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Happy Yeezus week, y’all. We pulled ourselves away from 1) listening to the new Kanye record on repeat and 2) reading everyone’s exaggerated reactions online to collect these new sounds for this third mixtape for June.

While I listen to hip-hop in our San Diego office, our team for Vans Warped Tour have officially kicked off their summer’s festivities. You can follow all their actions on our Twitter and our Facebook. Our friend (and great musician) William Beckett came to our tent for a casual little photobooth/signing the other day in Seattle, and you can see all those photos [HERE].

Until we have more Warped news for you, here’s our newest mixtape. Support the arts if you’re into any of these tracks.

01. SNAKESHIPS – “Make It” :: Allllll about this new summer cruncher. Perfect start to this ‘tape / any party.

02. BAYOU – “Varsity Jacket” :: Strong (and warranted) Jai Paul comparisons for Bayou because of this track, and I welcome them. Subtle and soulful and good.

03. BANKS – “In Your Eyes” :: This is honestly the coolest thing to happen in music in a while. LA’s Banks recorded this Peter Gabriel cover as a Father’s Day gift to her pops. The resulting cut is so chill. She’s offering it as a free download, too, which is mint.

04. SOLOMON GREY – ” Gen V” :: Really into this new track from Solomon Grey. It’s subtle and vibey, which is the perfect combination. There’s some electro elements, too, which we heavily dig.

05. AUSTRA – “Hurt Me Now” :: This new Austra album is perfect.

06. SAILOR & I – “Tough Love” :: Throw strings on a track, and I’m immediately in love. Throw aggressive drums on top of those strings, and it’s probably going to bye my favorite song ever

07. KILL J – “Phoenix” :: Left-field vibrato pop from a mystery woman out of Scandinavia. We will take it. This track is 1) odd 2) huge. Attempting to sing along is very enjoyable and something we recommend, btw.