#19: NOTHING BUT THE SANCTION YOU GIVE

Fall is full on now. The cold whisk of the air is no longer the refreshing tease of the summer's end but the creeping in of winter's blanket. In our new midwest surroundings, conversations often have a tinge of dread over the coming freeze. As if the time-honored ticking of the seasonal clock, continues only in spite of us.

It's no secret to those who know me that Fall is my favorite time of year. The coming of every October and November I feel my whole disposition start to change in the opposite of most of those around me. Having grown up in the brutal relentless sun of Arizona, I have come to relish and welcome the bleary winter months. That's not to say the change of the collective mood is a bad thing. To me it's actually part of the changing atmosphere. It makes everything just feel all the more frosty. And every hot cup of coffee all the more necessary. To each his own perspective I guess.

Hence the title of this months mix. That and I just happen to be immersed in Ayn Rand's romantic world of unapologetic personal empowerment. It is what you make of it. The songs included offer a range of perspectives. Optimistic, bundled up and bitter. Yet all are coated in the frosty atmosphere of late Fall. All of them strong and empowered.

You may notice that Akron/Family makes the rare double billing on this mix. That's because their new record "Love is Real" is so god damned good. Get it immediately. Enjoy.


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The tracklist was as follows:
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01 Is There a Ghost?, Band of Horses
02 Lake Michigan,Rogue Wave
03 Fri/End, Thurston Moore
04 Ignorant Piece of Shit, Carissa's Wierd
05 A Halo and Nosebleed, Smart Went Crazy
06 Distant + Wide, The WoWz
07 What'll We Do, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
08 Phenomena, Akron/Family
09 Odd Said the Doe, Nina Nastasia & Jim White
10 Way of the Ocean, Three Mile Pilot
11 Dogs Got a Bone, Beta Band
12 Making Plans for Nigel, Nouvelle Vague
13 I'll Kill Her, SoKo
14 Hurricane Jane, Black Kids
15 Our Life Is Not a Movie Or Maybe, Okkervil River
16 Don't Be Afraid, You're Already Dead, Akron/Family