Much like its older siblings, Mike Mix 10 is packed with tons of great music. And while I always recommend listening to the mix in its entirety, a few tracks stand above the rest.

The first is “Sublime” by The Twilight Singers. Drifting dangerously close to adult-contemporary, the song features sultry vocals, whiny guitars, and some unbelievably cheesy whispering during the bridge. In anyone else’s hands this song would be a train wreck, but The Twilight Singers make it sound heartfelt and sincere.

The second is “Trailer Trash” by Modest Mouse. Replete with depressing lyrics and fantastic guitar work, the song is vintage Modest Mouse. If you enjoyed “Broke” on Mike Mix 09, you’ll love “Trailer Trash.” Self-loathing never sounded so good.

And the third is “Love Vigilantes” by Iron & Wine. Originally recorded by New Order, the song tells the story of a soldier returning home after war. I would say more but I don’t want to give too much away. Just listen to the song. You’ll quickly discover why I love it so much.

But don’t forget there are 12 more songs on Mike Mix 10. I’ve written about a handful of them previously, but several are appearing on my site for the first time. There’s the sinister “DLZ,” the creepy-but-achingly-gorgeous “Borrowed Your Gun,” and the heartbreaking “Miss Me.” Listen to them all and let me know your favorites!

Download the entire mix here or stream it using the player below. Enjoy!

So here’s a quick little overview of the state of my life and the future of my blog.

I finally found an apartment about 2 minutes from all the major record shops in Berkeley (Amoeba and Rasputin). I absolutely love it. I am almost settled in, though I’ve been stealing wireless internet access from someone who lives near me.

Needless to say, signal is spotty at best, which explains why my Weekly Download posts are always late. I have to go to campus to tap into the wireless network there before I can even think about uploading a 10 MB song. I usually accomplish this during one of my lectures Monday morning. This excuse becomes obsolete when I have internet installed in my apartment on Wednesday.

Regarding my upcoming Mix Tape. I think it will be ready by this weekend. I hope to make it an enhanced feed, meaning you can easily skip from track to track within the mp3. We’ll see how it goes.

Regarding future Mix Tapes. I may scale back my current output from a podcast every month to one every two months. I don’t know if I have enough music in my collection to make a quality podcast every month. Plus with school kicking in, I probably need to shift my focus ever so slightly.

Let me know your thoughts/opinions.

And without further delay, here is this week’s mp3: “Consequence” by The Notwist. It’s a really good song and that’s all I’ll say for the time being (read: I’m lazy). Let me know what you think…

[mp3] The Notwist :: Consequence