To force me to actually write a post about mixtapes, here's the tracklisting for the last one I completed, which is also the first one I completed in a long, long time, and one of my favourites to date. It's not a bad summary of the last twelve months or so.


Side One: Sure Feels Like Rock'N'Roll

1. ARE Weapons - 'Hey World'
2. Chicks On Speed feat. Peaches - 'We Don't Play Guitars'
3. Jay-Z - 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder'
4. Richard X feat. Kelis - 'Finest Dreams'
5. The Twilight Singers - 'Feathers'
6. The New Pornographers - 'The Laws Have Changed'
7. The Fiery Furnaces - 'Up In The North'
8. Scissor Sisters - 'It Can't Come Quickly Enough'
9. Goldfrapp - 'Tiptoe'
10. Kelis feat. Andre 3000 - 'Millionaire'
11. The Sounds - 'Seven Days A Week'


Side Two: Sharing Different Heartbeats

1. Bubba Sparxxx - 'Comin' Round'
2. Outkast feat. Killer Mike & Jay-Z - 'Flip Flop Rock'
3. Basement Jaxx feat. Dizzee Rascal - 'Lucky Star'
4. The Knife - 'Heartbeats'
5. Phoenix - 'Too Young'
6. Ludacris - 'Stand Up'
7. RZA - 'A Day To God Is 1000 Years'
8. Courtney Love - 'Uncool'
9. Electrelane - 'I'm On Fire'
10. Santa Esmerelda - 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood'