A Little Mellow--Actually It's A Lot

Recently I've heard a lot of mellow and slow-paced material coming out for the past month. It's usually kind of depressing and mellow, but there are definitely some stand-out tracks here and there, especially on Grizzly Bear's EP, Friend. "He Hit Me," "Little Brother" and "Deep Blue Sea" basically made the album and I appreciate that they mixed it up a little with covers from guests. Like many of the EPs that pop up in this blog, Friend can be found easily and downloaded for free.

In the meantime, a review for you.

Also worth mention is Okkervil River's GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES mixtape (I guess they like CAPS). This one can be downloaded for free on their Web site. Too bad they don't have "Black Sheep Boy" on there, but the song can be played through the site.

These songs will definitely help slide you into the post-Christmas depression, so get ready!