Just in time for the holidays, singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens drops a free mixtape on Pitchfork titled Chopped and Scrooged.
The songs on this mixtape, which feature rappers Heems, Kitty Pride, Busdriver, and Nicky Da B, originally appeared in Stevens’ 5-EP box set titled Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas Vols. 6-10, which is nearly 60 tracks long. Featured producers include John Dieterich of Deerhoof, Fol Chen, Son Lux, and more. Here are the songs that were chosen for the mixtape:
Chopped and Scrooged Tracklist
01. Heems “The Child With the Star on His Head” (produced by John Dieterich of Deerhoof)
02. The Pro Letarians “Dream Catcher”
03. Mr. Kinetik and Tony Styxx “Cool Like Jack”
04. (Charles) Book&Record “Black Christmas” [ft. Tada!]
05. Busdriver “Ding-a-ling-a-ring-a-ling” (produced by Son Lux)
06. Nicky Da B “Xmas in the Room” (produced by Oliver Blank)
07. Kitty Pryde “Implants & Yankee Candles” (produced by Fol Chen)
08. Electric iLL “Blue Baktun”
09. DMA and Oreo Jones “Xmas Woes”
In light of the holiday spirit, you can also re-watch “Mr. Frosty Man,” the video Sufjan Stevens released in anticipation of the box set. Watch here.