Jens Lekman, Active Child, Saint Etienne feature in Kisses 'Dedications' Mixtape

LA dream-poppers Kisses have compiled a mixtape with a twist. Instead of just throwing together any handful of tracks, the pair have recruited their closest friends from around the music world to dedicate a song each to a loved one.

The Kisses Dedications Mixtape sees the likes of Jens Lekman, Erika Spring, Saint Etienne, Taken By Trees, Active Child and Korallreven make appearances, with Bella Union boss and Cocteau Twins man Simon Raymonde also featuring, choosing Explosions in the Sky classic ‘Your Hand in Mine’.

You can listen to the mix below, with the full tracklisting beneath. Kisses’ new LP Kids in LA is out now on Cascine in the US and Splendour in the UK/EU.

1. Jesse Kivel of Kisses – The Gap Band – Outstanding
2. Michael David of Classixx – S.O.S Band – No One’s Gonna Love You
3. Pete Wiggs of Saint Etienne – The System – I Can’t Take Losing You
4. Victoria Bergsman of Taken By Trees – The Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love
5. Erika Spring of Au Revoir Simone – Sade – Clean Heart
6. Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins – Explosions in the Sky – Your Hand in Mine
7. Jens Lekman – Jennifer Lara – Our Love
8. Magnus Wahlström of Boat Club – Axel Boman – Purple Drank
9. Marcus Joons of Korallreven – Parsley Sound – Ease Yourself and Glide
10. Mike Simonetti of Italians do it Better – Cyndi Lauper – True Colors
11. Pat Grossi of Active Child – Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information
12. Seth Haley of Com Truise – Madonna – Like a Prayer
13. Paul Sprangers of Free Energy – R. Kelly – Bump and Grind