Every time I make a new Mike Mix I’m amazed by how much good music falls through the cracks over time. After all, only a small number of songs on each mix have been featured previously on my site. There simply isn’t enough time to write about them all.

Which is why I love making these mixes so much: songs that otherwise would’ve remained permanently buried finally see the light of day. The 14 tracks of Mike Mix 9 are no exception. Many of them are appearing on my site for the first time; most of them should’ve been posted months ago.

With all that said, it’s time to introduce Mike Mix 9.

Despite its quiet start, Mike Mix 9 packs quite a punch. “Lookout Mountain” by Drive-By Truckers rocks incredibly hard; “Else” by Built to Spill bounces around nervously; and “Only In Dreams” by Weezer builds to an epic climax. At the opposite end of the spectrum, “My Lady’s House” by Iron & Wine plods along gently while “The Blackest Crow” by Justin Rutledge quietly refuses to end (in a good way).

As always, I highly recommend listening to Mike Mix 9 in the order presented below. Download or stream the entire mix using the links below! Enjoy!

• 1. The Antlers – Kettering
• 2. Hayden – My Parent’s House
• 3. Iron & Wine – My Lady’s House
• 4. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – Buriedfed
• 5. Cat Power – Good Woman
• 6. Heatmiser – Half Right
• 7. Pete and the Pirates – She Doesn’t Belong to Me
• 8. Built to Spill – Else
• 9. Brand New – The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
• 10. Drive-By Truckers – Lookout Mountain
• 11. Weezer – Only In Dreams
• 12. Bloc Party – SRXT
• 13. Iron & Wine – Sodom, South Georgia
• 14. Justin Rutledge – The Blackest Crow
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