Mixtape: Tonics
Bright and bitter post-punk pop and new wave to break your cabin fever.
Liner Notes
It’s a new year and it’s a new you. You’re not just under the weather, you’re buried in it. Ten inches of snow. Two inches of rain. Slush. Ice. Sheets of sleet.
It is cold. It is not chill.
You could be anywhere, but you’re here. Somewhere between Saturday and some day. Stranded. You are both an island and thousands of miles from one.
You need stimulation, invigoration, refreshment. You need a shot in the arm. You settle for a shot at the bar.
This is the tonic.
▶︎ Listen to Tonics
Tracklist:
Orange Juice - Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures
We Need a Bigger Dumpster - Cheekface
Davey Crockett - Hinds
Saturday - Remember Sports
Desert Island - The Magnetic Fields
Someday - The Strokes
Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash
Chaise Longue - Wet Leg
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Slits
Goodbye Girl - Squeeze
Still Want You - Brandon Flowers
Tenderness - General Public
Heart Of Glass (Special Mix) - Blondie
Time to Pretend - MGMT
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
This Is the Day - The The
▶︎ Listen to Tonics
If you’re feeling stuck and want to get your body moving, check out:
☊ Hot Bops - A dance mix from Kathleen Martinelli.
☊ Luster - Sparkling synth-pop gems for love and summer.
☊ Punch Ups - Crunchy drummed up summer punchers.
☊ The Balm - Tropical tunes with digital dimensions.
☊ Everything And The Kitchen Sink - Dance yourself clean with Little Fish
If you got really into the Bob Dylan movie, check out:
☊ Waxwings - Songs about people just passing through by people who were just passing through.
More writing from me:
⌾ I’m Your Three-Year-Old Interior Designer and This Is Your New Home Makeover for McSweeney’s
⌾ I write more comedy like this on Clipping Silver, my other even less-exclusive Substack.
And remember: We are the mixtape makers. And we are the streamers of streams.