Indefinitely
This mix is about a relationship, from the chase to the wedding.
Why It’s Pretentious: It starts with some latin jazz-inspired pop, hits some garage rock and Smiths/Coldplay covers, and then ends with some big band. What about that is not pretentious? Actually, it technically starts off with a drunken ramble by Frank Sinatra because… I’m not sure. Also, the title makes no sense whatsoever. I’ll love you… indefinitely? You know, for the foreseeable future, but who knows what’ll happen? Real romantic, high school self… Happy Valentine’s weekend from 2005.
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
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A Four Letter Word For…
This mix is about… our anniversary, maybe? Er…
Why It’s Pretentious: Sometimes I look back at mixes that I made for people and notice little subconscious things. Like, I probably should have known that including a song with the line “What do you mean I don’t love you? I am standing here, aren’t I?” on an anniversary tape meant the relationship was a little strained. (Or that when he didn’t appreciate Klaxons covering Justin Timberlake, it was definitely not mean to be.) I don’t listen to this mix much because that incidental foreshadowing is a bit strange to hear, but I do think it’s a sweet little jumble of songs. Makes me smile.
Tracklisting, downloads, and bonus quote after the jump.
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String Theory
This mix is about your favorite song, but better.
Why it’s Pretentious: Look, if you’re gonna be pretentious, you better have a lot of alternate versions of songs lying around. You better collect unreleased Smiths demos and bootlegs. You better yell “when you kiss me— I sing it back” when you’re listening to “Sweetness” by Jimmy Eat World and change the entire ending of ”Round Here” by the Counting Crows during your weekly ironic karaoke. You better refer to “Mathletics” as “Neu Funk Aum,” a double whammy since Foals didn’t even release either version on a full-length. Takin’ things to the next level, you know? Anyway, this is a mix of songs that sound better than their actual releases. Respect.
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
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Hiding the Bushes (The Intense Bike Ride Mix)
This mix is about loving someone so much that you just have to follow them around everywhere.
Why It’s Pretentious: I like the mixes I post to relate to my life. This mix is about stalking someone. That was a funny joke because although the sentences although appear to be related, the second sentence was actually a non-sequitur. Those are my favorite kinds of jokes. I’m talking about jokes to hide the fact that this mix is actually from middle school, even though it’ll be obvious once you get to the Taking Back Sunday. Tomorrow I’m gonna be posting the mix I made for the Summer Mix Exchange Club Open To All No Girls Allowed!!!!, so just average them out, yeah?
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
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Join the Evolution (Side Two: Mutants)
This mix is about mutants!!!!!!!.
Why It’s Pretentious: If you haven’t seen X-Men: First Class already, scrounge up the fifty million dollars it will take to see it in theaters and go see it in theaters. It is most definitely the BEST MOVIE IN HISTORY OF THE WORLD. You can believe me because I don’t like to exaggerate. It has mutants! Cuba Missile Crises! Explosions! DADT jokes! Kevin Bacon as a German! Nicholas Hoult and some blonde guy! Here’s a mix to mentally prepare yourself for your mind being blown all over your face.
Tracklisting and downloads after the jump.
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