country lane – telekinesis
for the first time – the script
faster – matt nathanson
rest – parts & labor
eyes – peter bjorn and john
chapel song – we are augustines
you i want (radio edit) – jesse thomas
under the sycamore – death cab for cutie
battery kinzie – fleet foxes
half of something else – the airborne toxic event
skip the charades – cold war kids

I have absolutely no memory of who made this mix for me, but I came across it cleaning the car or the office or something that really needed cleaning and gave it a listen on my commute. It’s mostly not my jam, as the kids say, (The kids say that, don’t they? Somebody says it. Well I said it, so now it’s a thing in the world. Whatever.), but one or two songs I really liked – Half of Something Else in particular. I like the idea of seasonal mixes though. I listen to Neko Case year round, but she always seems like fall music. Jane’s Addiction is for summer only. But that’s pretty artist specific. My friend Sarah once sent me a mix that included all four seasons. It was awesome. I’d love to get an updated collection like that. I dunno. Feel free to lay your favorite summer soundtracks on me. You know I’m always looking for something new to listen to. (And in case you were wondering, that’s Lake Michigan at Empire.)

wild horses – the sundays
ain’t that lonely yet – dwight yoakam
lonely nights – chris isaak
the good life – jace everett
blue bayou – roy orbison
georgia on my mind – ray charles
love comes tumbling – u2
a sunday kind of love – etta james
a thousand miles from nowhere – dwight yoakam
halah – mazzy star
yellow – coldplay
see if i care – jamie o’hara
suspicious minds – elvis
little bird – the weepies
please read the letter – robert plant & alison krauss
she’s got you – patsy cline
have you ever – brandi carlile
far from any road – the handsome family

washington square – chris isaak
donna and blitzen – badly drawn boy
maybe next year – meiko
a very triggers christmas – triggers
fairytale of new york – the pogues
santa baby – eartha kitt
river – joni mitchell
you’re a mean one mr. grinch – deanna kirk
merry christmas (i don’t want to fight tonight) – the ramones
the christmas blues – dean martin
holiday road – lindsay buckingham
christmas on tv – chris isaak
holly jolly christmas – burl ives
the nutcracker suite – 05 coffee (arabian dance) – tchaikovsky
just like christmas – low
christmas (baby please come home) – u2
christmas is – lou rawls
the man with the bag – kay starr
the christmas tree’s on fire – holly golightly
xmas cake – rilo kiley
what child is this – vince guaraldi
rockin’ around the christmas tree – brenda lee
silent night – dean martin

spooky – classics iv
little red riding hood – sam the sham and the pharaohs
love song for a vampire – annie lennox
this is halloween – marilyn manson
no costume, no candy – the swingin’ neckbreakers
down in the lab – deadbolt
i put a spell on you – screamin’ jay hawkins
dead man’s party – oingo boingo
psycho – beasts of bourbon
pet sematary – the ramones
bella lugosi’s dead – the bauhaus
impaler – spinnerette
mother – danzig
fresh blood – the eels
bloodletting – concrete blonde

deep red bells
i wish i was the moon
night still comes
that’s who i am
this tornado loves you
i missed the point
star witness
wayfaring stranger
set out running
hold on, hold on
the pharaohs
city swans
no need to cry
south tacoma way
middle cyclone

look at you – the screaming trees
stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before – the smiths
i want you – elvis costello
within your reach – the replacements
local girl – neko case
ghosts – james vincent mcmorrow
deepest shade – mark lanegan
fall at your feet – crowded house
until she comes – the psychedelic furs
it doesn’t matter – alison krauss and union station
long time traveller – wailin’ jennys
i wonder – chris isaak
all my little words – the magnetic fields
lucky you – the national
oh henry – the civil wars
this heart of mine – the wailin’ jennys
answering machine – the replacements
angie – the rolling stones
when you were mine – cyndi lauper
lucky – biff naked

this heart of mine – the wailin’ jennys
from this valley – the civil wars
graduation day – chris isaak
i found a reason – cat power
never give you up – the black keys
this is the last time – the national
i still care for you – ray lamontagne
i know places – lykke li
madame de pompadour – murray gold
night still comes – neko case
down in the valley – the head and the heart
please read the letter – robert plant and alison krauss
hold on – tom waits
honey don’t think – grant lee buffalo
limit to your love – feist
what if you – joshua radin
handle with care – jenny lewis with the watson twins
everything’s different now – john paul keith

before i ever met you – banks
i’ll take care of you – mark lanegan
one more last kiss – ivy
tupelo honey – bill janovitz
by yourself – the flatirons
green mountains and me – slaid cleaves
set the fire to the third bar – snow patrol
dollar bill – screaming trees
ride – pretty and twisted
restless – tanya donelly
south tacoma way – neko case
come and go blues – hank williams, jr.
rhiannon – fleetwood mac
i still care for you – ray lamontagne
the one i love is gone – the secret sisters
i should live in salt – the national
i wonder – chris isaak
love you til the end – the pogues
i found a reason – cat power