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This is going back aways. I emailed these comments around at the timeâŠ
1. Holy â Mariachi El Bronx â Mexican punks go back to their Mariachi roots to good effect
2. Mucho Mongo â The Walkmen â nuff said, love these guys, here performing a MexTex standard.
3. With You â Seapony â loopy and fun. Get more from http://seapony.bandcamp.com
4. Canât Hardly Wait â Justin Townes Earle â yes I have featured this song before, but last time it was a live cut, here is the studio version.
5. Only as the Day Is Long â Sera Cahoone
6. Gotta Cheer Up â Cotton Jones
7. Out Like Bats â Tu Fawning â Love their sound. Buy their music at http://tufawning.bandcamp.com/
8. Bricks of our Home â The Cave Singers. 2nd outing on a mix. Alt country
9. Lone Star â Mirah â loopy yet infectious song.
10. Dust Me Off â Tilly and the Wall â tap dancing and vocorder â fun. Came to Auckland last year in the silly season (late December)
11 By the Dethbridge in Lethbridge weâll make it out someday â The Rural Alberta Advantage â I thought this band was a bit gimmicky, but the Walkman-esque next track made me give them a second look.
12. Sleep All Day â The Rural Alberta Advantage
13. Louisiana â The Walkmen
14. Suerte â JĂłvenes y Sexes â was to be a treat on my 2nd Mexican compilation, but moved it here as it fitted in â LoFi chanteuse and guy with big hair.
15. Bride and Groom Hot Air Balloon Hop Along, Queen Ansleis â more loopiness â oddly engaging as a wedding takes a turn for the worse.
16. As You Wish â Aqueduct â if they made Saw into a musical, this would be perfect for the soundtrack.
17. Spring Jam â Alex Bleeker and The Freaks â the man â Mr Low Fi himself (plays in Real Estate, mates with the guy who is Ducktales etc) here jamming with his friends.
18. Time Wastinâ Woman â The Frowning Clowns â rockabilly
19. Go East Le Loup â OK â it should be go West but this will have to do.
20. On the Low â Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions â canât get enough of her voice.
21. Strange Love â Sonny and the Sunsets â punky alt guitar
22. Wide eyes â Local Natives â tuneful as hell
23. Take Me As I Am â Au Revoir Simone â Not French but American.