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Jun 26, 2020 · mixtapes

Mixtape 109 :: Digger

Go ahead and call your band Great Grandpa. You better have something pretty weird up your sleeve.

Great Grandpa

Song	Artist	Notes
Digger	Great Grandpa	Wistful harmonies
Dakota	The Wrens	Distant lands
Natural Disasters	Enon	No need to feel awkward
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Pleasure	Allah-Las	A pleasure to speak with you
El Niño Bonito	Funky Butt Brass Band	Mardi Gras spirit
My Girl	Joe Pastrana & His Orchestra	Latino groove
El Manicero	Preservation Hall Jazz Band	Traditionally speaking
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Better Times	Beach House	Wistful Scandinavia
Dust Devil	Madness	Don’t call it a comeback
Miles From Minnesota	Lower 48	About 1300, to be exact
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THC	Melkbelly	Almost awkward
Post Animal	Post Animal	Nigh unstoppable
Body Clock	Shopping	Tick tocking
Don't Stop Her	The Obscuritones	Retro whiplash
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The Organ Grinder's Swing	The Incredible Jimmy Smith	Grinding
The Magic Number	De La Soul	Bringing it back
Running Donkey	The Royal Fingers	Japanese cowboy action
The Taker Story	Chicano Batman	Updated pusherman
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Weekend	Peter, Bjorn + John	Discrete plucking
Good Night	Dry Cleaning	Fixing the narrative
Sylvia	Mr. Elevator	On a journey
Hot Tonite	His Name Is Alive	Keep it cool
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The Passenger	Iggy Pop	Always a classic
Walking in Your Footsteps	The Police	Yeah, Synchronicity
Safety Pants	Scout Niblett	Chant along, everyone
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BBC News	Cory Wong	Funketeer
Stars For Anyone	The Boneless Children Foundation	Such a band name
Certain Men	Negativland	For the modern age
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Lo Decidi Yo	Juana Molina	Repeats and missed beats

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