Granville Bridge

Tully Rohrer

September 10^th, 2007

This is the bridge over Granville Island in Vancouver, BC. Katie and I agreed that Vancouver was not necessarily the prettiest city (in terms of architecture, anyway), but the city did have a lot of character. It was a great place to stay for a few days.

Rather than post a song of the day today, I compiled all the music I’ve posted since I made the January Optic Distraction mixtape. I set them up as monthly lists, and I went back and added them to the first image of each new month. Browse the collection and enjoy!

February’s Optic Distraction Mixtape:
01. Firefox AK - What’s That Sound?
02. Bright Eyes - Reinvent the Wheel
03. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Emily Jean Stock
04. Califone - Orchids
05. Red House Painters - All Mixed Up
06. Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s - Dress Me Like A Clown
07. Rob Crow - Up
08. The Acorns - Dents
09. Alela Diane - Pieces of String
10. Jon Brion - Theme
11. Blonde Redhead - 23
12. Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine
13. Modest Mouse - March Into the Sea
14. Annuals - Fair
15. Midlake - Young Bride (Cassettes Won’t Listen Remix)

March’s Optic Distraction Mixtape:
01. Changes - When I Wake
02. Beck - Beercan
03. Ms. John Soda - Hands
04. Eef Barzelay - Well
05. Radical Face - Wrapped in Piano Strings
06. Feist - Past in Present
07. Broken Social Scene - Love and Mathematics
08. The Wrens - She Sends Kisses
09. Built to Spill - Randy Describes Eternity
10. Andrew Bird - Dark Matter
11. Elliott Smith - Tomorrow Tomorrow
12. Elliott Smith - Sweet Adeline
13. The National - Fake Empire
14. Animal Collective - Did You See the Words?
15. Final Fantasy - This Lamb Sells Condos

April’s Optic Distraction Mixtape:
01. Lily Allen - Everything’s Just Wonderful
02. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
03. Illinois - Alone Again
04. Vorcza - Congoman
05. Soltero - Poughkeepsie’s Always Proud
06. St. Vincent - Now. Now.
07. Voxtrot - Introduction
08. Bright Eyes - Poison Oak
09. Andrew Bird - Cataracts
10. The National - Mistaken for Strangers
11. Menomena - Wet and Rusting
12. Ben Folds Five - Missing the War

May’s Optic Distraction Mixtape:
01. A.C. Newman - On the Table
02. Handsome Furs - Sing! Captain
03. Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation
04. Stars - Elevator Love Letter
05. Sufjan Stevens - We Won’t Need Legs to Stand
06. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
07. The Snake The Cross The Crown - Gypsy Melodies
08. Danielson - Cast It At the Setting Sail
09. The New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours

June’s Optic Distraction Mixtape:
01. Liz Janes - Guitar Guitar
02. Rilo Kiley - Plane Crash in C
03. The Decemberists - Bridges and Balloons (Joanna Newsom cover)
04. Elliott Smith - All Cleaned Out
05. Animal Collective - Peacebone
06. Alela Diane - The Rifle
07. Emily Haines - Rowboat
08. Blitzen Trapper - Futures and Folly

July/August’s Optic Distraction Mixtape:
01. Rogue Wave - Eyes
02. Doves - The Last Broadcast
03. The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show
04. Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan
05. Yo La Tengo - Our Way to Fall
06. Ben Folds Five - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
07. Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin
08. Wolf Parade - Grounds for Divorce

Wow, this is so great. Real inspiring to get my ears in all kinds of music I don’t normally listen too. Iknow some of it but there’s load of new stuff too. Great idea BUT shouldn’t you be a little more careful about posting free files?

Peter Martin Jorgensen — September 10^th, 2007