Keep Left

Date
January 29, 2014

Miracler
Lauren Barr

Location
Was SF/Just became Oakland

Oh goody: HER again.
She of Get in the Car in July 2012, Volume 2 in July 2011, and back in December '09, Is This Thing On, aka Music Most Likely To Be Played During Your Hostess' Dinner Parties. Here is a gal who knows no musical boundaries. Well, just one: 'Far-flung stuff that sounds good together.' She always paints carefully within those lines. Today is no exception, so just start five-starring this thing now.

Things you said about Get in the Car: 
Wow...great mix, and it's only 8:26am...how am i supposed to top this? i should just go back to bed.   /   Uhm...this is how all mixes should start? Seriously?   /   This is such a great collection of songs. I even did it the justice of listening to it the first time while driving. Rival Sons was a perfect way to start. Thank you.   /   Lady L, really intriguing mix. And by "intriguing" I mean AWESOME. I officially have not heard of ANYONE on this. And I love that. Love the jangly bad assery of the Rival Sons, totally dug Shearwater, LOVED the Other Lives track...and Liz Green...And seriously Susan Lucci needs to step it up. The Brazilian Soap Stars are kicking our asses. Thanks for a fab mix!   /   The title alone made me yell and also feel a little scared. Half Sonic Youth-y, half Sweet Hostage-y. Creepy seedy is where I went (and, of course, listening to it and realizing it was a Gonzo road trip ode made *me* feel like a supercreep, but that's no surprise).   /   First track is KICKIN! I've got dust and tangles in my hair already. Then we are on a windy, kookoobrainz road. Dream terrain.    /   I played two songs this AM before listening to this mix; one of them was Ian Dury's Reasons to be Cheerful, so it was odd to hear his sound-alike son's track. I had no idea. I usually don't like when a son closely matches his dad's style but in this case I have to make an exception.   /   Then after that there were excellent international post-dub pop songs that segued nicely into some compatible tunes from Mark Ulriksen's Get Outta Town. Get in the car & get outta town? Someone's trying to tell me something. Thanks for sharing, Lauren!   /   Lauren Barr - I am new to all of it. This mix is so innovative and fresh. What a treasure!   /   Having already confessed to an earlier Miracler about my initial doubts about Liars, let me say it once again—I am an idiot. Oooo—Nick Waterhouse is making an appearance on my mix this August! Who are these Mexican Dubwiser and Novalima of whom you speak? Fantastic! Thanks, Lauren.   /   Not just Get in the Car, but Get In The Car and Drive Like Hell because something scary is behind us like a jilted lover with a big gun or a prison break or a swarm of killer bees or the apocalypse. Whatever it is, these songs make me want to drive fast and not look back. No chance of me pulling a sneaky looky-loo over my shoulder and turning to salt like Lot's wife. Nope, I'm putting the pedal to the floor and driving away.   /   I noticed toward the end of the mix, once we've driven awhile, the music relaxes as if we're in a better place. It's safe. We can slow down, refuel, maybe grab some corn nuts from the gas station before we get back in the car. Thanks for the mix. Clearly it's gotten inside my head and I'm mostly really happy about that. Special thanks for the Baxter Drury track. He sounds like a chip off the ol' Blockheads.   /   This mix is all kinds of incredible, and right out of the gate. The Rival Waters and Shearwater tracks are two of my favorites. I have heard much from Lost in the Trees which never quite got my attention, but "Garden" sure did the trick. Thanks so much.   /   I was particularly struck by the way the Baxter Dury and Nick Waterhouse tracks blended together so well. On one level, they're quite different - one's much more electro, clean and modern sounding, while the other has a classic sound and feel - but the heart of each song seemed so similar to me, and that's what a mix is all about!

Liner Notes by LB

Keep Left

There's no particular theme here, just some songs I've been liking lately that sound good together.

Damabalou Issa Bagayoyo

Meet my ringtone.

Roady Fat Freddy's Drop

From the all-around great album "Based on a True Story"

Big Shot Dr. John

Dr. John by way of Dan Auerbach

Au Flore Céline Ollivier

Something about Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, and a fingertip at the Cafe Flore. 

A+E Clean Bandit

Electro-baroque, perhaps you heard it here first. Watch the video! 

Workin' Woman Blues Valerie June

Dan Auerbach strikes again. Those horns!

Don't Come to Me Nick Jaina

I & Thou The Daredevil Christopher Wright

Elégance Alain Bashung

St. James Infirmary Allen Toussaint

from the practically perfect album, "The Bright Mississippi"

Paper Trails Darkside

Nicolas Jaar and the guitarist Dave Harrington, from the super compelling album "Psychic"

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