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Brian’s Mixtape #20: The Big Freeze

11 January 2010
By Brian

 

Brian at home

Brr… it’s cold. Being a sensible sort of chap, Brian’s not going outside until all this horrid weather is over. You might think it’s better for owls, what with their ability to fly and all, but our poor mixtape maker faces the daily threat of having his wings frozen together and falling from the sky. Plop. Quite apart from being sore, it’d be awfully undignified, and Brian has a reputation to protect. 

Instead he’s going to stay in with a delicious bowl of mouse soup and listen to the lovely tunes he’s cobbled together. Some about the cold and a couple that are just songs he’s discovered and loves.  

 

  1. Ella Fitzgerald – Baby It’s Cold Outside
  2. Au Revoir Simone – Fallen Snow
  3. Idlewild – Bronze Medal (Acoustic)
  4. The Beach Boys – Cuddle Up
  5. JayMay – Blue Skies
  6. Liam Frost & Martha Wainwright – Your Hand In Mine
  7. Pickin’ On Series – New Slang
  8. Midlake – It Covers The Hillsides
  9. The White Stripes – In The Cold, Cold Night
  10. The Cranberries – The Icicle Melts
  11. Headless Heroes – The North Wind Blew South
  12. Efterklang – Cutting Ice to Snow

 

You can listen to the whole thing on Spotify. Brian’s Mixtape #20: The big freeze

If you’ve not got yourself registered on Spotify have a look at their website to learn more. And, if you need an invite (so you can use Spotify for free) let uncle Brian know in the comments section below and he will bestow one on you.

Have a snoop around our mixtape section to find Brian’s previous efforts. 

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Tags: Au Revoir Simone, Efterklang, Ella Fitzgerald, Headless Heroes, Idlewild, JayMay, Liam Frost, Martha Wainwright, Midlake, The Beach Boys, The Cranberries, The Shins, The White Stripes

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