This week Variety Mix host DJ El Toro compiles sixteen of his favorite new songs, a mix of the melancholy, moody, and melodramatic—plus a couple eleventh-hour barnstormers to make you tap your toes. The legendary chef Julia Child, who praised iceberg lettuce in her essential 1989 book The Way to Cook, inspired the title of this podcast.   1. Boyfriends - I Thought We Had Plans 2. Seth Bogart - Plastic 3. Gazebos - Boys I Like 4. Erik Blood - Quiet 5. Julianna Barwick – Nebula 6. Cat's Eyes - Chameleon Queen 7. Eskimeaux - Power 8. Unloved - When A Woman Is Around 9. Exploded View - No More Parties in the Attic 10. Essaie Pas - Lights Out 11. Matthew Bourne - Daniziel 12. Benedeck - Coolin' 13. Odd Nosdam - Burrow 14. DoNormaal - Dime 15. Zora Jones - Psilocybin 16. Holy Ghost! - Crime Cutz

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