I was poking around my old music collection of ripped CDs (which the RIAA believes are illegal…) and stumbled on Death Cab for Cuties’ The New Year.  Given the proximity to New Year’s Eve, I threw together a quick playlist of songs appropriate for this time of year.

In another day and age, I would’ve burned a CD for my friends (or made a mix-tape).  Today, though, I blog it and let you get the mp3s.

This ‘A New Year’ playlist certainly leans stands firmly in the mainstream and won’t win me any awards with Pitchfork.  I did put some thought into the song ordering, and maybe you’ll notice, but maybe not. Whatever.  I like it.

You can download a zip file of these mp3s from yousendit for the next week (till 1/5/07).  You can also download an mp3 of the first song from suedo apmuza.

Anyway, here you go:

1. A Good Year for Roses (Counting Crows)
2. Losing a Whole Year (Third Eye Blind)
3. The Long Day is Over (Norah Jones)
4. The New Year (Death Cab for Cutie)
5. Setting Forth (Eddie Vedder)
6. Empty Hearts (Josh Ritter)
7. Either Way (Wilco)
8. Times Like These (Jack Johnson)

Happy New Year.