Unthemed tape: "Misery At The Funplex"

This turned out to be sort of my late 80s/early 90s pop-rock teen-movie-style mix (whew! too many adjectives there, methinks). The first part of the mix (up to and including the tape's crescendo, track 6) is composed of these sort of infectious, energetic songs that aren't actually all that positive if you listen to the lyrics, and then the second half is composed of more ballad-esque (but still light and upbeat) songs that are equally not all that positive if you listen to the lyrics. Ward's closing track, at least, is straightforward, but the rest of it could definitely be the soundtrack to somebody's tumultuous high school years or something.

1. The Hives - Try It Again
2. Green Day - Castaway
3. The Fratellis - Flathead
4. The Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys
5. Ted Leo + The Pharmacists - I'm A Ghost
6. The B-52s - Funplex
7. The New Pornographers - Failsafe
8. donora - The Chorus
9. Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
10. Atom & His Package - Going To Georgia
11. M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You