XPN2 Playlist, 8/1/11

Note: I put together the first half of this playlist while super dizzy and hungover; as a result, there's a lot of moody shoegaze and postrock. The second half of the playlist I did the next morning (when I felt much better), so it's poppy and fun. Broadcasting the show live was like reliving this experience once more -- if you could get through the darkness of the first half, the second half felt exuberant. Or something.

6:00

St. Vincent, “Surgeon”
Strange Mercy

Point Juncture, WA, “Violin Case”
Handsome Orders

Arches, “This Isn’t a Good Night for Walking”
Wide Awake

Morning After Girls, “To Be Your Loss”
Alone

Warpaint, “The Undertow”
The Fool

The Black Angels, “You on the Run”
Directions to Seek a Ghost

The Raveonettes, “Let Me on Out”
Raven in the Grave

Grooms, “Skating With Girl”
Prom

My Bloody Valentine, “Only Shallow”
Loveless

Asobi Seksu, “Me & Mary”
Hush

Lush, “Hypocrite”
Split

Pinback, “Fortress”
Summer in Abaddon

A Sunny Day in Glasgow, “Failure”
Ashes Grammar

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, “Howl”
Howl


Sweet BMRC shot. From these guys.


7:00

Pack A. D., “Sirens”
Unpersons

The Joy Formidable, “I Don’t Want to See You Like This”
The Big Roar

Joy Division, “Transmission”
+- (Remastered Singles 1978 - 1980)

Surfer Blood, “Territorial Pissings”
SPIN Presents Newermind: A Tribute Album

Patti Smith, “Words of Love”
Rave On Buddy Holly

Eleanor Friedberger, “My Mistakes”
Last Summer

Dominant Legs, “Young at Love and Life”
Young at Love and Life

Young Buffalo, “Catapilah”
Young Von Prettylips

Fruit Bats, “You’re Too Weird”
Tripper

The Booze, “The List”
Easy Beats in Modern Times

The Twang, “Either Way”
Love it When I Feel Like This

Kate Nash, “Take Me to a Higher Plane”
My Best Friend is You

Fair Ohs, “Summer Lake”
Everything is Dancing

Vampire Weekend, “Cousins”
Contra

Rafter, “Fruit”
Animal Feelings

The Sounds, “24 Hours”
Dying to Say This to You

Two Door Cinema Club, “What You Know”
Tourist History

The Spinto Band, “Later On”
Moonwink

Catch me again next Monday, and every Monday after that, from 6 to 8 p.m.!

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