Hipsturbed knows what you did last summer...

It's been painfully obvious lately that summer is coming to an end. We're now approaching the latter half of August - the days feel shorter, schedules are becoming increasingly more rigid, and that unmistakable sense of spontaneity and possibility is waning; Walgreens is probably already selling Halloween decorations. It's depressing, really.

However, Hipsturbed just released an end-of-summer mix that made me change my perspective - allowing me to reflect positively on the past few months and feel grateful for the experiences. All good things must come to an end, right? It was indeed a great summer, and these tunes, compiled so perfectly on one collection, will serve as a testament to such a memorable season as the next inevitably runs its course.

If you're like me and need a pick-me-up as you say farewell to the summer of 2010, download the mix here and enjoy your favorite tracks from amazing acts like Persona La Ave, Hard Mix, Keep Shelly in Athens, and Danniel Radall, for example (the cover art itself is fantastic). Kudos to Jarred from Life: Aquatic for bringing this mix to my attention.