Mixtape For No One #10: Current Arrangement

One of the things that I’ve missed during my unemployment is listening to music. All the music I downloaded was listened on my way to and during work.  You’d think being unemployed would give me more time to listen to music but it never seems to work out that way. Between television, books, comic books and podcasts, music seems to get lost in the shuffle.

Since it seems like every is using Spotify, this seems like a perfect way to continue my Mixtapes For No One. Here’s a quick mix of songs I’ve been enjoying from this year and albums I’m looking forward this spring/summer.  Hopefully, this will give me a reason to stay up on what’s good and what’s coming out:
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2009: 15 Favorite Albums

I had a tough time with the order of the top three.  At any given moment, any of them could be number one.  Again, I emphasize that these are in the order of my favorite albums of the year not the best.

15. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion

14. Tanya Morgan – Brooklynati

13. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3

12. The Swell Season – Strict Joy

11. St. Vincent – Actor

10. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx PT II

9. The Gossip – Music for Men

8. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

7. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

6. The Temper Trap – Conditions

5. Me’Shell Ndegéocello – Devil’s Halo

4. Tegan and Sara – Sainthood

3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

1. Metric – Fantasies

Mixtape For No One #6 – Best of ‘09 Part III

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Here is the third and final mixtape of some of my favorite songs of 2009.  I hope you’ve enjoyed them and hope there is more great music in 2010.

  1. “Nothing to Worry About” by Peter Bjorn and John (Living Thing)
  2. “My Girls” by Animal Collective (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
  3. “I Was Once A Loyal Lover” by Death Cab For Cutie (The Open Door EP)
  4. “Winter Hill” by Doves (Kingdom of Rust)
  5. “Heavy Cross” by The Gossip (Music for Men)
  6. “Black Heart Inertia” by Incubus (Monuments And Melodies)
  7. “Clean Break” by Jenny Owen Youngs (Transmitter Failure)
  8. “Games For Days” by Julian Plenti (Is… Skyscraper)
  9. “Time Lapse Lifeline” by Maria Taylor (LadyLuck)
  10. “Relator” by Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson (Break Up)
  11. “The Verb” by The Swell Season (Strict Joy)
  12. “Stadium Love” by Metric (Fantasies)
  13. “Lisztomania” by Phoenix (Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)
  14. “Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap (Conditions)
  15. “Someday” by Tegan and Sara (Sainthood)