Heavy Winged & Hard-Headed

Needless to say, the past couple weeks have been mentally and physically exhausting at the workstead. I needed something to get my mind a driftin’ for a while, so I threw this little ditty together. Completely different from any mix I’ve ever done, this thing plays out more like an ocean wave than a strobe light…more Paul Reiser than Paul Newman..uhh…more Janis Joplin than Joplin, Missouri (too soon)? Anyway, some of my favorite songs ever are on this mix, and I highly recommend listening with headphones, preferably on a patch of grass or a beach, on the eve of October 21st. Or, you can share it with your kids, or your babe, or your postman….or simply fall asleep to it, which is what I intend to do right now. I split the tracks up for you too, since the thing is more playlist than mixtape. Ya dig?
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Neals Barkley – Heavy Winged & Hard-Headed (right click, save as)
Bon Iver – Holoscene
Saron Von Etten – Love More
Gayngs – The Gaudy Side of Town
Jeff Buckley – Lilac Wine
Aska – There are Many of Us
The National – Gospel
Fever Ray – If I Had a Heart
James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream
Memoryhouse – Lately (Troisieme)
Regina Spektor – Samson
Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
Nathaniel Rateliff – When We Could
Bill Callahan – Rock Bottom Riser
Tom Waits – Please Call Me Baby
Botch – Afghamistam

May 27th, 2011 #
incredibly beautiful. bravo, toi.