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Snail Mail - Tonight, Tonight

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The cover I didn't know I needed, I love it so much. Snail Mail covering Smashing Pumpkins' Tonight, Tonight. Seems like she started playing it live a few years ago, then it showed up earlier this year on the soundtrack for I Saw the TV Glow (cool movie, btw), and now it's out in the universe. Press play.

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Life Moves Pretty Fast

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Been listening to this podcast about the films of John Hughes and the music that soundtracks them. Like many peeps, I grew up with John Hughes movies so these podcasts are super interesting. One of the main hosts, Tarquin Gotch, was the music supervisor for most of the movies. He's got a ton of interesting info. There are six episodes, each one focuses on a different film: Planes, Trains & Automobiles, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful. I'm through the first three, really cool stuff. Also, a box set, Life Moves...

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Possible Spring Break Road Trip Film Soundtrack

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This is the last one of this "Possible Soundtracks" series. It definitely sounds good in the car.

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Possible Sci-Fi Film Soundtrack

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This one might be my favorite, I just love post-rock, ambient and space sounding shit. 

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Possible RomCom Film Soundtrack

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This one is pretty light, just like a romcom, I like it. Track 9 is supposed to be the original Ada cover of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Maps, but it isn't available on this platform. You can check it out here if you like. This Thomas/Mayer remix is pretty nice, though, and still fits the bill. 

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