Mixtape: 65 Minutes

A follow-up to a mix I did a little while back called (There Must Be) Some Alternative. That mix took inspiration from some of the’90s best compilations, from soundtracks like Singles to the No Alternative and DGC Rarities. This picks up the pace from that comp, digging into another constant source of joy from the era, late night spent sifting through 120 Minutes premieres, interviews, and new music. Shade MTV for what you will, but 120 Minutes was still a bright spot that felt like a gift if you grew up outside of college towns and city centers in the era. With a good dose of new grunge miners in mind, the mix also sorts through bands that are echoing the ‘90s brand of power pop that bumped against the grittier offerings of the decade over on the left dials of the college stations. This is another crop of new bands keeping the crunch of the ‘90s alive.

::Tracklist::

The Evening Sons – I Gotta Gurl
Semi Trucks – Lou and Edie
Mopar Stars – Lifetime of Pain
Weak Signal – Wannabe
Space Jaguar – Red Rain
$500 – Dead C
Fish Narc – Big, Dumb World
Idle Ray – Polaroid
Laughing – Easier Said
Diary – Already Dead
Sachet – Where You Broke Down
Aluminum – Killing Time
Lupo città – Southern Forests
Blue Zero – Rotten Angel
Happy Diving – Weird Dream
The Gnomes – Batteries
Long Odds – Faorah
Rob & Ellen – So Many Californias
Autos – Stay Clean
2nd Grade – Cellophane Girls
Tulpa – Let’s Make A Tulpa
The Klittens – Have A Heart
Golomb – Pressure
Shirese – I Feel It