May Brothers Mix #5

Well played on the hidden track, well played.

Thommy Boy

At least two of us contributors are devout Thom Yorke-ists, and on the previous mix CD Joel included a Thom Yorke solo track called Atoms for Peace. It looks like he helped form a new band with Flea and some other slightly famous dudes using the track's title as the band name. I heard about it on the All Songs Considered podcast. The Radiohead legacy is nothing to be effed with, but I don't worship their toenails or anything. The discussion on the podcast is mainly about how they put their music together. It's some kind of electronic free-form collaboration, which definitely interests me currently. Listen to it here.

Fan Art

We just got our first piece of fan art. Created by the great Matt Napoletano. This is actually the first acknowledgement of our work's existence from the outside world.

Best of MBM 2012

So I figured it would be good to make a top ten list of the songs we liked from the other's MBM contributions for the year 2012.  Rules are; it has to be from a MBM in 2012 and you can't pick your own songs.  Hopefully we had at least ten songs we all collectively appreciatiated.

MMORPG - 2 L8 4 LUV

Welcome the second installment of MMORPG to the stage! Joel's fall mix cd hit our mailboxes a few weeks ago, and we're finally reviewing it. It's another episode pushing an hour and a half. Don't be surprised if you hear us talk about idols and chick songs, as well as some our collective favorites. Find out what Pierce will keep this mix for, the dumb things Reid did when he had a  girlfriend, and Neal elaborates on his passion for Radiohead.

Just in case we didn't mention the titles of all the tracks we reviewed, here they are:

1. Cyborgs vs. Robots - Ludo

2. Sorrow - Bad Religion

3. Stockholm Syndrome - Muse

4. I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

5. Monster - Paramore

6. Forbidden Nector - Jack Black

7. The Believers - How To Destroy Angels

8. Home - Phillip Phillips

9. True Affection - The Blow

10. Atoms For Peace - Thom york

11. Stewball - Peter, Paul & Mary

12. Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine

13. State Of The Art - Gotye

14. Sunset In July - 311

15. Settle Down - Kimbra

16. Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash

17. Someone Like You - Adele