- WhoMadeWho-Keep Me in My Plane
- Passion Pit-The Reeling
- Persian Radio-Turn Up The Decibels
- Datarock-Give It Up
- The Gossip-Your Mangled Heart
- Kinny-Enough Said
- Neon Indian-Deadbeat Summer
- YACHT-Psychic City
- Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum-Avalanches
- Marissa Nadler-River Of Dirt
- St. Vincent-The Strangers
- Animal Collective-My Girls
- Espers-Trollslända
- Múm-Sing Along
- Deep Cuts From The Cheeze-I’m In Charge
- Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse-Revenge
- Songs-Clouds
- Girls-Lauren Marie
Download a zipped folder with individual mp3s.
Turn Up The Decibels
Liner Notes
All the tracks in this mix are from 2009. The picture is from a wedding at the Mutter Museum that same year.
1-WhoMadeWho-Keep Me in My Plane: The video for this song is great.
https://youtu.be/AJE9dL7wBPQ
2-Passion Pit-The Reeling: I have an ongoing battle in my mind against the people who work in marketing. If I’m turned onto a cool track and it shows up in a commercial, I win. If there’s a cool song that I’ve never heard of in a commercial, they win. I usually win. Whether it’s Royksopp in a Geico ad, M. Ward in a Budweiser commerical or Nick Drake plugging VWs, I usually win. I was recently caught out by a cell phone ad. The campaign had a song by Passion Pit called Sleepyhead. It’s a great track,and I recall hearing it and thinking, “What is this?” But for this mix, I’ve chosen an even better song by Passion Pit, one that is untainted by the evil of marketing.
https://youtu.be/qVstHPhaJ6M
3-Persian Radio-The Khaaaakh: This clip is from Family Guy. In the episode, Stewie says, I wish I hadn’t stayed up all night listening to Persian Radio. At the end of the clip, the guy really sells the חחחחח.
4-Datarock-Give It Up: The last verse of this track says it all. “We’ll hook you up to an enema/Oh oh oh oh/And don’t stop till you get enough.”
https://youtu.be/SmNR21tY-VM
5-The Gossip-Your Mangled Heart: Lesbian riot grrl Beth Ditto screams with a heartfelt passion for unrequited love. “I don’t want the world/I only want what I deserve.”
6-Kinny-Enough Said: More unrequited love in this track. Even though it came out this year, it sounds like classic Motown.
7-Neon Indian-Deadbeat Summer: This past New Year’s Eve, I was at home with acute bronchitis. I didn’t go out to any parties, and stayed home instead and did shots of cough syrup. Whenever this track turned up in my playlist, with all it’s sloppy and off-key notes, I would get up and do a little jig.
8-YACHT-Psychic City: Another good video. I enjoy the water drop loop and the fun lyrics.
https://youtu.be/MI6xNf4tMcs
9-Jordaan Mason & The Horse Museum-Avalanches: Aquarium Drunkard does a much better job of explaining this one.
10-Marissa Nadler-River Of Dirt: This song has a haunting sound to it. Wish I had put this song in its place.
11-St. Vincent-The Strangers: More spooky sounds.
12-Animal Collective-My Girls
13-Espers-Trollslända: This whole album is a trip. Very chill. Mellow.
14-Múm-Sing Along: This is almost a pop song from múm. Normally, these Icelandish artists make clicky loopy sounding stuff.
15-Deep Cuts From The Cheeze-I’m In Charge: This is my friend Cheeze. He’s actually a muppet.
16-Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse-Revenge: It’s actually Flaming Lips and somehow, David Lynch is involved.
17-Songs-Clouds
18-Girls-Lauren Marie: This one didn’t fit on the disc version.
