A long week, huh? (That’s a Kanye huh, btw. So it’s really huuuuh). Two late night festival announcements, loads of tour dates, and two American Idol episodes featuring Steven Tyler’s plastic face. If you’re like me, then the weekend really can’t come soon enough.

But before you go, let’s cap things off with another edition of our Friday Mixtape. Featuring brand new singles from The Mountain Goats, I’m From Barcelona, and Akron/Family, a few quality remixes, and handpicked covers from our friends at Cover Me, there’s a whole slew of stuff to check out. Enjoy. Especially since the weekend go by way too soon.

NEW Singles:

• “Silly Bears” by Akron/Family
• “Baby Don’t You Cry” by Fergus & Geronimo
• “Wedding Song” by Heidecker & Wood
• “Get in Line” by I’m From Barcelona
• “Weird Teenage Vibes” by Junk Culture
• “Damn These Vampires” by The Mountain Goats
• “Constant Future” by Parts & Labor
• “Parallel Lives” by Revolver

COVER Me Songs:

• “The Ship Song” (Nick Cave Cover) [Cover Me Premiere] by Amanda Palmer
• “Hot Head” (Captain Beefheart Cover) by Arrington De Dionyso
• “Once in a Lifetime” (Talking Heads Cover) by Brian Grosz
• “Baker Street” (Peter Rafferty Cover) by Duke Raoul
• “Get Low” (Lil Jon Cover) by Emmett and the Black Mountain Scorpion Bluegrass Experience Gang
• “Golden Phone” (Micachu and the Shapes Cover) by Rachel Goodrich
• “Whip My Hair” (Willow Smith Cover) by Skull Tape
• “All of the Lights” (Kanye West Cover) by Telephoned
• “Maps” (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover) by Wakey!Wakey!
• “All That She Wants” (Ace of Base Cover) by We Are Like the Spider

Remixes GALORE:

• “Birdman” (Bright Light Bright Light Remix) by The Brute Chorus
• “Take Me Over” (Thee Loving Hand Remix) by Cut Copy
• “Mirrorage” (Lindstrøm Remix) by Glasser
• “Always” (Prefuse 73 Remix) by Junip
• “Power” (Paper Diamond Remix) by Kanye West
• “Sometimes I Get Down” (Mike Slott Remix) by Kotchy
• “White Nights” (Twin Shadow Remix) by Oh Land

Something to CHECK OUT:

• “True” by ALSO
• “Edita V” by Balkans
• “Breadcrumb Trail” by Buried Beds
• “Outsiders” by Creeping Weeds
• “The Grey Ships” by EMA
• “Sebastien” by Jef Barbara
• “Bumper Cars” by Modern Skirts
• “Middle Of The Road” by One Hundred Flowers
• “The Kids We Used To Be” by Phineas And The Lonely
• “My Light” (feat. Tan) by Shunda K
• “Kill Them” by Tiger Bones

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