Yggdrasil

Woah I had no idea that was The Black Keys! Other than that these bands are all new to me, I'll definitely check some of these out later, thanks for the tracklist! :awesome: I didn't think it was too long at all but that's just me. :P Thank you! :wacky: Ooh sounds great now I definitely have to check them out, thanks!

^ Nope, it was The Antlers! I can't remember hearing anything by Wild Beasts but if they sound anything like The Antlers I probably should check them out. :surprised: I know Peter Silberman has a very unique voice so I'm curious. Yay I can't recommed Summer Echoes by Sin Fang enough, it's such a brilliant album. I also quite enjoyed Youth Lagoon's release last year, definitely worth checking out. :wacko:

Thank you so much for reviewing my mixtape! :hug: I have no idea what happened to my actual partner. :uhoh: But I'm glad you liked it! I'll just post the tracklisting:

^ Here's my review to squareonefivesix, you can still review it if you want to! I bet no one would mind two reviews. :surprised: The cover art picture is just great! :lol: This was named: "Shine Your Light": 1. This starts out slowly with mellow vocals. And lovely laid-back guitar. This is a very smooth, nice opener. The tempo stays very slow thorough this song so this doesn't really 'get going' but I suppose this mixtape will eventually build up at some point. 2. Violin! YES, this appears to be a classical track with lot's of different instruments. As a huge fan of this kind of music it's needless to say I enjoyed this one quite a lot. :wacky: Quite dark though? Gets more dramatic/theatrical towards the end, I really liked this one. 3. This one's got acoustic guitar and a guy singing with a folky tune, that's rather nice. Woah suddenly this got electric guitars and a fast part going on, so not an average singer-songwriter track. A nice surprise! 4. The guitar at the beginning is very cute. As well as the lyrics. His voice sounds so familiar but I can't figure out who this might be. A very sweet track overall, such a shame it was so short. 5. Ooh I feel like every track on this mixtape is different, there's a lot of variety. This has a solid drumbeat combined with electric guitars. Sounds a bit-- I don't know, old-fashioned? I don't really like the vocals, they're a bit average. 6. Hmm oh, lot's of different things going on in this one. Such a jam, sounds summery, optimistic and relaxed. Great choice! 7. This must be Mumford and Sons? Wait, on a second thought, maybe not. I don't know why but this reminded me of them at first. Not my cup of tea, I don't really like his voice. The song is just alright but nothing really grabs my attention. 8. This sounds similar to Snorri Helgason. And the harmonica, harmonica is always nice! And this is something I would easily listen to as well. 9. I swear I have heard this track somewhere before! I'm almost positive this is in a commercial but I can't remember where agghhh. Anyway, I like how upbeat this is plus this one's quite catchy as well. Also, the female vocals are superb. 10. This guy has a great voice. It's quite calming. Such a light track and I think the lyrics are excellent. 11. Oh this feels like another floaty and acoustic track. Actually I was concentrating on the lyrics the whole time so I don't know what else to say about this other than I like this one too. 12. This sounds like Fleetwood Mac/David Bowie or something! Or Neil Young. As I like all of those bands this track appeals to me as well. These are all so short though! I guess I just personally prefer longer songs that just go on for a bit longer. :P 13. Lovely piano! I guess I like the overall feeling of this song, this has nice drums and guitar and vocals, too! Ooh the second part is just great. 14. This one has a quite nice feel to it too, although this is quite simple and straightforward. Oh, the piano and flute-y sounds were just cute. :wacky: This ends the mixtape quite nicely. I think you did a great job, I enjoyed listening to this! :nice: Even though it wasn't intended to me.

^ Oh that would be great! :wacky: I'll pm you.

My partner hasn't posted anything in a while so I guess I can assume that mine is not going to be reviewed...? :confused:

Not currently Wilco

Yes Beck

of Montreal - Spiteful Intervention

Fink - 20 Bibio - 19 Animal Collective - 14 of Montreal - 12 Jon Hopkins - 12 Efterklang - 10 múm - 9 Jónsi - 9

Caribou - Bowls

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Elbow vs Grizzly Bear

Hi! My name is Jasmin btw. :nice:

Snow Patrol – The Planets Bend Between Us

Coldplay vs The Verve

Sigur Rós and Sin Fang :dead: :bigcry: Also it would be great if Mew and The National released something this year but that sounds unlikely.

Okay, here's my review! :wacky: Track 01: An excellent opener. Very calming and I love the simple lyrics and the guitar and the occasional piano at the end and pretty much everything about this track, the singer has such a nice soft voice. There's something in the arrangement that reminds me a tiny bit of Bon Iver. I actually had to google this song, I need to hear more from this guy! Sorry for cheating though. Track 02: This one's got an acoustic guitar, too, and both male and female vocals. There's something very Elbow-ish in that guitar? Slow tempo, beautiful vocals, I do like the sound of this. Track 03: Another guitar plus a male voice, this one's more up-tempo than the previous ones though. The lyrics are really uplifting, this is the kind of song you could easily imagine playing in a movie scene or tv-series. I guess this is very easily-listenable, not bad at all! Track 04: At this point I wonder whether this is gonna be an all-acoustic mixtape? I love the lyrics, they're very sweet and this has such a cute little storyline. His voice plus the guitar is a very nice combo and it doesn't really need anything else, simple and sweet. Track 05: Okay, not acoustic anymore. This one constists of lots of different sounds, electric guitar and beats with rather minimalistic vocals. Much darker than the previous songs. I look forward to hearing where this mixtape is going. Track 06: Oh, another slightly darker track. To me this comes out as quite mysterious and athmosperic, I absolutely adore the layers and texture of this song. The ”Your heart's a mess” -bit is stunning. Track 07: I really enjoy electronic tunes and this one has those, yay! The sound of breaking glass or something in the middle of this song is so cool. Liked this! Track 08: Hmm. This sounds quite mediocre. I'm not quite sure whether I like this or not, this doesn't have any surprising elements as it's very straightforward. I'm afraid this is a little so-so. Just doesn't appeal to me as much as the others. Track 09: Slow, calm, floaty. He has a nice voice, this song does feel like floating up in the air, very chill. The second part of this song is different: catchy and repetitive, I like the progressing to this point at the end of the song. Nice one! Track 10: Again quite floaty and the singer keeps repeating the same lyrics, mesmerizing. This has some serious 80's vibes to it, instantly sets my mood to nostalgic. Track 11: Oh, a danceable up-beat track! Wasn't expecting this. Nothing spectacular but it makes me feel energetic and happy. Quite forgettable though. Track 12: I like how retro this sounds with that echoy guitar and dancebeats which are then combined to these very modern electonic beats. I like the feel of this, funky and psychedelic! There is something very captivating in the overall feeling of this song, great example of something I probably wouldn't normally listen to yet thoroughly enjoyed. Track 13: Such a gorgeous track. Just.. the lyrics and especially those female vocals during the second half of this song just give me the chills. So emotional and beautiful. Track 14: Wow, I really like this funky/jazzy combination of instruments and that guitar! I think this gives a wonderfully celebrative end to the mixtape. Overall: I enjoyed this mixtape a lot, it had a nice flow to it plus a like how it had the somewhat acoustic beginning which then evolved into these varying electronic songs with more instruments. Thank you very much mixtape maker, you have such a great taste. :wacko: Highlights: 1, 6, 12, 13

Jónsi & Alex - Howl

I'll try to post my review by Friday, enjoying the mixtape so far!

Animal Collective (30 plays) The National (28 plays) Sufjan Stevens (27 plays) Radiohead (18 plays) Apparatjik (18 plays) Jónsi (14 plays) Coldplay (13 plays) Sigur Rós (12 plays)

Mew - 156

Apparatjik - [dot comma comma dot]

Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running

Kim & Jessie Arcade Fire