Themed tape: "The Life Aquatic II"

The last one of these ended up being more evocative of the ocean, so the sound was either close to power pop (to signify adventure or an excited departure from the norm) or else very atmospheric in a sort of relaxed way (to signify the rhythmic nature of tides and so on). When I saw that I had enough water songs to make a second mix, it turned out that they were more river-based, so this mix has a sound that's a little more organic and not as big - when it's loud, it's not grandiose; when it's quiet, it isn't driven as much by tempo. I wonder if this isn't because of the different connotations that rivers have as opposed to oceans or seas, but ultimately what matters more is how the whole thing comes together: the key transitions are from tracks 4 to 5 and 9 to 10, and the last track should have enough cred to make up for its weird placement.

1. Akron/Family - The River
2. The Acorn - The Flood pt. 1
3. Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
4. Fastball - You're An Ocean
5. Baby Gramps - Old Man Of The Sea
6. The Monkees - Goin' Down
7. Hank Williams, Jr. - Big River
8. R.E.M. - Cuyahoga
9. Ted Leo + The Pharmacists - Biomusicology
10. Amy Correia - Blind River Boy
11. Train - Mississippi
12. Rufus Wainwright - Banks Of The Wabash
13. The Pixies - Where Is My Mind