Various Artists - #YVR (a mixtape) In 24 hours we’ll be on the road beginning our move to Calgary.  I almost can’t deal with it… not because I’m having reservations about the opportunity we’re pursuing and all of the wonderful things that risk taking can bring.  Rather, I can’t deal with it because I’ve ignored/repressed the fact that we’re moving until basically now. As a means of low cost therapy and to recognize the milestone, I’ve pulled together a mixtape featuring local Vancouver bands/songs which have caught my ear over the decade I’ve been here.  This isn’t a definitive compilation of the city’s best (because if there’s one thing the Internet has taught me, it’s that people can debate that kinda stuff forev-er), rather it’s just a set of local jams which I’ll listen to at some point while I take on 12 hours of driving this weekend. So download away and enjoy with me.  Here’s the track listing: A.C. Newman - Miracle DrugDestroyer - Savage Night At The OperaThe Organ - Love, Love, LoveTegan & Sara - You Wouldn’t Like MeWolf Parade - The Grey EstatesThe Parallels - Listen To ThemThe Evaporators - Do the EggbeaterThe Pink Mountaintops - Rock n Roll FantasyBabe Rainbow - Nautilus AmbientFine Mist - Murder MurderJapandroids - Wet HairBlue Grey Dots - Turtles So long, and thanks for all the fish, Vancouver. Yr the best, etc. Mixtape thank yous: the cover art borrows an image of Harbour Centre taken by Vancouverish.  The animated gif pyrotechnics were taken care of by Leigh who enabled me to kinda rip off the #ladyswag aesthetic.

In 24 hours we’ll be on the road beginning our move to Calgary.  I almost can’t deal with it… not because I’m having reservations about the opportunity we’re pursuing and all of the wonderful things that risk taking can bring.  Rather, I can’t deal with it because I’ve ignored/repressed the fact that we’re moving until basically now.

As a means of low cost therapy and to recognize the milestone, I’ve pulled together a mixtape featuring local Vancouver bands/songs which have caught my ear over the decade I’ve been here.  This isn’t a definitive compilation of the city’s best (because if there’s one thing the Internet has taught me, it’s that people can debate that kinda stuff forev-er), rather it’s just a set of local jams which I’ll listen to at some point while I take on 12 hours of driving this weekend.

So download away and enjoy with me.  Here’s the track listing:

A.C. Newman - Miracle Drug
Destroyer - Savage Night At The Opera
The Organ - Love, Love, Love
Tegan & Sara - You Wouldn’t Like Me
Wolf Parade - The Grey Estates
The Parallels - Listen To Them
The Evaporators - Do the Eggbeater
The Pink Mountaintops - Rock n Roll Fantasy
Babe Rainbow - Nautilus Ambient
Fine Mist - Murder Murder
Japandroids - Wet Hair
Blue Grey Dots - Turtles

So long, and thanks for all the fish, Vancouver. Yr the best, etc.

Mixtape thank yous: the cover art borrows an image of Harbour Centre taken by Vancouverish.  The animated gif pyrotechnics were taken care of by Leigh who enabled me to kinda rip off the #ladyswag aesthetic.

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  1. areminder reblogged this from vanmega and added:
    Safe travels and good luck, guys.
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  3. leightsy reblogged this from dustinjohnbromley and added:
    Hey - Blue Grey Dots.
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  5. neilhillbrandt said: The Blue Grey Dots are my sisters first band. Good luck on your adventures in Cow-Town!
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