General Mixes - wish you the top of the morning vols 1 - 6
So, my walk-train-walk commute is about thirty-seven minutes in the morning, plus or minus two minutes depending on when I arrive at the BART (aka metro) station. This is too short for most albums, and far too long for me to be fiddling with my music the entire way, trying to get the perfect balance of songs that will take me from a sleep-bedraggled zombie into a functioning, productive cubicle-drone member of the workforce.
Therefore: a mix.
In fact, I made six mixes, because variety is the spice of life (and the spice must flow).
There's ten songs on each mix, running time 37 to 40 minutes, and they're generally happy, although I focused more on how the songs made me feel than the particular lyrics (in most cases). There's links to download each mix after the track list, or you can download all of them at the very bottom. Enjoy!
Photo Credit: Mark McLaughlin
A mix that eases into you and leaves a smile. Possibly some dancing by yourself in the elevator if you're me.
01| M83 - Intro (ft Zola Jesus)
02| Geographer - Verona
03| Augustana - Steal Your Heart
04| Broken Bells - October
05| Noah and the Whale - Life is Life
06| A Fine Frenzy - Lifesize
07| The Cloud Room - Hey Now Now
08| The Lucksmiths - Sunlight in a Jar
09| Boston Spaceships - Come On Baby Grace
10| Patrick Wolf - The City
Download vol 1: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit:Alfonso Jiménez
Starts out folktronic, then jumps into indie rock with a build towards Shake It Out and the quieter anthem from Paper Route.
01| Youth Lagoon - Cannons
02| Ellie Goulding - The Writer
03| The Radio Dept. - Pulling Our Weight
04| Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
05| Modest Mouse - Fire It Up
06| Lykke Li - Get Some
07| The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea
08| British Sea Power - Waving Flags
09| Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out
10| Paper Route - Lovers' Anthem
Download vol 2: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit: Franco Folini
A bit more of grooving and low-key acoustical pieces than the other mixes, although the beat still starts pushing you at the end.
01| The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire
02| Belle & Sebastian - Judy And The Dream Of Horses
03| The Very Best - Chalo
04| The Antlers - French Exit
05| Ellie Goulding - I'll Hold My Breath
06| Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
07| Earth, Wind & Fire - September
08| Wolf Gang - Pieces Of You
09| Hey Rosetta! - New Sum (Nous Sommes)
10| OneRepublic - Waking Up
Download vol 3: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit: y3rdua
Folkish and the most unabashedly cheerful mix of the bunch by far.
01| Mumm-Ra - She's Got You High
02| Fanfarlo - Luna
03| The Head and the Heart - Coeur D'Alene
04| Donora - The Chorus
05| The Lucksmiths - Self Preservation
06| The Weepies - Happiness
07| Noah and the Whale - Waiting for My Chance to Come
08| Mates of State - Palomino
09| Dominant Legs - Where We Trip The Light
10| The Go! Team - Buy Nothing Day
Download vol 4: mediafire or sendspace
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Photo Credit: nihao4587
In contrast, this one starts out slow and a touch morose for those grey, dark mornings. It lets you wallow a bit then begins pulling you up.
01| Boy & Bear - My Only One
02| Wye Oak - Civilian
03| Birdy - Young Blood (The Naked and Famous Cover)
04| The Vaccines - Wetsuit
05| Villagers - That Day
06| Washed Out - Amor Fati
07| Fanfarlo - Harold T. WIlkins, Or How To Wait For a Very Long Time
08| Beirut - Santa Fe
09| The Decemberists - Calamity Song
10| Cold War Kids - Finally Begin
Download vol 5: mediafire or sendspace
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Photo Credit: jazure
The smoothest bunch of songs overall - just good feeling melodies with just a touch of noise pop to keep it from getting to monotonous
01| Goldspot - Call Center Girl
02| Geographer - The Morning
03| Young Galaxy - B.S.E.
04| Coldplay - We Found Love (Rihanna Cover)
05| Real Estate - It's Real
06| Cults - Go Outside
07| Young the Giant - Your Side
08| Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know
09| The Joy Formidable - Whirring
10| Givers - Noche Nada
Download vol 6: mediafire or sendspace
And if you'd like ALL the mixes:
Download vols 1 - 3: mediafire
Download vols 4 - 6: mediafire
Therefore: a mix.
In fact, I made six mixes, because variety is the spice of life (and the spice must flow).
There's ten songs on each mix, running time 37 to 40 minutes, and they're generally happy, although I focused more on how the songs made me feel than the particular lyrics (in most cases). There's links to download each mix after the track list, or you can download all of them at the very bottom. Enjoy!
Photo Credit: Mark McLaughlin
A mix that eases into you and leaves a smile. Possibly some dancing by yourself in the elevator if you're me.
01| M83 - Intro (ft Zola Jesus)
02| Geographer - Verona
03| Augustana - Steal Your Heart
04| Broken Bells - October
05| Noah and the Whale - Life is Life
06| A Fine Frenzy - Lifesize
07| The Cloud Room - Hey Now Now
08| The Lucksmiths - Sunlight in a Jar
09| Boston Spaceships - Come On Baby Grace
10| Patrick Wolf - The City
Download vol 1: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit:Alfonso Jiménez
Starts out folktronic, then jumps into indie rock with a build towards Shake It Out and the quieter anthem from Paper Route.
01| Youth Lagoon - Cannons
02| Ellie Goulding - The Writer
03| The Radio Dept. - Pulling Our Weight
04| Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
05| Modest Mouse - Fire It Up
06| Lykke Li - Get Some
07| The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea
08| British Sea Power - Waving Flags
09| Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out
10| Paper Route - Lovers' Anthem
Download vol 2: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit: Franco Folini
A bit more of grooving and low-key acoustical pieces than the other mixes, although the beat still starts pushing you at the end.
01| The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire
02| Belle & Sebastian - Judy And The Dream Of Horses
03| The Very Best - Chalo
04| The Antlers - French Exit
05| Ellie Goulding - I'll Hold My Breath
06| Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
07| Earth, Wind & Fire - September
08| Wolf Gang - Pieces Of You
09| Hey Rosetta! - New Sum (Nous Sommes)
10| OneRepublic - Waking Up
Download vol 3: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit: y3rdua
Folkish and the most unabashedly cheerful mix of the bunch by far.
01| Mumm-Ra - She's Got You High
02| Fanfarlo - Luna
03| The Head and the Heart - Coeur D'Alene
04| Donora - The Chorus
05| The Lucksmiths - Self Preservation
06| The Weepies - Happiness
07| Noah and the Whale - Waiting for My Chance to Come
08| Mates of State - Palomino
09| Dominant Legs - Where We Trip The Light
10| The Go! Team - Buy Nothing Day
Download vol 4: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit: nihao4587
In contrast, this one starts out slow and a touch morose for those grey, dark mornings. It lets you wallow a bit then begins pulling you up.
01| Boy & Bear - My Only One
02| Wye Oak - Civilian
03| Birdy - Young Blood (The Naked and Famous Cover)
04| The Vaccines - Wetsuit
05| Villagers - That Day
06| Washed Out - Amor Fati
07| Fanfarlo - Harold T. WIlkins, Or How To Wait For a Very Long Time
08| Beirut - Santa Fe
09| The Decemberists - Calamity Song
10| Cold War Kids - Finally Begin
Download vol 5: mediafire or sendspace
Photo Credit: jazure
The smoothest bunch of songs overall - just good feeling melodies with just a touch of noise pop to keep it from getting to monotonous
01| Goldspot - Call Center Girl
02| Geographer - The Morning
03| Young Galaxy - B.S.E.
04| Coldplay - We Found Love (Rihanna Cover)
05| Real Estate - It's Real
06| Cults - Go Outside
07| Young the Giant - Your Side
08| Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know
09| The Joy Formidable - Whirring
10| Givers - Noche Nada
Download vol 6: mediafire or sendspace
And if you'd like ALL the mixes:
Download vols 1 - 3: mediafire
Download vols 4 - 6: mediafire