December 11, 2009 | 3:15pm ET
We’ve hit our 84th edition of the Friday Mixtape and, for some reason, this particular version turned out to be quite stellar. Perhaps it’s only appropriate given that next week we’ll be unveiling our Top 100 Albums of 2009. So, like a big Friday segueing into a big week? You know? Anyhow, enjoy this week’s mix of the best new singles, remixes, and covers along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out!
NEW Singles:
- “Rather Be Dead” by Bottle Up & Go
- “On Time” by The Disco Biscuits
- “Friendly Ghost” by Harlem
- “Scissor” by Liars
- “A Cross Section of Clown Mountain” (feat. Sufjan Stevens & Bryce Dessner) by Lowell Brams
- “Helplessly Young” by Oh No Ono
- “Resilient Bastard” by Shellshag
- “3000 Miles Away” by Star Fucking Hipsters
- “Blessa” by Toro Y Moi
- “Flulyk Visions” by VOICEsVOICEs
Covers, Remixes, and all that JAZZ:
- “Keep Slipping Away” (South Central Remix) by A Place To Bury Strangers
- “Sweet Dreams” (Beyonce) by The Big Pink
- “Sequenced” (Rainbow Arabia’s Dark & Dumb Version) by The Field
- “Back That Sleepyhead Up” (Passion Pit x Juvenile) by The Hood Internet
- “Poker Face” (Hoshina Anniversary Remix) by Lady Gaga
- “Earthquake” (Stopmakingme Remix) by Little Boots
- “Remedy” (Kaskade Club Remix) by Little Boots
- “Wasted Time” (James Teej Remix) by My Favorite Robot
- “This Too Shall Pass” (Passion Pit Remix) by OK Go
- “Shout It Out” (Fol Chen Remix) by Princeton
- “Warm Heart of Africa” (feat. Ezra Koenig & Theophilus London) (Fingertrouble Remix) by The Very Best
- “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” (Doctor Rosen Rosen Remix) by Weezer
Something to CHECK OUT:
- “Open One Eye” by Baddies
- “If You” by Boy Without God
- The Rain Becomes the Clouds” by Emanuel and the Fear
- “Dancing In The Snow” by Ernest Gonzales
- “Life Coach” by Fang Island
- “Destroyer” by GTronic
- “It’s a Doozy” by Heroes of Popular Wars
- “A Few Kind Word” by Meursault
- “Walk On Water” by Midnight Masses
- “L.O.N.” by N.A.M.B.
- “Different Lives” by Sam Billen
- “Gardening From The Ground Up” by Sarah Elizabeth Foster
