NXNE 2014: A Listener’s Guide (Mixtape)
by Steven Spoerl
It’s been 200 days since the idea of Heartbreaking Bravery was actually put into motion. In that time, multiple recurring features have been launched and it began to become something a little more than just a hobby. The more effort that was put into the content that went up, the greater the response was. Now, the site’s been viewed in nearly 80 countries, been granted media accreditation outside of the country, and helped form some meaningful relationships. Most importantly, though, it served- and will continue to serve- as a place of unwavering support for artists rooted in the DIY scene doing things on their own terms.
Now, anyone who has been paying attention to recent content will know that this site’s been running a lot of coverage in anticipation of this year’s NXNE. Anyone who’s been following the content for a long time will know that every 50 posts brings a new mixtape. This being the case, it only made sense to draw up a mixtape that served as an abbreviated listener’s guide for anyone who needed a crash course before heading to Toronto next month. That mix can be found below and features both long-held favorites and a few artists outside of this site’s normal comfort zone. All of the songs are worth a listen and the tracklist for the mix can be found below. Below all of that are hyperlinks to posts 100-199 (post 100 includes hyperlinks to the first 99). Enjoy.
Heartbreaking Bravery Presents: NXNE 2014: A Listener’s Guide
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1. Swearin’ – What A Dump
2. Spoon – Don’t Make Me A Target
3. METZ – Wet Blanket
4. PS I Love You – Facelove
5. Greys – Use Your Delusion
6. Perfect Pussy – Interference Fits
7. Swans – My Birth
8. St. Vincent – Cheerleader
9. Courtney Barnett – Avant Gardener
10. Odonis Odonis – I’d Prefer Walking
11. Eagulls – Nerve Ending
12. White Mystery – People Power
13. Beliefs – Long Wings
14. Run the Jewels – A Christmas Fucking Miracle
15. Pusha T – Nosetalgia
16. Mac DeMarco – Brother
17. Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)
18. Christian Hansen – Ma-Me-O
19. Mutual Benefit – Golden Wake
20. My Darling Fury – Blots in the Margin
21. Low – Murderer
22. Robert Ellis – Only Lies
23. Typhoon – Common Sentiments
24. Speedy Ortiz – No Below
25. Tim Hecker – Live Room
Here’s the last set of 100 articles, hyperlinked for convenience. Enjoy the exploration.
HB100: Heartbreaking Bravery: A Retrospective
HB101: Great Cynics – Whatever You Want (Music Video)
HB102: Watch This: Vol. 12
HB103: Bleeding Rainbow – Tell Me (Stream)
HB104: Beverly – Honey Do (Stream)
HB105: Brain F/ – Sicks (Stream)
HB106: Vertical Scratchers – Memory Shards (Stream)
HB107: Carsick Cars – Wild Grass (Stream)
HB108: Summer Twins – Carefree (Music Video)
HB109: Archie Powell & the Exports – Everything’s Fucked (Stream)
HB110: Perfect Pussy – I (Music Video)
HB111: Watch This: Vol. 13
HB 112: Mozes and the Firstborn – Bloodsucker (Music Video)
HB113: Cheap Girls – Knock Me Down (Stream)
HB114: Watch This: Vol. 14
HB115: Perfect Pussy – Interference Fits (Stream)
HB116: PAWS – Tongues (Stream)
HB117: Screaming Females – Lights Out (Live) (Stream)
HB118: Technicolor Teeth – Can You Keep Me Out of Hell (Stream)
HB119: Silence Dogood – Chairman of the Bored (Stream)
HB120: Watch This: Vol. 15
HB121: Nervosas at Center Street Free Space and Quarters Rock N Roll Palace – 3/1/14 (Live Review)
HB122: White Lung – Drown With the Monster (Music Video)
HB123: Tweens – Be Mean (Music Video)
HB124: La Sera – Losing to the Dark (Stream)
HB125: Creepoid – Baptism (Music Video)
HB126: Dum Dum Girls – Are You Okay (Short Film)
HB127: Watch This: Vol. 16
HB128: Green Dreams – Bug Sex (Music Video)
HB129: Playlounge – Waves and Waves and Waves (Stream)
HB130: Molybden – Woman Who Left Behind (7″ Review)
HB131: La Dispute – Rooms of the House (Album Review)
HB132: Perfect Pussy – Say Yes to Love (Album Review)
HB133: Watch This: Vol. 17
HB134: Mr. Dream – Cheap Heat (Stream)
HB135: Fucked Up – Paper the House (Music Video)
HB136: Bleeding Rainbow – Images (Music Video)
HB137: Sleep Party People – In Another World (Stream)
HB138: Help Save Fort Foreclosure (Indiegogo Campaign)
HB139: Tashaki Miyaki – Cool Runnings (Music Video)
HB140: Thee Oh Sees – The Lens (Music Video)
HB141: Diarrhea Planet – Babyhead (Music Video)
HB142: Green Dreams – Eye Contact (Stream)
HB143: Watch This: Vol. 18
HB144: Tumul – Nature Master (Music Video)
HB145: Young Widows – King Sol (Stream)
HB146: Priests – Right Wing (Stream)
HB147: Antarctigo Vespucci – I’m Giving Up On U2 (Stream)
HB148: Ernest Undead (Short Film)
HB149: Watch This: Vol. 19
HB150: First Quarter Finish (Mixtape)
HB151: Perfect Pussy at 7th St. Entry – 3/30/14 (Live Review)
HB152: Perfect Pussy at Township – 4/1/14 (Live Video)
HB153: The Sleepwalkers – Come Around (Music Video)
HB154: Watch This: Vol. 20
HB155: Tweens – Forever (Music Video)
HB156: Reigning Sound – Falling Rain (Stream)
HB157: New Swears – Midnight Lover (Music Video)
HB158: Shannon & the Clams – Mama (Stream)
HB159: Gold-Bears – For You (Stream)
HB160: PUP – Lionheart (Music Video)
HB161: The So So Glos – Speakeasy (Music Video)
HB162: Archie Powell & the Exports – Holes (Music Video)
HB163: Mean Creek – My Madeline (Music Video)
HB164: Watch This: Vol. 21
HB165: Greys – Guy Picciotto (Music Video)
HB166: PAWS – Owls Talons Clenching My Heart (Stream)
HB167: Perfect Pussy – Candy’s Room (Stream)
HB168: Watch This: Vol. 22
HB169: 5 to see at NXNE 2014: Vol. 1
HB170: Girl Band – The Cha Cha Cha (Stream)
HB171: Cloud Nothings at High Noon Saloon – 5/2/14 (Pictorial Review)
HB172: Watch This: Vol. 23
HB173: 5 to see at NXNE 2014: Vol. 2
HB174: Savages – Fuckers (Music Video)
HB175: Midnight Reruns at Polack Inn – 5/7/14 (Pictorial Review, Video)
HB176: Watch This: Vol. 24
HB177: Watch This: Vol. 25
HB178: PAWS – Owls Talons Clenching My Heart (Music Video)
HB179: Priests – Doctor (Stream)
HB180: Lady Bones + Horsehands (Split Review)
HB181: Fucked Up – Sun Glass (Music Video)
HB182: 5 to See at NXNE 2014: Vol. 3
HB183: Cymbals Eat Guitars – Jackson (Stream)
HB184: Dead Stars – Someone Else (Music Video)
HB185: 5 to see at NXNE 2014: Vol. 4
HB186: Lower – Bastard Tactics (Music Video)
HB187: Bad History Month – Staring At My Hands (Stream)
HB188: White Lung – Face Down (Music Video)
HB189: Greys – Use Your Delusion (Stream)
HB190: 5 to See at NXNE 2014: Vol. 5
HB191: The Rich Hands – Teenager (Stream)
HB192: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – As Always (Music Video)
HB193: The Pharmacy – Masten Lake Lagoon (Stream)
HB194: 5 to See at NXNE 2014: Vol. 6
HB195: Naomi Punk – Television Man (Stream)
HB196: Watch This: Vol. 26
HB197: Geronimo! – Euphoria (Stream)
HB198: Watch This: Vol. 27
HB199: PUP – Guilt Trip (Music Video)
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[…] HB200: NXNE 2014: A Listener’s Guide (Mixtape) HB201: Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs – Calgary Hill (Music Video) HB202: Swearin’ at Memorial Union Terrace – 5/30/14 (Pictorial Review, Video) HB203: Watch This: Vol. 27 HB204: Watch This: Vol. 28 HB205: Pretty Pretty – Leather Weather (Stream) HB206: Haunted Heads – VV (Stream) HB207: Marvelous Mark – Bite Me (Music Video) HB208: Mean Creek – Anxiety Girl (Music Video) HB209: Bob Mould – I Don’t Know You Anymore (Music Video) HB210: Parquet Courts – Black and White (Music Video) HB211: Greys – Use Your Delusion (Music Video) HB212: Beverly – Honey Do (Music Video) HB213: Jawbreaker Reunion – Lutheran Sisterhood Gun Club (Review) HB214: Green Dreams – Rich Man Poor Man (Review) HB215: Watch This: Vol. 29 HB216: Watch This: Vol. 30 HB217: La Sera – Fall in Place (Music Video) HB218: Lemuria – Brilliant Dancer (Music Video) HB219: The Midwestern Charm – Growing Pains (Trailer) HB220: NXNE: Day 1 (Pictorial Review) HB221: Watch This: Vol. 31 HB222: NXNE: Day 2 (Pictorial Review, Video) HB223: NXNE Day 3: Greys, Benjamin Booker, Viet Coing (Photo Gallery) HB224: NXNE Day 3: Speedy Ortiz, Swearin’, Spoon (Photo Gallery) HB225: NXNE Day 3: Perfect Pussy (Photo Gallery) HB226: NXNE Day 4: Creep Highway, Perfect Pussy, Frankie Cosmos, Swearin’ (Photo Gallery) HB227: NXNE Day 5: Courtney Barnett, Army Girls (Photo Gallery) HB228: Soybomb HQ: Cellphone, Ice Cream, Pleasure Leftists, Perfect Pussy (Photo Gallery) HB229: Smiling Buddha: Pleasure Leftists, Holy Fuck, METZ (Photo Gallery) HB230: NXNE: Day 3 (Review, Videos, Photos, Videos) HB231: NXNE Day 3: Perfect Pussy (Review, Photos) HB232: NXNE Day 4 + 5 (Review, Photos) HB233: Perfect Pussy at Soybomb HQ – 6/21/14 (Review, Video) HB234: METZ at Smiling Buddha – 6/22/14 (Review, Video) HB235: Deafheaven at Bottom Lounge – 7/18/14 (Review, Photos) HB236: Pitchfork Festival Day 2 (Review) HB237: Pitchfork Festival Day 3 (Review) HB238: Pitchfork Festival Day 3: Perfect Pussy (Review) HB239: Watch This: Vol. 32 HB240: Watch This: Vol. 33 HB241: Watch This: Vol. 34 HB242: Watch This: Vol. 35 HB243: Watch This: Vol. 36 HB244: Watch This: Vol. 37 HB245: LVL UP – Soft Power (Stream) HB246: Cymbals Eat Guitars – Warning (Stream) HB247: Iceage – The Lord’s Favorite (Music Video) HB248: Terry Malts – Let You In (Stream) HB249: Dead Stars – Summer Bummer (Music Video) HB250: Songs in Screen: A Look Back (Music Video Mixtape) HB251: The Frankl Project – Day at the Races (Stream) HB252: Cancers – Moral Net (Stream) HB253: Watch This: Vol. 38 HB254: Mannequin Pussy – Kiss (Stream) HB255: Vacation – Every Direction (Stream) HB256: The Midwestern Charm – Bloodbath (Stream) HB257: Dude York – Believer (Stream) HB258: PURPLE 7 – Wise Up (Stream) HB259: Lost Boy ? – Hollywood (Stream) HB260: Mulligrub – Canadian Classic (Stream) HB261: Purling Hiss – Learning Slowly (Stream) HB262: Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs – Gates of Hell (Music Video) HB263: Two Houses – Disappointer (Stream) HB264: Cayetana – Scotty Get the Van, I’m Moving (Stream) HB265: Shy Boys – Life Is Peachy (Music Video) HB266: Low Expectations – Left & Right (Stream) HB267: Sonic Avenues – Bored With Love (Stream) HB268: Joanna Gruesome – Jerome (Liar) (Stream) HB269: The Yolks – You Don’t Live Here No More (Stream) HB270: Bent Shapes – 86’d in ’03 (Stream) HB271: Watch This: Vol. 39 HB272: Ex-Breathers – Pocket (Stream) HB273: Liam Betson – Rapture in Heat (Stream) HB274: Allison Crutchfield – Berlin (Stream) HB275: The Ar-Kaics – Be My Baby (Stream) HB276: Even Hand – Even Hand (Album Review, Stream) HB277: Naomi Punk – Firehose Face (Music Video) HB278: Kindling – Sunspots (Stream) HB279: Places to Hide – Nowhere Bound (Stream) HB280: We Need Secrets – How You Remember (Stream) HB281: LVL UP – I Feel Ok (Stream) HB282: Girl Tears – Candy Darling (Stream) HB283: Ex Hex – Beast (Stream) HB284: The Freezing Hands – Good Morning Takeout (Stream) HB285: Follies – I Make Sense (Stream) HB286: Happy Diving – Weird Dream (Stream) HB287: Big Ups – Justice (Music Video) HB288: Radiator Hospital – Bedtime Story (Music Video) HB289: Space Raft at Crunchy Frog – 8/16/14 (Pictorial Review) HB290: Watch This: Vol. 40 HB291: The Seeers – Without Lites (Stream) HB292: Dark Blue – Here On My Street (Stream) HB293: Lenguas Largas – Kawasaki Dream (Stream) HB294: Wyatt Blair – Girls! (Stream) HB295: Perfect Pussy – Leash Called Love (Stream) HB296: Eternal Summers – Window (Stream) HB297: Watch This: Vol. 41 HB298: Eugene Quell – A Great Useleness (Review, Stream) HB299: LVL UP – DBTS (Stream) […]