It’s a Brilliant Sound

Friday, December 17, 2004

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Every year I make a year-end mix.  Here’s this year’s cover.


Comments


12-17-04 · 3:37 pm

Jared says:

That’s awesome. What songs are on it?
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12-17-04 · 3:57 pm

Robot Johnny says:

Here’s the tracklist:

DISC ONE
01 The Kleptones - Stop
02 United State of Electronica - It is On!
03 The Beastie Boys - Right Right Now Now
04 They Might Be Giants - Spines
05 Frank Black - Cactus
06 Modest Mouse - The Good Times are Killing Me
07 Ratatat - 17 Years
08 Mouse on Mars - Wipe That sound
09 Har Mar Superstar - As
10 Rock & Squash - Simple Song
11 Head Automatica - Brooklyn is Burning
12 The Go! Team - The Power is On!
13 Instamatic - GodLife
14 The Flaming Lips - SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy
15 Rheostatics - Polar Bears and Trees
16 The Presidents of the USA - Some Postman
17 Ludes - Your Dog Don’t Bark
18 George W. Bush - Sunday Bloody Sunday
19 Two-Minute Miracles - Running Out of Freon
20 The Beastie Boys vs. KC & The Sunshine Band - Hey Ladies Night
21 Morrissey - How Could Anybody Possibly Know How I Feel
22 The Reindeer Section - You Are My Joy

DISC TWO
01 Lambchop - Low Ambition
02 Wilco - Company in My Back
03 Badly Drawn Boy - Four Leaf Clover
04 Graham Coxon - Ribbons and Leaves
05 Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
06 Athlete - Dungeness
07 Feist - Mushaboom
08 The Magnetic Fields - I Don’t Believe You
09 Kings of Convenience - I’d Rather Dance with You
10 Camper Van Beethoven - Hey Brother
11 Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice on You
12 Nancy Sinatra - Baby’s Coming Back to Me
13 Mike Doughty - Move On
14 Hayden - Don’t Get Down
15 Keane - We Might As Well Be Strangers
16 The Arcade Fire - Crown of Love
17 Ed Harcourt - Something to Live For
18 The Postal Service - Against All Odds
19 Elliott Smith - Let’s Get Lost
20 Elvis Costello - The Scarlet Tide
21 William Shatner - That’s Me Trying

12-17-04 · 9:49 pm

kat says:

Fantastically brilliant cover! I wish I had that kind of talent. I love it! Will you make me a copy? We can trade mixes smile

12-17-04 · 10:36 pm

Phil says:

Wow, your year-end list is very similar to mine.  I suspect we’ve been downloading from the same music blogs!

Here’s mine:

Miracle Drug - A.C. Newman
Vertigo - U2
Me and Mia - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Walking In the Sun - Travis
Call Me Mellow - Tears for Fears
This Will Be Our Year - Ok Go
That’s Me Trying - William Shatner
The Valley - k.d. lang
Won’t Give In - Finn Brothers
They’ll Soon Discover - The Shins
I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey
Spitting Games - Snow Patrol
Boom, Like That - Mark Knopfler
Monkey to Man - Elvis Costello
Window of My World - Guided By Voices
Wonderful - Brian Wilson
Cherry Blossom Girl - Air
Untouchable - Glenn Tilbrook
Walking Out - Jamie Hoover & Bill Lloyd
Logic Of A Friend - Badly Drawn Boy
I’d Rather Dance With You - Kings Of Convenience
Forever Changes Everything Now - Moonbabies
She Is Light - The Dotted Line
Lost Myself - Jason Falkner
Let’s Have a Baby - Candy Butchers
On eBay - Chumbawamba
SpongeBob & Patrick Confront The Psychic Wall Of Energy - The Flaming Lips
Float On - Modest Mouse
More - Matthew West
Some Postman - The Presidents of the United States of America
Whatever Happened to Corey Haim - The Thrills
Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself - The Killers
So Far Away - Stephen Duffy & The Lilac Time
You & I - Michael Carpenter
Ordinary Life - David Mead
Decent Days And Nights - The Futureheads
You Are the Light - Jens Lekman
The Dress Looks Nice On You - Sufjan Stevens
Knock Yourself Out - Jon Brion
You Drew - Ken Stringfellow
Oh - Kevin Tihista’s Red Terror
I Wanted To Be Wrong - R.E.M.
Make Right With You - Luke Temple
Baby’s Coming Back to Me - Nancy Sinatra
A Fond Farewell - Elliott Smith
If It’s Not With You - Phoenix
(Reach Up for The) Sunrise - Duran Duran
Just a Kid - Wilco
The Irish Keep Gate-Crashing - The Thrills
It Was Supposed to Be So Easy - The Streets
Palmcorder Yajna - The Mountain Goats
Push the Feelings - Matthew Sweet
Columbus, OH - Landing Gear
Wouldn’t Believe It - The Get Up Kids
I Love You Cause I Have To - Dogs Die in Hot Cars
I Fought The Angels - Delgados

12-20-04 · 9:13 am

Kat says:

The best part of the mix are the hidden tracks. Okay, not the BEST part, but still pretty nifty.

12-20-04 · 6:13 pm

michelle says:

I love the cover and your picks!!

12-21-04 · 7:46 pm

patricia says:

Fartastic!

12-30-04 · 10:50 am

james says:

Where can I place my order?!