Making a good mixtape is probably my favorite thing in the world to do. Whether it is for myself or for someone else there is nothing like selecting songs and figuring out the perfect order so that every time you pop that baby in (or select from your ipod as the case may be) it puts a smile on our face. These are the tracks that are helping me make it through these bitter cold February days, the ones that make the walk to the subway a little brighter. Enjoy!
1. Justin Townes Earle and Dawn Landes – Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (Dolly Parton Cover)
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2. Hot Tuna - 99 Year Blues
3. Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
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4. David Vanderveld – Learn How To Hang
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5. David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Please Don’t (Feat Santigold)
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6. Hot Chip – One Life Stand
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7. Love Is All – Repetition
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8. Brigitte Bordot et Serge Gainsbourg – Comic Strip
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9. Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can’t Wait
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10. Yukon Blonde – Wind Blows
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11. Buffalo Springfield – Hot Dusty Roads
12. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
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13. Gil Scott Heron – Me and the Devil
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14. Dan Auerbach – The Prowl
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15. Jimi Hendrix -Bold As Love
16. Tinariwen - Matadjem Yinmixan
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17. The Morning Benders – Excuses
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18. Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore – Something, Somewhere, Sometime
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19. The Builders & the Butchers – Vampire Lake
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20. Harlem – Friendly Ghost
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21. Mark Sultan – Hold On
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22. Lon Rogers 7 the Soul Blenders – My Girl Is A Sould Girl
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23. Malachai – Snowflake
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24. Lissie – Little Lovin’
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25. The Allman Brothers – Ain’t Wastin’ No More Time
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While these songs will be up here for a time for you personal listening enjoyment, if you dig what you hear please support the artists by purchasing some of their music, concerts tickets, and/or merch. And if you are one of the artists on here and want me to take your song down, just drop me a line and I will be happy to oblige.