June Mix: Late Night With Abby: 2

As you may recall, back in April, I presented a mix made in the style of the incredibly awesome Late Night Tales compilation series (highly recommended if you haven’t heard them). At the time, I was pretty sure it was one of the best mixes I’d ever made. I usually think that about all my mixes when they’re brand new. But I’ve completed the second in my series of copycat compilations, and I don’t think I’m at all wrong in saying that I’ve completely outdone myself with this one. That last Late Night With Abby mix seems amateur compared to this masterpiece.

I do feel like putting these mixes together is an art. This isn’t a typical car mix I’d make of songs I want to hear and that make me excited. No, Late Night Tales is about expressing and creating a mood. Though many songs in the compilation you may not always have occasion to listen to independently, your mind develops a new appreciation for them when presented in this context. You’re glad to hear the songs; you want to hear them. They complement each other in the order they’re given. Maybe that’s why I enjoy making these so much. It’s a creative challenge that allows me to hear music in a way I hadn’t before, and I learn to appreciate it all over again.

Late Night With Abby: 2

Nosaj Thing – Caves

General Elektriks – La Nuit Des Ephemeres

Jean-Jacques Perrey – E.V.A. (Fatboy Slim Mix)

Diamond Doves – Club Night

Honestly, I know that The Moth & the Mirror are gonna be big stars

Y’all know that feeling when you discover a new favorite band, right? The heady excitement that leads to stomach butterflies and dizzy giddiness — the moment when you want to lock yourself in a room with headphones on and listen to the tracks over and over and over until you’ve absorbed all the awesomeness contained within.

Queuing up Honestly, This World by The Moth & The Mirror was like that for me. Similar to the first time I hear a Rilo Kiley song, I knew simultaneously that I would love almost everything this Glasgow, Scotland band puts out, and that it wouldn’t be long before everyone else does do.

The music is a mix of slow-dreaminess and rocking beats (and do I hear some bells in there? I think I do … RAD) — Vocalist Stacey Sievwright tunes in to start out the album with “Everyone I Know” (as shown in the video above), delivering some pretty lyrics, with the boys chiming in every once in awhile to provide some stunning harmonies.