soundtrack of spring
Written on 3 April 2005 | Posted in reading/listening | 4 Comments
I realized to-day that every year, I select for myself (mostly sub-consciously) a sountrack for spring. Not a soundtrack for summer, but one for spring. Something about climbing out of a winter slumber makes me prick up my ears and start paying attention to the sounds on the airwaves. In keeping with this tradition, I decided that the Soundtrack of Spring 2005 is Hopes and Fears by Keane, followed closely by Hot Fuss by The Killers (more realized than decided; both albums just sort of weaseled their way into my sub-conscious and lodged there). The Keane album is soulful and completely brilliant, and Hot Fuss is just the perfect record to wake up to on a sunny, spring morning.
Here are the soundtracks of springs past, as memory serves (which is spotty and not very far back, wish it served better):
- 2004: Good News for People who Like Bad News, Modest Mouse; Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? Metric
- 2003: Avalanche, Matthew Good
- 2001: Odyssey Number Five, Powderfinger; Spiritual Machines, Our Lady Peace
- 2000: Play, Moby; Underdogs, Matthew Good Band
- 1998: Fountains of Wayne, Fountains of Wayne; The Color and the Shape, Foo Fighters
- 1997: Automatic for the People, REM (as you can tell, the release year is irrelevant)
- 1996: The Bends, Radiohead; Viva! La Woman, Cibo Matto; Different Class, Pulp
I’ve been listening to Hopes and Fears and Hot Fuss constantly
3 April 2005 @ 11:41
Awesome choices! Keane is one of the best records I’ve heard in the last few years:)
3 April 2005 @ 12:11
ooh how’s about gwen’s new album? lovely choones. and of course, there’s also They (Jem) that’s lovely to listen to on a beautiful spring day…
3 April 2005 @ 12:39
How about your life’s soundtrack? I started putting mine together in university (it’s all in my head). The early years (up until university) are a bit spotty, but since then I add a new song every couple of years or so, when I hear one that sums up exactly my life at that point in time. It’d be fun to put it all on a cd…
4 April 2005 @ 12:04