you better let the mind go

Twin Atlantic – Heart and Soul

If you’ve been wishing that someone would blend the sounds of “Get Free” by The Vines and “Sowing the Seeds of Love” by Tears for Fears, then Twin Atlantic has got you covered. A bulk of the song is powered by a level of testosterone that can only come from a group of young men, but the chorus has that shiny-happy Beatlesesque gloss of the late 80s/early 90s (and the video to match).

nick’s mix – nick whetro of icarus himself

The first time I saw Icarus Himself was in May 2008 – back then it was just singer Nick Whetro, and he was opening up for Owen. In the passing years Whetro expanded his project into a full band, put out one of our favorite songs (“Digging Holes“), and made us this mix. On Tuesday, October 11th, 2011, the band will release their second full-length, Career Culture. Until then, you can listen to Nick’s mix, check out the band’s website here, and hit up their CD release show on Saturday, October 8th in Madison (FREE!).

NICK’S MIX
01| (Don’t Worry) If There’s Hell Below, We’re All Gonna Go – Curtis Mayfield
02| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
03| Baby I Love You – Andy Kim
04| Baby’s Arms – Kurt Vile
05| Head Over Heels – Tears for Fears
06| Pictures of Lily – The Who
07| Don’t Cry – Deerhunter
08| Strangers – The Kinks
09| On Some Faraway Beach – Brian Eno