The soundtrack to a bored Friday night

1.) Death Cab for Cutie – Cath…
Off their new album Narrow Stairs, clearly the standout track – and as Evan told me last night – the second single. So, you will all be hearing it on 89x sooner rather than later.

2.) Death Cab for Cutie – Flustered/Hey Tomcat!
Track 13 on the CD release of You Can Play These Songs With Chords. It’s spacey and has a bass line that will make you want to dance. I can’t help but think of Michele Hunt whenever I hear it lately, I put it on a mix I made for her last year when we were still close.

3.) Sly & the Family Stone – Everyday People
I Had to bust out with their greatest hits album on vinyl just to hear this jam. I really need to record this to mp3. In the end, its always hard to decide between this song and ‘Dance To The Music’.

4.) Iron & Wine – Trapeze Swinger (02/10/2007 @ Messiah College)
I grabbed this off Aquarium Drunkard sometime this winter, and I must say it’s the perfect song for feeling sorry for yourself. It’s a live version so it feels really intimate, and it’s rare I get that from a song.

5.) Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Well, this night started out fun (at least musically) and slowly slipped into a darker place. I blame that on the day and the gin I have been drinking. Nevertheless, ‘Skinny Love’ is a masterpiece that many a night I have listened to on repeat, over and over again.