Mixtape 155 :: Sinking Ships
Born Ruffians
Canadian indie guitar geniuses Born Ruffians have released two great albums in less than a year, and easily earned the distinction of being the first artist to twice be featured on a Mixtape.
In this episode: The Afghan Whigs, Andrew Bird, The Anubian Lights, Arling + Cameron, Atom™, Bad Bad Meow, The Beatles, Born Ruffians, Cut Worms, El Grupo Folclórico, The Goodnight Loving, Jah Wobble, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Kruder & Dorfmeister, The Last, The Lemon Twigs, Mexican Institute Of Sound + Toy Selectah, Mike Pinto, Naked Giants, The Nude Party, The Paranoyds, Paul McCartney, Pom Poko, Pomplamoose, The Promise Ring, Scott The Hoople, Shame, TLO, TLO, VHS Or Beta, Viagra Boys, Woods, X, Yazoo
| Song | Artist | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinking Ships | Born Ruffians | A measured pace | |
| 2 | Johnny Hit and Run Paulene | X | Burning fire | |
| 3 | Better Not Waste My Time | Naked Giants | Dragging its feet | |
| 4 | Happy Hour | The Promise Ring | One of the best albums of the 90s | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 6 | The Heat Is On | Cut Worms | Dig it cowboy | |
| 7 | Rain | The Beatles | Bring it | |
| 8 | The One | The Lemon Twigs | Freshmaking | |
| 9 | Look Again | The Last | Taking their time | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 11 | Hotel Celebrity | The Paranoyds | Off kilter retroactivity | |
| 12 | Turn On The Water | The Afghan Whigs | Descending to the depths | |
| 13 | Watercooler | TLO | ||
| 14 | Next to You and the Sea | Woods | Reaching across untold distances | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 16 | Dear Señoritas | Mike Pinto | Going out to Bob | |
| 17 | Music Arcade | Scott The Hoople | Young at heart | |
| 18 | Women, Smoking, And Cats (Full Band Final Version) | Bad Bad Meow | Pick your vice(s) | |
| 19 | Life Is Cool | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | And somewhat hyperactive | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 21 | Judith | The Nude Party | Smart hicks | |
| 22 | Crazy Conscious | Mexican Institute Of Sound + Toy Selectah | With Toots Hibbert | |
| 23 | We Love Dancing | Arling + Cameron | Dubbed out | |
| 24 | Don't Go (2008 Remaster) | Yazoo | Club catechism | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 26 | March Day | Shame | That’s entertainment | |
| 27 | Like A Lady | Pom Poko | Delicate, razor sharp | |
| 28 | La Rana Guillermo | TLO | ||
| 29 | Earworm | The Goodnight Loving | It sure is | |
| 30 | Toad | Viagra Boys | The new Deadbolt | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 32 | Lavatory Lil | Paul McCartney | Dang spicy, Macca | |
| 33 | Stress Me Out | Pomplamoose | Driven to cusswords | |
| 34 | Capsized | Andrew Bird | Dramatic | |
| 35 | El Tornillito | El Grupo Folclórico | Ay ay ay | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 37 | Wurlitzer Price | Atom™ | Trust the process | |
| 38 | A Walk in the Park | Jah Wobble | Music for nighttimes | |
| 39 | Holmes | Kruder & Dorfmeister | A brief time=hop | |
| 40 | Dreamstate in the Mainframe | The Anubian Lights | Vocoder hallucinations | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 42 | Solid Gold | VHS Or Beta | Before “Star Guitar” | |
