Glass Manacle Records has had a few good releases on the books. Advocates of podsafe music, today’s track surfaced about two years ago and made it on to Playlist Mix #6. It’s ‘Better Off Before’ from The Primary Lines of Toledo, Ohio. Redundant of late, the band “formerly The Fall Out Effect, is a band that combines elements from alternative, punk, pop, hard rock, and hardcore genres into an original and intriguing sound.”

Just because they don’t exist doesn’t mean it’s not worth listening to. Get some punked up rock into your Monday with this podsafe freebie.

The Playlist Mix returns with another weekly dose of independent music for you and it’s a semi-special podcast as I’m marking the anniversary of the first show on PlaylistMix.com. You can listen back to that show here (featured the likes of Atomic Tangerine, Infotourist, Spinecar and more) or download it if you’re brave enough, the first podcast airing one year ago today.

But, me being me I’m still counting the revival of the podcast as the official anniversary so I’ll see you in October for some cake, that’s when the whole thing took off.

Anyway, this week there’s music from a selection of new and old acts with all but one act having featured previously on the show. You might be getting old acts but you’re getting new music!

There’s tunes from

• Pora! Pora! – ‘Black Water’
• Jupiter One – ‘Unglued’
• The Comfies – ‘Close To Me’
• British Sea Power – ‘Waving Flags’
• Codaphonic – ‘Never Slows Down’
• The Primary Lines – ‘Charm’

If you’re a new or existing listener then why not let me know what you think? Drop an email to the studio at podcast@playlistmix.com or leave a note on the Playlist Mix MySpace. Don’t be shy!

Back in a week with six more tracks for you.

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