Sep

Crash and Burn

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Music: Tell Me Something Brave by Klarka Weinwurm • Tortoiseshell by Oweihops • The First Waltz by Sound of Seventy Three • The Smoke by Home Video

Music provided by IODA Promonet.

Aug

The Shorts — One Last Hike

One Last Hike

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Music: Fall Song by The Terminal Orchestra • Aww Tow Bots by Sound of Seventy Three • Oh Fortune by Dan Mangan

Music provided by IODA Promonet.

Jul

Dirtbag Playlist Vol. 7

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Tracks:

1. Pixels by FAWNS

2. Dark Star by POLICA

3. It All Began with a Burst by Kishi Bashi

4. Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes You Win by Sarah MacDougall

5. The Diagram by Reigns

6. Love and Crashing by Oax

7. The Honest Truth by Typhoon

8. Your Apparition Stays with Me Still by Dreamend

9. Snow Globe by Mezzanine Owls

10. I’m So Unclean by Evans the Death

11. The Face on the Tintype by Dreamend.

Music provided by IODA Promonet.

Jul

The Shorts — Parking Lot Players

Parking Lot Players

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Music: Golden Haze by Wild Nothing • In the Afternoon by Pillow Fight • Billionaires vs. Millionaires by Feral Children

Music provided by IODA Promonet.

Jun

Stepping Stones

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Music: Don’t Lean On Door by Gunn – Truscinski Duo • Nakato by Joel Sebunjo, Bukko Brite, Lawrence Okello, Samuel Otaala • Salala by Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa • Pixels by FAWN

Music provided by IODA Promonet.