So, mix tapes have officially gone to way of the 8-track, and now with Itunes, Ipods, and all the other I-cessories of the computer age, the mix CD has all but faded away too. So, I'm trying something new here. The blog... digital... download... mix... Okay, I need a more clever, catchier name, I realize, but it's still a work in progress, an experiment. Think of it as a spiritual successor to Jock Jams. And this is for the whole world to listen to - or at least whoever happens to stumble upon my blog. Recently, I've been trying to go out of my comfort zone a bit when it comes to the music I listen to and these are some new bands/musicians I've recently "discovered" whether from recommendations or just from stumbling across them by accident. There isn't a theme to this first mix really, other than that they're songs I've been listening to a lot lately and now they're all yours too. Just right click, save as each. Then leave a comment and let me know what ya think.

1. Keane - A Bad Dream
2. Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
3. Modest Mouse - Float On
4. The Appleseed Cast - Here We Are (Family in the Hallways)
5. Band of Horses - Is There a Ghost
6. Band of Horses - The General Specific
7. Sufjan Stevens - Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois
8. John Mayer - The Heart of Life
9. The White Stripes - Conquest
10. Arctic Monkeys - Flourescent Adolescent

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Rob: The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch.
-High Fidelity

Original Post Date: Dec. 15, 2007