Mixtapes|Heartbreaks:

Jon Kjarsgaard (that’s pronounced cares-guard) of Jonk Music acts as a daily curator/aggregator for songs and writing clips from around the internet — he sorts through it all so you don’t have to. Jon was kind enough to volunteer to make us a mix while chatting over drinks a couple weeks ago, and compiled this lovely ode to sand, summer, and being in love. Whether you’re in a cubicle or oceanside, this mix is the sonic equivalent of salt-spray on summer skin.


100 TRACK 1
Dom
“Living in America”
Put your hands in the air,
 all my sisters and my brothers
 Forget about the others
100 TRACK 2
The Pass
“Crosswalk Stereo”
Oh, the sunshine
 Hoping that she hears it
100 TRACK 3
Best Coast
“Boyfriend”
I’d love him to the very end
But instead he’s just a friend
100 TRACK 4
Wavves
“King of the Beach”
Let the sun burn my eyes
Let it burn my back
At the beach, in my dreams
100 TRACK 5
Beat Connection
“In the Water”
In the water, in the water
(In the water)
Floating free
100 TRACK 6
Beach Fossils
“Daydream”
I think I lose myself
The second that I see her around
100 TRACK 7
Superhumanoids
“Hey Big Bang”
All I want to do is love
But sometimes I love too much
100 TRACK 8
Foster the People
“Pumped Up Kicks”
You better run, outrun my gun
You better run, faster than my bullet
100 TRACK 9
Evan Voytas
“I Took a Trip on a Plane”
I would like to see what is around
I would like to lift off of the ground
100 TRACK 10
Rai Knight
“New New”
You got that new shit
Baby, you should use it
100 TRACK 11
The Naked and Famous
“Young Blood”
The bittersweet between my teeth
Trying to find the in-betweens
Fall back in love eventually
100 TRACK 12
Lemonade
“Lifted”
I want to dance with someone like you
I see my whole life come together around you
100 TRACK 13
Sleigh Bells
“Rill Rill”
Keep thinking about every straight face, yes
Wonder what your boyfriend thinks about your braces
100 TRACK 14
Tennis
“Marathon”
We didn’t realize that
the forecast had been revised
100 TRACK 15
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
“Vocal Chords”
For awhile I was stuck,
 I’ll admit I was short on luck
You were bright like a new day
All my trouble went away
100 TRACK 16
Cults
“Go Outside”
I think it’s good to go out because
if you don’t you’ll never make
a memory that will stay
100 TRACK 17
Twin Sister
“All Around and Away We Go”
Under purple-blue blossoms
I’m smiling for two
100 TRACK 18
Wild Nothing
“Summer Holiday”
Won’t you sneak into my room and
climb under the covers
Talking nonsense in your sleep
100 TRACK 19
The Suzan
“Home”
You can do what you want
I hope you feel alive everyday
100 TRACK 20
Minks
“Funeral Song”
So long, summertime
Not coming back

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Founded in Madison, WI in 2005, Jonk Music is a daily source for new music.