If you thought the previous Mike Mix was a downer (which it was), wait until you hear Mike Mix 15. I don’t know what inspired it, but holy crap is it depressing. It’s also one of the longest mixes to date. Better buckle up…

Mike Mix 15 kicks off with “Untitled,” the opener from Interpol’s classic debut Turn On the Bright Lights. The track, much like the album, perfectly captures the seediness of the city after the sun goes down. “Ghost of a Shark” by Tom McRae, on the other hand, would make an excellent soundtrack to escaping the city limits at the break of dawn.

I could continue like this for the rest of the mix but I think you get the idea: the songs of Mike Mix 15 are the opposite of happy. Some of my favorites include the fiery “Bought a Bride” by Brand New, the monstrous “Dance Little Liar” by Arctic Monkeys, the dejected “Things Fall Apart” by Built to Spill, and the wistful “Forests and Sands” by Camera Obscura. If these tracks seem familiar, it’s because they all made my Top 10 Songs of 2009 list. I loved them back then and still love them today.

As always, I strongly recommend listening to Mike Mix 15 in the order presented below. Download or stream the entire mix using the links below! Enjoy responsibly.

• 1. Interpol – Untitled
• 2. Tom McRae – Ghost of a Shark
• 3. Shearwater – Rooks
• 4. The National – Squalor Victoria
• 5. Radiohead – All I Need
• 6. Radiohead – Climbing Up the Walls
• 7. Brand New – Bought a Bride
• 8. The Walkmen – The Rat
• 9. Arctic Monkeys – Dance Little Liar
• 10. Monsters of Folk – Temazcal
• 11. Built to Spill – Things Fall Apart
• 12. Modest Mouse – Bankrupt On Selling
• 13. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Strange Form of Life
• 14. Shearwater – Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine
• 15. Camera Obscura – Forests and Sands
• 16. Portland Cello Project – Travel
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