As I’m fine-tuning the mix of my favorite songs for the 2nd Quarter of 2009, I realized I never posted the play list for the 1st Quarter. So here is the list with links to video clips and/or song excerpts.
- No You Girls / Franz Ferdinand
- So Human / Lady Sovereign
- Heads Will Roll / Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Like a Hitman, Like a Dancer / A. C. Newman
- It’s My Mic / Town Bike
- Something Is Squeezing My Skull / Morrissey
- Reasons Not To Be An Idiot / Frank Turner
- So Far Around The Bend / The National
- Brandy of The Damned / Nickel Eye
- This Love Is Fucking Right / The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
- Cecilie / The Wolfmen
- Lenin / Arcade Fire
- Airport Surroundings / Loney, Dear
- First Love / Emmy The Great
- Calm Down Dad / Helen Love
- Dear Boy / Bodies Of Water
- I Am Strong / Polly Scattergood
- This Tornado Loves You / Neko Case
- Blood Bank / Bon Iver
- Heart of Glass / Old School Freight Train
For some source information: this year so far has been a little “more work” with Criznittle not being able to post the indie/rock playlist anymore. Most of the inspiration now comes from Shankly’s Mix Tapes, from NPR’s All Songs Considered, a collection of blogs and music sites (e.g., Brooklyn Vegan, Pitchfork, Coast Is Clear, Silence Killer, tonspion, Insound, Spinner), of course from friends & family (and the much appreciated presents), and a few from follow-up albums and concerts.
I've been listening to a lot of A.C.Newman this year, the New Pornographers radio station on Pandora has been on of my go-to channels, my favorite by him so far is the one that goes 'our submarine rolls into stockholm…' not sure if that's the name of the song or not. Have a good trip to Germany!