusha T (ft. The Dream)
"Donny of the Decks" by Future of the Left
"The Pecan Tree" by Deafheaven
"Un Nouveau Soleil" by M83
"Life Round Here" by James Blake
"Everyday" by MillionYoung
"Ocean Repeating (Big-eyed Girl)" by Wild Nothing
"Evil Eye" by Franz Ferdinand
"Happy Birthday" by Cloud Control
"Prom Song" by Surfer Blood
"Air Bud" by Kurt Vile
"Demon To Lean On" by Wavves
"Binary Mind" by Ra Ra Riot
"Look at Orion!" by Bibio
"Destroyer" by Sad Day For Puppets
"Play Nice" by Pacific Air
"Ride Your Heart" by Bleached
"6 AM" by Fitz and the Tantrums
"Somewhere" by Yuck
"Raspberry Cane" by Youth Lagoon

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Mixtapes // Songs for the End of the World

Songs for the End of the World from kyle.transue on 8tracks Radio.

Welcome to the first ever mixtape by This Blog is About Music. This is a Best of 2012 mix I have been working on since mid 2012. It features recent songs by bands like Tame Impala, MillionYoung, Wild Nothing, Animal Collective, Twin Shadow, Crystal Castles, and many more. A full list of all the bands included in Songs for the End of the World can be found below. Enjoy!

1.   "Shadow" by Wild Nothing
2.   "Left Behind" by The Bilinda Butchers
3.   "Desperate Measures" by MillionYoung
4.   "Another Face (feat. Tinatin Atinati)" by LAKE R▲DIO
5.   "Yet Again" by Grizzly Bear
6.   "Think of Tomorrow" by Leitbur
7.   "St. Cecilia" by If Anything Happens to the Cat
8.   "Today's Supernatural" by Animal Collective
9.   "Triangle Train Stop" by Dustin Wong
10. "Ég anda" by Sigur Rós
11. "Lazuli" by Beach House
12. "Messiah" by Heavenly Beat
13. "Apocalypse Dreams" by Tame Impala
14. "Someone Purer" by Mystery Jets
15. "Run My Heart" by Twin Shadow
16. "Morning Coffus" by X Nihilo
17. "Let's Go" by Matt & Kim
18."Lay Back Down" by Dogcatcher
19. "Crawlersout" by Purity Ring
20. "Plague" by Crystal Castles
21. "Spitting Image" by Freelance Whales
22. "Someday" by Two Door Cinema Club
23. "I'll Be Alright" by Passion Pit
24. "Oblivion" by Grimes

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