Valentine’s Day? Hard pass. 💔
Once again, the Force Field family has your back with ‘Anti-V-Day Mixtape, Vol. XII,’ their annual love-is-a-battlefield soundtrack designed to get you through February 14 without losing your mind (or your dignity).
They started this series back in 2015 as a survival tactic—something to counteract the candy hearts, forced romance, and aggressively cheerful playlists flooding the internet. Every year since, we’ve asked artists we work with to dig deep into their personal archives and send us their most devastating, cathartic, beautifully bruised breakup songs. And every year, they absolutely deliver.
Twelve volumes in, it’s still wild how little overlap there’s been. Seriously—almost no repeats across more than a decade of mixes (fact-check us if you must). That said, patterns do emerge. Last year they had an accidental double-dip into Hüsker Dü. This year? Things got spooky. Two different contributors each landed on songs by Tom Petty, Cat Power, The Cure, Lucinda Williams, and—somehow—Strawberry Switchblade. No repeated tracks, just an eerie collective alignment toward the same emotional orbits.
The result is a mix that drifts between quiet devastation, melodramatic fog, clenched-teeth defiance, and moments of hard-won clarity. Put it on, stare out a rainy window, take a long walk, or just let it play while you dramatically rethink your life choices.
Listen to the playlist on:
Below is the full playlist—no skips, no edits, no roses required.
‘Anti-V-Day Mixtape, Vol. XII’ Playlist
- Shop Assistants – I Don’t Wanna Be Friends With You
Selected by Papa Slumber - Solange – Losing You
Selected by LARGE - Would-Be-Goods – Don’t Come Crying to Me
Selected by Heavenly - The 6ths – You Can’t Break A Broken Heart
Selected by Daniel Gill (Force Field) - Wilco – I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
Selected by Peel Dream Magazine
“Masterpiece. Perfect band perfect album.” - Little Eva – Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Selected by Lightheaded - Yura Yura Teikoku – 空洞です
Selected by Julie Hill - The Cure – Winter
Selected by Silk Daisys
“The most melancholy type of breakup song… soundtrack for an Edgar Allan Poe story.” - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Fooled Again (I Don’t Like It)
Selected by Gold Star - Cat Power – Good Woman
Selected by Sara Noelle
“A beautifully sad song from one of my favorite records.” - Bee Gees – Love So Right
Selected by Rocketship - Jeff Buckley – Morning Theft
Selected by moondaddy - Richard Thompson – Reckless Kind
Selected by LAKE - Arthur Russell – I Never Get Lonesome
Selected by Color Green - The Beach Boys – Angel Come Home
Selected by Photo Ops - Ride – Portland Rocks
Selected by bloom effect - PJ Harvey & Thom Yorke – This Mess We’re In
Selected by moondaddy - Strawberry Switchblade – Go Away
Selected by Silk Daisys - Weezer – The World Has Turned And Left Me Here
Selected by LARGE - John Lennon – Jealous Guy
Selected by LARGE - Timi Yuro – What’s A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)
Selected by Jeanines - The Only Ones – Out There In The Night
Selected by Heavenly - Robert Wyatt – Memories Of You
Selected by Color Green - Anthony Hamilton – I’m A Mess
Selected by Daniel Kleederman - Los Ángeles Azules – Cómo Te Voy A Olvidar
Selected by Rusty Santos - Lucinda Williams – Still I Long For Your Kiss
Selected by Gold Star - Silver Jews – Pretty Eyes
Selected by Color Green - Beck – Lost Cause
Selected by Swimming Bell - Irma Thomas – Coming From Behind / Wish Someone Would Care
Selected by Color Green - Annie Lennox – Walking on Broken Glass
Selected by Van Chamberlain - Tom Petty – Time To Move On
Selected by Van Chamberlain - Sippie Wallace – Women Be Wise
Selected by Rusty Santos - Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
Selected by Rusty Santos - Ozuna – El Farsante
Selected by Rusty Santos - The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
Selected by Paper Pools - The Cure – Disintegration
Selected by Paper Pools - Veronica Falls – Found Love in a Graveyard
Selected by Silk Daisys - Cat Power – Metal Heart
Selected by moondaddy - Lucinda Williams – Save Yourself
Selected by moondaddy - Chris Bell – Make A Scene
Selected by moondaddy - Jets to Brazil – Starry Configurations
Selected by Sweet Nobody - Cathy Dennis – Too Many Walls
Selected by Silk Daisys - Strawberry Switchblade – Trees and Flowers
Selected by Van Chamberlain - Dizzee Rascal – I Luv U
Selected by Rusty Santos - Coil – Going Up
Selected by Frankie Rose - Go Sailor – I’m Still Crying
Selected by Jeanines
Whether you’re heartbroken, happily single, or just deeply suspicious of red roses, ‘Anti-V-Day Mixtape, Vol. XII’ is here for you. Turn it up, lean into the feelings, and remember: this too shall pass—but the songs will stay devastating forever. 💔🎶
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