“Anthony walked to his death because he thought he’d never feel this way again,” begins the Belle & Sebastian opener to my first Summer Pop mix of the season, and it’s a strangely accurate warning of what lies ahead. As always I’ve picked tracks that are hummable, catchy and eclectic, but as I was building the mix an unintentionally dark and even morbid lyrical undercurrent began to appear. I mean, I’ve always thought “Girlfriend in a Coma” was a brilliantly bilious and simultaneously syrupy little ditty, but who knew featuring it in a mix would infect the whole batch?
And then, on top of my mix accidentally morphing into an fun, upbeat, and occasionally danceable downer, somehow two killer latin breakdowns snuck over the border and winded up in Summer Pop-land as well. Who knows? Chalk it up to my personal hydrant-flood of anti-Arizona 1070 sentiment I guess…
…Plus it’s got my all-time favorite Sleater-Kinney song.
Enjoy!
(Playlist is after the fold.)
O’ Pinionated Mix – Summer Pop #7
Playlist for O’ Pinionated Mix – Summer Pop #7
- Belle & Sebastian – If You’re Feeling Sinister
- Prince – Alphabet Street
- The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud
- The Clash – Death or Glory
- Paul Simon – Late In The Evening
- Spoon – Me And The Bean
- Sleater-Kinney – One More Hour
- R.E.M. – Talk About the Passion
- The Pixies – Wave of Mutilation
- Bright Eyes – Lover I Don’t Have To Love
- The Beatles – Got To Get You Into My Life
- Neutral Milk Hotel – Song Against Sex
- The Cure – Close to Me
- The Decemberists – 16 Military Wives
- Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Human Hands
- Nirvana – All Apologies
- Yaz – Only You
- The Smiths – Girlfriend In A Coma
- Led Zeppelin – Fool In The Rain
- The Dresden Dolls – Backstabber
- Dump – Pop Life