By popular demand, here’s another mixtape of songs that are hot right now on the web, according to sites like Hypem and Elbo.ws, as well as some of our favorite blogs, and songs that have been popular on IRC during the week. With the web release (leak?) of two new Arcade Fire songs late last week, it’s no surprise that the Montreal indie rock band were among the most widely played and blogged about band this week.
This playlist mix also features a web-made hit song from the ‘new and rising’ band, Ceo, the latest rising track from break-through duo Sleigh Bells, and a fresh single from one of indie rock’s best bands, The Drums. Also, don’t miss Thurston Moore’s (Sonic Youth) sweet remix of a Crystal Castles song and a Caribou remix of Four Tet, plus, popular tracks right now from Klaxons, Common Prayer, Wild Nothing, Born Ruffians, Teenage Fanclub, How to Destroy Angels, Toro Y Moi, The Futureheads, and tracks that were popular on IRC this week (as you can see for yourself on our Hype page), including Coltrane Motion, Hooray for Earth, Unbunny, Big Tree, and Active Child. Enjoy, and spread the love.
For those of you who don’t follow us on Twitter or join us on Facebook, you probably didn’t hear that Coldplay member Guy Barryman‘s musical side project, Apparatjik, have just announced a free EP download ahead of their upcoming debut LP. The three-song EP, that includes a “premix”, and not-so-great cover art (wtf, it’s free), is called 4 Can Keep A Secret If 3 Of Them Are Dead. The other members of Apparatjik are A-Ha’s Magne Furuholmen, Mew’s Jonas Bjerre and Martin Terefe. Although it’s not hot yet because it’s so new, we thought it wise to kick-off this mix with the new Apparatjik song, “Antlers”.
“Antlers” – Apparatjik
“The Suburbs” – Arcade Fire
“Forever & Ever Amen” – The Drums
“Come With Me” – Ceo
“Rill Rill” – Sleigh Bells
“Flashover” – Klaxons
“Us vs. Them” – Common Prayer
“Chinatown” – Wild Nothing
“Angel Echoes” (Caribou Remix) – Four Tet
“Oh Man” – Born Ruffians
“Leave Everywhere” – Toro Y Moi
“Baby Lee” – Teenage Fanclub
“Struck Dumb” – The Futureheads
“Celestica” – (Thurston Moore Remix) – Crystal Castles
“A Drowning” – How To Destroy Angels
“I Forgot There Was a War on” – Coltrane Motion
“Surrounded By Your Friends” – Hooray for Earth
“The Concurrence of All Things” – Big Tree
“Young Men Are Easy Prey” – Unbunny
“Wilderness” – Active Child
Thanks to blogs like KnoxRoad, Ca Va Cool, MP3 Muffin, Nasty Panda, ListenB4Ubuy, Wriggly Scott, CreamTeam TV, KickKickSnare, Impose magazine, and others for making it easier to put together this playlist mix. Check them out because they do good work.
