Late-Night Summer Mix (For the Workin' Man)

Hello.

Spurned on by Dan Nick Sean Mark Sam Tom (a blog, yes, but also a bunch of dudes that I know... complicated), I decided to take up their idea (challenge?) of making a summer mix.

I was inspired by the kinds of music I listen to as I drive home from my second shift job at night, with the windows down and the cool, humid Midwestern air blowing through.* Sometimes, I am smoking a cigarette.

*Strangely, the title and idea for this mix was inspired by one song that did not make the final cut, "Factory," by Bruce Springsteen. ("And you just better believe, boy, somebody's gonna get hurt tonight/ It's the working, the working, just the working life".) But there are two other Bruce songs from the same album on here, so hopefully that makes up for it. Also, a very similar song ("Factory Belt" by Uncle Tupelo) did make the cut. What kind of Midwesterner would I be if I didn't include a Tupelo song on a mix about working?

So without further ado, here is the aforementioned summertime mix, "Late-Night Summer Mix (For the Workin' Man)". Don't worry, it's got fun songs on it too. Enjoy. (Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?7xcgp7a7hjg084p )

1. "Two Angels" - Jayhwaks
2. "Factory Belt" - Uncle Tupelo
3. "Tonight's The Night, Part II" - Neil Young
4. "Chest Fever" - The Band
5. "The Promised Land" - Bruce Springsteen
6. "People Got A Lotta Nerve" - Neko Case
7. "Before They Make Me Run" - The Rolling Stones
8. "Stay Positive" - The Hold Steady
9. "Dig A Little Deeper" - Peter Bjorn and John
10. "The Corner" - Common
11. "No Future Shock" - TV On The Radio
12. "Valley Hump Crash" - No Age
13. "Linus Spacehead" - Wavves
14. "Still New" - Smith Westerns
15. "Melody Day" - Caribou
16. "Battery Kinzie" - Fleet Foxes
17. "ELT" - Wilco
18. "One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong" - Leonard Cohen
19. "Streets Of Fire" - Bruce Springsteen