BwGN AM Mixtape #9 – The one with songs about animals

After seeing orcas, Risso's dolphins, humpback whales, mola, and many other creatures of the sea this weekend in Monterey Bay, I was inspired to create an animal-themed mix for you. Thank you for listening.

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Playlist

  1. Firefly by Tortoise on Standards (Thrill Jockey)
  2. Dragonfly Across an Ancient Sky by Helios on Eingya (Type)
  3. Cicadas and Gulls by Feist on Metals (Cherry Tree/Interscope)
  4. Bitten By the Tailfly by Elbow on Asleep in the Back (V2)
  5. Bees by Animal Collective on Feels (Fat Cat)
  6. Mister Ant by Psapp on The Camel's Back (Domino)
  7. If I Were a Fish by Múm on Sing Along to Songs You Don't Know (Euphono)
  8. Great White Shark by Big Thief on Capacity (Saddle Creek)
  9. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie by Joanna Newsom on The Milk-Eyed Mender (Drag City)
  10. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie by Joanna Newsom on The Milk-Eyed Mender (Drag City)
  11. Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie by Joanna Newsom on The Milk-Eyed Mender (Drag City)
  12. Belly of a Whale (Side A) by Fox & Woman on This Side Down (Name Drop Swamp)
  13. Dead Dinosaurs Rule The Earth by The Berg San Nipple on Build With Erosion (Team Love)
  14. Alligator Skin by Tilly and the Wall on O (Team Love)
  15. He's a Reptile (album outtake) by The Soft Boys on Underwater Moonlight ( ...And How It Got There) (Matador)
  16. Splashed with Serpents by White Octave on Menergy (Initial)
  17. Nightingale by Low on C'mon (Sub Pop)
  18. Blackbird by Sam Amidon on The Following Mountain (Nonesuch)
  19. An Owl with Knees by The Books on Lost & Safe (Tomlab)
  20. The Birds Were Singing with All Thier Might by Love Is All on Ten Thousand and Ten Injuries (Polyvinyl)
  21. The Peacock by Beirut on The Rip Tide (Pompeii)
  22. Lions Jaw by Breathe Owl Breathe on Magic Central (This Is Hometape)
  23. Wolf by Sylvan Esso on Sylvan Esso (Partisan Records)
  24. Silly Bears by Akron/Family on S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (Dead Oceans)
  25. Wildcat by Pretty Girls Make Graves on Elan Vital (Matador)
  26. Little Tiger by Jason Collett on To Wit To Woo EP (Arts & Crafts)
  27. Black Rabbit by Or, the Whale on Or, the Whale (Seany)
  28. Cat Claw by The Kills on Keep On Your Mean Side (Domino)
  29. Dog by El Perro Del Mar on El Perro Del Mar (The Control Group)
  30. Horses by The Be Good Tanyas on Chinatown (Nettwerk America)