Wake The Deaf & Tigerinatower Present: THE THANKS! – A Thanksgiving Mixtape

We have had a whole lot of fun with our recent collaborative mixes (here and here), and have decided that it should be a regular feature on WTD. After all, the internet is full of talented people with a keen ear for the music, and when scouring for those hidden gems two heads are most certainly better than one. Why settle for regular mixes from us when you can have an extra one from someone else in the know?

This time we joined forces with the mix-maker extraordinaire Tigerinatower to put together a Thanksgiving themed playlist. If you aren’t familiar with Tigerinatower, follow her on Twitter and head on over to The Electric Owl page where she posts monthly mixes. Needless to say we are delighted that she agreed to work on a mix with us.

I’ll admit I’m not overly familiar with the spirit of Thanksgiving, so don’t expect the songs to be particularly themed, but I went on the assumptions that Thanksgiving is about giving thanks (sherlock), and therefore chose good, (mostly) American music that we should be thankful for. Hopefully that covers it.

Thankfully the sister post over at Good Gravy explains it all a bit better:

When putting together my side I didn’t pick any songs about turkey or trytophan or crazy family dynamics or football…You won’t even find any songs that even have the word “thanks” in any of the titles or lyrics….But what you will find, if you listen at all, is a sampling of some of my most favorite bands that I’m thankful for each and every day. Hopefully you will find something that you will love too, and feel thankful for…something that feeds your soul…something here to celebrate. These mixes are a labour of love to shout out about our favorite bands and are only up for a short period of time. The point is to “sample” so that you can see what you like- Please support these guys! Buy their music, see the shows, tweet the shit out of them- it’s not easy being a musician and they need people like us to make it.

You can read the rest of the post here.

THE THANKS! – A Thanksgiving Mix (Wake The Deaf side):

1. A More Perfect Union – Titus Andronicus
2. 90210 – The Courtneys
3. Waiting On A Change – Deer Park
4. I Ain’t Got a Friend – kissed her little sister
5. Three Car Garage – You Won’t
6. Bloodshot – Aunt Martha
7. Still – Great Lake Swimmers
8. Strong Swimmer – Mutual Benefit
9. The Widower – Horse Feathers
10. South For The Winter – River City Extension
11. Nothing To Show For – Nathaniel Rateliff
12. I Wish It Was True – The White Buffalo
13. Hymn #101 – Joe Pug
14. Walk In The Fire – The River Has Many Voices
15. My Heart Is Calling – Cataldo
16. News – Young Jesus
17. Dealerships – Frontier Ruckus
18. Stevie Nix – The Hold Steady
19. My Proud Mountains (Townes van Zandt) – J. Tillman
20. Homes and Photographs – Small Houses

THE THANKS! – A Thanksgiving Mix (Tigerinatower side):

1. There Will Come A Time – Noah and The Whale
2. Soho – Mavis
3. Maps – These united States
4. Blue – First Aid Kit
5. California Bound – Jemez Mountain Hawkz
6. Saturday In June – Maria Taylor
7. Museum Of Flight – Damien Jurado
8. Another Story – The Head and The Heart
9. Cutty Love – Milo Greene
10. For A Fool – The Shins
11. Pray – Kodaline
12. Let’s Go Sailing – Yellow Red Sparks
13. You Put A Spell On Me – Ed Harcourt
14. Ends Of The Earth – Lord Huron
15. For Izzy – The Love Language
16. Passport – There Is Danger
17. I’m Your Man – The Wooden Sky
18. These Shadows – Wooden Shijps
19. Cities In Dust – Fort Frances
20. Goodnight Elizabeth – Counting Crows

We hope you all have a happy Thanksgiving!

(P.S. If YOU fancy working with us on a mix then get in touch on Twitter or via email on wakethedeaf[at]hotmail[dot]co[dot]uk).