Around Christmas 2006 I made a trio of mix CDs because it’d been a while since I made any. I had a pretty good stash of songs lying around, so things were looking up. This one started from culling through the sets of songs I was most pleased with from the previous summer and sprinkling in new ones as required. It of course changd a lot in the process, but the result is one I am almost perfectly happy with. This one is probably my most easily likable mix and has a good mix of fast and slow.
1. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken
2. The Pipettes - Pull Shapes
3. New Pornographers - It’s Only Divine Right
4. Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks
5. Spoon - Me and the Bean
6. Tindersticks - Her
7. Midlake - Roscoe
8. Joseph Arthur - Too Much to Hide
9. Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On
10. Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Doctor Blind
11. Regina Spektor - Fidelity
12. Tom Waits - I’m Still Here
13. Sparklehorse - Hundreds of Sparrows
14. The National - 90-Mile Water Wall
15. Smog - Rock Bottom Riser
16. Maria Taylor - Song Beneath the Song
17. Malajube - Étienne d’Août
18. Alias & Tarsier - Dr. C
19. The Notwist - Solo Swim
20. Trembling Blue Stars - Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise
21. American Watercolor Movement - C’est La Vie Gueule De Fuch
22. My Morning Jacket - Knot Comes Loose