Meet me up on 99, beneath the Marco Polo sign
Best mixed CD of the year:1. Death Cab For Cutie - Marching Bands of Manhattan
2. Sense Field - In Election
3. Caesars - Paper Tigers
4. Nada Surf - Blankest Year
5. Jimmy Eat World - Work
6. John Vanderslice - Gruesome Details
7. Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body
8. Harvey Danger - Cream and Bastards Rise
9. Nada Surf - Always Love
10. John Vanderslice - You Were My Fiji
11. Modest Mouse - Float On
12. Harvey Danger - What You Live by
13. Nada Surf - All Is A Game
14. John Vanderslice - If I Live Or If I Die
15. Sense Field - Are You Okay
16. Nada Surf - What Is Your Secret
17. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
18. Death Cab For Cutie - Crooked Teeth
19. John Vanderslice - And What Did You Do Today
20. Nada Surf - Concrete Bed
21. Harvey Danger - Moral Centralia
22. Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty
23. Sense Field - To End A Letter
24. Harvey Danger - War Buddies
We made this CD over a month ago and I swear we have barely taken it out of the CD player in the car. I've been totally loving the Death Cab, Harvey Danger and Nada Surf lately, and of course John Vanderslice goes without saying.
In case you missed it Harvey Danger are offering their new album for free. You can go to their site to find out how to go about downloading it. It's a terrific album. We downloaded it but of course had to buy it as well (not only for the bonus companion disc). Because to me, the fact that they're willing to give it away for free makes me want to support them and pay for it. I like the fact that they're experimenting with alternate ways of exposing their music to people. Not to mention when tons of bands are crying about how online downloading of their music is making them lose money, I like the fact that Harvey Danger are doing the exact opposite. I hope this experiment turns out well for them. So download their album, and if you like it, buy it. To quote the band: "Enjoy the record. Everything else is secondary."
