I downloaded this podcast from kpwr.org in ‘08. I think it was Mitchell’s radio show and Esme was cohosting. Anyhow, the tunes are all awesome, but more importantly, it’s Esme at her best, playing music and being happy.
Jen Quinonez has started this spotify playlist where anyone can add the songs that remind them of Esme. It is, of course, already teeming with the best jams imaginable. Esme radio! <3
Pretty sure this is from 2008. I have heard a lot of “summer” themed mixes in my life and this one has been my favorite since the moment I received it. Esme embodied summertime better than anyone. <3, Summer Anne.
1. Justin Timberlake, Summer Love
2. The Undertones, Here Comes The Summer
3. Silver Jews, Send In The Clouds
4. Grandaddy, El Caminos In The West
5. The Flaming Lips, It’s Summertime
6. Saturday Looks Good To Me, Dialtone
7. Belle & Sebastian, A Summer Wasting
8. French Kicks, Piano
9. Sly & the Family Stone, Hot Fun In The Summertime,
10. Jens Lekman, A Sweet Summer’s Night On Hammer Hill
11. The Zombies, Summertime
12. Saturday Looks Good To Me, Summer Doesn’t Count
13. Guided By Voices, Dayton Ohio 19 Something and Five
14. Dios, All Said And Done
15. Beat Happening, Indian Summer
16. Jonathan Richman, That Summer Feeling
17. The Beach Boys, Let’s Go Away For Awhile
no bummer summer, july 2011
the kinks, wait til the summer comes along
the beach boys, here today
diana ross and the supremes, i hear a symphony
traveling wilburys, handle with care
allo darlin’, my heart is a drummer
jonathan richman, i’m just beginning to live
the beach boys, wild honey
joe strummer and the mescaleros, johnny appleseed
tom petty and the heartbreakers, something in the air
ted leo and the pharmacists, biomusicology
superchunk, martinis on the roof
billy joel, it’s still rock and roll to me
bruce springsteen, ain’t good enough for you
reigning sound, i don’t care
the parting gifts, keep walking
reigning sound, polly anne
the deadly snakes, gore veil
the byrds, it’s all over now, baby blue
neko case, that teenage feeling
bob dylan, in the summertime
yo la tengo, the summer
robyn hitchcock & the venus three, a man’s gotta know his limitations, briggs
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festivus 2008
glasvegas, a snowflake fell (and it felt like a kiss)
jens lekman, run away with me
suburban kids with biblical names, jullaten 2004
the magic whispers, christmas tears
camera obscura, little donkey
comet gain, asleep on the snow
luna, egg nog
maybe it’s reno, gravestones and christmas trees
sound on sound, mistletoe
sparks, thank god it’s not christmas
stars, toxic holiday
the ravonettes, come on santa
the promise ring, holiday adam
asobi seksu, merry christmas (i don’t want to fight tonight)
the soto koto band, christmas on the beach
the fireflies, x-mas song
the new pornographers, the spirit of giving
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lispector, winter’s here to replace you
the magnetic fields, mr. mistletoe
el jesus de magico, x-mas at wounded knee
wesley willis, merry christmas
sonic youth, santa doesn’t cop out on dope
sound on sound, this time every year
source: alison hearst
