It’s Not Like That is a mixtape of songs that are inspiring my writing at the moment. It’s a mix of some mellow songs with some upbeat jambs intertwined here and there.
Track Listing:
- “A Melody, The Memory” by Mae
- “Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix)” by The Postal Service
- “I Want You” by Bob Dylan
- “Mix Tape” by Butch Walker
- “The Shade of Poison Trees” by Dashboard Confessional
- “Whisper” by Ernie Halter
- “Over You” by Jay Nash
- “What A Rush” by Art Brut
- “If You Find Yourself Caught In Love” by Belle and Sebastian
- “Blindsided” by Bon Iver
- “Give Judy My Notice” by Ben Folds
- “Sweet Baby” by Mike Barnet
- “The Only One I Need” by Mike Vitale
- “My Next Mistake” by Styrofoam ft. Jim Adkins
- “How Long Do I Have To Wait For You?” by Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
- “Teenage Love” by Magic Wands
- “Asleep” by The Smiths
- “Ooh La La” by The Faces
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(This came into my stream at exactly the right moment—a chill pill 2 speed write 2)
“Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)” by George Harrison
The eerie yet familar sounds in this song give me that rock n’ roll feeling—it reminds me of being in the backyard pool while dad played the classic rock station—it reminds me of my Aunt Nancy, who was the only person I knew whose favorite Beatle was George. She had an album cover sized picture of him with his palm outsteched and mystical looking symbols painted on his face. I remember being fascinated by this as a little girl, sitting in her apartment. It was an adult place without the usual kid stuff things to play with. She thought we’d like the hand held electronic football game but what I really liked where the album covers. The best part of her place was the musical instruments lining the walls in her bedroom—banjos, guitars and mandolins—but we weren’t allowed to touch.
“Drugs in My Body” by Thieves Like Us. This song has a total summertime club night vibe to it—u could play it on the floor no problem, but what it really feels like (especially the catchy chorus) is the time before you get to the spot…when you’re slowly taking you’re time getting ready with people coming over and going out. Chillaxing the day away but with that feeling of anticipation flapping in the distance like sheets billowing on the clothesline: wearing dark shades and chewing gum like crazy while riding on the West Side highway with the windows all the way down.
I’d like to mash it up with Summer in the City, by the Lovin Spoonful
“I fake it so real I am beyond fake”: In this final spring of the first decade Courtney Love’s post-punk aphorism unfolds with a wisdom way beyond the 90s dark ages from which it originated. In the era of Reality TV and social networking we are just beginning to figure out that going “beyond fake” doesn’t mean moving closer to being “real” but moving away from such distinctions altogether.
I don’t care what people think. I’m a fan and always have been.
“An Eagle in Your Mind” is one of those songs that comes on my magic shuffle just when i need it most. I love it so much but strangely enough I never think to put it on manually. If any band has an automagic vibe to them, Boards of Canada is prolly it.
This weird youtube video I found uses anime and dream-speed editing to bring out the otherworldliness and superhero epic vibe that I always got when I heard it.
Feels like they wrote this song about me: “So Far Around the Bend”, by The National.
