[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (2-20-2013)

Back From the Dead Mix

For those of you that are still with me, I salute you and your enduring patience. It's been a long while since I've put together an HDPP, but hopefully this one will fill the gap. There are some exciting albums on the way, and notably, there's some debut LPs dropping that you should check out - Atoms For Peace's Amok on February 25 (via XL) and Cayucas' Bigfoot on April 30 (via Secretly Canadian). Also, feast your ears on the Local Natives newest album Hummingbird (via frenchkiss) if you haven't already.

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:: Hump Day Power Play (2-20-2013) ::
01 ::"Breakers" – Local Natives
02 ::"Cayucos" – Cayucas
03 ::"Speaking In Rounds" – Grizzly Bear
04 ::"Judge Jury And Executioner" – Atoms For Peace
05 ::"Swin and Sleep" – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
06 ::"Revival" – Deerhunter
07 ::"High School Lover" – Cayucas
08 ::"Windshield Smasher" – Black Moth Super Rainbow
09 ::"Fingers Never Bleed" – Yeasayer
10 ::"Take It Easy" – Surfer Blood
11 ::"Exactly Nothing" – Real Estate
12 ::"The Base" – Paul Banks

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[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (1-2-2013)

Year-End Mix, 2012 Edition

Well that was fun! Over one full year of Hump Day Power Plays, and we've compiled 53 mixes to date! Since 2012 is officially in the books, I figured I've give a sample of my year-end list for best albums of 2012. I picked a song from some my favorite albums of 2013. I'm still working on the actual list, so pay no mind to the order in which these songs appear. Just sit back, listen, and enjoy the sounds of '12.

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:: Hump Day Power Play (1-2-2013) ::
01 ::"Fitzpleasure" – alt-J
02 ::"Flaggin a Ride" – Divine Fits
03 ::"Money" – The Drums
04 ::"Five Seconds" – Twin Shadow
05 ::"Why Won't They Talk To Me?" – Tame Impala
06 ::"Temporary" – White Rabbits
07 ::"Alphabet Song" – Lower Dens
08 ::"Not The Same" – Tanlines
09 ::"Oblivion" – Grimes
10 ::"Myth" – Beach House
11 ::"Dark Star" – Poliça
12 ::"Serpents" – Sharon Van Etten
13 ::"It All Began With A Burst" – Kishi Bashi
14 ::"We Got It Wrong" – St. Lucia
15 ::"The Man Who Lives Forever" – Lord Huron
16 ::"Chained" – The xx
17 ::"Yet Again" – Grizzly Bear
18 ::"Everyone Knows" – Vacationer
19 ::"I'm Not The Phoenix Yet" – Moonface
20 ::"No Future/No Past" – Cloud Nothings

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[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (12-19-2012)

Kubinski Mix

A great HDPP, inspired by a great man. Happy belated return to the States, bud!

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:: Hump Day Power Play (12-19-2012) ::
01 ::"Frontier Psychiatrist" – The Avalanches
02 ::"Exotic Talk" – RJD2
03 ::"We Could Forever" – Bonobo
04 ::"Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)" – Miike Snow
05 ::"Canto De Ossanha" – Jurassic 5
06 ::"And I Was A Boy From School" – Hot Chip
07 ::"Digital Love" – Daft Punk
08 ::"Grape Juice City" – Ratatat
09 ::"D.A.N.C.E." – Justice
10 ::"Vanished" – Crystal Castles
11 ::"Get Innocuous!" – LCD Soundsystem

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[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (12-12-2012)

Now That's What I Call 2009!

I had so much fun making the 2008 HDPP, I figured it was only fitting to follow up with my favorite hits from 2009. There were so many great albums to choose from, but as I discovered during this exercise, it is very hard to put together a cohesive mix as it seems my favs were quite an eclectic collection of styles. Since today is 12-12-2012, I really tried hard to reduce this list down to 12 songs... but 15 is as close as I could get (you can see what I left off the playlist here). While listening, I hope this mix evokes as much nostalgia for you as it does for me.

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:: Hump Day Power Play (12-12-2012) ::
01 ::"Ephemeral Artery – Neon Indian
02 ::"1901" – Phoenix
03 ::"The Lady Vanishes" – White Rabbits
04 ::"Stroke Their Brains" – Spoon
05 ::"Apollo and the Buffalo and Anna Anna Anna Oh!" – Sunset Rubdown
06 ::"Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh" – Say Hi
07 ::"Two Weeks" – Grizzly Bear
08 ::"Officer Of Hearts" – Handsome Furs
09 ::"The Akara" – Beirut
10 ::"Skyscraper" – Julian Plenti
11 ::"Day By Day" – Taken By Trees
12 ::"Basic Space" – The xx
13 ::"Seven" – Fever Ray
14 ::"Beijing" – Patrick Watson
15 ::"Day Glo" – Brazos

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[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (12-5-2012)

Day 340 Mix

December 5 marks the 340th day of the year (including Leap Day), and it happens to fall on a Wednesday. You know that means? Not really anything, but nevertheless, here's this week's HDPP for your listening pleasure.

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:: Hump Day Power Play (12-5-2012) ::
01 ::"Fitzpleasure" – alt-J
02 ::"True Romance" – Citizens!
03 ::"Chained" – The xx
04 ::"Girl" – Oposssom
05 ::"Heavy On Me" – Zeus
06 ::"It's Too Late" – Wild Belle
07 ::"Waiting For" – Poor Moon
08 ::"Hand Of Man" – Django Django
09 ::"All Your Gold" – Bat For Lashes
10 ::"Default" – Atoms For Peace
11 ::"Total Life Forever" – Foals
12 ::"Why You Wanna" – Poolside
13 ::"Blue Meanies" – Oposssom
14 ::"Tides" – The xx

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[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (11-28-2012)

Lullaby Mix

Something huge has happened in my personal life, and while I don't talk much about that here on Three Colours, I think a quick listen to this week's HDPP should give it away. If you thought 3C has been lacking posts in recent times, don't expect that to improve any time soon. I'll still try to publish my weekly playlist on time, but any more than that would be a bonus for now.

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:: Hump Day Power Play (11-28-2012) ::
01 :: "Sweet Child O' Mine" – Guns N Roses
02 :: "About a Girl" – Nirvana
03 :: "Daughter" – Pearl Jam
04 :: "The Good Life" – Weezer
05 :: "Enjoy the Silence" – The Cure
06 :: "There, There" – Radiohead
07 :: "Don't Panic" – Coldplay
08 :: "Come as You Are" – Nirvana
09 :: "Speak To Me (Breathe)" – Pink Floyd
10 :: "Paranoid" – Black Sabbath
11 :: "Here Comes Your Man" – The Pixies
12 :: "Tonight, Tonight" – Smashing Pumpkins
13 :: "Soul to Squeeze" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
14 :: "This Lullaby" – Queens of the Stone Age

And for those who would prefer the non-lullaby mix, you can listen to that here as well. Enjoy!

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[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (11-21-2012)

The Strokes Mix

I've been revisiting a lot of old Strokes songs, and it reflects on this week's HDPP. These guys can write such a catchy song... I'd forgotten how easily you can listen through their entire catalog.

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:: Hump Day Power Play (11-21-2012) ::
01 :: "You Only Live Once" - The Strokes
02 :: "What Ever Happened? " - The Strokes
03 :: "Last Nite" - The Strokes
04 :: "Taken For A Fool" - The Strokes
05 :: "New York City Cops" - The Strokes
06 :: "Juicebox" - The Strokes
07 :: "When It Started" - The Strokes
08 :: "Reptilia" - The Strokes
09 :: "Gratisfaction" - The Strokes
10 :: "Take It Or Leave It" - The Strokes
11 :: "Heart In A Cage" - The Strokes
12 :: "Games" - The Strokes
13 :: "Barely Legal" - The Strokes
14 :: "I Can't Win" - The Strokes

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