First Aid Kit – Blue
Bowerbirds – Sweet Moment
Washed Out – A Dedication
Smile Smile – Marry a Stranger
First Aid Kit
on leaving home
Talented. Beautiful. Sweet. These are the words I’d use to describe Kelli Cohen if I was following the advice/rules of crappy internet dating sites. I met Kelli through a friend at the now-defunct Club 770. Our paths kept crossing and we decided we should probably just man up and be pals. A passion for music, photography, and whiskey runs common through our veins, and I quickly grew to love Kelli like a little sister. This summer while bonding over movie moments and summer nights, I tapped her to make a mix for M|H. Perfectly timed for the trading in of one year for the next, On Leaving Home explores change and embraces it. While Kelli and I no longer occupy the same city, leaving our trademark trails of red lipstick and dominating karaoke with “Dog Days Are Over” and the doubled power of our voices, I sit secure in the fact that absence only makes the heart grow fonder.
ON LEAVING HOME
01| She’s Leaving Home by The Beatles
02| I Don’t Feel Young by Wye Oak
03| Everyday by Rogue Wave
04| Lost Coastlines by Okkervil River
05| What Me Worry? by St. Vincent
06| Never Going Back Again by Fleetwood Mac
07| Chains, Chains, Chains by Elvis Perkins in Dearland
08| Winds of Change by Fitz and the Tantrums
09| Don’t Forget Me by Neko Case
10| The Past and Pending by The Shins
11| Troubled by Land of Talk
12| Ghost Town by First Aid Kit
13| Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right by Bob Dylan
14| Murder in the City by The Avett Brothers
15| See You Then by Roberta Flack
if your love’s still around why do we suffer?
Monsters of Folk – Dear God (layers of meaning)
First Aid Kit – I Met Up With the King (gorgeous campfire sing-along)
Marching Band – Another Day (whittle while you work)
Inlets – Bright Orange Air (if Seurat was an animator)
Hot Chip – I Feel Better (amazing)
THROWBACK
Matthew Good Band – Load Me Up (oh, Canada)
Mixtapes|Heartbreaks 