Caribou took a significantly opposite approach: In 2015, he shared “The Longest Mixtape,” which features over 1,000 songs. If you’re making a mixtape for somebody, it usually only has somewhere between 10-20 songs so as to not overwhelm the recipient. The Longest Mixtape: 1000 Songs For You (Various genres, by Caribou) And even if you like modern rap songs, it’s nice to have a trip down memory lane is always just a click away. Peppered with hits from the early decades of rap right on down to the late 2000s, there’s plenty of DMX, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Outkast and more to sate your tates for the golden era days. If you’re one of the proud few who look down their nose at “SoundCloud rap” and crave the good old days of “real hip-hop,” well then, this playlist is for you. And Charli doesn’t discriminate between indie, trendy, popular, or commercially successful - if it’s good pop music that sounds like the future, it’s here. If there’s a great new pop song building momentum, it’s probably on here. Though she’s certainly busy creating new music, Charli has still managed to find time to continually update this extraordinary playlist, playfully dubbed “the motherf*cking future,” which features mostly women who are currently on top of their game, or artists from the past who were way ahead of their time. The Motherf*cking Future (Various genres, by Charli XCX)Ĭharli XCX keeps an ear out for the stars that might be coming up behind her. Once you’ve played your way through this one, you can also check out their Song Of The Day playlist from last year and the years before to fall in love with some gems that you may have missed out on. So, naturally, their Song Of The Day playlist tends to be a strong mix of modern indie hits along with some new stuff in the same realm that might not have been brought to your attention. Tastemaking is a big part of indie music fandom, and Seattle radio station KEXP has long been a leader on that front. KEXP’s Song Of The Day 2020 (Indie, by KEXP)

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