This month's mixtape starts off by asking you to whistle while you work. At least to the sounds of "Whistler's Delight," a mashup of famous whistles from songs and themes. A lot of hip-hop is here, more than in the last few months combined. All new stuff, as summer seems to ask for hip-hop jams. So check out Outkast, Ice Cube, Snoop and Tha Dogg Pound, and my favorite: Pharrell with Kanye West on "No. 1."
Also new is "And It Rained All Night" from Thom Yorke of Radiohead's upcoming solo debut. This is not the lead single but a really cool album cut. It fits well in between a deconstructed Wolfmother remix and Iceland's The Knife, whose singer made a great splash on last year's "What Else Is There" by Royksopp.
New indie rock bands too. Every Move a Picture from San Francisco, featured in the monthly mixtape before, but soon out with a full album; The Pink Spiders, a Nashville (what is it with that city?) pop punkish outfit produced by The Cars' Ric Ocasek; and Lost Prophets, an upbeat set of rockers with new wave haircuts.
Download the June Music Mixtape here
Featuring:
DJ Riko - Whistler's Delight
Pharrell Williams with Kanye West - No. 1
Outkast - Mighty "O"
Wolfmother - Woman (Avalanches Millstream Remix)
Every Move a Picture - Mission Bell
Thom Yorke - And it Rained All Night
The Knife - Marble House
Paul Oakenfold ft. Pharrell Williams - Sex 'n Money
Ice Cube - Stop Snitchin'
Tha Dogg Pound ft. Snoop Dogg - Cali iz Active
Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces
The Pink Spiders - Teenage Graffiti
Under the Influence of Giants - Mama's Room
Lost Prophets - Rooftops
Phoenix - Long Distance Call
Dashboard Confessional - Don't Wait
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