Don't Tell a Soul, Vol. 36

For the uninitiated, "Don't Tell a Soul" is my ongoing, semi-regular awesome mix tape series.

And this, right here, is the latest installment.

As always, to encourage the consumption of music that doesn't suck, I have provided -- wherever available -- links to free, artist-sanctioned MP3s of the songs.

Enjoy!
Matt

(Questions or comments? E-mail mperrine [at] duluthbudgeteer [dot] com.)

p.s. I'm at the point where I'm just having so much fun making my awesome mix tapes that they're piling up and I'm not getting them to the Web in an efficient manner. Thus, for this here mix tape -- and hopefully only for this here mix tape -- I'm going to use only one word to describe each treasured selection. Let the intrigue begin!

1. Polyphonic Spree - "Running Away"
Sunshine!

2. Justice - "Stress"
Doomsday!

3. Soundgarden - "Zero Chance"
Suicide!

4. Zeph and Azeem - "Play the Drum"
Accordions!

5. Aesop Rock - "None Shall Pass"
Classy!

6. Alkaline Trio - "Trouble Breathing"
Brooding!

7. The Affair - "Andy"
Keyboards!

8. Moth - "Shock City"
Hooks!

9. Captain - "A Day in the Life" (Beatles cover)
Elegant!

10. The Get Up Kids - "Wouldn't Believe It"
Pretty!

11. Steve Miller Band - "Serenade"
Dreamscape!

12. Simple Kid - "Average Man"
Upbeat!

13. Richard Swift - "As I Go"
Wilco!

14. Mates of State - "A Control Group"
Frenetic!

15. Bob Log III - "Log Bomb"
Raw!

16. Scissor Sisters - "Lights"
1977!

17. Ken Andrews - "The 23rd Boy"
Alarming!

18. Get Him Eat Him - "2 x 2"
Jubilant!

19. Sean Na Na - "Hands, Paws and Claws"
Comeback!

20. Wintergreen - "Tomb"
Free!

21. The Anniversary - "Tu-hitt Tu-Whoo"
Cool!

22. Alternative Champs - "Rockingham"
Offbeat!

23. Cloud Cult - "Radio Fodder"
Obscure!