The Monday Mixtape 2.0

When I first started up this blog, way, way back in '08, I had this regular-ish feature called "The Monday Mixtape." It was a no-frills collection of a dozen songs on an IMEEM playlist (remember those?) with the added bonus of some my patented dry criticism.

It's been gone for a while, so I'm bringing it back, but a little different -- Most Mondays, I'll post a handful of MP3s that I've had on heavy rotation. Some new tunes, some old tunes, all good tunes.

Round 2, Fight.

Right-Click + Save Link As:

XXXO - M.I.A.

Heaven's on Fire - The Radio Dept.

Gonna Listen to T. Rex (All Night Long) - Burnt Ones

Nuthin' But A Journal Thang (Dr. Dre vs Class Actress) - The Hood Internet

Real Life (Memory Tapes Remix) - Tanlines

Year's Not Long - Male Bonding

Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do - Robyn

Down This Road - Woods

Love Is All Around - MillionYoung

I Was Denied - Thee Oh Sees

Trent Reznor Knows How to Drown an Angel

Yesterday, Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor's new project, How to Destroy Angels, released their first MP3 over on Pitchfork. It's titled "A Drowning" and it sounds like what you'd imagine from a Reznor-helmed musical act.

That's not necessarily a bad thing, especially if you're a NIN fan and/or the idea of a song that comes off as a combination of Still and With Teeth sounds promising*. It's leagues away from the aggressive Nine Inch Nails we all (should) love, but it's the kind of slinking coitus-soundtracking we've heard from Reznor a few times before.

In case you didn't know, How to Destroy Angels is Reznor teaming up with his new-ish wife, Mariqueen Maandig (she supplies the track's vocals). According to the interwebs, a self-titled debut EP is due out this summer. If "A Drowning" is any indication, they're off to a good start.

* Two distinct sounding Nine Inch Nail albums. C'mon, click the hyperlinks.

Right-Click + Save Link As:

A Drowning - How to Destroy Angels