tf presents: i love it all. (spring.2010)

It's technically 8 days early... but happy spring, peeps.

I wanna first give a shout out to my bff Manny who inspired me put these songs together. I stole the first two songs from one of his mixes, because they're basically perfect... but they're not meant to be taken too literally. I'm not mourning someone's death or anything quite so depressing, but we all know how much it sucks to lose something important to us. That's kind of the theme I had going in my winter mix, so I decided to keep it going and put together something of a sequel. You can let the story come to you, or just plain enjoy the songs if you wish, but either way I hope you like it.

tf presents: i love it all. (spring.2010)

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[01.] Day at the Fair - "The Lost, The Lucky"

[02.] Death Cab for Cutie - "Title and Registration"

[03.] Local Natives - "Airplanes"

[04.] The Temper Trap - "Sweet Disposition"

[05.] Straylight Run - "Existentialism On Prom Night"

[06.] Inkwell - "Shufflesaur"

[07.] Fleet Foxes - "Ragged Wood"

[08.] Freelance Whales - "Starring"

[09.] Now, Now Every Children - "Everyone You Know"

[10.] Kevin Devine - "The Only One"

[11.] Electric President - "Feathers"

[12.] Port O'Brien - "Sour Milk/Salt Water"

[13.] Wild Sweet Orange - "Seeing and Believing"

[14.] Minus the Bear - "Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse"

[15.] As Tall As Lions - "Love, Love, Love (Love, Love)"

[16.] The Forecast - "Life's a Garden, Dig It"

tf presents: We All Scream for Ice Cream! Vol. I

This is the third "mixtape" I've released if you missed out on my Autumn and Winter compilations... and you should note that those previous mixes were made under the assumption that you guys are a bunch of softies. But I promise you that you're missing on what you don't understand if you've typically strayed away from these hardcore/screamo/metalcore genres. I absolutely love the combination of aggressiveness and complication of these styles and that's what this new series 'We All Scream for Ice Cream!' is going to be about - the variation, talent level, and progression of my favorite (but not so "pop"ular) genres.

If you don't think you'll like this... download it anyways and give it a chance. If there's not one track on this mix that blows you away, then I give up.

tf presents: 'We All Scream for Ice Cream! Vol. I'

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01. The Color Morale - "Humannequin" [2009]

02. Desaparecidos - "Greater Omaha" [2002]

03. Attack Attack! - "The People's Elbow" [2008]

04. underOATH - "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door" [2004]

05. Emarosa- "Utah" [2007]

06. I Set My Friends On Fire - "WTFWJD" [2008]

07. Jamie's Elsewhere - "They Said a Storm Was Coming" [2010]

08. Sky Eats Airplane - "Giants In the Ocean" [2006]

09. HORSE the band - "A Million Exploding Suns" [2005]

10. A Day to Remember - "I'm Made of Wax Larry, What Are You Made Of?" [2009]

11. Miss May I - "Apologies Are For the Weak" [2009]

12. Bring Me the Horizon - "Pray for Plagues" [2006]

13. The Devil Wears Prada - "Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over" [2006]

14. The Fall of Troy - "Nobody's Perfect" [2009]

15. Dance Gavin Dance - "The Backwards Pumpkin Song" [2007]

16. Four Year Strong - "Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die" [2007]

tf presents: don't fix my smile... (snoh.nine)

Winter means a lot to me. A lot of you are probably complaining because it's cold. Because it's lonely. Because it's dark all the damn time and the comfort you once found in summer is nowhere to be seen... But I've had some of my best days in Winter, some I'll never forget, and deep down I know I miss it and I should be glad it's here.

I adopted Manny's idea of telling a story with this mix... and if you're expecting a happy, upbeat structure like my Autumn mix, you might want to go somewhere else. The main focuses of this mix surround love, loss, loneliness and the happiness you eventually find in knowing you were lucky enough to have ever loved in the first place. For me, it's like Winter... because parts of it suck, and I usually don't look forward to it, but once it's here I figure I should make the best of it - and I should smile anyway.

tf presents: don't fix my smile... (snoh.nine)
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01. Lydia - All I See
02. Bon Iver - Skinny Love (for Michelle)
03. Death Cab for Cutie - Talking Bird (for Josette)
04. Letting Up Despite Great Faults - Our Younger Noise (for Kelsey)
05. Fall Out Boy - Love Will Tear Us Apart
06. Dashboard Confessional - The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
07. Right Away, Great Captain! - Memories From a Shore
08. The Prize Fighter Inferno - Going Price For Home (for Mom)
09. Bayside - Winter (for Manuel)
10. Jason Mraz - Details in Fabric (for Samantha)
11. The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
12. Brand New - Jesus Christ (for Ray)
13. Company of Thieves - Even in the Dark (for Cory)
14. Straylight Run - The Perfect Ending
15. Manchester Orchestra - I Can Feel a Hot One (for Timothy)
16. Freelance Whales - Generator ^2nd Floor

if you didn't get a shout out, i still love you - i just didn't see a song that fit this playlist... so request one for the next mix - Spring!

tf presents - these girls fall like dominos (autumn.oh.nine)

who: me

why: I decided to follow in the footsteps of another and make a mix of some songs to get me geared up for the current fall weather. It's time to take it down from the riotous anthems of summer and class it up for a leaf-crunching walk on the quad. Think slower, buzzy, temperately sad but uplifting... cool, fresh and clean. Mmm. I don't miss Summer even a little bit.

tf presents: these girls fall like dominos (autumn.oh.nine)
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1) mewithoutYou - Timothy Hay

2) The Postal Service - Sleeping In

3) Small Black - Despicable Dogs

4) Inkwell - There Was Something Just Grammatically Incorrect...

5) The Big Pink - Dominos

6) Passion Pit - Sleepyhead

7) The Prize Fighter Inferno - Who Watches the Watchmen?

8) Miniature Tigers - Dino Damage

9) Vampire Weekend - Horchata

10) Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground - Diggin'

11) Monsters of Folk - Dear God (sincerely M.O.F)

12) The Fall of Troy - Webs

13) Netherfriends - Friends With Lofts

14) Manchester Orchestra - Where Have You Been?

15) Alexi Murdoch - All of My Days

16) Lions Lions - Tumbling

*Remember... this mix is intended for a brief listening. If you like these songs, buy them... Don't be a mooch. Support the music you love.

NOTE: most likely do to inactivity, the link has been taken down - and my compute went crazy so not even I have the files anymore. if you really want it, let me know and i can try to reassemble it and post a new archive. Bundle Up! (with covers) will be released on the first day there's snow! so be on the lookout.

This was pretty fun, so be sure to look for more "tf presents" in the future.