James Gunn Releases His "Awesome Mix: 2021" of His Most Listened-To Tunes of the Year

Director James Gunn has released his 2021 edition of his Awesome Mix, a playlist of the songs that he listened to most in the past year. It all started when he made the first Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, and his epic soundtrack, which was Peter Quill’s mixtape given to him by his mom, was happily received by fans. This year’s mix is much less mainstream hits and classics, and more obscure than years past, but those who have enjoyed Gunn’s musical taste in the past are more than likely going to enjoy some of what they hear again.

This year’s list includes the following songs:

1. "Back in Love City" – The Vaccines

2. "Modern Job" – Sprints

3. "How to Feel" – Zuli Jr.

4. "Paprika" – Japanese Breakfast

5. "Bad Days Ain't Ova" – Dem Atlas

6. "rain (from The Suicide Squad)" – grandson, Jesse Reyez

7. "On Top" – Dan Croll

8. "Pull the Plug" – Du Blonde

9. "Tombstone Grey" – JAWNY

10. "Anthony Kiedis" – Remi Wolf

11. "Walk Away" – Mina Okabe

12. "青い" – Polka Dot Stingray

13. "SKrAm!" – Jeff Rosenstock

14. "Three Way Ride" – Wildstreet

15. "Bad Dream Baby" – Hippo Campus

16. "Blame Game" – Beach Bunny

17. "Everything You Got" – Ten Tonnes

18. "The Beachland Ballroom" – IDLES

19. "When the Fires Come" – Kero Kero Bonito

20. "Old Friends" – Scott Helman

21. "You Can Get It" – Arkells, K. Flay

22. "Day 7.5093" – Nilufer Yanya

23. "Borrowed Time" – Rick and Morty, Tennis

24. "Rainforest – Noname

25. "Play That Too" – Jack Page

26. "Dare to Dream" – Dylan Cartlidge

27. "Dept. of Finance" – Jeff Rosenstock, Laura Stevenson

28. "I Broke My Own Rule" – They Might Be Giants

29. "On My Way" – Alex Lahey

30. "Skin" – Joy Crookes

Check out Gunn’s post below, and listen to his playlist on Spotify, if you please. Happy listening!

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