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It’s that time again – the countdown of the year 2021 to the year 2022.
Below is a playlist of indie rock/pop/folk/etc. for your New Years Eve party needs.
This playlist features songs from Camera Obscura; The Walkmen; DCFC; The Decemberists; Beach House; FLeet Foxes; Low; First Aid Kit and many others.
By Maxwell Silver
Without love, who would we be? The greatest human aspiration, and our most important asset, is arguably not money or power, but in fact, love. People of great power and wealth do not necessarily find love, and we know that love cannot be bought and sold. Our troubled world needs as much love as it can get.
In a week in which the world witnessed the liberation of 80 million Egyptians, achieved by the mainly non-violent protests of millions of people, a love of country, and a yearning for the sweetness of democracy, it’s safe to say that the forces of love, and of good, conquered the forces of evil and hate. In Tahrir Square, Christian Egyptians protected their Muslim neighbors during prayers, and vice versa. Now, a country in the cradle of civilization, a culture of 7,000 years old, begins the difficult, but necessary work of creating a democratic government, and a life free of tyranny and full of promise.
With Tunisia leading the way, the people of Egypt have triumphantly unseated a corrupt and brutal regime that lasted decades. The first social media revolution, or as Google’s Wael Ghonim called it, “Revolution 2.0,” of the new century is now spreading to Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan, Algeria and other countries. Across the Middle East, an entire generation, 65% who are under the age of 30, are standing up to take control of their futures and breaking the chains of oppression that have kept them from fulfilling their natural born rights to life, liberty and happiness.
“Hey Lover” – Blake Mills
“Lover Of Mine” – Beach House
“Popular Mechanics For Lovers” – Beulah
“Write About Love (Feat. Carey Mulligan)” – Belle and Sebastian
“Love is All” – The Tallest Man On Earth
“Love You Madly” – Cake
“Spread Your Love” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
“Don’t Fall In Love If You Want To Die In Peace” – Comet Gain
“Lover’s Spit” – Broken Social Scene
“All is Full of Love” – Bjork
“(David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six” – Brian Jonestown Massacre
“30-Megaton Love” – The Skinnys
“I Love Rock n’ Roll” – Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
“Love Songs On The Radio” – Mojave 3
“Save Your Love For Me” – Suckers
“The Things We Do For Love” – 10cc
“Young Love” – Moto Boy
“Blame Love” – Boy Genius
“Crazy For You” – Best Coast
“Hot Love (T. Rex)” – Elf Power
“I Love My Car” – Belle and Sebastian
“Robots In Love” – Beautiful Small Machines
“No One’s Gonna Love You” – Band of Horses
“Patriots Of Love” – The Catholic Comb
“Skinny Love” – Bon Iver
“Lonesome Co.” – Admiral Bradley
“Love Song” – Army of Me
“Let’s Not Shit Ourselves (To Love And Be Loved)” – Bright Eyes
“She Loves You” – The Beatles
“Every Love That Ever Was (Montauk’s Vacation Mix).mp3” – Home Video
“Lovers” – Brothertiger
Note: There were so many other songs that we wanted to include in this mix. So, check back tomorrow because we’re going to publish them in our special Valentines mix.
Note No. 2: Last week there was no Sunday 25 Mix for a variety of reasons. One reason was the fact that much time was put into sifting through a pile of songs for the latest Fresh Tracks mix, one that people seemed to like quite a bit. Another Fresh Tracks mix will be out later this week.
In the never-ending quest to share theme-based music playlists and mixes, this latest offering features great songs with numbers in their titles. With so many songs that have numbers in the title, the focus of this mix on some of the best to cross these ears over the years.
That said, this mix includes tracks from Built to Spill (“Carry The Zero”), Radiohead (“2 & 2=5”), Phoenix (“1901”), The Antlers (“Two”), Stars (“14 Forever”), Architecture in Helsinki (“It’s 5”), Yeah Yeah Yeahs (“Zero”), Arctic Monkeys (“7”), and many others.
When you add up all the numbers in the song titles in this mix, what is the total sum?
“Carry The Zero” – Built to Spill
“Zero” (Nasa Bloody Lodo Remix) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“Two” – The Antlers
“2 and 2=5” – Radiohead
“Six Arms” – Monolithic Cloud Parade
“Seven Nation Army” (The White Stripes) – The Flaming Lips
“14 Forever” – Stars
“Fifteen” – Standard Fare
“24 Hours” – Joy Division
“Thirty-Three” (Live at Fillmore West, 2007) – The Smashing Pumpkins
“38 Years Old” – Tragically Hip
“Forty Six & Two” – Tool
“88 Lines About 44 Women” – The Nails
“505” – Arctic Monkeys
“1901” – Phoenix
In response to a playlist challenge to Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox’s previously published playlist mix, IRC is happy to offer you the following playlist featuring what we think are a great representation of songs of interest to Deerhunter, and non-Deerhunter, music lovers.
“Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” – Radiohead from the 2007/2008 release In Rainbows
“Float On” – Modest Mouse from the 2004 release Good News for People Who Love Bad News
“Did You See The Words” – Animal Collective (photo, top) from the 2005 release Feels
“Carrot Rope” – Pavement from the 1999 release Wowee Zowee
“Disarm” – Smashing Pumpkins from the 1993 release Siamese Dream
“Cello Song” – Nick Drake from the 1969 release Five Leaves Left
“Knots” – Pete and The Pirates from the 2008 release Little Death
“Canadian Girl” – The Walkmen from the 2008 release You & Me
“Is There A Ghost?” – Band of Horses from the 2007 release Ceases to Begin
“Scythian Empires” – Andrew Bird from the 2007 release Armchair Apocrypha
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