This afternoon, thousands of music fans will make their way to Chicago’s Union park for the sixth edition of Pitchfork Music Festival. As Consequence of Sound is partly based in Chicago, having a festival in our own backyard is a really big deal for us. Needless to say our coverage of the fest will be top notch! But for those of you who won’t be able to make it to Pitchfork, our Friday Mixtape has arrived just in time to make sure everyone receives a little extra somethin’ this weekend. Included is a mix of this week’s best new singles, covers, and remixes plus songs from up-and-comers you just might want to check out. There, I made it through the whole post without a single hipster joke.

NEW Singles:

• “Street Song” by Alejandro Escovedo
• “Eyes in the Darkness” by Annuals
• “Hot Body Rub” by Ariel Pink With Added Pizzazz
• “Hold On” by Chain Gang of 1974
• “Tea Lights” by Lower Dens
• “Seed to Soil” by Matthew Dear
• “Leaving Trails” by Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
• “Banned (By The Man)” by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
• “Fuel Up ” by Stornoway
• “Eyesore” by Women

Covers, Remixes, and all that JAZZ:

• “Cocknbullkid” ( Your Twenties Remix) by Cocknbullkid
• “In the Summer” (SRC Remix) by Crystal Fighters
• “Release Me’ (Viking Remix) by The Like
• “Tenderoni” (Larry Tee and Beckwith Remix) by Kele
• “Outside the Night” (White Car Remix) by Von Haze

Something to CHECK OUT:

• “Arrows of Time” by Alan Cohen Experience
• “Stay Gray” by BAMBARA
• “Gold Dust” by Backseat Dreamer
• “Mouth of an Incomplete Twin” by Echo Orbiter
• “Yes Yes Yes” by Elsinore
• “Can We Go Wrong” by Hesta Prynn
• “Follow the Birds” by Like Bells
• “Dying Alone” by New Collisions
• “Marblehead” by OPTMSM
• “Blackbird” by Soft Cat
• “This Affair” by Soft Reeds
• “Everywhere At Once, And Nowhere To Go” by Sparta Philharmonic
• “In the Flicker” by Sundowner