I threw this together on Thursday night, but have been dragging my feet about posting it for whatever reason. It’s been awhile since I’ve made one (this one on CD, because I am certain that the intended recipient doesn’t have a tape player – as nostalgic as I can get, I want the thing to be listened to, after all).
So, here goes:
Dent May and His Magnificent Ukelele – You Can’t Force A Dance Party
Ben Folds Five – Best Imitation of Myself
Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You
Booker T and the DBTs – Hey Ya
The Mountain Goats – This Year
Jarvis Cocker – Black Magic
Lady GaGa – Poker Face (Piano Version)
Elvis Costello – Veronica (Demo)
The Weakerthans – Aside
The Hospital Bombers – The Devil’s Music
Lewis and Clarke – Before It Breaks You
Oreskaband – Knife and Fork
Barenaked Ladies – O Holy Night
Josh Ritter – Right Moves
The Pictures – Milkshake
Death Cab For Cutie – Bad Reputation
Ben Folds – Zak and Sara
William Fitzsimmons – King of Wishful Thinking
The goal here was something summery and ‘listen with the windows down’; I think it works. Plus it has multiple organ-driven songs, and that’s always a plus. It’s also a nice blend of newer stuff, deep cuts from artists that I really like and, of course, cover songs.
Look for a .zip of the whole thing in the next few days. In the meantime, I’m throwing the William Fitzsimmons track up here because it’s awesome and because it’s pretty tough to find in a non-Youtube format.
