Mixtape: Again for the Winter

Yes, it has been a while, but we're taking a fresh start here at WHYH. Things are going to be a bit sporatic until a schedule can be found, so please bear with us, and accept our apologies for making you (if any of you still bother with this) wait.

Here's a little mixtape - it's not as organized as the other ones; there's no cover art, and the order and album isn't in the ID3 tags. All of the files are mp3 except the Death Cab ones, which are m4a. (Apologies to those who haven't discovered the bliss that is Macintosh, and don't already have any Death Cab. You should be ashamed.) Also, there doesn't seem to be a theme for this one. I was just rather annoyed that no album has jumped out at me as a "winter album" (like Arcade Fire's Funeral did last year), so I decided I must make my own.

Without any further ado; Again for the Winter.
01. Kid Dakota - Ten Thousand Lakes
02. Jonas Bonnetta - Ebb and Flow
03. The Acorn - Blankets
04. Death Cab for Cutie - A Lack of Colour [m4a]
05. The Album Leaf - Wishful Thinking
06. The Decemberists - Right Red Ankle
07. Woolly Leaves - Sans Luis Rey
08. VAST - Cello Song*
09. Howie Day - She Says
10. Great Lake Swimmers - Song for the Angels
11. Death Cab for Cutie - Stable Song [m4a]

Zip file with all the songs.

Enjoy

*The track is labelled as Cello Song, but that is not the actual title. I believe it is actually called Flames. When I first heard the song a few years ago, it was introduced to me as Cello Song, and being as stubborn as a mule, I still refuse to call it anything else. Again, apologies.

Mixtape: You Know it's Time

So, this, by mere technicality, isn't a mixtape. There is no theme. There is no magical meaning stringing all the songs together. But you know what? I still think it works. It's just a collection of the songs I've been listening to far too much in the past couple weeks. They're all sort of... acousticy, all rather emotionfulled. But all conflicting emotions.

Yeah. There's no rational explaination for this mixtape. It just is.

All songs are in mp3 format unless otherwise noted; image was found somewhere in the interwebs.

01. The Decemberists - Right Red Ankle
02. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Follow You Into the Dark [m4a]
03. Iron & Wine - Naked as we Came [m4a]
04. Feist - Gatekeeper
05. Amos Lee - Colours
06. City and Colour - When She
07. Dashboard Confessional - Living in your Letters
08. Tina Dico - Warm Sand
09. Feist - Inside and Out (Apostle of Hustle Unmix)
10. Jose Gonalez - Slow Moves
11. Elliott Smith - Between the Bars
12. Youth Group - Piece of Wood
13. The Album Leaf & Bright Eyes - Hungry for a Holiday
14. Matthew Good Band - Running for Home
15. Broken Social Scene - Lover's Spit (Feist version)

ZIP FILE

Mixtape: A Change in Wind

First off, I'd just like to apologise for the blatent lack of updates these past two weeks. All three of us are insanely busy with school and other various things, but that'll be over quite soon. But we do have something you can look forward to - a review of The Constantine's show in Calgary last weekend! Both Ju and Phil were there, so one of them will get around to reviewing it. Also, Phil said something about The Thurston Revival - we've got a lot to look forward to! As well, there's an extra mixtape coming up - there will be one next sunday in addition to the one every two week schedual I've got going on right now.

Now, to the mixtape. I did promise something a little more upbeat this time; however, I apparently lied. This is not upbeat. This is not happy. There's hope in it, but there's also pain. Yes, I'm being a little bit melodramatic. It's allowed.

A Change In Wind
May 28/06
All songs in mp3 format, unless otherwise noted.
Theme: Hopefulness within despair
Zip: Right here.

01. City and Colour - This Sudden Injury
["and she waits, my love, my love falls away"]
02. Regina Spector - Somedays [m4a]
["somedays, I'll endure it all"]
03. The Album Leaf - Last Time Here
04. Jason Mraz - You Make Me High
["and I don't wish to know my ending"]
05. Ani DiFranco - Out of Habit
["that I'm living for something I can't even define"]
06. Anna Nalick - Catalyst
["part of this terrible mess that you're making"]
07. Azure Ray - Displaced
["if I can just hold on tonight"]
08. Broken Social Scene - Superconnected *
["and you want to believe it"]
09. Fiona Apple - Oh Well
["what wasted unconditional love on someone who doesn't believe in the stuff"]
10. Beth Orton - This One's Gonna Bruise
["did you even notice how the wind, it didn't change that much"]
11. Stars - Tonight
["come around and say you love me - please, let's make it work tonight"]

* This is a live version of the song, recorded from the KRCW performance

Mixtape: Sleepwalking Ballad

Here we go with mixtape number two, this time inspired by something we all must do (even if I personally don't do enough of it) - sleeping.

And yes, it is just a rather amusing coincidence that all the songs have the word 'sleep' in the title. Once I noticed that trend, I removed the two songs without it, so that they wouldn't feel lonely.

This is another kind of light feeling mixtape - the next one will be a bit more fun, I promise.

Comments and suggestions for mixtapes are always very welcome; and enjoy!

Sleepwalking Ballad
May 15, 2006
Theme: sleep
Format: all in mp3

01. Ben Lee - Sleepwalking
02. Apostle of Hustle - Sleepwalking Ballad
03. Aloha - Don't Sleep
04. Smashing Pumpkins - In the Arms of Sleep
05. The Flaming Lips - Sleeping on the Roof
06. Rilo Kiley - We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)
07. Azure Ray - Sleep
08. City and Colour - The Sleeping Sickness
09. New Buffalo - Time to Go to Sleep
10. Ane Brun - Sleeping by the Fryis River
11. Stars - Sleep Tonight

ZIP FILE: all the songs, and the pretty little artwork too.

Mixtape: In a Safe Place

Here is We Hate Your Hate's very first mixtape, for April 2006. The theme is 'In a Safe Place', which is blatently stolen from the title of an Album Leaf album. Speaking of The Album Leaf, they kick off this mixtape.

In a Safe Place
April 30th, 2006
Mixtape by Sheila
Theme: Safe
Format: all in mp3

01. The Album Leaf - Over the Pond
Is there anything more soothing then The Album Leaf? The album is titled 'In a Safe Place' for a reason, you know. Quite possibly the only music that can soothe a savage beast.
02. American Analog Set - Know By Heart
This is one of those songs that cannot be explained, just must be experienced.
03. Broken Social Scene - Love and Mathematics
With 'Feel Good Lost', Broken Social Scene created an album for the senses. This song, to me, sticks out as being something special. Maybe I'm just crazy, but this song seems safe.
04. The Most Serene Republic - Relative's Eyes
The lyrics to this song do not fit in with our safe theme, but... it belongs here anyways. Deal with it.
05. Plus Minus - No One Sees You Like I Do
I couldn't not put this song on here. It fits on so many levels, but it doesn't on so many other ones.
06. Augustana - California's Burning
One could argue this song should not be on here. So go ahead, and argue.
07. Beulah - Don't Forget to Breathe
The lyrics might not exactly fit perfectly, but as a whole the song seems to almost work.
08. The Flaming Lips - Waitin' for a Superman
Everyone's waiting for a superman, for someone to come along and save them.
09. Paperface - Darkside
A song of dedication.
10. Sigur Ros - Glosoli
If there is anything more soothing then the Album Leaf, it's definately Sigur Ros. Their latest, 'Takk', is absoultely magical.
11. Air - Playground Love (Vibraphone version)
Anyone who's seen The Virgin Suicides would immidately relate this song to that movie, as it's played through the entire thing. Now, for those of you who do not know the story (go and read the book!), the story deals with (quite obviously) suicide, of the Lisbon sisters. They were not safe, from anything. This is why this song is here.
12. Youth Group - Drowned
This song is here because it's about finding safeness in something that isn't exactly safe. An escape song, if you will.
13. Do Make Say Think - Soul and Onward
The atmosphere of this song is unbelieveable. It is, in essense, safe.

A zip file, containing all of the songs as well as the album art.

Album art credits: The model is Jennifer Head; photography and editing by me.

I hope you enjoy; and feel free to let me know what you think of the song choices, the mix, anything. And also, any suggestions for mixtape themes, titles, or even just one song to work off of are very much appreciated.