BEST OF 2007 (PART 2)

Left-click [HERE] to download the rest of the 2007 collection.

BEST OF 2007 (PART 2) TRACKLIST >>>

01 patrick wolf/the magic position
02 okkervil river/unless it's kicks
03 editors/the racing rats
04 matt pond pa/honestly
05 maximo park/by the monument
06 arcade fire/intervention
07 sambassadeur/that town
08 shout out louds/you are dreaming
09 nada surf/see these bones
10 josh ritter/to the dogs or whoever
11 amy macdonald/this is the life
12 emil jensen/ghana mot italien
13 timbaland/the way i are
14 rihanna/don't stop the music
15 mgmt/time to pretend
16 the cinematics/a strange education
17 the 1900s/the medium way
18 radiohead/reckoner
19 the raveonettes/blush
20 mando diao/you don't understand me

BEST OF 2007 (PART 1)

I'm still working on the Best of 2008 mix(es). In the meantime, how 'bout some not-so-oldies-but-definitely-goodies? Go crazy....

Left-click [HERE] to download the mix.

BEST OF 2007 (PART 1) TRACKLIST >>>

01 the pixies/here comes your man
02 feist/my moon my man
03 spoon/rhthm & soul
04 travis/selfish jean
05 amy winehouse/back to black
06 british sea power/waving flags
07 the view/superstar tradesman
08 shout out louds/time left for love
09 amy macdonald/let's start a band
10 the thrills/the midnight choir
11 stars/take me to the riot
12 maximo park/books from boxes
13 the cinematics/keep forgetting
14 an pierle & white velvet/jupiter
15 okkervil river/our love is not a movie or maybe
16 (we are) performance/surrender
17 kristoffer ragnstam/no one told me
18 the broken west/down in the valley
19 woodpigeon/the alison yip school for girls
20 fields/you brought this on yourself

01. THE CORAL SEA: FIRELIGHT

THE CORAL SEA on MySPACE.

[MP3] "More Than You Know"
[MP3] "Cold Eyes Down"

[2007's #1: RADIOHEAD: IN RAINBOWS]
[2006's #1: THOM YORKE: THE ERASER]
[2005's #1: KENT: DU & JAG DODEN]
[2004's #1: ARCADE FIRE: FUNERAL]

02. FADED PAPER FIGURES: DYNAMO

FADED PAPER FIGURES on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Logos"
[MP3] "Being There"

[2007's #2: AMY MACDONALD: THIS IS THE LIFE]
[2006's #2: THE VEILS: NUX VOMICA]
[2005's #2: THE RAVEONETTES: PRETTY IN BLACK]

03. SONS AND DAUGHTERS: THIS GIFT

SONS AND DAUGHTERS on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Gilt Complex"
[MP3] "Darling"

[2007's #3: SHOUT OUT LOUDS: OUR ILL WILLS]
[2006's #3: MOJAVE 3: PUZZLES LIKE YOU]
[2005's #3: STARS: SET YOURSELF ON FIRE]

04. THE ROSEBUDS: LIFE LIKE

THE ROSEBUDS on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Life Like"

[2007's #4: MAXIMO PARK: OUR EARTHLY PLEASURES]
[2006's #4: THE ESSEX GREEN: CANNIBAL SEA]
[2005's #4: THE ROSEBUDS: BIRDS MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS]

05. FRIDA HYVONEN: SILENCE IS WILD

FRIDA HYVONEN on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Enemy Within"

[2007's #5: ARCADE FIRE: NEON BIBLE]
[2006's #5: NOW IT'S OVERHEAD: DARK LIGHT DAYBREAK]
[2005's #5: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE: PLANS]

06. DUFFY: ROCKFERRY

DUFFY on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Stepping Stone"

[2007's #6: JOSH RITTER: THE HISTORICAL CONQUESTS OF JOSH RITTER]
[2006's #6: SCISSOR SISTERS: TA-DAH]
[2005's #6: EELS: BLINKING LIGHTS AND OTHER REVELATIONS]

07. ISLANDS: ARM'S WAY

ISLANDS on MySPACE.

[MP3] "The Arm"

[2007's #7: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: MAGIC]
[2006's #7: THE PIPETTES: WE ARE THE PIPETTES]
[2005's #7: THE CARDIGANS: SUPER EXTRA GRAVITY]

08. FRISKA VILJOR: TOUR DE HEARTS

FRISKA VILJOR on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Old Man"

[2007's #8: LUCKY SOUL: THE GREAT UNWANTED]
[2006's #8: MALAJUBE: TROMPE L'OEIL]
[2005's #8: I AM KLOOT: GODS AND MONSTERS]

09. TILLY AND THE WALL: O

TILLY AND THE WALL on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Blood Flowers"

[2007's #9: THE THRILLS: TEENAGER]
[2006's #9: THE FORMAT: DOG PROBLEMS]
[2005's #9: ED HARCOURT: STRANGERS]

10. THE INDELICATES: AMERICAN DEMO

THE INDELICATES on MySPACE.

[MP3] "We Hate the Kids"

[2007's #10: SEA WOLF: LEAVES IN THE RIVER]
[2006's #10: REGINA SPEKTOR: BEGIN TO HOPE]
[2005's #10: THE SPINTO BAND: NICE AND NICELY DONE]

11. LENKA: LENKA

LENKA on MySPACE.

[MP3] "The Show"

[2007's #11: WOODPIGEON: SONGBOOK]
[2006's #11: THE SUBMARINES: DECLARE A NEW STATE]

BEST ALBUMS 2008

Well, you didn't really think a little power outage was going to keep me from compiling a Best Albums of 2008 list, did you? Nah... not a chance.

As always, these are my favorite albums of '08, not my "objective" picks for albums of highest "quality," per se. So... take these with a grain or three of salt....

01. THE CORAL SEA/firelight
02. FADED PAPER FIGURES/dynamo
03. SONS AND DAUGHTERS/this gift
04. THE ROSEBUDS/life like
05. FRIDA HYVONEN/silence is wild
06. DUFFY/rockferry
07. ISLANDS/arm's way
08. FRISKA VILJOR/tour de hearts
09. TILLY AND THE WALL/o
10. THE INDELICATES/american demo
11. LENKA/lenka

KENT (PART 2)

[This post is appearing 54 hours after it was intended to appear as a consequence of a 36-hour power outage and a 59-hour cable-modem outage. Wind was partially to blame. But the continent of Asia was the true culprit. Perhaps more on that later. For now, though -- finally -- some tunes....]

KENT on WIKIPEDIA.

[MP3] "Ingenting" [2007]

[MP3] "Palace & Main" [2005]

[MP3] "Kevlar Soul" [2000]

[MP3] "Parlor" [2002]

[MP3] "Just Like Money" [2000]

[MP3] "Max 500" [2005]

[MP3] "FF" [2002]

[MP3] "Kram (Sa nara far ingen ga)" [1996]

KENT (PART 1)

KENT on WIKIPEDIA.

[MP3] "Du Ar Anga" [2005]

[MP3] "Karleken Vantar" [2002]

[MP3] "Things She Said" [1998]

[MP3] "Revolt III" [1999]

[MP3] "Generation Ex" [2007]

[MP3] "Spokstad" [2000]

[MP3] "VinterNoll2" [2002]

[MP3] "Klaparen" [2005]

I LOVE MATH

I LOVE MATH on MySPACE.

From the LP GETTING TO THE POINT IS BESIDE IT, 2008 >>>
[MP3] "Too Many Demons"
[MP3] "Only Clowns Are Scary"

NOAH AND THE WHALE

NOAH AND THE WHALE on MySPACE.

[MP3] "Red Alert"

[MP3] "I Do Fine"

ANDY WILLIAMS

While I consider this anything but "the most wonderful time of the year," ANDY WILLIAMS' voice speaks to me of younger, brighter, "wonderfuller" days. Nostalgiarific.

[MP3] "Music to Watch Girls By"

[MP3] "Happy Heart"

[MP3] "Moon River"

[MP3] "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

[MP3] "The Sweetest Sounds"

LUSH

LUSH on WIKIPEDIA.

[MP3] "Ladykillers"

[MP3] "Ciao!" [w/JARVIS COCKER]

[MP3] "500 (Shake Baby Shake)"

[MP3] "The Childcatcher"

[MP3] "Light From a Dead Star"

SAKERT!

SAKERT! on MySPACE.

From the LP SAKERT!, 2007 >>>
[MP3] "Vi Kommer Att Do Samtidigt"
[MP3] "Och Jag Grat Mig Till Somns Efter Alla Dar"

COMPUTER VS. BANJO

COMPUTER VS. BANJO on MySPACE.

From the LP COMPUTER VS. BANJO, 2008 >>>
[MP3] "Give Up on Ghosts"
[MP3] "Guitars Need a Sinner's Touch"

SUGAR, SUGAR!

Left-click [HERE] to download last week's logical conclusion....

"SUGAR, SUGAR!" TRACKLIST >>>

01 The Four Tops/I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
02 The Archies/Sugar, Sugar
03 Echo and the Bunnymen/Lips Like Sugar
04 Heather Nova/Sugar
05 Of Montreal/Spoonful of Sugar
06 The Icicles/Sugar Sweet
07 The Hard Lessons/Milk and Sugar
08 Tori Amos/Sugar
09 Maps/Liquid Sugar
10 Nancy Sinatra/Sugar Town
11 The Rolling Stones/Brown Sugar
12 The Lightning Seeds/Sugar Coated Iceberg
13 Talking Heads/Sugar on My Tongue

HONEY, HONEY!

Looking back at last week's posts, a certain theme/trend seemed to emerge -- entirely coincidentally. Might as well play it out to the end, then....

Left-click [HERE] to download the following sweet, sweet nothings....

"HONEY, HONEY!" TRACKLIST >>>

01 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass/A Touch of Honey
02 R.E.M. [w/Kate Pierson]/Me in Honey
03 Tori Amos/Honey
04 U2/Wild Honey
05 Joseph Arthur/Honey and the Moon
06 ABBA/Honey Honey
07 Walker Kong/Andy Warhol & the Honey Bees
08 Eef Barzelay/Ballad of Bitter Honey
09 Beck/Milk & Honey
10 Moby/Honey
11 Pop Levi/Blue Honey
12 Lovers Electric/Honey
13 El Presidente/Honey
14 Madrugada/Honey Bee
15 Van Morrison/Tupelo Honey
16 Grant Lee Buffalo/Honey Don't Think

SUGAR

SUGAR on WIKIPEDIA.

[MP3] "Your Favorite Thing" [1994]

[MP3] "If I Can't Change Your Mind" [1992]

[MP3] "Believe What You're Saying" [1994]

[MP3] "Helpless" [1992]

[MP3] "Can't Help You Anymore" [1994]

HONEYHONEY

HONEYHONEY on MySPACE.

From the LP FIRST RODEO, 2008 >>>
[MP3] "Not for Long"
[MP3] "Black Crows"

From the EP LOOSE BOOTS, 2008 >>>
[MP3] "Little Toy Gun"