3am Mixtapes: Episode Six: Duets

Hey look, it's another episode of 3am Revelations' very own podcast!

Each week on 3am Mixtapes, I will present to you, in my dulcet tones, the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as broad and vague like Best Dancey Songs, or they can be as obscure and specific as Best Songs To Listen To While Slowly Descending Into Madness.

I always enjoy it when two singers I like come together to join voices. Or even being surprised unexpected pairings. So this week, with the Top Six Duets we see what happens as the results of their powers combined. And I don't just mean bands with two lead singers. I mean when someone drops in on another person's song to make a little bit of magic.

Featured on this week's podcast is:

"Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (featuring Kylie Minogue)
"Hangover Days" by Jason Collett (featuring Emily Haines)
"You & I" by Wilco (featuring Feist)
"Stop" by Buck 65 (featuring Hannah Georgas)
"Poor Young Things" by Peter Elkas & Joel Plaskett
"Cigarette Thin (or The Age of Asparagus)" by Jim Bryson & Jeremy Fisher

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Five: Lyrics

Hey look, it's another episode of 3am Revelations' very own podcast!

Each week on 3am Mixtapes, I will present to you, in my dulcet tones, the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as broad and vague like Best Duos, or they can be as obscure and specific as Best Songs To Put On A Mixtape To Give To Someone You Have A Crush On.

It seems like up until now, it's mostly been about how a song sounds. So to change things up, this week I give you the Top Six Lyrics. Not of all time, just a few songs that have come out in the last couple years that had lines which, for one reason or another, really stood out.

Featured on this week's podcast is:

"No Game" by Redbird
"Observatory" by The Zolas
"The End of That" by Plants & Animals
"20s" by Rah Rah
"Reluctant Readers Make Reluctant Lovers" by Library Voices
"I Was Wrong" by Jess Hill

Any questions or comments or criticisms or suggestions for future themes are welcome!



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3am Mixtapes: Episode Four: Drinking Times

Hey look, it's another episode of 3am Revelations' very own podcast!

Each week on 3am Mixtapes, I will present to you, in my dulcet tones, the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as broad and vague and Best Summer Songs, or they can be as obscure and specific as Best Autumn Song.

This week, we look at booze. As long as there has been drinking, there have been drinking songs. So this week, I give you the Top Six Alcohol Songs. Whether it's a full on night out of imbibing, or just a couple of beers with chums, every good round of drinking needs a good drinking playlist.

Featured on this week's podcast is:

"L'Absinthe" by The Matinée
"Rum & Tequila" by The Tom Fun Orchestra
"Slow Descent into Alcoholism" by The New Pornographers
"Alcohol" by Barenaked Ladies
"Let's Get Incredibly Drunk on Whiskey" by Memphis
"The Power of Positive Drinking" by The Trews

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Three: Lying on a Hillside

Hey look, it's another episode of 3am Revelations' very own podcast!

Each week on 3am Mixtapes, I will present to you, in my dulcet tones, the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as broad and vague and Best Duets, or they can be as obscure and specific as Best Ukulele Songs.

This week, I was thinking about driving songs. There are plenty of "roadtrip mixes", for speeding down a highway on bright and sunny days, but what about other times? So this week, I give you the Top Six Songs To Listen To While Lying on a Hill in the Middle of Summer While Staring Up At The Stars. They're the "songs of the summer", but not the ones about getting lucky or lines that are blurred. Ones that are more introspective; thoughtful songs.

Featured on this week's podcast is:

"Baptism" by We Are The City
"Family Tree" by Evening Hymns
"A Soft Place to Land" by Kathleen Edwards
"Sometimes I Forget You’ve Gone" by Dirty Three
"Lazarus" by Porcupine Tree
"Dondante" by My Morning Jacket

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3am Mixtapes: Episode Two: Driving at Dusk

Hey look, it's another episode of 3am Revelations' very own podcast!

Each week on 3am Mixtapes, I will present to you, in my dulcet tones, the Top Six Songs of a certain subject. The topics can be as broad and vague and Best Drinking Songs, or they can be as obscure and specific as Best Songs by People Named Matt.

This week, I was thinking about driving songs. There are plenty of "roadtrip mixes", for speeding down a highway on bright and sunny days, but what about other times? So this week, I give you the Top Six Songs To Listen To While Driving at Dusk. You know, when the sun is just setting, but it's still warm enough for your window to be rolled down, and you are just cruisin' along.

Featured on this weeks podcast is:

"Welcome Ghost" by Explosions in the Sky
"La Façade" by Karkwa
"Bring It On" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"Come and See" by Young Galaxy
"Hearts Trompet" by Brasstronaut
"Chasing the Sunset" by Imaginary Cities


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