MAY 2009

After listening in the car and realizing what songs I just put on because I like and not because they truly embody "May2009" to me, I have arrived at what is a concise summary of the month, and it must be right because it ended up being the perfect length for a single CD.

ABBA- Take A Chance On Me

Elvis Costello- Tart

The Cardigans- Carnival

Stars- Reunion (Do You Trust Your Friends? version)

The Vision of a Dying World- Barges

Cloud Cult- The Ghost Inside Our House

Brian Eno and David Byrne- Life Is Long

Eric Hutchinson- Rock & Roll

Josh Ritter- Girl In The War

Cage the Elephant- Ain't No Rest for the Wicked

MGMT- Electric Feel

The Kinks- The Village Green Preservation Society

Brian Eno and David Byrne- Everything That Happens

Bright Eyes- If The Brakeman Turns My Way

Tom Petty- Free Fallin'

Gomez- Notice

Andrew Bird- Fitz and the Dizzyspells

The Airborne Toxic Event- Sometime Around Midnight (acoustic version)

Over The Rhine- If A Song Could Be President

Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band- White Shoes (made the list as a nighttime specific May song)

Brian Eno and David Byrne, Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band, and Cloud Cult have all been my favorites for May so far, so they will also be on heavy rotation and I'm sure more of their stuff will appear as summer gets into full gear. Excitement!