iTunes Shuffle 12/27/13

1. Churches - "Katie"
2. Pomegranates - "50's"
3. Aimee Mann - "That's Just What You Are"
4. Jeff Buckley - "Dream Brother" (live at the Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans)
5. Florence + The Machine - "No Light, No Light"
6. Bush - "Swallowed"
7. Oh No Oh My - "Walking Into Me"
8. Jay Brannan - "Home"
9. Vashti Bunyan - "17 Pink Sugar Elephants"
10. Colorfeels - "Pushover"

Last shuffle of the year, and it's got some great stuff. Aimee Mann, Jeff Buckley, Florence, Bush -- all pretty well known stuff. The Aimee song is one of my favorites. The Churches song (as opposed to CHVRCHES, which is different) sounds like it was plucked out of 1994, which is a good thing in my opinion. The Pomegranates and Oh No Oh My songs are just solid, lovely indie rock. And Vashti Bunyan was one of the great undiscovered folk acts of the '60s, so undiscovered in fact that she basically went on a 50 year hiatus from the industry. Now people respect her.

Songs unavailable on Spotify are in YouTube or BandCamp form below, and also the playlist:

iTunes Shuffle 12/20/13

1. Nada Surf - "Waiting For Something"
2. Palenke Soultribe (ft. Sr. Mendez) - "Te Veo"
3. Vampire Weekend - "One (Blake's Got A New Face)"
4. Middle Brother - "Middle Brother"
5. Marissa Nadler - "Salutations In The Dark"
6. Death Cab For Cutie - "Cath"
7. Trick Pony - "Hillbilly Blues"
8. Dax Riggs - "Lungs"
9. Gardel / Le Pera (composers) - "Por una Cabeza" (dance mix) (Carlos Gardel cover)
10. Takka Takka - "You And Universe"

Another great, weird mix. Palenke Soultribe is Mexican indie music, Middle Brother is great country indie, Marissa Nadler is always wonderful, Death Cab makes me happy and the Dax Riggs cover is stunning. Songs not available on Spotify in YouTube form, then the Spotify playlist for the rest.

iTunes Shuffle 12/13/13

1. Black Fiction - "Let's Go Underground"
2. Tova Rinah and The Way Home - "Walkin' A Fine Line"
3. Marissa Nadler - "Diamond Heart"
4. Billie Holiday - "I Wished On The Moon"
5. The Laurels - "Traversing The Universe"
6. Dawn Landes - "The Loveliest Of Trees"
7. Bill Baird - "Death Suite"
8. Badar Ali Khan - "Black Night" (DJ Baba G & Dan The Automator Remix)
9. AlunaGeorge - "Your Drums, Your Love"
10. Richard Hawley - "Leave Your Body Behind You"

All over the place and all great. Highlights are the Marissa Nadler, the Billie Holiday, the AlunaGeorge and especially the Richard Hawley. The Bill Baird is mesmerizing. The Dawn Landes is beautiful. Really, all worth it. Things not available on Spotify in YouTube form...and that's a lot this time because this mix is fucking obscure.

iTunes Shuffle 12/6/13

1. Ani DiFranco - "Bliss Like This"
2. The Flying Burrito Brothers - "Juanita"
3. Fiona Apple - "Werewolf"
4. Anika - "Officer Officer"
5. The Twilight Sad - "That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy" (Recomposed By Ensemble)
6. Dom McLennon - "Vanessa"
7. Iron And Wine - "Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car"
8. Hoodie Allen - "Joy & Misery"
9. UNKLE ft. Gavin Clark - "Blade In The Back"
10. Cheyenne Marie Mize - "It Lingers"

What a great mix. Highlights: Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, the Twilight Sad, Iron and Wine, Cheyenne Marie Mize.

Spotify playlist below, but the two hip-hop tracks are not on Spotify, so they're in YouTube form below: