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Remixes and Mashups: Hey Champ, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Passion Pit and more!

Yeasayer - "Ambling Alp" (Alan Wilkis Remix)
Hey Champ - "Neverest" (Treasure Fingers Remix)
Amy Winehouse - "Rehab" (Hot Chip Remix)
Passion Pit - "The Reeling" (Miike Snow Remix)
"Don't Stop Believin' in Kids" ( Journey vs MGMT mashup by corporation)
Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (Peter Gabriel /Hot Chip Remix)
Jamiroquai - "Canned Heat" (Calvin Harris Remix)
"That's Not My Flux" (The Ting Tings versus Bloc Party mashup by DJ Sunderland)
Of Montreal - "Gallery Piece" (Jon Brion Remix)
Boots Made for Stompin' Mix - (mashup by Shimi Sonic)

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Vampire Weekend's sophomore effort, 'Contra': Slump or Success?

Looking back to 2008, the first VW album was really a 'Best of' collection. Way before these Ivy Leaguers started playing on late night TV, blog aggregators were snorting up VW mp3s like nose candy. In fact, an earlier iteration of ISR called Indie Soup Modern Rock, played "Oxford Comma" way before these Afro-pop boys made it big.

But VW's latest album, Contra, does not suffer from the sophomore slump and indeed, lives up to the hype. The songscape is equally diverse as its predecessor. If you're looking for "A-Punk's" nearest relative you'll find it in the cliff-jumping spasmodic rhythms of "Cousins". Or, if you're seeking the expansiveness and world sound of "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" then "Run" is a good contender. My personal favorite is the cheeseball ditty "Holiday". It's almost as if they were channeling that "I Wish It Was Christmas" SNL skit  with the cast of regulars (Fallon, Sanz, Morgan and Kattan) playing on stage that schlocky melody, with their puny instruments.The songs mesh well and as for your workouts, there is plenty to go round:

Workout Legend
LT = Low tempo workout
MT = Mid tempo workout
HT = Up tempo workout
S = Skip for your workouts
* = ISR faves

"Cousins" - HT* (Check out ISR's FunkaDellaDango mix for this mix opener!)
"Run" - MT
"Diplomat's Son" - MT
"Holiday" - HT*
"Giving Up The Gun" - MT
"White Sky" -  MT

Funka-Della-Dango Mix: Calvin Harris, Fol Chen, Bon Mod, Vampire Weekend and more!

Funka-Della-Dango Mix
Calvin Harris - "The Rain"
PacoVolume - "Cookiemachine"
Vampire Weekend - "Cousins"
Civil Twilight - "Soldier"
Amanda Blank - "Make it Take It"
Fol Chen - "The Longer U Wait (ft. Simone White)"
A Broken Robot - "All Here"
Every Boy - "Keep On Keepin On"
The Berndt - "Hurried Feathers"
Sebastien Tellier - "Fingers of Steel (Hypnolove Remix)"
Bon Mod - "Chocolate Cheesecake"
The Bloodsugars - "Light At The End of The Tunnel"
I Was Totally Destroying It - "Come Out, Come Out"

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