As 2009 approaches, here’s my last monthly mix for ’08. It’s longer than most. I blame best-of-the-year lists and the week and a half I’ve had off to listen to them:
- “The Shining” by Badly Drawn Boy
- “Farrar, Straus & Giroux (Sea of Tears)” by Destroyer
- “Pretty Deep” by Tanya Donelly
- “How the West Was Won” by Katie Herzig
- “My Manic and I” by Laura Marling
- “Love Lockdown” by Kanye West
- “Runnin’ Out of Fools” by Neko Case
- “Frog” by VAST
- “State Trooper” by Deana Carter
- “Bus Bus” by Amy Ray
- “Midnight Radio” by Dar Williams
- “Reason to Believe” by Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
- “God Only Knows” by Joe Henry
- “Rachel Rosen” by John Anealio
- “My Delirium” by Ladyhawke
- “Around the Bend” by the Asteroids Galaxy Tour
- “Adelaide” by Grey Anne
- “Who Can Say?” by Kristy Hanson
- “So-So” by Brooke Waggoner
- “RoboCop” by Kanye West
- “Lotion” by Greenskeepers
- “Flowers Up” by Sam Phillips
- “Orphans” by Beck
- “Close My Eyes” by Arthur Russell
- “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by Renee Stahl
- “For You” by Kate York
- “Canadia” by MC Frontalot
- “…Long Time Ago” by Concrete Blonde
- “Tender Mending” by Brooke Waggoner
- “Pistachio” by Lisa Hannigan
- “Don’t Leave” by Ane Brun
- “The Wrestler” by Bruce Springsteen
- “It’s Not Over” by Kristy Hanson
- “The Chain” by Ingrid Michaelson
Hey, thanks for including my music on your list.
I also like that you chose a Neil Gaiman quote. Incidentally, I helped on his forthcoming movie, Coraline.
Happy new year!
~Anne.