My listening habits have changed over the years due to BurnMix. I listen to music all year round, but about four months before my next mix my ears start perking up and I begin looking for things I like. When I find something I save it to a BurnMix draft on YouTube. As I keep adding songs, I keep listening - rearranging and discarding things along the way. Slowly a list emerges that changes right up to the last minute - trying to find a nice flow. In the end, all I can say about the mix is these are songs I like - and that stood up, at least for my ears, to repeated listenings.
There are a few repeat artists (Bonnie Light Horseman (who holds the record for having the same song - Deep In Love - on three of our mixes), Sammy Rae, The 1975, Mumford and Carlisle, and Joy Oladokun), but the rest of the artists (with exceptiion of Jack Johnson) are new to both me and BurnMix.
I hope you enjoy listening. This is our 150th mix - amazing in it's own right.
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Rufus du Sol / See You Again
Love the synthy vibe - and three drops
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Hovvdy / Ruby
Pure unadulterated ear candy...unless you don't like sweets
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Based in Austin, Texas, Hovvdy (pronounced “howdy”) is the writing and recording project of Charlie Martin and Will Taylor. The duo, both primarily drummers, first met in the fall of 2004 and quickly bonded over a love for quiet music. Within a few weeks, they had combined songs and began recording their first EP in bedrooms and family homes across Texas. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Bonny Light Horseman / California
New album out with some great songs - but this one is my favorite.
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Bonny Light Horseman is a three-piece band comprising Fruit Bats’ frontman Eric D. Johnson, singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell, and guitarist Josh Kaufman. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Sammy Rae / Good Life
Some great playing here - especially the guitar and sax. Infectious - and makes me want to be in a taxi on the Cross Island Parkway.
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Samme Rae grew up in Ansonia, Connecticut, and began her musical career with her youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/willsing4fun where she gained attention with her unique sound, metaphoric lyrics, and innocent music conveying powerful messages. Starting with her piano and beautiful voice she soon released her first single "Blast Off" onto iTunes in the spring of 2010. Now she continues to attend High School before she fully launches her musical career. Read more on Last.fm more...
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The Cactus Blossoms / Ballad of an Unknown
I don't care for their album, but this song is a standout.
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Page Burkum and Jack Torrey are brothers from the Twin Cities of Minnesota. As The Cactus Blossoms, they play a blend of classic country and early rock 'n roll reflective of The Everly Brothers. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Madison Cunningham / Broken Harvest
The contrast between the clanky synth and her beautiful voice - plus a unique melody - makes for a stunning song.
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Madison Cunningham (born in Costa Mesa, CA) is an American singer-songwriter. Homepage: http://www.madisoncunningham.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/madisoncunninghammusic/ “Inspiration isn’t a feeling,” says Cunningham. “It’s something that happens every day.” The observation is signature Madison: pragmatic, hard-working, and disarmingly wise in the outset, before bending to reveal hope and a willingness to celebrate the miracles everyone else overlooks. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Kings of Convenience / Fever
I kept finding myself humming this turn at weird times. Always a good sign. And that resolution to a major chord a few times - always makes me smile.
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Kings of Convenience are a music duo formed in Bergen, Norway, playing a style that features acoustic instrumental playing and their two voices. The band consists of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe. They met as children at a geography competition. They are known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricately subtle guitar melodies. After first earning notice thanks to a series of acclaimed European festival appearances during the summer of 1999 Read more on Last.fm more...
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Jamila Woods / Boundaries
A song about.....well, what the title says. Warm and inviting to my ears.
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Jamila Woods is a Chicago-based African American soul singer, songwriter and poet. She is widely known for her collaborative works with Chance the Rapper on the hit song Sunday Candy, as well as her single Blk Girl Soldier. In January 2016, Woods signed to Chicago's independent hip-hop label, Closed Sessions. Jamila released her debut album HEAVN on her SoundCloud page on July 11, 2016. HEAVN featured Chance the Rapper, NoName, Saba, Lorine Chia and Donnie Trumpet. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Jack Johnson / One Step Ahead
Kind of surprised that he has never cracked a BurnMix. Seems like it's about time with this tune.
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Jack Hody Johnson (born May 18, 1975 in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii) is a singer, professional surfer, composer, and filmmaker who has achieved critical and commercial success and a dedicated following since he first appeared on G. Love & Special Sauce's album Philadelphonic. The release of his 2001 debut album, Brushfire Fairytales, further cemented his popularity and he has since released four more successful albums including 2003's On and On, 2005's In Between Dreams, 2008's Sleep Through the Static and 2010's To The Sea. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Runnner / I Only Sing About Food
Quirky, listenable and a shorty checking in at 2:25.
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Runnner is the project of songwriter and producer Noah Weinman. Sometimes working alone, other times acting as a musical collective with a close group of friends, Runnner fuses intimate songwriting with experimental production to create what he calls “bandcamp songs for soundcloud kids.” Read more on Last.fm more...
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The 1975 / Part of the Band
What a mixed-up, crazy song. Love how it ebbs and flows, shrinks and grows. The entire new album is very interesting.
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The 1975 are an indie rock band which formed in 2002 in Manchester. The group played under several names, including Talkhouse, Drive Like I Do, Bigsleep, Forever Enjoying Sex and The Slowdown before settling on The 1975 in 2012. The band consists of Matthew Healy (vocals, guitar), Adam Hann (guitar), Ross MacDonald (bass), and George Daniel (drums). The group released their debut album, The 1975 on 2 September 2013 and their second album, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it was released on 26 February 2016. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Amythyst Kiah / Wild Turkey
A new artist for me - and a jarring song about her mother's suicide when she was a teen.
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Amythyst Kiah is an American nei-folk alt-country blues singer-songwriter based out of Johnson City, TN. Read more on Last.fm more...
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girl in red / Body and Mind
Love the punctuated pounding married to a great melody.
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girl in red is the indie pop music project of Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer Marie Ulven Ringheim. She appeared on the scene with her homemade, bedroom pop songs about romance and mental health featured on the early EPs Chapter 1 (2018) and Chapter 2 (2019). Her debut studio album If I Could Make It Go Quiet was released through AWAL on April 30, 2021. Girl in Red has been cited as a queer icon by Paper, and a "phenomenon" who is Read more on Last.fm more...
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The Beths / When You Know You Know
An Instagram friend made note of his favorite new band - The Beths - so i had to check them out. Thanks, Mr. C.
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The Beths are a New Zealand indie rock/pop band, originally from Auckland, New Zealand that combines energized guitar riffs, melodic hooks, and harmonized backing vocals in their impulsive indie rock. Lead vocalist and guitarist Elizabeth Stokes met guitarist Jonathan Pearce and bassist Benjamin Sinclair while they were all in bands in high school. While playing underground gigs around Auckland, they befriended drummer Tristan Deck, who joined the group in 2019. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Joy Oladokun & Chris Stapleton / Sweet Symphony
This is not just an incredibly great song, but the two performances are stunning.
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Joy Oladokun (born 1992) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music spans the genres of folk, R&B, rock, and pop and is influenced by her identity as a queer woman of color. She has released a series of studio albums; Carry (2016), In Defense of My Own Happiness (The Beginnings) (2020), In Defense of My Own Happiness (2021). While she had been playing guitar since childhood, it wasn’t until 2015 that Oladokun quit her job and took a shot at realizing her dream of making music full-time. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Marcus Mumford & Brandi Carlile / How
Another great song and performance. And it has a great ending - for the song - and for this BurnMix.
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Marcus Mumford is the lead singer of the band Mumford & Sons. Read more on Last.fm more...
