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[Unicorn]

So, I'm making a mix CD for Valentine's Day. I have been working on this thing on and off for ~6 months. I was going for a "nostalgic" tracklist spanning from 90's to early 2000's. Mainly alternative rock, indie rock, etc. I have roughly 10 tracks, but am hoping to get 10-11 more.

I have a MASSIVE collection of music, so the biggest component of this has been time. It takes me a long time to make mixes (I make a lot of mixes and enjoy doing it, but time has been a rare resource in regards to this). Chances are I have songs y'all may suggest, but I just as equally love discovering new stuff.

Here is my tracklist so far:

Start of Something - Voxtrot
1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
Fireworks - Animal Collective
Fireflies and the Empty Skies - God is an Astronaut
Incinerate - Sonic Youth
Hotcha Girls - Ugly Casanova
Horchata - Vampire Weekend
Black Forest (Lorelei) - Mercury Rev
Swans (Life after Death) - Islands
Jigsaw Falling into Place - Radiohead


It's not explicitly season, weather, holiday, etc themed, as this is part of a larger collection of mixes I'm working on, so some tracks are there to introduce to styles or artists that I may put on later mixes (like Islands as an intro to Unicorns and the solo projects).

Thanks, preemptively, and let's help each other think of great songs for mixes we may all be working on.

 

[Mercury Fred]

I adore this song and it looks like it would fit on your mix!

Pas/Cal - Summer is Almost Here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qxrpgyil9M

 

[Unicorn]

I dig it, but I'm full-up on Summer tracks, methinks.

I wanted to put Winter Wooskie - Belle & Sebastian on, but didn't feel it fit.

EDIT:

The heart of this mix is Hotcha Girls, for me. 1979 also injects the nostalgia buzz too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AexGe102-Bc

 

[Regiruler]

Seasons - Dragonforce

Spoiler

Don't actually use this. Song is about a breakup so it'd be bad karma.

 

[shuri]

Are you going to give the cd to someone?

 

[Unicorn]

Yes, my SO. Very 90's & 2000's, right?

 

[oneran]

A little obvious, but Valentine by Shades Apart

 

[Ninhead]

Seasons by Chris Cornell.

http://youtu.be/TksqEIl1uxU