For some of you, today marks the last day before you head home for the holidays, so we wanted to send you off with a musical bang. This week’s Firday Mixtape is chock full of musical goodness, with new singles from British Sea Power, jj, and Kanye West and remixes featuring Jay-Z, Cocteau Twins, and Bear In Heaven. Plus, thanks to our partner site Cover Me, we have some stellar new covers of artists ranging from LCD Soundsystem and Yoko Ono to Neon Indian and, yes, Flo Rida. Enjoy the mixtape and, more importantly, your turkey/few days off/My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. And if you’re wondering, yes, we will be publishing new content next week, so if you have a few extra minutes, please stop by!
NEW Singles:
- “Clamor” by Balmorhea
- “105” by Banjo or Freakout
- “Don’t Know About You” by Bardo Pond
- “Living Is So Easy” by British Sea Power
- “Swimmer” by Caroline
- “Kills Of The Flood Tide” by Eksi Ekso
- “That Kind of Man 1.1” by The Heavy
- “Let Them” by jj
- “Closer” by My Disco
- “Chain Heavy” (feat. Talib Kweli & Consequence) by Kanye West
- “Tiny Head” by The Luyas
- “Mnemonics in Motion” by Wires Under Tension
COVER Me Songs:
- “The Cave” (Mumford & Songs Cover) by Alex Winston
- “Yang Yang” (Yoko Ono Cover) by Anika
- “I Don’t Believe in the Sun” (Magnetic Fields Cover) by Bodies of Water
- “Low” (Flo Rida ft. T-Pain Cover) [Cover Me Premiere] by Grenoiulles
- “Hell Is Chrome” (Wilco Cover) by Hardboiled Wonderland
- “I Can See It in Your Eyes” (Men at Work Cover) [Cover Me Premiere] by Marc with a C
- “Vitamin C” (Can Cover) by Nicole Atkins
- “Should Have Taken Acid with You” (Neon Indian Cover) by Oberhofer
- “I Can Change” (LCD Soundsystem Cover) by That’s a Freight Train
Remixes GALORE:
- Fake Out” (Glass Ghost Remix) by Bear In Heaven
- “Goodies” (Dirty Disco Youth Remix) by Debra Dolce
- “99 Problems” (The Prodigy Remix) by Jay-Z
- “Seeds” (Portable/Bodycode Remix) by The Knife
- “Dancing With The Dj” (Monsieur Adi Remix) by The Knocks
- “Into The Sun” (Teen Daze Remix) by Lord Huron
- “The Journey To Serra Da Estrella” (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix) by The Phenomenal Handclap Band
- “Elisabeth Fraser” (Cocteau Twins Rework) by Star Slinger
- “Runaway” (Ghosts On Tape Remix) by Thunderball
Something to CHECK OUT:
- “Rattle Your Bones” by Black Whales
- “Weight of the Circles” by Enjoy Your Pumas
- “You Forgot” by Exray’s
- “Risk of Change” by Holcombe Waller
- “Never Come Around” by La Sera
- “Summertime” by Lonnie Walker
- “Ma Do Na” by Los Chicharrons
- “Be Human Part One” by Mohobo
- “The Deserter’s Song” by Radical Face
- “Love and Leave” by Scattered Trees
- “Gawad Tariamou” by The Sway Machinery
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