Mixtape 7/25/08

It must be the shoes, the Wolf Parade marches on, and the Kids are taking over on this weeks' Mixtape.

Six weeks on top. Not to toot my own horn, but yeah, I saw the Converse-created collaboration spending most of the summer on top from the first time I heard it. Now that the song is in a commercial maybe the rest of the country will catch up to this sugary pop confection that is summer in a nutshell. Just typing that makes me want a candy bar. And to dance. Wolf Parade is threatening at number two with a song that isn't a single from their brilliant At Mount Zoomer. Number six's "Call It A Ritual" was the first release and the second is supposed to be "Language City," a great song in its own right, but not Mixtape worthy...at least yet.

Despite receiving a ridiculous review from Pitchfork, the Black Kids are in the top 10 for the third time this year with this week's highest debut, "Love Me Already." "Hurricane Jane," which is at #25 after almost nine months on the 'Tape (and nine weeks at #1), and "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You" were the other two Kids' tracks to hit the upper tier this year. They are also at #20 with "Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)" this week.

New singles from No Age, CSS, and Neon Neon enter this week. On the horizon: new Kings of Leon, One Day as a Lion, Grand Archives, and The Gaslight Anthem.

1. My Drive-Thru / NERD w/ Santogold and Julian Casablancas (6 wks @ #1) iTunes Myspace
   
   
   
2. Fine Young Cannibals / Wolf Parade iTunes Myspace
   
   
3. L.E.S. Artistes / Santogold iTunes Myspace
   
   
4. You On The Run / The Black Angels iTunes Myspace
   
5. The Modern Leper / Frightened Rabbit iTunes Myspace
   
6. Call It A Ritual / Wolf Parade iTunes Myspace
   
7. White Winter Hymnal / Fleet Foxes iTunes Myspace
   
8. Love Me Already / Black Kids (NEW) iTunes Myspace
   
9. Drivin’ Down The Block / Kidz In The Hall iTunes Myspace
   
10. GfC / Albert Hammond Jr. iTunes Myspace
    
11. Discipline /Nine Inch Nails iTunes Myspace
    
12. No Social / The Shortwave Set iTunes Myspace
    
13. Pot Kettle Black / Tilly and The Wall iTunes Myspace
    
14. Evil Urges / My Morning Jacket iTunes Myspace
    
15. Sequestered in Memphis / The Hold Steady iTunes Myspace
    
16. Eraser / No Age iTunes Myspace
    
17. Burn You Up Burn You Down / Big Blue Ball iTunes Myspace
    
18. Glitter & Gold / Cheap Time iTunes Myspace
    
19. I Woke Up Today / Port O’Brien iTunes Myspace
    
20. Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo) / Black Kids iTunes Myspace
    
21. You In Color / The Black Angels iTunes Myspace
    
22. Chemtrails / Beck iTunes Myspace
23. You Can’t Stop Me Now / RZA (ft. Inspectah Deck) iTunes Myspace
    
24. I’m Amazed / My Morning Jacket iTunes Myspace
    
25. Hurricane Jane / Black Kids iTunes Myspace
    
26. Time To Pretend / MGMT iTunes Myspace
    
27. Heretic Pride / Mountain Goats iTunes Myspace
    
28. Doves / The Black Angels iTunes Myspace
    
29. Paper Planes / MIA iTunes Myspace
    
30. Get Better / Mates of State iTunes Myspace
    
31. Teen Creeps / No Age (NEW) iTunes Myspace
    
32. Oxford Comma / Vampire Weekend iTunes Myspace
    
33. I Told Her On Alderaan / Neon Neon (NEW) iTunes Myspace
    
34. Orphans / Beck iTunes Myspace
    
35. Fools / The Dodos iTunes Myspace
    
36. Shut Up and Let Me Go / Ting Tings iTunes Myspace
    
37. Rat is Dead (Rage) / CSS (NEW) iTunes Myspace
    
38. Long Division / Death Cab For Cutie iTunes Myspace
    
39. Mercury / Bloc Party iTunes Myspace
    
40. Criminal / The Roots iTunes Myspace