Warm Thoughts
One of my favorite blogs for at least a year now has been Pop That Rocks. The guy who runs it, Rob, has fantastic taste. We are often posting the same things and he beats me to a great remix now and again as well. I tried to convince him to come write for LivingEars when he left WordPress for Tumblr but he’s got his own thing going. After that I asked him to make a mix for the site sometime and I’d post it. Lucky for us, he has taken me up on that offer…
Honestly I thought I’d be premiering this bad boy but alas, ‘twas not meant to be.
Coming in at just about 75 mins, this mix maintains a fairly 80s influenced theme throughout. He starts with a track that has a very “Mother” vibe, moves to the Chromatics, hits one of my favorite Ariel Pink tracks and continues to build from there. It also includes James Blake’s “Wilhems Scream” which is the most mind-blowing song I’ve heard in months.
Enjoy the mix, go check out the site and follow @popthatrocks on twitter.
Pop That Rocks – Warm Thoughts
Tracklist is in the comments.
Puro Instinct – Stilyagi (feat. Ariel Pink)
Chromatics – Circled Sun
Phone Tag – Look and Feel
Teen Inc. – Friend of the Night
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Can’t Hear My Eyes
Future Trends – Darkness
Toro y Moi – Still Sound
Museum of Bellas Artes – Paloma
Young Galaxy – Peripheral Visionaries
jj – Pleasure is a Previlege
James Blake – Wilhelms Scream
Laurel Halo – Embassy
Keep Shelly in Athens – Don’t Be Afraid
Appaloosa – Intimate
Expensive Looks – Moving Visions
Teen Daze – Fall in Love
Crystal Castles – Celestica
Porcelain Raft – Tip of Your Tongue