being retrospective

Songs that I couldn't get over when I was a freshman in university:

1. Dismemberment Plan - The City
2. Mekons - Last Dance
3. Rainer Maria - Artificial Light
4. Bright Eyes - Nothing Get Crossed Off
5. Spoon - The Way We Get By
6. Zog Bogbean - John Fisher Ford
7. And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Another Morning Stoner
8. Flaming Lips - Fight Test
9. Wilco - Ashes of American Flags
10. Interpol - Roland
11. Beck - Guess I'm Doing Fine
12. Minus the Bear - Monkey!! Knife!! Fight!!
13. Modest Mouse - Dramamine
14. Russian Futurists - Let's Get Ready to Crumble
15. Simon Joyner - Only Living Boy in Omaha

It is strange to say, but music sounded, felt, rolled around different. I jumped into a warm pool -- you sink quickly and gently rise to the top. You are met by chill. You gasp for air. There you are.
I tried something different. We are seeing how it goes.

too strong for fantasy

Here's the list I put together for Tiny Mix Tapes. I left off 21-25 because they really don't do that much for me. Bright Eyes is in there. If you disagree with any of my picks, that's fine. Odds are I coudn't think less of you anyway.

20. Dead Medow- Flowers
19. Vitallic – OK Cowboy
18. m83 – Before the Dawn Heals US
17. Iron and Wine – Woman King (EP)
16. Andrew Bird – Andrew Bird's Mysterious Production of Eggs
15. Caribou - The Milk of Human Kindness
14. (Smog) – A River Ain’t Too Much to Love
13. Okkervil River – Black Sheep Boy
12. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
11. The Robot Ate Me – Carousel Waltz
10. Common - Be
9. Ryan Adams - Jacksonville City Nights
8. Akron/Family & Angels of Light - Akron/Family & Angels of Light
7. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
6. Deerhoof - Runners Four
5. King Khan and the BBQ Show - King Khan and the BBQ Show
4. M. Ward - Transistor Radio
3. Antony and the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now
2. STNNNG - Dignified Sissy
1. Animal Collective - Feels

Bands Names (All Names of Characters in 'Little Big Man') And You Can Use Them:
- Walks on the Ground
- Hawk's Visit
- Hairy
- Pile of Bones

days of our years

It seems that what we have here are some Neural Milk rarities: some liveliness, some demogrification. Amoebic versions of "Aeroplane" favorites, covers of NMH by Mountain Goats, Magic Robot and more.

Band names (that are totally not taken yet):
- Yahoo.com
- Pamida
- Paris Hilton