2010 in music

Every month, I put together a mix of new music. Some of it’s just new to me, or even just rediscovered music, and I’ve been doing it for a couple of years now. Sometimes I get a bit carried away, but I have fun doing it. And I have fun sharing those mixes, on occasion, with others.

Here’s my December 2010 mix:

  1. “Ballad of Winslow Homer” by the Dimes
  2. “American Dream” by Danielle Ate the Sandwich
  3. “Lille” by Lisa Hannigan
  4. “We Meet, We Part, We Remember” by the Holmes Brothers
  5. “Always” by Junip
  6. “Sucker Row” by Mark Knopfler
  7. “Merry Happy” by Kate Nash
  8. “Over” by Phonosapiens
  9. “Tonight the Streets Are Ours” by Richard Hawley
  10. “Say it Right” by Nelly Furtado
  11. “Song to Bobby” by Cat Power
  12. “Nostrand” by Ratatat
  13. “Save Yourself” by Sharon Van Etten
  14. “Albuquerque Lullaby” by Dan Bern
  15. “When My Time Comes” by Dawes
  16. “Card From a Multipack” by the Just Joans
  17. “White Wine in the Sun” by Tim Minchin
  18. “Year End Letter” by Garfunkel and Oates

And here’s a “Best of” mix I mailed out to a few people, in lieu of Christmas cards…and, well, after Christmas.

  1. “The Weary Kind” by Ryan Bingham
  2. “Southland in the Springtime” by Indigo Girls
  3. “Breathe” from In the Heights
  4. “Lazarus” by Sophie Solomon
  5. “Say Hey (I Love You)” by Michael Franti & Spearhead
  6. “Cleo’s Song” by JBM
  7. “Como Uma Nuvem No Céu” by Ana Moura
  8. “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol
  9. “Change of Time” by Josh Ritter
  10. “Oh, the Divorces!” by Tracy Thorn
  11. “To Travels & Trunks” by Hey Marseilles
  12. “Home” by Edward Sharp & the Magnetic Zeros
  13. “Black Winged Bird” by Nina Persson
  14. “Blackbird Through the Dark” by Patrick Park
  15. “Robots” by Dan Mangan
  1. “Counting Back to 1” by Beautiful Small Machines
  2. “Down on Love” by Sarah Blasko
  3. “Taking a Walk” by John Prine
  4. “The Suitcase Song” by Sam & Ruby
  5. “’til I’m Gone” by David Ross Macdonald
  6. “The Queen of Lower Chelsea” by the Gaslight Anthem
  7. “Belle of the Ball” by Carsie Blanton
  8. “Where Will You Be” by Sara Watkins
  9. “Organ Donor” by Jeremy Messersmith
  10. “Clementine” by Sarah Jaffe
  11. “Americanarama” by Hollerado
  12. “Hard Believer” by First Aid Kit
  13. “Levi Stubbs’ Tears” by Billy Bragg
  14. “American Dream” by Danielle Ate the Sandwich
  15. “Lille” by Lisa Hannigan

Believe me, even winnowing that down to 30 songs, on two discs, was a challenge. And, although it’s really sort of a Christmas song, and therefore a week too late, I just really like this song from Tim Minchin, “White Wine in the Sun.” It seems like a good note to end on for the year.