When it came time to cut a solo album, Spiderbait’s co-vocalist\nand percussive lynchpin Kram had a deceptively simple philosophy.\n“I wanted it to be like a radio station where all the songs sound\nlike different bands but its all played by one person,” he\nexplains. “The premise of the whole album was to be constantly\nchanging your approach musically.\“

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One listen to Mix Tape and you’ll grasp exactly what he\nmeans. The 15 tracks veer from spooky Prince-like soul (“Burnin’\nSands”) and storming fuzz rock (“Good Love”) to melancholic country\nballads (“Won’t Be Home Tonight”) and funky pop jams that could be\na lo-fi Scissor Sisters (“Satellite”). It’s an eclectic,\ninvigorating collection of songs that fits with its creator’s clear\nintentions.

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