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Kiwibox is giving away 5 copies of the new One Tree Hill compilation titled The Road Mix: Music From The Television Series One Tree Hill, Vol. 3.
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Kiwibox is giving away 5 copies of the new One Tree Hill compilation titled The Road Mix: Music From The Television Series One Tree Hill, Vol. 3.
How to enter:
All you have to do is post something cool/ constructive/ interesting/ about the album
and you are entered. In two weeks on May 21st, we will pick 5 usernames randomly and post the winners below.
Various Artists
The Road Mix: Music From The Television Series One Tree Hill, Vol. 3
Mixtapes can be a messy affair--read Anna's "The Art of the Mix Tape" article for some insight on how to avoid said disasters--so can a mix be compiled by a bigwig company and still retain its homespun quality? Of course not. Nevertheless, The Road Mix, the latest in One Tree Hill's line of soundtracks, serves up a tidy list of today's favorite slightly-below-the-radar artists with little to no hiccups throughout.
The mixtape format allows The Road Mix (based upon the mix that Peyton (Hilarie Burton) made for the trip to Honey Grove in the show) to widen its musical scope moreso than the last two albums in the series. Indie-rock favorites Band of Horses appear early in the album and leave the biggest mark. "The Funeral" stocks up on the slow and somber like My Morning Jacket before them, moving quietly towards the explosive chorus. Another big payoff is the inclusion of the longtime-admired Jason Molina, otherwise known as Songs: Ohia, who delivers a back-porch reading of his alt-rock gem "Just Be Simple."
Lupe Fiasco continues his winning streak with "I Gotcha," a kid-brother version of Talib Kweli's "Get By," stop-start verses and whatnot. Not to be outdone (or out-hyped), Gym Class Heroes cover The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations," one of the greatest singles of all time. Eschewing the sophistication of the original, GCH go towards a more modern, monkey-inspired vibe--and by monkey I mean Gorillaz, not the mock-mop-topped Monkees of yesteryear. It's good, but not great.
For what it's worth, The Road Mix offers up plenty of variety for your money, from hype-worthy pseudo-newbies like The Honorary Title ("Stay Away") to compilation staples like the uber-romantic Tyler Hilton--"You'll Ask For Me" is heartfelt without breaking a sweat--and The Wreckers (back in fine form with the sparse and shimmering "Lay Me Down").
The Road Mix makes for a more-than-serviceable primer for those interested in buzz artists and old indie reliables.
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Hill and i love it wayyyy more than the O.C. It has real drama and
it seems less superficial. The music is amazing and at the end of
each episode, i always love to see what artists had music in that
episode and i go immediately to myspace and put up one of their
songs on my profile. the music is amazing and so is the show :]