Monday, March 18, 2013

Podcast 47 - SXSW 2013 Recap with BlackBook Magazine

Time for a very special edition of the Active Listener Podcast.  Our first episode with a special guest.  Enter long time friend and writer for BlackBook Magazine, Eli Kooris.  Eli has been covering all things SXSW for BlackBook for the last few years.  As part of his articles, he too scours the 1500 odd song torrent files and publishes lists of his favorite bands. 

Now, since I wasn't actually able to make it to Austin for SXSW this year, I needed to bring in someone who was there, on the ground.  And while Eli's lists are great, he wanted a way to actually get the sounds to people, not just hand them names.  Teaming up was the obvious solution.

What resulted was a list of 20 stellar bands that the world needs to hear.  They come from all over the world and run the gamut of genres.  Most importantly, I have to say, this was one of the most fun recordings I've ever done.  We'll have to do it again.  Thanks to Eli and BlackBook.  Be sure to check out Eli's article here.  And join us at facebook.com/activelistener to join the conversation and share you favorites from SXSW this year.

One technical note, apparently SXSW.com has already taken all the band info pages down so none of the links in the tracklists and embedded in the podcasts from the 11 mixes I put out last week will work anymore.  It's pretty lame they took those down so quick and I apologize.  For this podcast I have linked to the bands' homepages.  If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window open to see the band images and links.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

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Friday, March 15, 2013

SXSW 2013 Edition (1/11) A1: Singer Songwriter

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron 

 A1: Singer Songwriter
So we start with the more mellow stuff.  These aren't necessarily acoustic but most of them are.  If you remember that Noah Gundersen track I had on the ACL 2012 podcast well, it's on this mix too and should give you a good idea of the sound.

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Tracklist
1. Marry The Sea by Imaginary Cities
2. Wear You Thin by Tori Vasquez
3. Nashville by Noah Gundersen
4. Nomads by Joe Banfi
5. Lost River by Murder By Death
6. The Grass after Winter by Zach Winters
7. Wishing Well by Cheyenne Mize
8. Darlin' by J. Thoven
9. Monsters With Misdemeanors by Yellow Red Sparks
10. Reverend by Pearl and the Beard
 
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SXSW 2013 Edition (2/11) A2: Folkish Rock

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

A2: Folkish Rock
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SXSW 2013 Edition (3/11) E1: Future Post Electronica

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

E1: Future Post Electronica
As I said in the intro to my previous podcast, I am at a loss to name this type of electronica.  Post dubstep and future garage are possible names but those are so vague and this mix is even more broad than Podcast 46.  Clearly Bonobo, doesn't fit into either of those categories.  Neither does the yearning sounds of the vocal tracks like those of JMSN, tracing similar lines as James Blake.  Bottom line, this stuff is just good.  This used to be called experimental but if you check out the wealth of music like this on the internet you can tell, it's time has come.

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Tracklist
1. Sleepeless feat. Jezzabell Doran by Flume
2. Cirrus by Bonobo
3. Vehl by Kidnap Kid
4. Pencil Pimp by Sepalcure
5. Pilgrim by MØ
6. Close 2 Me by Giraffage
7. Alone (Kastle Remix) by JMSN
8. Your New Beloved by Lovelife
9. just wanna live by R3venge Of The Nerds
10. Lovely Bloodflow by Baths
11. Say That by Toro Y Moi
12. While We're In Love feat. Ghost Beach by Viceroy
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SXSW 2013 Edition (4/11) E2: Bass Music

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

E2: Bass Music
Again, more problems with figuring out the genre.  There was a new Red Bull Music Acadamey Hashtag video about music like this and how it shouldn't be call Beats.  Bass Music seems to fit okay but that harkens back to a UK scene beginning over a decade ago.  Basically we start minimal, think dubstep (early definition) and then we get a bit more experimental as we go into the Beats portion.  Think Low End Theory artists.  TOKiMONSTA for example makes an appearance here.  Toward the end, Trap starts showing up.  I'm not really sure how the last track fits in.  Maybe it's the bridge between E2 and E3.

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Tracklist
1. Alone Time by Plastician
2. Ladyboy by MORRI$
3. Bubbles by RL Shine
4. Across The Grain by Deco
5. Self Help Riddim by Dubbel Dutch
6. Krubera by M|O|D (C.Z. | Lil Texas | Arnold | Rewrote | Yung Satan)
7. The Force by TOKiMONSTA
8. Trouble by Russ Liquid
9. Some Purple by Two Fresh
10. TURNUP by Gent & Jawns
11. Euthanizing A Dream by NiT GriT
12. Get Free feat. Amber Coffman (What So Not Remix) by What So Not
13. Catch You by Kill Paris
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SXSW 2013 Edition (5/11) E3: Dance Party

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

E3: Dance Party
This mix will appeal to two very different camps of dance electronic music fans.  The more minimal people will be happy with the first few tracks.  These are along the deep or tech house lines.  Shortly thereafter though, those fans may need to tune out because we go into a couple full club trance anthems and then just get all up in your face with some nasty electro house.  Oh, and out of the 1300 tracks in the torrent, I found 1 drum and bass track and you know I found a spot for it.

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Tracklist
1. Gonzo (D&J Mix) by Flying Turns
2. Iron & Water by Gingy
3. Emotianal Rescue (Arno Gonzalez remix) by Arno Gonzalez
4. Stay Young by Silver Medallion
5. I LIKE by Triana Park
6. Global Concepts by Robert DeLong
7. Bring the Rain by Candyland
8. Play Loud by Le Castle Vania
9. Karmamemter by Popeska
10. Xception by DJ BL3ND
11. Love & War by Wolfgang Gartner
12. Win Or Lose by Computer Club
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SXSW 2013 Edition (6/11) H1: Rattle tha Trunk

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

H1: Rattle tha Trunk
Do you like to do the duggy?  Do you like UGK?  Do you like the Nappy Roots?  Do you like Chamillionaire?  Then we've got something for you here.  Yeah, I know these are different sounds but your sub likes them all. 

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Tracklist
1. Bank by Pac Div
2. Like Whaaat by Problem
3. Mobbin by Iamsu! & The HBK Gang
4. Russian Roulette ft GLC, Max Frost, and Tank by Kydd
5. Yes He Is G-Mix by League of Extraordinary G'z
6. No Rest by DJ Buddha
7. My Activator by 100s
8. Skitzo by Jarren Benton
9. For The Birds (Prod. by Chuck Inglish) by Boldy James
10. KNOW WHAT I MEAN by G.R.I.T. Boys
11. Can't Trust'em by Dizzy Wright
12. Freedom From A Shothun Blast by Dubb Sicks
13. Young Fly and Saved by Willie Moore
14. SMILING FACES by Propain 
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SXSW 2013 Edition (7/11) H2: Think Late 90's Hip Hop

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

H2: Think Late 90's Hip Hop
A lot of these tracks remind me of some of my personal hip hop classics from Wu Tang, Tribe, Living Legends, and way more whose names aren't coming to mind this second.  If you were a fan in the 90's, you'll know what I'm talking about.  If not, well this is where you wanna go to hear the more introspective side of things.

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Tracklist
1. Hall Pass ft Yelawolf by Kydd
2. #NORESUME by (RAS) Riders Against the Storm   
3. QB by Bryant Dope
4. Coal by Curly Castro
5. Suppository by The Doppelgangaz
6. Nightmares by Open Mike Eagle
7. Black Tears by iNDEED
8. Hennessy by Dante Higgins
9. Been A Minute by Passalacqua
10. Slept Through A Landslide by Jesse Dangerously
11. Trillmatic by ST 2 Lettaz
12. Pictures (Stem Cells) by Bronze Nazareth
13. Tic Toc by Copywrite
14. Show and Tell by R.D. Peoples
15. I'll Form The Head by MC Frontalot
 
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SXSW 2013 Edition (8/11) H3: Soaring Hip Hop

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

H3: Soaring Hip Hop
Some hip hop tracks have beats that are just fun.  Others just sound triumphant.  Those are grouped together here.  If you were wondering why you don't see More or Les on any of the hip hop mixes this year, well, it because he's hiding in the Wordburglar track to start this mix.

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Tracklist
1. Rhyme O'Clock by Wordburglar
2. Wut by Le1f
3. Human Being by Zion I
4. Flyin' Home by Hannibal Leq
5. Suitcases by A.Dd+
6. All Day by Air Dubai
7. Dragon Park by Amerigo Gazaway
8. Black Mr. Rogers by ZEALE
9. Against The Odds (feat. Jhené Aiko) by Promise   
10. When The Plague Starts by Soul Khan
11. O Alos Babis by Stereo Mike
12. Life is Hell feat. Apathy by Hayze
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SXSW 2013 Edition (10/11) R2: Teen Rock Out

It took a little longer than expected but I have just finished one of my favorite projects of the year, my SXSW mixes.  If you aren't familiar, what I do is download a torrent file (www.sxswtorrent.com) which has one mp3 for (almost) every artist playing at SXSW.  This comes to about 1300 songs.  I then go through all of those songs and pick out 100 or so that I really like and organize them into mixes based on genre.  Now to be fair, it really isn't possible to give every track the multiple deep listenings necessary to truly figure out if it is great or not.  This is much more of a first impression thing so if you think I missed someone good, by all means, please tell me.  I like to think of this project as my annual Myers-Briggs musical personality test.

The main reason for the delay this year is that I have upgraded the podcasts.  They now have chapters for each song so you can skip around easily. (If you're listening in Itunes you'll need the "Now Playing" window showing)  And, each chapter has the track title, artist, a picture, and a link to the SXSW artist webpage.  That webpage will have a short bio / press release for the artist, where they are playing, and a link to their homepage.  The last is of course the most important because that is where you are going to go to join mailing lists, find shows, and buy their stuff.  It was a lot of extra work to add these features but as any long time listener I'm all about supporting the artists and I think this goes a long way toward that end.

A couple technical notes.  First, if the link takes you to some website that isn't the SXSW page, that means the artist was originally scheduled to perform but then for whatever reason isn't playing at SXSW.  I didn't bother taking those tracks out.  Second for the sake of time, I am crowd sourcing the double checking of links, chapter marker locations, etc...  If you find any problems.  Shoot me an email activelistenerpodcast@gmail.com or a message on facebook  http://www.facebook.com/ActiveListener.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artists,

Aaron

R2: Teen Rock Out
Of course I find out today that Everything Everything isn't even performing at SXSW and I have them leading off this mix.  Whatever.  Their track is astounding.  The arrangement is fantastic.  And well, it gets to stay.  As for the rest of the songs, I'm not sure what you call this kind of rock except fun.  So much fun in fact that it will make an adult rock out like a care free teen.  And if you are a teen.  Man, I can only imagine.  These tracks are getting me really excited for the next time I get to see Two Door Cinema Club.

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Tracklist
1. COUGH COUGH by Everything Everything
2. Halo by The PASS
3. Shake, Shake, Shake by Bronze Radio Return
4. 'Thunder Clatter' by Wild Cub
5. Carrie by Speak
6. Did We Ever Really Try by Delorentos
7. Kerosene by Language Room
8. Hope and Smoke by Kiven
9. DRESSING ROOM by The Away Days
10. Afterglow by The Crookes
11. She Moves by BRAINSTORM
12. Border Crosser by TRAILS AND WAYS
13. Leaf by Cave Painting
14. Sunsick by Fort Lean
15. Boarding Time by Sizarr
16. Bred For Breeding by Strangers
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