by Michael
XPN is preparing to do a list of 885 desert island tracks to end the summer.
In order to celebrate, I present for you, the songs I could listen to for the rest of my life, my DESERT ISLAND TRACKS:
1 The Bachelor and the Bride – The Decemberists
2 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes – Modest Mouse
3 Holy Roller Novocaine – Kings of Leon
4 Turn a Square – The Shins
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7yiT5phQgQ]
5 Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground – The White Stripes
6 Gone – Ben Folds
7 I Am A Train – Hotel Lights
(Ed note: This one is too obscure for YouTube. Go buy the Hotel Lights record to hear this; it’s worth it!)
8 Soma – The Strokes
9 Sharp Darts – The Streets
10 The Tape – Sondre Lerche
4 Comments
September 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm
What were the selection criteria for this list?
September 15, 2009 at 6:48 pm
They simply had to be songs I had known for over a year, and only 1 song per artist or band. Other than that, it was just did I love it enough to want to listen to it for the rest of my life and not be upset
September 19, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I see that you stayed pretty close to the original list you started at home. Six of the songs you finally chose are on the list. You did swap your first and second place songs, but other than that you didn’t waver too much. If any one wants to purchase the orignal list, in Michael’s distinctive scrawl, the bids start at $5.00.
January 24, 2010 at 11:27 pm
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