Another 2-disc mix collection, this time with my favorite songs from 1995. Links, tracklisting + explanations after the jump:

Disc 1:

1. Natural One - Folk Implosion
2. He’s Kissing Christian - that dog.
3. Sam - Boss Hog
4. Hold Me Now - Elastica
5. Possum Kingdom - Toadies
6. Evidence - Faith No More
7. Bright Yellow Gun - Throwing Muses
8. Yeah, It’s Beautiful Here Too - Superchunk
9. Puberty - Belly
10. Summerland - Everclear
11. Just When I Had It Under Control - St. Johnny
12. Better Than Nothing - Jen Trynin
13. Country House - Blur
14. She’s Electric - Oasis
15. Fanfare - Eric Matthews
16. Grass Widow - Lois
17. Tom Courtnenay - Yo La Tengo
18. Persinthia Lawdro & John - Lida Husik
19. Just - Radiohead
20. The Ballad of Railroad Jerk - Railroad Jerk

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Disc 2:

1. Detroit Valentine - Red Aunts
2. Pentagram Ring - Chavez
3. Ethyl My Love - The Muffs
4. Revlon Liberation Orchestra - Free Kitten
5. Cheap Cuts - Liquorice
6. 23 Minutes in Brussels - Luna
7. Lady Love Your Countryside - Sleeper
8. Know Your Chicken (7” single version) - Cibo Matto
9. Soul Typecast (remix) - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
10. Silver Angel - Helium
11. Better Gardens, Better Homes - Butterglory
12. Jackson Cannery - Ben Folds Five
13. House Is Falling - The Geraldine Fibbers
14. Honey White - Morphine
15. Taffy - Lisa Loeb
16. Carnival - The Cardigans
17. Dee-Lovely - Crowsdell
18. Half a Canyon - Pavement
19. Brockwell Park - Red House Painters
20. Brick Book Building - Tsunami

Notes:

1. The cover picture is of a supremely angry Joanne Woodward. It reflects the rage my teenage self felt at the time, plus it’s just an amazing picture. I’d love to know what ticked her off.

2. Initially, I had “Just a Girl” by No Doubt in here. I liked the song back in 1995. Now, it just makes me want to hit people. I replaced it with the Free Kitten song. I think I did the right thing.

3. The version of “Know Your Chicken” by Cibo Matto ROCKS, and was found on one of those CMJ New Music samplers, which I religiously subscribed to. It is 1,000x’s better than the album version on Viva La Woman! I guarantee it.

4. In the mid-90’s, almost every mixtape of mine ended with “Brick Book Building” by Tsunami, because it’s less than a minute long and was the perfect filler for that little bit of leftover tape.

5. Yes, I put the Blur and Oasis back to back, because the teenager inside of me fondly remembers the overhyped BLUR VS. OASIS battle. Good times!

Past 1994 mix is here. Please to enjoy. Either 1991 or 1996 is next.