January 23, 2009 | 3:00pm ET
To the Romans, XL means number 40. To consumers, XL means a clothing size, and potentially a diet. To Radiohead, The Raconteurs, and Beck, XL, or more specifically, XL Recordings, means home. To us, XL is just our latest Friday Mixtape, and a good one at that. As always, below you will find the week’s best mix of singles, covers, and remixes, along with mp3s from a few artists you might want to check out!
NEW Singles:
- “Demon Eyes” by The Answer
- “Stumble Out Of Bed” by The Brian Flakes
- “Blood Bank” by Bon Iver
- “Sooner The Better” by Drug Rug
- “Shampoo” by Elvis Perkins in Dearland
- “Hydra” by Hotels
- “Never Had Nobody Like You” by M. Ward
- “Preacher Steve” by Otis Gibbs
- “Exposure” by Peasant
- “Lady Luck” by Richard Swift
- “November Was White, December Was Grey” by Say Hi
- “Phone in Sick” by Sicknote
- “1999” by Suburban Kids with Biblical Names
- “Heart Attack” by Wild Light
Covers, Remixes, and all that JAZZ:
- “Berlin” (Dr. Rosen Rosen Remix) by Alaska in Winter
- “Aer OBAMA” by Adam Freeland vs Daft Punk
- “Drop The Tough” (The Twelves B-LIVE Remix) by Groove Amanda
- “Amazing” (Max Justus Remix) by Kanye West
- “First Time High” (of Chicago Acoustic Version) by Of Montreal
- “The Rake’s Song” (The Decemberists) by Ruby Isle
- “Sexual Sportswear” (Donovan Remix) by Sebastian Tellier
- “Run Hide” (feat. Diplo) by Trouble Andrew
Something to CHECK OUT:
- “Android Hearts” by Bizzart
- “Astoria, Menthol Lite, Hilltop, Wave of Evil, 1982” by Blackout Beach
- “Big Accident” by Darla Farmer
- “The Rain Becomes The Clouds” by Emanuel and the Fear
- “Work Day” by It Hugs Back
- “Half a World Away” by Luke Jackson
- “Stay Alive” by Meridene
- “They Threw A Shoe At You” by Phil and the Osophers
- “Love is Like Water” by Pistols for Ringo
- “Modern Man” by The Randy Bandits
- “Everything Beyond These Walls Has Been Razed” by Reigns
- “Time to Go” by State Shirt
- “Wanderstranger” by Via Tania
