Artist	Song
Braid	The New Nathan Detroits
Harriet the Spy	Andrigony
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Miles Away
Hot Snakes	Who Died
The Faint	Worked Up So Sexual
Hey, Mercedes	Bells
Anti-Pop Consortium	Ping Pong
Jimmy Eat World	Bleed American
The Mooney Suzuki	I Say I Love You
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists	Under Hedge
Brainiac	Nothing Ever Changes
Papas Fritas	Let's Go Down to the Town Oasis
The Coral	Dreaming of You
14 Iced Bears	Balloon Song
16 Horsepower	Outlaw Song
Howie Beck	Serves You Right
Calexico	Service & Repair

Comment:

I am still new and tentative about putting mixes out there for public consumption. So be gentle. This started out as just a mix of great stuff I had been listening to lately. But as I started making a playlist, a theme emerged. The mix is an analogy for a night out. The mix starts out with some high powered, focused rock and party music. As the night progresses and you start to imbibe, the physical heat starts to rise (Worked Up...) but things are still under control. Later, the pick-up lines start to fly (I Say I Love You). And then your friend with the party drugs shows up (Ted Leo & the Pharmacists). At first, you don't feel anything (Nothing Ever Changes). But then it kicks in and things get a little whimsical and, shall we say, less controlled. You might end up at Howl at the Moon or a karaoke bar (Let's Go Down to the Town Oasis). At the end of the night, you should either have a designated driver or a cab, but many of us (bad!!!) choose to break the law and drive ourselves home (Outlaw Song). And then you wake up with a bad hangover and you pay the piper for your night of fun. (Serves You Right, Service & Repair) I hope you like the mix. Someone from AOTM who says she digs analogies inspired this extended metaphor. This week has been a lot of research for this mix (I don't party as much as I used to, I'm old now dammit! but friends from out of town are visiting) and I am at about the Serves You Right phase right about now (Sat late night) and it makes sense to me at this moment. How about you?

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