There’s never a good explanation for whenever I feel the need to put together these completely random mixes.  I think tonight I just needed to put my mind at ease, and the following just happened to be the songs that did this for me.  Listening to these bring about feelings of nostalgia, hopefulness, and an eagerness for what’s to come.  Tomorrow could bring about a completely different set of songs, but I’m just going to sit back and enjoy these for the time being.  Hopefully, you enjoy these too.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart :: “Stay Alive”
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (2009)
The Sundays :: “My Finest Hour”
Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic (1990)
Magnetic Fields :: “The Dreaming Moon”
Get Lost (1995)
The Radio Dept. :: “Lost and Found”
Lesser Matters (2004)
Math and Physics Club :: “Darling, Please Come Home”
Math and Physics Club (2006)
Moscow Olympics :: “What Is Left Unsaid”
Cut The World (2008)
Pants Yell! :: “Two French Sisters”
Alison Statton (2007)
School of Seven Bells :: “Connjur”
Alpinisms (2008)
Broken Social Scene :: “Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl”
You Forgot It in People (2002)

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Reading all of the news, emails and just about everything else revolving around SXSW has me a little sad that I once again (three times straight since I started blogging) am not able to partake in this year’s proceedings.  As always, I say to myself “Hey, maybe next year!” but for the time being I will just stew here in my chair until next week. Knowing that isn’t really productive, I figured why not make a little mix to cheer myself up?  What else can turn a frown upside down than a bunch of fun pop songs, or even for a random, lazy Sunday afternoon.  Hope this finds you in happy spirits!

MP3: A Sunny Day in Glasgow :: “Best Summer Ever”
Scribble Mural Comic Journal (2007)
MP3: Jens Lekman :: “I Don’t Know If She’s Worth 900 kr”
You Deserve Someone Better Than A Bum Like Me EP (2005)
MP3: Pants Yell! :: “Magenta and Green”
Alison Statton (2007)
MP3: Camera Obscura :: “Let’s Get Out Of This Country”
Let’s Get Out Of This Country (2006)
MP3: Heavenly :: “C Is The Heavenly Option”
Le Jardin de Heavenly (1992)
MP3: The Divine Comedy :: “Something For The Weekend”
Casanova (1997)
MP3: The Lucksmiths :: “Untidy Towns”
Happy Secret (1999)
MP3: Belle & Sebastian :: “Lazy Line Painter Jane”
Lazy Line Painter Jane EP (1997)

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I meant to start back this back up last Sunday, but as you all know the site decided to throw up on itself. The plan was to include a bunch of songs carried over from last year that didn’t make the cut on the song list, and just have something fun for all of you to listen to on this lazy afternoon. Listening to a lot of these, i’m questioning myself as to why I forgot about how I forgot about some of them in the first place.

For those unfamiliar, every Sunday (not consistent at all) I would tackle any number of randomly selected songs. The format would change every so often, but the result always remains the same.

MP3: Mystery Jets :: “Young Love (feat. Laura Marling)”
- Ever seen a picture of these guys? Ugly dudes.
MP3: Minisnap :: “New Broom”
- Another good song from a band I never really mentioned on the blog.
MP3: The Lodger :: “Good Old Days”
- Jangly guitar goodness.
MP3: The School :: “Let it Slip”
- This is a fine pop song, in the vein of other 60s girl group revivalists (ex. Lucky Soul, Pipettes, etc.)
MP3: Noah and the Whale :: “Five Years Time”
- I think this was on some car commercial.  Just maybe.
MP3: Headlights :: “Cherry Tulips”
- Love the chorus on this one.
MP3: Ra Ra Riot :: “Oh, La”
- I never mentioned Ra Ra Riot at all last year, but I always liked this song.
MP3: The Radio Dept. :: “Freddie & The Trojan Horse”
- Bring out that new album right now. Thanks.
MP3: Lightspeed Champion :: “Tell Me What It’s Worth”
- This song introduced me to Emmy the Great. A million thank-you’s.