A Soundtrack for 2009

Silkscreened CDs by the fine folks at 5inch

I finished my yearly Soundtrack. Each year (Here was 2008’s.) I compile my highest rated iTunes plays, and favorite new musicians or songs that have had the biggest impact on me; songs that I want to share with important people that are often far away.

Music is big part of my life; maybe because I interpret the world best through visual means, and music is the antithesis; it is invisible. I spend much of my time making music and musicians into something I can see, and therefore better understand for myself. Music is exhilarating to me because it is stimuli that is foreign to my own abilities. My lot in life is to communicate idea and emotion visually. When that same energy comes through music, I sometimes go into overdrive making visual associations and memories. These songs gave some of the best this year.

If you like these musicians – then go buy their music. Better yet, go to a show and buy their music right from them. And a tank top too, if they sell them.

1. Ashamed Deer Tick
2. Songs In The Night Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers
3. Hellhole Ratface Girls
4. Blood Red Sentimental Blues Cotton Jones
5. The Perfect Space The Avett Brothers
6. Little Lovin’ Lissie
7. All We Want, Baby, Is Everything Handsome Furs
8. The Last Pale Light in the West Ben Nichols
9. Revolver The Knew
10. Hymn #101 Joe Pug
11. Back To The Wild Langnorne Slim
12. Close Every Valve To Your Bleeding Heart Ha Ha Tonka
13. The Ghost of Virginia Justin Townes Earle
14. In The New Year The Walkmen
15. O.D.’d in Denver Railbenders (Hank Williams Jr.)
16. *Secret Bonus Track

Posted by Todd Roeth on December 15th, 2009