Better late than never, our Friday Mixtape is just the thing to finish off your work week with!

In fact, it’s indie-riffic!

Yeah—we know that’s not a word. But how else would you describe a playlist full of small label and independent bands you’ve probably never heard of. We’ve got Minnesota’s Bad Bad Hats, Los Angeles group Pacific Air, Nashville’s Among Savages and Philadelphia’s Cheers Elephant. And while those names might not mean a whole lot to you now, pressing play will transform them into gritty psychedelic rock, bouncy pop, musical narratives and atmospheric island tunes. Just make sure you stick around long enough to hear “Colour in Your Hands” by D.L.i.D. This electro-opus features English troubadour Fink and is decadent to its core.

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Friday Mixtape!

Ethan Maffey, The Source - Bend, Oregon
March 22, 2013

<h1>Friday Mixtape!</h1> <p class="byline">Ethan Maffey, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />March 22, 2013</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media1.fdncms.com/bend/imager/friday-mixtape/u/original/2225146/1363992625-friday_mixtape.jpg" alt="friday_mixtape.jpg" title="" width="500" height="319" /></div> <p>Better late than never, our Friday Mixtape is just the thing to finish off your work week with!</p> <p>In fact, it's indie-riffic! </p> <p>Yeah—we know that’s not a word. But how else would you describe a playlist full of small label and independent bands you’ve probably never heard of. We’ve got Minnesota’s Bad Bad Hats, Los Angeles group Pacific Air, Nashville’s Among Savages and Philadelphia’s Cheers Elephant. And while those names might not mean a whole lot to you now, pressing play will transform them into gritty psychedelic rock, bouncy pop, musical narratives and atmospheric island tunes. Just make sure you stick around long enough to hear “Colour in Your Hands” by D.L.i.D. This electro-opus features English troubadour Fink and is decadent to its core.</p></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com/news/friday-mixtape-2225145/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com">The Source - Bend, Oregon</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="16" height="16" style="width:1em;height:1em;"></p> <img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=18879" style="width:1px;height:1px;"><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://www.bendsource.com/news/friday-mixtape-2225145/", urlref: window.location.href }); } } </script> <script id="parsely-cfg" src="//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js"></script>

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