Another mix for your sharing pleasure; this one for a great friend celebrating a recent birthday.
22 songs / 1:18:40 total
Side "A"4 Non Blondes - What's Up.mp3 (from
Bigger, Better, Faster, More!)
To Be Sung At Maximum Volume.
Rosie Thomas & Sufjan Stevens - Say Hello.mp3 (from
These Friends of Mine)
A sweet tune with two lovely voices. I love the awkward, adorable "hi" introductions at the end.
Acacia Sears - Passion Play.mp3 (from
Dialtones)
Another favorite track off the album by trhe same lovley lady interviewed here a few days ago.
The Unicorns - Sea Ghost.mp3 (from
Who will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?)
Every song can be improved by a 17-second sea chanty intro.
Arcade Fire - Intervention.mp3 (from
Neon Bible)
I've said it before and I'll say it again: this brain-exploding tune will melt your face so as to leave your corpse unidentifiable. This is an understatement.
Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy.mp3 (from
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea)
"Never, under any circumstances, admit you have no idea who Jeff Magnum is." --
Everybody HurtsWords to live by, there.
Weird Al - Happy Birthday.mp3 (from
Weird Al)
I've managed to make a birthday mix for this person every year for four years in a row now, always including a nontraditional birthday song, and never repeating one. However, I'm beginning to run a bit low on material.
Art Brut - Good Weekend.mp3 (from
Bang Bang Rock & Roll)
Jess and I once proposed to PPH that the Mountain Goats should cover this; PPH replied that he'd been already practicing the bass line that weekend (which is a wonderful, fun bassline). Cue
glee.Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks.mp3 (from
Writer's Block)
The mandatory introduction to PB&J for everyone else who missed all the great music that came out last year.
Cut/Copy - Hearts on Fire.mp3 (from
Cut/Copy)
Beleve it or not, this upbeat, highly dancable tune from some folks in Australia didn't come out in 1986; it came out within the last 12 months. I know, I was shocked too!
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence.mp3 (from
Violator)
Perfect transition into a classic that everyone loves (but sometimes forgets how beautiful this song really is).
Side "B"Daniel Smith & Sufjan Stevens - Worried Shoes (Daniel Johnston cover).mp3 (from
I Killed The Monster)
The two friends pair up here for a richly polished cover of one of our favorite lo-fi heroes.
The National - Ada.mp3 (from
Boxer)
Moar Seekrit Soof-yawn Plz! Here he tickles the ivories with panache on one of the best songs from one of the best albums this year.
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire - 11:11.mp3 (from
The Swimming Hour)
This mix contains several duets and this is yet another, with a superb balance of male-female vocals here in a rousing Americana-tinged rock song.
Patrick Wolf - Tristan.mp3 (from
Wind in the Wires)
A rough, passionate, dark and undeniably sexy song.
the Mountain Goats - Cubs in Five.mp3 (from
Nine Black Poppies)
John Darnielle & Peter Peter Hughes up the "oh snap!" quoitent in this wicked sharp anti-love song.
Phish - Mmm Bop (live Hanson cover).mp3 (from
A Live One) (
YSI)
This is actually Phish doing an impression of
James Brown's cover of Mmm Bop. Must be heard to be believed.
R.E.M. - Nightswimming.mp3 (from
Automatic for the People)
The epitome of an Indian summer in New York. September's coming soon (and when it does, I too shall find myself there).
Belle & Sebastian - Your Secrets.mp3 (from the
Books EP)
"I just had somebody tell me I was introspective to a fault." Wait, did
I write this inappropriately bouncy song?
Holcombe Waller - Anthem.mp3 (from
Extravagant Gesture)
A great man hailing from Portland, Oregon. With incredible, silky soaring falsetto vocals and digestabe lyrics, this tune redefines what rock is.
Jeff Buckley - Satisfied Mind (live Johnny Cash cover).mp3
A song for a funeral. Recorded live from the WFMU broadcast October 1992.
Tenacious D - Friendship Test.mp3 (from
the self-titled album)
...It never hurts to check, just in case.
