Thursday | June 12, 2008 | 6:14 PM
Pre-Summer ’08 Mix

Summer doesn’t start until next Friday, but I’m in a summery mood so here’s a pre-summer mix.

Some notes:

Heat waves make me think of old people without air conditioning dying alone in their apartments, which is sort of why I included “Marie Provost,” a song about a former star who died alone and was gnawed by her dachshund.

I expect Santogold to be this summer’s M.I.A. in terms of guilty pop pleasure, and I followed her in my mix with the Go-Go’s because to me they sound relative. (Although someone pointed out to me after I’d compiled this mix that a closer comparison is “Voices Carry”-era Aimee Mann.)

Anyway, enjoy.

Pre-Summer ’08 Mix
Meat PuppetsUp On The Sun
Clap Your Hands Say YeahUnderwater (You And Me)
Modest MousePaper Thin Walls
SantogoldL.E.S. Artistes
Go-Go’sOur Lips Are Sealed
The StranglersDuchess
Nick LoweMarie Provost
PixiesHere Comes Your Man
PavementKennel District
Silver JewsI’m Getting Back Into Getting Into You
Meg BairdThe Waltze Of The Tennis Players
CocoRosieRainbowarriors

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