This week, writer and music critic Erin Vanderhoof gifts us with a special mix of mid-tempo indie pop and indie rock bangers, just in time for the arrival of fall. In her words: "I'm fascinated by mid-tempo music because unlike, say, balladry or dance music, it has to use a subtle and limited set of tools to convey emotion." Enjoy this thoughtfully curated collection of bright, bittersweet tunes from the 80s, 2000s, and today.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/089

Twitter: twitter.com/vanderhoofy

This week, special guest Allison Goldfarb gives us a collection of love-laden pop oddities that paint the world in rosy hues. Press play for an hour of tunes as gentle as a breeze and as stirring as a chance encounter with an old flame.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/088

Mixed from my bedroom in LA -- hazy tunes i've been playing throughout quarantine with some old favorites - @nmznmz

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/087

An hour of laidback grooves from the year 1999, selected by all five of mmarz's founders. This mix originally aired on 10/3/2020 as part of Dublab's 21st anniversary.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/086

Offering the good mmarz listeners some jams to help keep the vibes high. These are moody times, so here are lots of moods. Lots of wiggly rhythms and thoughtfully placed guitar. Other titles considered for this mix were “An Incantation Against the Santa Ana Winds” and “Guitar Jams for the Late Night at the End of Days.”

A special guest mix by @sug_online of @groove_cafe, which hosts regular live streams at https://groove.cafe/live. Be sure to tune in for etc radio on Fridays at 8PM Pacific/11PM Eastern. He also records music and has a new EP coming out in October at https://sugonline.bandcamp.com/.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/085

Taking a long drive with some songs to sing along to; reminding yourself that the world is bigger than the inside of your own head.

Tracklist: mmarzmix.com/084

@znivens

Music for a sultry and dangerous LA night, selected by @cafe_molly and @maxsalty. Live on Dublab 09.16.20.

A mix to alleviate and satiate — to invite love, dissonance, body heat, and awe. I hope this spectral mix invites you to pierce tension and fawn the mind’s howl. Be gentle with yourself. - @lanajura

tracklist - mmarzmix.com/083

resident @saffronnnnnn takes us to 1980s/90s tel aviv with a moody mix of new wave, post punk, synth pop, and cosmic shadowy electronic sounds - all from the land of milk and honey 🍯

full tracklist here: mmarzmix.com/082

I made this mixtape to soundtrack the research and writing process for my Master's thesis, which I completed last semester. The idea was to find songs that made me feel focused, but not edgy, with a tendency towards gentle dissonance and rhythms that are so subtle they almost disappear. Usually I listen to really emotional or intense bangers at all hours of the day, and while I wouldn't call this an "ambient" mix, it's as close as I'm likely to get, with a balance of quiet jazz, abstract electronics, and a bit of New Age synth stuff. I hope that, for those of you heading "back to school" this semester, it will get you in the headspace to read and write a lot without falling into the vortex of panic, stress, and bewilderment. – @max-pearl-bk

Tracklist: https://mmarzmix.com/081