Wow! A long time since the last one. We’ve had plans, we’ve had development hells and finally we’ve actually got something. So once again, the IP crew is bringing you a bunch of ragtag tunes compiled under a vague theme, ready to easily introduce you to new artists or waste your bandwidth with boring tripe.

Today we’re going to offer something very… different. Our writers have compiled together a list of songs so bad that they are good. Songs that they love to listen to but daren’t do so loudly because they wouldn’t dare to be caught listening to them. Yes, it’s time for Indie Paws’ Guilty Pleasures Mixtape!

This is what we’ve got:

1. Lipps Inc – Funky Town ♥
2. Ace of Base – The Sign ♥
3. Sonic Arcade – Sonic & Tails ♥
4. Marnie Stern – Put All Your Eggs in One Basket and Then Watch That Basket!!! ♥
5. Bloodhoung Gang – Mope ♥
6. Hellogoodbye – Call n’ Return ♥
7. Simon Bookish – Handsome Girls ♥
8. Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance ♥
9. Alvin & the Chipmunks – The Time Warp ♥
10. Chow Nasty – Ungawa ♥
11. Hanson – Where’s the Love ♥
12. The Real Heat – Hearts Not Innit ♥
13. Max Tundra – A Truce ♥
14. Mephiskapheles – The Bumble Bee Tuna Song ♥
15. Global Kryner – Funky Town ♥

Key:
Mag’s tracks = ♥
Flint’s tracks = ♥
Ipequey’s Tracks = ♥
Trey’s Tracks = ♥

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And after the cut, read individual descriptions of each song by our writers and see why on earth do they listen to this sort of cack.

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It’s been a while since the last mixtape, but we present to you Volume 5, an hour of superb dance-inducing dance music! (Or: songs that make you wanna get up and dance!).

Enjoy!

1. Viola – The Hardest Hit ♥
2. Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance ♥
3. The Grid – Swamp Thing ♥
4. Phonat – Learn To Recycle (Original Mix) ♥
5. Max Tundra – Which Song (Silverlink Remix) ♥
6. Junior Senior – We R The Handclaps ♥
7. Twins – Girls’ School Male Student (Back To School Mix) ♥
8. The Crash – I Never Dance ♥
9. Passion Pit – Sleepyhead ♥
10. Maldroid – Heck No! (I’ll Never Listen To Techno) ♥
11. Fox n’ Wolf -  Electric Date ♥
12. Klubbingman – Love Message ♥
13. Amadou & Mariam – Sabali ♥
14. SOUL’d OUT – To All Tha Dreamers ♥
15. Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele – You Can’t Force A Dance Party ♥

Key:
Mag’s tracks = ♥
Flint’s tracks = ♥
Ipequey’s Tracks= ♥

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BONUS! Now includes individual track commentary!! Just hit the jump!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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Festive themed mixtape for you today. We hope you all had a great christmas and an even better new year! Love, Indiepaws.net!

1. Mew – She Came Home for Christmas [Half the World Is Watching Me version] ♥
2. Carolina Liar – I’m Not Over ♥
3. Sea Wolf – Winter Windows ♥
4. The Go! Team – The Ice Storm ♥
5. Kate Bush – December Will Be Magic Again ♥
6. Motionless – Winter Heat ♥
7. Asobi Seksu – Thursday ♥
8. Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal ♥
9. Slow Runner – Snow Tires ♥
10. Manic Street Preachers – Antarctic ♥
11. Cracker – Merry Christmas Emily ♥
12. Eels – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas ♥
13. XTC – Countdown To Christmas Party Time ♥
14. John Cale – Child’s Christmas In Wales ♥

Key:
Mag’s tracks = ♥
Javs’ tracks = ♥
Flint’s tracks = ♥
Ipequey’s Tracks= ♥

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Today’s mixtape is brought to you by the letter Autumn. Crunchy golden leaves whirling in the cool autumn breeze is what it’s all about. So if you’re still feeling summery, now’s the time to break out your favourite mixtape (this one of course) and get into the autumn spirit. It’s the soundtrack to your autumn!

Also cover created by the marvelous, majestic, monumental, magnificent, Mag.

1. John Frusciante – A Doubt ♥
2. Sea Wolf – The Garden You Planted ♥
3. Pet Shop Boys – Only the Wind ♥
4. Mercury Rev – Endlessly ♥
5. Nick Drake – River Man ♥
6. Oi-Va-Voi – Tatar Love Song ♥
7. Frank Turner – Father’s Day ♥
8. Cloud Cult – Purpose ♥
9. Young Galaxy – Embers ♥
10. Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part Two) ♥
11. Eluvium – Radio Ballet ♥
12. My Latest Novel – Pretty in a Panic ♥
13. Great Lake Swimmers – Changing Colours ♥
14. Fulton Lights – Autumn Anthem ♥

Key:
Mag’s tracks = ♥
Javs’ tracks = ♥
Flint’s tracks = ♥

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It’s a little late, but I’m finally happy to present the Indie Paws Mixtape: Volume 2! The art for this month’s mixtape was created by the marvelous Mag. It’s a vinyl-inspired work of pure genius. It’s artwork within artwork… clever huh? It’s again very pink and also kind of flowery. The theme remains the same as last month’s mixtape, which is ’songs we’re currently obsessed with’.

Next month’s theme will be Autumn songs, and I have a little competition of sorts for you readers (or listeners). Try your hand at designing some Autumn themed artwork, send it in and we’ll select the winner and feature it as the artwork for Volume 3. Entries must be a minimum of 500 by 500 pixels. The final date is September 30th. Send your entries to magrcon[at]gmail.com with the subject ‘Mixtape Competition‘ or something like that. Have fun!

1. +/- – Leap Year ♥
2. Manic Street Preachers – Ready for Drowning ♥
3. Air – Universal Traveler ♥
4. Youthmovies – The Naughtiest Girl Is a Monitor ♥
5. Les Cowboys Fringants – Hannah ♥
6. Bell Orchestre – Throw It On a Fire ♥
7. Laura Marling – The Captain and the Hourglass ♥
8. Elbow – Scattered Black and Whites ♥
9. Final Fantasy – The Butcher ♥
10. The Spring Standards – Goodbye Midnight ♥
11. Fink – Blueberry Pancakes ♥
12. Viola – Outsider Code ♥
13. Simon Bookish – Metal Horse ♥

Key:
Mag’s tracks = ♥
Javs’ tracks = ♥
Flint’s tracks = ♥

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So here it is. The first Indie Paws Mixtape! A collection of tracks compiled by all three iPaws writers with artwork (if you can call it that) by yours truly. We are aiming to bring you at least one of these every month,  so check back every so often for some tunes! Today’s mixtape theme is “Songs we are currently obsessed with”. Enjoy!

1. Grammatics – New Franchise ♥
2. A Northern Chorus – Remembrance Day ♥
3. Death Cab for Cutie – All Is Full of Love ♥
4. Maybeshewill – Not for Want of Trying ♥
5. Rubik – Sleeps a Friendly Stranger ♥
6. Desert Planet – Lost Galaxians ♥
7. Great Northern – Telling Lies ♥
8. Nik Freitas – What You Become ♥
9. Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground – Birds (On a Day Like Today) ♥
10. Saybia – I Surrender ♥
11. Dosh – Don’t Wait for the Needle to Drop ♥
12. Youth Group – Baby Body ♥

Key:
Mag’s tracks = ♥
Javs’ tracks = ♥
Flint’s tracks = ♥

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