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In preparation of mrs. eaves’s impending bundle, and because we like to do it, GAC and I made a bitchin CD of songs. I’d call it a compliation CD, but thats what teenage girls do.

Normally, I’m a big (huge) proponent of the album format. I think, whether intentionally or otherwise, when an artist creates an album its giving us a slice of their lives at the time that the album was created, and to remove the songs from the context of the album tends to cheapen them somewhat.

Of course anybody who’s read my ramblings for a while knows that I’m a bit idealistic about my music.

Anyway, in the face of all this, and because we wanted to show off some of the new music we’ve been listening to (well, not really new, but the stuff we’ve aquired recently) we threw together a couple of CDs for the Cemestos Gardenites.

I wouldn’t normally sully the fine institution of Atomictumor.com with something like this, but as I’ve been listening to these CDs for a couple of weeks in the Volvo (which is doing well these days, thanks for asking), I feel like these things are universally good, and if I wouldn’t get a nasty phone call from RIAA nazis for posting these songs on the site for you people to hear, I’d do it. As it is, i guess you’ve just got to either find them yourselves, or get with me somewhere else for a listen. Anyway, heres the playlist for the CDs:

Barefoot:

David Bowie - Bowie at the Beeb - Queen Bitch
Spoon - Gimmie Fiction - I Turn My Camera On
Olivia Tremor Control - Singles and Beyond - A Sunshine Fix
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo! - Praying Hands
Of Montreal - The Sundlandic Twins - I Was Never Young
The Robot Ate Me - On Vacation - On Vacation
John Swihart - Napolean Dynamite Sdrk - D-Quan Boogie
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem - Thrills
Louis XIV - The Best Little Secrets Are Kept - A Letter To Dominique
Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic - Lightning Strikes The Postman
Lou Reed - Transformer - Make Up
Nick Drake - Pink Moon - Pink Moon
John Swihart - Napolean Dynamite - Granny ATV
Walkmen - A Hundred Miles Off - Louisiana
Camper Van Beethoven - New Roman Times - Militia Song
Southern Culture On the Skids - Plastic Seat Sweat - House of Bamboo
Television - Marquee Moon - See No Evil
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones - Turn Into

Pregnant:

David Bowie - Bowie at the Beeb - Five Years
Spoon - Gimmie Fiction - I Summon You
Olivia Tremor Control - Singles and Beyond - Fireplace
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Devo! - Mongoloid
Of Montreal - The Sundlandic Twins - Oslo In The Summertime
The Robot Ate Me - On Vacation - Watermelon Sugar
John Swihart - Napolean Dynamite Sdrk - Heres Rico
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem - Never as Tired as When I’m Waking Up
Louis XIV - The Best Little Secrets Are Kept - All The Little Pieces
Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic - Brainville
Lou Reed - Transformer - Goodnight Ladies
Nick Drake - Pink Moon - Know
John Swihart - Napolean Dynamite - Nap Pulls Kip
Walkmen - A Hundred Miles Off - Brandy Alexander
Camper Van Beethoven - New Roman Times - Sad Lovers Waltz
Southern Culture On the Skids - Ditch Diggin’ - My House Has Wheels
Television - Marquee Moon - Venus De Milo
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones - Memories

And then the hidden song, some weird German kid singing about a crocodile.

Yes, they tracklists are surprisingly similar, pretty cool.  Still tho, if you have iTunes, or a friend with money, check these tracks out, because they go together like butter and milk.  Or something like that.

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