Sweden’s Moonbabies are back after a seven-year hiatus and are finally getting the attention they deserve. They plan to release double single “Chorus”/”Raindrops” this year. Their music is soft, light and sounds similar to Fleetwood Mac but with a new and different modern edge. Now they have been so kind as to make MAGNET a mix tape. Check it out below.
TV On The Radio “Mr Grieves”
Kicking off with one of the greatest bands of our time covering one of the greatest of past times. Acapella. Seldom heard a cover done better … or do you have another opinion? Video
Baths “Disorderly”
This is great for waking up senses or cleaning up your head. Headnumb. Video
Wire “Outdoor Minor”
Yes, Wire. They’ve created many fantastic albums, and, of course, they created “Outdoor Minor”! One of the greatest pop songs from an era where all studio productions sounded just fantastic. 1978! Listen to the dryness and weep. Video
Caribou “Can’t Do Without You”
We loved his psychedelic phase, but adore the path he’s taken with the last two LPs. The electronic journey of a naive and playful genius. Video
Kate Bush “Suspended In Gaffa”
If we had to choose one of Kate’s tracks, this is the one. Come on, she’s just fantastic. Video
Beach Boys “Don’t Talk”
I mean, come on, no other than Brian Wilson could come up with those chord progressions. This outtake session is a gem for anyone loving Pet Sounds; skip the intro and start at the 3:00 mark. Video
Modeselektor “Deboutonner”
Berlin! Endless dancing! These guys and Apparat also goes under the moniker Moderat. Video
Daft Punk “Television Rules The Nation”
Television, Hallucination. Video
Lindsey Buckingham “Go Insane”
Amazingly great ’80s single, which in 1984 was a commercial failure. Surprisingly, three years later he took basically the same chord patterns and kept the same production style, and released Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night. Seriously, hearing this back to back to “Big Love,” etc., makes no doubt who was the brainchild behind that album. Video
Barbara Morgenstern “Das Wort”
What a great way to end a mix tape. Nighty night. After witnessing a live concert in Stockholm in the winter of 2001, where Barbara performed her set in the most mesmerizing fashion, she has been one of our favourites. She sings in German, and just like Brian Wilson, has very personal chord progressions and melodies unlike no other. Video
