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Listen on Rdio Listen on Spotify Welcome to a (somewhat belated, but what do you expect from me at this point?) SXSW edition of the Sum The Greater playlist! SXSW has definitely gotten out of control over the past five years I’ve attended, but it’s still unparalleled for the sheer volume and quantity of music in a small space. I had to throw two events for work, which were great...

Apr 23rd

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Listen on Rdio Listen on Spotify Welcome to a (somewhat belated, but what do you expect from me at this point?) SXSW edition of the Sum The Greater playlist! SXSW has definitely gotten out of control over the past five years I’ve attended, but it’s still unparalleled for the sheer volume and quantity of music in a small space. I had to throw two events for work, which were great...

Apr 23rd

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Ahoy mateys! This little puppy came together incredible fast, then got released incredibly slowly (you can tell by the number of songs that you’ve probably already heard). My apologies. I got distracted by a number of things, but probably the most relevant to this crowd is the development of hearts.fm. It started at Music Hack Day, but we want to release it to the world in the next...

Mar 1st

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Happy newt, dear! As promised, this mix contains a far crazier mix of songs — jazz from the good ol’ days to the modern times, soul from a similar stretch of time, chillwave from…ok, maybe not that one. But hopefully this scratches your itch for variety when the rest of the world is feeding you the same top records of 2011 (ok, that’s also not true…but you get...

Jan 11th

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Listen on Rdio Listen on Spotify Well hey there, everyone! Back with another installment of the mixtape. Came together a bit faster this go-round. Sadly a lack of old tunes, but we’ll get back to those next month — too much goodness in the indie/pop world these days. I’m also a bit sad to say that since I assembled this playlist in Spotify (because they let me keep it...

Nov 8th

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You know it’s time to put out another mix when someone (I’m so sorry dude, I suck at names — please email me!) comes out of nowhere (ok, maybe I was just distracted) and tells you there’s a girl inside a nearby restaurant who loves your mixes and wants to meet you. I have to admit, the only thing keeping me from publishing these more often is the headache of...

Sep 30th

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Howdy loves - I really meant to post about half this mixtape right after SXSW. Alas, my music collection has hit full on diaspora status. I had to download about 90% of these tracks onto the computer I’m writing this post from tonight (even though I have them elsewhere) so I could upload them for streaming and download. I’ve been using Rdio a lot more lately (though it...

Jul 6th

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Hello my loves - I’m through with apologizing for delays between mixtapes (though I do still feel bad), so consider this a pre-pre-SXSW mix. It unintentionally highlights several artists I’m excited to see, like Acrylics, Evan Voytas, Mr. Little Jeans, and Alex Winston. Who’s gonna go dance with me? <3 | ∑> 1. Mean Lady - “Lonely” Talk about great...

Mar 1st

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Happy New Year! This mix started out dark and depressing and somehow wound up just as happy as usual. WHAT?! Ah well, tis the season. Hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday. I, for one, spent Christmas in bed, recovering from a violent stomach illness. Ah well, back to life and having a blast. I thought about posting a Best of 2010 list, but The Owl Mag already posted my favorite albums...

Jan 4th

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Helloooooooooooo! I have to say, I’m proud of this little bundle of joy. It’s an amalgam of two mixes I made for a recent trip to Alabama with my best friends in the world, and every song was vetted twice as hard as normal for awesomeness. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I do! <3 / ∑> 1. Jukebox The Ghost - “Schizophrenia” Nary has a song been writ...

Nov 12th

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Greetings lovers! I’m back with another mixtape, ripe with my latest favorites. I’ve been running to work with this mix for the past couple weeks, and it works well for me — energetic to kick-start my day, then easing into a rhythm, then becoming more soothing. Then a slow motion disco. Or something. You’ll just have to figure that out for yourself. I’ve also...

Oct 11th

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Hello again, long-lost pen-pals! I could sit around and make loads of excuses for why this new mix took so long to find you, but that would just be sad. And frankly, I’d rather focus on the music. We’ve got a more adventurous mix this time, starting with roots in the oldies of the previous mix and exploding into a fit of awesomeness. I was fortunate enough to see several of the...

Aug 17th

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Helloooooooo! Didja miss me? If so, I’m sorry. I warned you last time I would have some news to share shortly, and I do — I’ve decided to trade career opponents from traditional music industry models to incumbent ticketing giants (*cough*), and thus have moved from Topspin to Eventbrite. As a result, I had to turn in my Topspin work computer, which had almost all of my new...

Jul 6th

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Howdy! I’m excited to share the next mixtape with you all. There’s no theme, no background, no nothing this time around, so I’ll just let the music speak for itself. I’ve got loads of other things swirling, and I hope to be able to bring you some big news in the not-so-distant future. For now, plug in your headphones and rock out with me! <3 / ∑> 1. Beach...

May 11th

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Hi there :) To say I’m humbled would be an extraordinary understatement. I just returned from beers with men whom I consider to be geniuses, and had no idea they paid any attention to this blog. Turns out they do, and so do you, and that that means the world to me. That sentiment fits wonderfully with this week’s theme, which is hope and love. Sure, there’s a bit of...

Apr 21st

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Howdy y’all! Ok, so it’s been a little while since South By Southwest, but life’s been hectic (I haven’t even unpacked) and blahblahblah. Hopefully I can make it up to you with appropriate assloads of good tunes from bands who played at the Austin-based annual proving ground for bands we call SXSW. Those tunes come in two chunks: A mixtape made of bands I saw, or...

Apr 5th

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Howdy peeps! I’ve had this mixtape fairly well organized for a week or so, but hadn’t fully realized its glory until a weekend trip to Muir Woods. On the way out, we rocked our way through the first eight and a half tracks, then chilled out to the second eight and a half on the ride home. It was almost as glorious as the woods themselves. As you may have noticed on some of the...

Mar 9th

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Hey all - I’m not sure quite what to say about this mix — it’s definitely all over the place. Then again, I have been, too. I’ve been out of town two of the last four weekends, and had friends in town the other two (to say nothing of work and helping on the A B & The Sea campaign). This mix has been traveling with me, though — I wrote half of the below...

Feb 24th

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And so it begins… We had a great release party last night for A B & The Sea, and now it’s time to get the music out there to the masses. For free! We’ve designed a campaign to reward fans for the spread of the band’s music. How? Easy: The more fans who sign up for the band’s mailing list, the more tracks the band will give all the email list subscribers for free. In other words,...

Feb 19th

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A B & The Sea - “Bone Dry” A B...

Feb 17th

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stg mixtape #13 Well hello there! Sorry to keep you waiting so long for the next mixtape, but hopefully it will be worth the wait. It’s been raining a bunch in San Francisco, so I’ve spent a lot of time indoors and being introverted, and this mix is reflective of that. It’s generally a little slower and softer than the last (with occasional ROCKYOURSOCKSOFF just to purge any...

Feb 5th

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sum the greater mixtape #12 Howdy! Welcome to a brand spankin’ new year full of wonderful music that we’re more than happy to bring you. In the spirit of spreading the love, we’ve decided to try something new. See that playlist up there? It’s got “Embed” and “Share” buttons on it, so you can share it allllllll over the internets. Plus, when you and...

Jan 19th

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Dirty Projectors - “Ascending Melody” ...

Jan 11th

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#1 - Dirty Projectors - “Stillness Is The...

Jan 8th

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#2 - Miike Snow - “Animal” I’m...

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#3 - Yeasayer - “Ambling Alp” A...

Jan 7th

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#4 - Phoenix - “1901” I remember...

Jan 7th

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#5 - Micachu - “Golden Phone” Prior...

Jan 7th

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#6 - Animal Collective - “My Girls” ...

Jan 7th

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#7 - Grizzly Bear - “Two Weeks” This...

Jan 7th

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#8 - Your Nature - “Cherokee Blood” ...

Jan 7th

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#9 - Fever Ray - “Triangle Walks” I...

Jan 7th

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#10 - Local Natives - “Sun Hands” I...

Jan 7th

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#11 - Tune-Yards - “Hatari” This song...

Jan 7th

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#12 - Harlem Shakes - “Sunlight” ...

Jan 6th

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#13 - Islands - “Tender Torture” I...

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#14 - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros -...

Jan 6th

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#15 - Surfer Blood - “Swim” Nearly...

Jan 6th

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#16 - Evan Voytas - “Give It Back” I...

Jan 6th

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#17 - Ramona Falls - “I Say Fever” I...

Jan 6th

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#18 - Miike Snow - “Cult Logic” ...

Jan 6th

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#19 - Eyedea & Abilities - “Spin...

Jan 6th

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#20 - The xx - “Crystalised” ...

Jan 4th

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#21 - Tune-Yards - “Fiya” I get to...

Jan 4th

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#24 - The Golden Filter - “Solid...

Jan 4th

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#22 - Washed Out - “Feel It All...

Jan 4th

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#23 - The Rural Alberta Advantage - “The...

Jan 4th

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#25 - When Saints Go Machine - “New...

Jan 4th

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#26 - Bat For Lashes - “Daniel” ...

Jan 3rd

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#27 - Discovery - “Swing Tree” When I...

Jan 3rd