the rhythm section: great drum beats – a mix by california wives

When I first heard California Wives, I thought I was in love. Then I went to see them live, and I knew it. After their excellent set I hit up singer Jayson Kramer and guitarist Graham Masell and chatted about touring, communicable disease, and the excellence of hair metal. Since we got on so well I thought I’d invite them to make a mix, and with the help of their lovely manager Tom got this love letter from the band to the rhythm section in return. Ranging from sleek new wave to shimmying soul, this mix has wide appeal. If you get the chance to see California Wives on tour, do, but until then check out their SoundCloud page to see how their musical tastes influence their own work.

The Rhythm Section: Great Drum Beats
01| Human by Human League

02| Race: In by Battles
03| Rosanna by Toto

04| Jazz (We’ve Got) by A Tribe Called Quest

05| He Would Have Laughed by Deerhunter

06| Solitude is Bliss by Tame Impala

07| Peg by Steely Dan

08| Myxomatosis by Radiohead

09| Pictures of You by The Cure

10| I Will Possess Your Heart (Album Version) by Death Cab For Cutie

11| I Wanna Be Adored by Stone Roses

12| The Payback by James Brown

yo la hannukah mix by yoni wolf of why?

WHY? is a weird, weird band, and that’s why I dig them. I first encountered them when a coworker at the public library I worked at in college gave me Elephant Eyelash and was surprised to find it was nothing like I’d ever heard. M|H has been featuring WHY?’s work over the years and when we saw they were coming to town to play a free show at the Sett in Union South with Astronautalis and Dream Tiger we jumped on the chance to have them make us a mixtape, and WHY? founder Yoni Wolf passed along his Yo La Hannukah mix to us. Be sure to check out WHY?’s website for more tour dates, videos, and Yoni’s blog.

Yo La Hannukah

01| I Shall Be Released by Bob Dylan

02| True Love Will Find You in the End by Daniel Johnston

03| Lady May by Michael Wolf

04| Prince Song by Dump

05| Wonderwall (Oasis Cover) by Cat Power

06| Blimps Go 90 by Guided By Voices

07| Kids Party by Chris Morris

08| Tears of Rage by The Band

09| Hide Your Love Away by The Beatles

10| Among Those Killed in the Dawn Raid Was a Man Aged a Hundred by Dylan Thomas

11| 8 Million Stories by A Tribe Called Quest

12| Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock) by Kendrick Lamar

13| Nice Train by The Donkeys

14| What’s Up Freaks? by Fog

15| Ol’ English by The Game

16| Bad Religion by Frank Ocean

17| Night at the Knight School by Thee More Shallows

18| Figaro (101 Remix) by Madvillain

19| Hit by Guided By Voices

20| I Like Dat by Lil’ Wayne

21| Minha Galera by Manu Chao

22| Nehadar Zéytkéwen by Teweide Redda

23| Deny Deny Deny by Hood

24| Tshitua Fulia Mbuloba by Kasai Allstars

25| Long Ears by Serengeti

26| On a Good Day by Joanna Newsom

27| Song One by cLOgs

28| Elevators by Outkast

29| Dying Crapshooter’s Blues by Blind Willie McTell

30| Mermaids by Liz Hodson

31| Queston by May Swenson

32| I Shall Be Released by The Band

33| Grave Robbers by Mount Eerie, Julie Doiron, Fred Squire