Beyound that, there isn't really any rhyme or reason to the songs on this compilation - I don't have any particular attachment to any of the artists (though am a fan of many), no burning desire to introduce you to new music (many of these songs you'll probably already know) - they are just some of the most sweetly melancholy tunes I've heard that, when together, sound quite lovely.
Losing Sleep - Richard Swift
Catch the Wind - Donovan
She Comes Into the Room - The Skydiggers
Intuition - Feist
Gravity - Bic Runga
You Were Here - Sarah Harmer
This Too Shall Pass - Justin Rutledge (okay, I'm quite attached to this artist - he is sublime live)
To Die For - Grananda
Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
Chicago -Sufjan Stevens
The Trapeze Swinger - Iron & Wine
You Look So Young - The Jayhawks
Abigail, Belle of Kilronan - The Magnetic Fields
In a Graveyard - Rufus Wainwright
After the Curtains - Beirut
4 comments:
oh, now i'm really sad that my cd showed up in two pieces. this looks really good.
Not listened yet. Just loading the CD on to Itunes and noticed I've got 16 tracks but you've only given 15 songs on the blog. Am I missing something?
A real treat, this was. I think you outdid your last effort - maybe it's that this feels a bit more comprehensive, maybe it's just that I like the melancholy of it ...
My pick is the Granada tune, with Feist as a close second.
And I do believe the missing track is "Receiver" by Hem, to be inserted between The Jayhawks and The Magnetic Fields?
(And thanks for the Soviet Special, it rocks!)
Hi there - a-funk is correct. the missing tune is, indeed,"Receiver" by Hem.
In addition - because I had such a bugger of a time burning the CD, I had to shake-up the playlist a bit some of you get an extra tune! Consider it a bonus (but ideally, best if you delete it.
Happy listening,
R.
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