The Simple Present Mix is about the calm after upheaval. It’s a more laid-back companion to Yep. Yep. The 2012 Victory Mix. After you listen, I hope you feel well-rested.

Links to individual songs or videos are below. The whole Simple Present Mix is available on Spotify, if you roll that way. It’s also on Rdio, but missing a few tracks. Please pay special attention to Chris Bathgate and K.Flay; they’ve been in heavy rotation.

Losers from The Belle Brigade
My Boys from Taken by Trees
Truth from Alexander
Kids from MGMT
All the Wine from The National
No Duh from K.Flay
Do What’s Easy from Chris Bathgate
The Way I Am from Ingrid Michaelson
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes from Paul Simon
Drink Deep from Laura Viers and Saltbreakers

What songs remind you that things will be okay? Let us know in comments.

I have a new post up at Lifescoop, Top 10 Sites and Apps for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions.

On New Year’s Day, my strongest resolution is often to avoid champagne for the next few years. Why do we start with fresh goals on a day when most of us can barely manage to raise our voices above a whisper?

Making New Year’s resolutions is fun, but staying committed can be anything but. These are a few sites and apps that will help keep you on track to success, at least until you reestablish your taste for champagne. Read More…

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