Closure: A Summer Mix Series Mix

There is something about the last song of an album that has always seemed incredibly important to me.  Perhaps because it's an opportunity to sum up everything conveyed over the course of the record - maybe just because it's the last impression the band or artist has a chance to leave with you.  But I think it's no coincidence that some of my favorite albums have excellent last songs, and some of my favorite songs have found their home as the last track on an album. 

And so, I present to you my submission for Yewknee's 2008 Summer Mix Series:  Closure.

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1.  Radical Face - Homesick (Ghost)
2.  Bound Stems - 55 Cross St. (Appreciation Night)
3.  Spoon - Chicago At Night (Girls Can Tell)
4.  Ryan Adams - Goodnight, Hollywood Blvd (Gold)
5.  French Kicks - Go On (Two Thousand)
6.  Soul Coughing - Janine (Ruby Vroom) (mp3)
7.  Elbow - Friend of Ours (The Seldom Seen Kid)
8.  Ben Folds Five - Boxing (Ben Folds Five)
9.  Franz Ferdinand - 40' (Franz Ferdinand)
10.  Wilco - The Late Greats (A Ghost Is Born) (mp3)
11.  Josh Rouse - Rise (1972)
12.  Kings of Convenience - The Build Up (Riot On An Empty Street)
13.  Weezer - Butterfly (Pinkerton)
14.  Dr. Dog - We All Belong (We All Belong)
15.  Beulah - If We Can Land on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart (When Your Heartstrings Break)
16.  Horse Feathers - Mother's Sick (Words Are Dead) (mp3)
17.  Toad the Wet Sprocket - Reincarnation Song (Dulcinea)

Be sure to check out the rest of the mixes over at the Summer Mix Series.

Comments

[marcia]

very excited about this download. I've always agreed about the final song of an album.
Janine is one of my favorite album closers.