This mix is one of my favourites, one of those times that every pick seemed to fit perfectly (with a bit of judicious shuffling)! As they often do in these mixes, the choice of a lot of the tracks came from a very serendipitous period of iTunes shuffle play, for example tracks 6 and 14 came from label samplers and track 8 from a Stiff Records compilation that I wouldn’t ever have thought of including otherwise, oh and that Sabres of Paradise track is a tune! The mix concludes with a nice block of shoegaze and dreampop ending on the Gruff Rhys featuring Mogwai tune.
1. The Besnard Lakes – And This Is What We Call Progress
2. Archers of Loaf – Ethel Merman
3. Therapy? – Screamager
4. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – I Wanna Make It All Right
5. Belle & Sebastian – Allie
6. Goon Moon – Feel Like This
7. Placebo – Johnny & Mary (Robert Palmer cover)
8. Graham Parker & The Rumour – Mercury Poisoning
9. Strand of Oaks – Goshen ’97
10. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – The Opposite of Afternoon
11. The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
12. The Shins – Fall of ’82
13. Radio 4 – Ascension Street
14. Pizzicato Five – One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Barbie Dolls
15. 16 Horsepower – Low Estate
16. The Sabres of Paradise – Return of Carter
17. Panda Riot – Serious Radical Girls
18. Still Corners – Berlin Lovers
19. Wild Nothing – The Blue Dress
20. Mew – Snow Brigade
21. Mogwai – Dial: Revenge
"I Prefer Their Old Stuff" 