firstly, i was really surprised to see that cmj was still around, but it doesnt appear they actually are in the magazine business – the old business model. i subscribed for years from maybe like 93ish to maybe 2000? anyway, happy to see they’re still around even though they’ve been really out of my brain since the end of my subscription. i knew they still did the cmj conference thing, but thought that may be in name only. either way.. its interesting to see who they, or the labels in this case capitol was pushing back in 03. most surprising name on here is of course, verbena – mr a.a. bondy’s first band. i, of course, know they made the jump after what i consider to be one of the best debuts ever, souls for sale, which was released on merge in 1997. anyone ever hear of marjorie fair? yeah, me neither.
1. starsailor – silence is easy
2. radiohead – fog (live)
3. doves – your shadow lay across my life
4. dilated peoples – marathon
5. sparklehorse – shade and honey
6. marjorie fair – dont believe
7. auf der maur – followed the waves
8. idlewild – no generation
9. coldplay – clocks röyksopp’s trembling heart mix
10. fischerspooner – emrge (dfa version)
11. the dandy warhols – the last high (dirty vegas mix)
12. starsailor – white dove
13. liz phair – dont apologize
14. marjorie fair – last chance cocktail (4 track demo)
15. verbena – top of the mountain (4 track demo)
16. idlewild – these are just years
17. the star spangles – the sins of the family fall on the daughter
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Civil Twilight would be a perfect addition to this list! Lucky for us, they have a free single up on their FB! http://www.facebook.com/CivilTwilight?sk=app_208195102528120