mix CDs are awesome

My mom asked me to make a mix CD for her when she heard Death Cab ont he radio the other day.  I asked her what she wanted the mood to be and she said "wistful" so I came up with this list.  She added a few things but other than that it was all my idea.  She said she wanted fresh new stuff.  I knew she mostly wanted stuff she’s never heard.  Still I couldn’t resist a few timeless classics.  I’m still debating the order but I THINK this is how I want it.

1) I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab For Cutie
2) Untitled – Silverchair
3) Sang Real – Dredg
4) Televators – The Mars Volta
5) Echo – Incubus
6) The Beauty Of Falling Down – Alpha Rev
7) Shorelines – Broken Social Scene
8) My Best Defense – Single File
9) Cast No Shadow – Oasis
10) The Crane Wife – The Decemberists
11) Hiru No Tsuki – Akino Arai
12) A New Beginning – Endochine
13) What Is And What Should Never Be – Led Zeppelin
14) Christian Brothers – Elliott Smith
15) October 7th – The Cooper Effect
16) Doubting Thomas – Nickel Creek
17) Don’t Cry (acoustic) – Seal
18) Nocturne – Michiru Yamane
19) Soft Rock Star – Metric
20) Galaxies – Laura Veirs
21) A Punch Up At A Wedding (No No No No No No No No) – Radiohead
22) The Sound of Failure/It’sDark … Is It Always This Dark?? – The Flaming Lips
23) Bird Of Paradise – Eliza Gilkyson
24) Sunshower – Chris Cornell
25) In My Life – The Beatles
26) Soft & Warm – Voxtrot
27) I Hate It That I Got What I Wanted – Clearlake
28) A Million Ways To Be Cruel – OK Go!
29) Mad World – Tears For Fears
30) Meagan 2K2 (Even Though It’s 2K3 Now) – Reggie And The Full Effect

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February 9, 2007

i put that deathcab song on a CD for my parents!

February 9, 2007

have you ever heard of India.Arie ? I stumbled upon her on napster the other day and fell in love with her voice (wistful definitely describes her “beautiful” and “I am ready for love”) Cool list.

+ 1337 for The Cooper Effect reference…. I prefer Paint Your Mom myself.

February 10, 2007

yeah I don’t think I have a recording of that! otherwise I’d put it on this instead. but October 7th goes really well between elliott smith and nickel creek. it’s weird.

February 11, 2007

ryn: waffle shirts = long underwear shirts… you know, with the ribby textured fabric.

February 12, 2007

that silverchair song you put on that shit is my favourite song by them! weeeee. all the other songs are great too, of course. maaake me a coppppy.

February 17, 2007

i was supposed to give you my address like 200 years ago, wasn’t i? geeze, sorry about that. i’m really absent-minded sometimes. you should have reminded me about that (even though i’m sure you did). anyway, i will give it to you as soon as you change your diary to allow private notes. i’m not going to my address on the internet for just ANYONE to see, you know. :p

February 17, 2007

Very cool that you’re making mix CD’s for your mom.