No Turning Back

Date
May 30, 2012


Miracler
Alexandra Tyler


Location
Oakland, CA


You remember Alix: Remember that girl whose mix totally made your last summer?
The same. In July '11, she gave us Almost Ready, an insta-hit with the in crowd, prompting a cool 28 comments with sentiments like, 'I feel like I could make my 3MPM comment-minimum quota just on this mix alone. It's been a long time since I looped one mix *this* many times! I! Love! It!', 'This mix is like the dream where you visit your favorite old-time amusement park or boardwalk, and finish it off with a root beer float or a tin roof sundae,'  'Sorry I haven't commented on this mix before—I was busy having parties to it!', 'Great little summertime mix! Makes me smile at the hot weather. Can't get The Boat That I Row out of my head, though...', 'Nice stuff. Had to wait til Mrs. Fritz left for work to dance around the house but it was worth it,' 'I'm loving these songs. Great mix, nice flow. The Caesars song has an Oasis-gone-Gidget quality that I'm liking. Fun fun fun,' 'As noted, it's just a perfect summer mix. I'm buying a convertible and heading to the beach immediately, these songs a-blaring. And, nice to hear a B3 workout from a fellow Miracler. Thanks, Alex!' 'Hey, Me I'm Riding! I haven't listened to it in forever...the first notes I am transported back, somewhere. Somewhere good, 'cause I can't quite grasp what or where. Loving, good, hipshaking,' 'Fun! Fun! Fun!', 'Hotel Easy. I want to stay in that hotel. Thank you for reminding us that life doesn't have to be complicated,' 'This is such a great summer mix. I made the college girl in the Faygo T-shirt sitting next to me on the plane listen to it. Will be forcing this on co-workers and cousins for months. Well done!' 'Never heard of any of this stuff. Sodsai is a revelation, Hotel Easy is a groove and Lee Hazelwood is just so suave. Good work!', 'Caesars kick ass! More Swedish rock please. One swell mix, and excellent CD as cover art hand lettering,' 'This is what 3MPM is all about--catchy, themed, upbeat. Inspired a mini-dance at my house,' 'You have struck so many chords here. You've made a mod man cry. Thanks a lot and congrats on such good taste! Now I gotta go talc my hardwood,' 'This mix is fantastic! Every song makes me happy,' 'Loved Hotel Easy and the rest of the mix. It transported me back to a previous life passion of thrift store hunting, rolling down the road in my '64 Valiant, PBR, and summertime in Sac Town!' 'The Fitz track is a real hit—it jumped out as something like crack, kinda special and kept needing one more hit of it.' Lotta exclamation points in that list, eh?


Then a few months later, she was also there to get you through the holiday season, with A Holly-Jolly Christmas Mix, about which you offered many other flattering things, things Your Hostess only wishes she had wrist strength left to copy/paste. But instead, let's move to today. Why, look at the calendar, friends. It's time again for both white tennis shoes and a new Alix Summer Mix! Let's listen in to what's been playing on auto-repeat at 3MPM HQ since the weekend. 

Liner Notes from Alix  

"NO TURNING BACK"

A while back I stumbled upon a funky collection of photos—mug shots of lady criminals from the 60s. There was one in particular that I couldn't stop staring at. Carol Andrews. Arms folded. Hair up to "there". And the perfect pouty scowl on her face. As I was pulling songs as potential mix contenders, I suddenly realized many of them kind of went perfectly with that photo. I've never really made a mix based on a photograph before, so I thought why the cuss not. And no, I didn't include Bonnie & Clyde (although I love a little Serge & Bardot). As for Carol Andrews. I have no clue what she was in for. But whatever it was, I'm sure she and her boyfriend didn't do it. 

1. Another One Goes By. The Walkmen

2. While You Were Sleeping. Elvis Perkins

3. Childhood. Beach House

4. Robbers. Cold War Kids

5. Oh! My Mama. Alela Diane

6. No Turning Back. Sarah Blasko

7. Crazy For You. Best Coast

8. Hunt You Down. Archie Bronson Outfit

9. Be Gentle With Me. Boy Least Likely To

10. Once and Never Again. The Long Blondes  {I know. This is the one track that doesn't really fit. And I almost took it out. But then I thought, eh....gotta rebel somewhere on this here thang. And really, Carol Andrews would want it that way.}

11. Just Dial My Number. Jeremy Jay

12. Til the End of Time. DeVotchKa

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