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Twee As Fuck 2.0

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In admission of the harrowing twee tailspin I find myself in—and, as a fringe benefit, to possibly spark giddiness from Nicole—I hereby present a new free downloadable 39-track megamix.  As with all the unbearably precious mixtapes popularized within the scene decades ago, this one is called Twee As Fuck.  It’s a matter of pride, people.  Own your tweeish tastes.

Of course, this wouldn’t be a music blog written in 2009 if I didn’t put some spin on such an undertaking, and to that end I’ve played fast and loose with what one might consider twee, finding overlap with more contemporary folk and shoegaze and kiwi pop and whatever bewitching thing it is that Scandinavian musicians do.  These newcomers join some indispensable staples—”100,000 Fireflies” and “Emma’s House” being among the more obvious old-school choices—to flesh out and complicate a niche that eventually bloated into commercial indie and backlash but retains some talented devotees.

But what am I even talking about.  Hit that link and find out for yourself.

Therein:

Arthur Russell /// “Eli”

Asobi Seksu /// “Mizu Asobi”

The Bats /// “Miss These Things”

Beat Happening /// “Godsend”

Belle & Sebastian /// “I Don’t Love Anyone”

Black Moth Super Rainbow /// “Rollerdisco”

The Chills /// “Part Past Part Ficiton”

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah /// “The Sword Song”

The Clean /// “Beatnik”

Crystal Stilts /// “Departure”

The Fauns /// “Deranged”

The Field Mice /// “Emma’s House”

Frightened Rabbit /// “Yawns”

Great Lake Swimmers /// “Pulling On A Line”

The Halo Benders /// “Snowfall”

Heavenly /// “C Is The Heavenly Option”

Hello Saferide /// “Lund”

Jens Lekman /// “Black Cab”

Kleerup (feat. Marit Bergman) /// “3 AM”

The Magnetic Fields /// “100,000 Fireflies”

Maps /// “Elouise”

My Bloody Valentine /// “Clair”

The National /// “All The Wine”

Nick Drake /// “The Road”

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart /// “Tenure Itch”

The Pastels/Tenniscoats /// “Sodane”

Pelle Carlberg /// “Clever Girls Like Clever Boys Much More Than Clever Boys Like Clever Girls”

Ra Ra Riot /// “Suspended In Gaffa”

Ramona Falls /// “Melectric”

Rocketship /// “I Love You The Way That I Used To Do”

The Ruby Suns /// “Kenya Dig It?”

Shocking Pink /// “You Can Make Me Feel Bad”

The Shop Assistants /// “Train From Kansas City”

Skypark /// “She Is Me”

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin /// “Miss World”

A Sunny Day In Glasgow /// “Shy”

Videohippos /// “Man’s Man”

Wolfie /// “Subroutine The Reward”

Woods /// “Down This Road”

Nicole is who you’re going to call out?  Really? I see how it is.

"If you knocked your brother down, would you urinate in his mouth?"

WOLFEBORO, N.H. — An English teacher is being closely monitored at Kingswood Regional High School after administrators said she assigned an inappropriate essay topic to her students.

Jack Robertson, superintendent of the Governor Wentworth Regional School District, said the teacher asked students to respond to the question: “If you knocked your brother down, would you urinate in his mouth?”The question was posed as part of creative writing assignment to a class of about 12 or 13 seniors. Robertson said the question was designed to help motivate students to improve their writing, but he said the teacher lacked good judgment in assigning the question.Administrators found out about the question after a student approached another teacher for help with the assignment. That teacher told the school principal about it.School officials said the assignment didn’t have to do with a book the students were reading. The district said she’s a good teacher with a track record of motivating her students.”While on the one hand, I appreciate her interest in trying to get kids to write, there are other topics and there are more appropriate prompts that could create that same kind of interest,” Robertson said.The question had some parents and residents asking what made the teacher think posing the question was appropriate. Resident Lucille Cloutier said her granddaughter attends the high school.”I think there’s some people who feel they can do anything they want to do and say anything they want to say, whether they’re teaching young minds or whether they’re not,” she said.Robertson said that given the teacher’s good record, he never expected something like this to happen.The district said a supervisor is now monitoring the teacher’s assignments. Officials said the hope is that she continues to motivate her students in more appropriate ways.