Houstonist iMix: September

September has arrived. You need a good mix of tunes while you go back to school, work, or the unemployment line. Whichever it is, we have the cure: the new edition of the Houstonist iMix.

We have several great fresh songs this time around. We kick it off with the first single from King of Leon’s “Sex on Fire,” from their upcoming album Only By The Night. Also included are two bands that released their first studio album in over a decade: Portishead and recently reunited The Verve. From this spring, we have M83’s “Graveyard Girl.”

Classics range from this decade to the 50’s. From a few years ago, we have a track from the soulful balladeer Ray Lamontagne’s Trouble and a song from Sufjan Steven’s first state-themed album Michigan. From one of the best female singer/songwriter albums of the 90’s, Tidal, we have Fiona Apple’s “Slow Like Honey.” From the 80’s, we included one of our favorite twisted love songs ever, “There is a Light that Never Goes Out” by The Smiths. Finally, from the 50’s, the instrumental “Rumble” from electric guitarist Link Wray.

A reminder on how it works: Houstonist contributors submitted a favorite summer song or two. Then, we threw our tracks together and created our own iMix on iTunes. So, if you have iTunes on your computer, you can now download our iMix, or, if you’re afraid of commitment, you can download the tracks individually.