Best of 2011 (so far)

Been awhile. Here's the latest. No particular order.

1. Romance -Wild Flag (from the album Wild Flag)
2. Wake And Be Fine -Okkervil River (from the album I Am Very Far)
3. Helplessness Blues -Fleet Foxes (from the album Helplessness Blues)
4. Never Quite Free -The Mountain Goats (from the album All Eternals Deck)
5. So American -Portugal. The Man (from the album In The Mountain In The Cloud)
6. Towers -Bon Iver (from the album Bon Iver)
7. Unluck -James Blake (from the album James Blake)
8. Cruel -St. Vincent (from the album Strange Mercy)
9. Chinatown -Destroyer (from the album Kaputt)
10. Little By Little -Radiohead (from the album The King of Limbs)
11. Vocal Chords -Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (from the album It's A Corporate World)
12. Heart In Your Heartbreak -The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (from the album Belong)
13. Honey Bunny -Girls (from the album Father, Son, Holy Ghost)
14. Chapel Song -We Are Augustines (from the album Rise Ye Sunken Ships)
15. Sweet Louise -The Belle Brigade (from the album The Belle Brigade)
16. Bronx Sniper -Mister Heavenly (from the album Out of Love)
17. Hockey Teeth -Bahamas (from the album Pink Strat)
18. Free's -Bill Callahan (from the album Apocalypse)
19. Illuminine -Thurston Moore (from the album Demolished Thoughts)
20. Level With Yourself -David Bazan (from the album Strange Negotiations)
21. The Honest Truth -Typhoon (from the album A New Kind of House)
22. Don't Carry It All -The Decemberists (from the album The King Is Dead)

Immanuel

So...this inspired this:

1. Come Immanuel -Twila Paris
2. All Creatures of Our God and King -Patty Griffin
3. Hail To The Lord's Anointed -The Welcome Wagon
4. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing -Sufjan Stevens
5. I Repent -Barry & Michelle
6. Intro to 'I Repent' -Derek Webb
7. I Repent -Derek Webb
8. Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Weary -Fernando Ortega
9. Amazing Grace -Sufjan Stevens
10. Recovering Pharisee -Del McCoury
11. Blood of the Lamb -Wilco
12. Step By Step -Rich Mullins
13. Just A Closer Walk With Thee -Damien Jurado
14. Be Thou My Vision -Pedro the Lion
15. Nearer My God To Thee -Mississippi John Hurt
16. Help Me -Johnny Cash
17. I'll Be Glad -Bonnie Prince Billy
18. He Never Said -Martyn Joseph
19. Yahweh -U2
20. Take To The World -Derek Webb

Best of 2011 (so far): The Mix

In no particular order, excepting what makes for a good mix:

Don't Carry It All -The Decemberists (from the album The King Is Dead)

Helplessness Blues -Fleet Foxes (from the album Helplessness Blues)

Our Hearts Are Wrong -Jessica Lea Mayfield (from the album Tell Me)

We Need A Myth -Okkervil River (from the album I Am Very Far)

Baby's Arms -Kurt Vile (from the album Smoke Ring For My Halo)

Drover -Bill Callahan (from the album Apocalypse)

Age of Kings -The Mountain Goats (from the album All Eternals Deck)

January -Thurston Moore (from the album Demolished Thoughts)

Eating Paper -David Bazan (from the album Strange Negotiations)

Little By Little -Radiohead (from the album The King of Limbs)

Parenthesis -The Antlers (from the album Burst Apart)

The Wilhelm Scream -James Blake (from the album James Blake)

Calgary -Bon Iver (from the album Bon Iver)

Kaputt -Destroyer (from the album Kaputt)

Make Some Noise -Beastie Boys (from the album Hot Sauce Committee Part 2)

Heart In Your Heartbreak -The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (from the album Belong)

Do You Believe In Destiny? -The Fresh & Onlys (from the album Secret Walls)

Chapel Song -We Are Augustines (from the album Rise Ye Sunken Ships) 

Best of 2011 (so far): The Mix

In no particular order, except what makes for a good mix:

1. Eating Paper -David Bazan (from the album Strange Negotiations)
2. We Need A Myth -Okkervil River (from the album I Am Very Far)
3. Helplessness Blues -Fleet Foxes (from the album Helplessness Blues)
4. Our Hearts Are Wrong -Jessica Lea Mayfield (from the album Tell Me)
5. Every Part of Me -Steve Earle (from the album I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive)
6. Drover -Bill Callahan (from the album Apocalypse)
7. Age of Kings -The Mountain Goats (from the album All Eternals Deck)
8. January -Thurston Moore (from the album Demolished Thoughts)
9. Baby's Arms -Kurt Vile (from the album Smoke Ring For My Halo)
10. Calgary -Bon Iver (from the album Bon Iver)
11. The Wilhelm Scream -James Blake (from the album James Blake)
12. Parenthesis -The Antlers (from the album Burst Apart)
13. Kaputt -Destroyer (from the album Kaputt)
14. Little By Little -Radiohead (from the album The King of Limbs)
15. Make Some Noise -Beastie Boys (from the album Hot Sauce Committee Part 2)
16. Heart In Your Heartbreak -The Pains of Being Pure At Heart (from the album Belong)
17. Do You Believe In Destiny? -The Fresh & Onlys (from the album Secret Walls)
18. Pushing Onlys -Woods (from the album Sun and Shade)
19. Chapel Song -We Are Augustines (from the album Rise Ye Sunken Ships) 

Close To Me

Can't stop listening to The Cure this week. You're welcome.

Rise Ye Sunken Ships

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