Erik's Best of 2012 Mixes I-IV (+)

Here we are again. This year's year-end mixes total 6 in all. Four of the mixes are official, one for each seasonal mood, and two are bonus mixes: one features odds and ends and the other is the rap addendum. All mixes can be downloaded here.


Official Mixes

Mix I (Spring): Conversations With Your Car Alarm

Conversations With Your Car Alarm from ErikFHelin on 8tracks Radio.

Track List
01. Opossom - Getaway Tonight
02. The Maccabes - Pelican
03. Django Django - Default
04. Liars - Brats
05. Purity Ring - Fineshrine
06. Killer Mike - Go!
07. Death Grips - Hacker
08. El-P - Oh Hail No
09. Dirty Projectors - About to Die
10. King Krule - Rock Bottom
11. TEEN - Better
12. The Casket Girls - You Never Know

Mix II (Summer): Dead To The Scene

Dead To The Scene from ErikFHelin on 8tracks Radio.

Track List
01. Campfires - They'll Seem Like Castles
02. Nude Beach - Cathedral Echoes
03. Royal Headache - Surprise
04. Whirr - Toss
05. Grass Widow - Disappearing Industries
06. Ty Segall & White Fence - Scissor People
07. Foxygen - Make It Known
08. Protomartyr - Bubba Helms
09. The Men - Ex-Dreams
10. Holograms - Fever

Mix III (Fall): Mistaking Clouds For Mountains

Mistaking Clouds For Mountains from ErikFHelin on 8tracks Radio.

Track List
01. Andrew Bird - Danse Carribe
02. Sonny & The Sunsets - I See The Void
03. Beachwood Sparks - Earl Jean
04. Ryan Stively - We Forget Everything
05. The Tallest Man On Earth - Leading Me Now
06. Craig Finn - Balcony
07. Julie Doiron - Our Love
08. Calexico - Fortune Teller
09. Parquet Courts - N Dakota
10. Mac DeMarco - Freaking Out The Neighborhood
11. Chris Cohen - Rollercoaster Rider
12. Grizzly Bear - A Simple Answer

Mix IV (Winter): Dusky Diamonds Shining

Dusky Diamonds Shining from ErikFHelin on 8tracks Radio.

Track List
01. Damien Jurado - Working Titles
02. Beach House - On The Sea
03. Divine Fits - Shivers
04. Cat Power - Manhattan
05. The Babies - Alligator
06. Here We Go Magic - How Do I Know
07. White Fence - A Hermes Blues
08. Hospitality - All Day Today
09. The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
10. Woods - It Ain't Easy
11. Lambchop - Never My Love
12. Perfume Genius - Take Me Home

Bonus Mixes

Mix V (Outliers, Odds & Ends): Everybody Should Be Touching The Sky

Everybody Should Be Touching The Sky from ErikFHelin on 8tracks Radio.

Track List
01. Father John Misty - Only Son Of The Ladies Man
02. Guided By Voices - Class Clown Spots A UFO
03. King Tuff - Anthem
04. Japandroids - Continuous Thunder
05. Spiritualized - Hey Jane
06. Melody's Echo Chamber - Some Time Alone, Alone
07. Frank Ocean - Thinkin' Bout You
08. White Rabbits - I Had It Coming
09. Mind Spiders - On The Radio
10. Shearwater - Immaculate
11. Nada Surf - Looking Through
12. The Walkmen - Song For Leigh
13. Jens Lekman - The End Of The World Is Bigger Than Love

Mix VI (2012 Rap Addendum): That's A Cool Accomplishment

That's A Cool Accomplishment from ErikFHelin on 8tracks Radio.

Track List
01. Big K.R.I.T. - 4EvaNaDay (Theme)
02. Action Bronson & Alchemist - Randy The Musical
03. Theophilus London & A$AP Rocky - Big Spender
04. Chief Keef - I Don't Like (feat. Lil Reese)
05. Death Grips - I've Seen Footage
06. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
07. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid
08. Aesop Rock - Zero Dark Thirty
09. El-P - The Full Retard
10. Captain Murphy - The Ritual
11. Frank Ocean - Super Rich Kids (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)