April in song

I swear, I never expected it to get so out of hand. But this ungainly thing is my mix for April 2009:

1. “Water Here” by Bodies of Water
2. “Ghosts” by Laura Marling
3. “Lonely Ghosts” by O+S
4. “Ghosts Under Rocks” by Ra Ra Riot
5. “Crown of Love” by Arcade Fire
6. “Dread Natty Congo” by Sister Carol East
7. “America” by Robyn Hitchcock
8. “If Jeff Buckley Had Lived” by the Indelicates
9. “Ramshackle Day Parade” by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
10. “Your Big Hands” by Jolie Holland
11. “Hey World (Don’t Give Up Version)” by Michael Franti
12. “Cat’s Game” by Greg Camp
13. “Nowheres Nigh” by Parts and Labor
14. “Come Monday Night” by God Help the Girl
15. “Days Gone By” by Jon Boden
16. “Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh” by Say Hi to Your Mom
17. “Sick Muse” by Metric
18. “Get on My Pony” by A-Trak
19. “Pony” by Sara Watkins
20. “Beggar’s Prayer” by Emiliana Torrini
21. “Long as I Can See the Light” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
22. “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” by the Killers
23. “Cartoons and Forever Plans” by Maria Taylor
24. “French Navy” by Camera Obscura
25. “Soleil” by Francoise Hardy
26. “Where Were You Last Night” by Photons
27. “Airport Surroundings” by Loney Dear
28. “Seven” by Fever Ray
29. “Sweet Sweet Heartkiller” by Say Hi to Your Mom
30. “Jake Summers” by Fight Like Apes
31. “My Delirium” by Malcolm Middleton
32. “Palm Springs” by Jill Sobule
33. “Time Lapse Lifeline” by Maria Taylor

That’s 33 songs. And it could have easily been a couple of tracks longer. I blame a couple of things: all the South by Southwest retrospectives I listened to last month, and way too many free sampler albums downloaded at Amazon.com. And then, of course, Heather sent me a mix CD, and there was lots of really good music on that.Trust me: this is ridiculously long, over two hours of music, but this is after did some pruning and cut some tracks. (There are a couple of repeat bands, but there could have been more.)

Anyway, this is what I was listening to last month, if you were curious. I’m starting to remember why I limited myself to just 12 songs a month last year.