than to sit and make a audio CD (if you can remember them) that contains all your most wonderlicious musicial moments from the 12 months past.

The idea of the compilation CD is thus: with 16000GB capacity MP3 players giving more music at fingertips than you’ll live long enough to listen to, it’s important to keep it frugal and force yourself to choose only the tastiest selection that will fit on ONE solitary audio CD (80mins or less). MP3 CDs are cheating.

The idea is to create your own CD and post the track listings here, swap CDs with pals and discover new music, or maybe just display disbelief that others have left off a particular song for that band you happen to like.

Make sure all your music selections ARE actually from 2009 (just sort your WinAmp / Media Player / iTunes into ‘year’ order).

Also, only one entry per artist please, but I suppose if someone is part of two groups, then that’s fine.

My 2009 Compilation CD (under 80 mins)

1. Mew – Introducing Palace Players » listen here
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Role » listen here
3. Fever Ray – Triangle Walks » listen here
4. The xx – Islands » listen here
5. Beirut – My Wife, Lost in the Wild » listen here
6. Golden Silvers – True No.9 Blues (True Romance) » listen here
7. St. Vincent – The Party » listen here
8. Why? – Against Me » listen here
9. Blue Roses – I Am Leaving » listen here
10. Memory Tapes – Bicycle » listen here
11. Passion Pit – The Reeling » listen here
12. The Pains of Being Pure of Heart – A Teenager in Love » listen here
13. Bombay Bicycle Club – Dust on the Ground » listen here
14. Grizzly Bear – While You Wait for the Others » listen here
15. White Denim – I Start to Run » listen here
16. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career » listen here
17. Bat For Lashes – Daniel » listen here
18. Sufjan Stevens – You Are The Blood » listen here

What music have you been listening to this yeear? What’s your favourite song? Favourite album? Top 5 songs? What’s on your 2009 CD? Let me know below…

Hello you. To commemorate the 12ish months that was 2008, I’ve put together some of my favourite music of the year onto one solitary audio CD (under 80 mins).

With 16000GB capacity MP3 players giving more music at fingertips than you’ll live long enough to listen to, I’m keeping it frugal (flick-snap the fingers) by forcing myself to choose only the tastiest selection that will fit on ONE solitary audio CD (80mins). MP3 CDs are cheating.

If you’re man enough to have a go at this then you certainly should. The idea is that people can view other people’s choices and discuss them and maybe discover more new wonderful music they otherwise wouldn’t.

Make sure all your music selections ARE actually from 2008 (just sort your WinAmp / Media Player / iTunes into ‘year’ then 2008).

The total running length should be 80mins or under, because if not, you’re a rule breaker and you stink.
And only one entry per artist please, but if someone is involved in two different groups / side solo stuff, then that’s all gravy.

My 2008 Compilation CD (under 80 mins)

1. M83 – You, Appearing | listen here
2. Crystal Castles – Crimewave | listen here
3. Black Francis – The Seus | listen here
4. Why? – The Hollows | listen here
5. Magnetic Fields – Zombie Boy | listen here
6. Elbow – The Bones of You | listen here
7. The Walkmen – On The Water | listen here
8. Cut Copy – Out There on the Ice | listen here
9. Sigur Ros – Gobbledigook | listen here
10. Beck – Chemtrails | listen here
11. Fleet Foxes – Tiger Mountain Peasant Song | listen here
12. Shearwater – Home Life | listen here
13. Department of Eagles – Around the Bay | listen here
14. Xiu Xiu – F.T.W. | listen here
15. Vampire Weekend – One (Blake’s Got a New Face) | listen here
16. Wild Beasts – Devil’s Crayon | listen here
17. Women – Black Rice | listen here
18. TV on the Radio – DLZ | listen here
19. Portishead – Machine Gun | listen here

What music have you been listening to in 2008? What’s your favourite song? Favourite album? Top 5 songs? What’s on your 2008 CD? Have your say below…

Hello you. To commemorate the 12ish months that was 2007, I’ve put together some of my favourite music of that year. With 16000GB capacity MP3 players these days giving the ability to have more music at fingertips than you’ll live long enough to listen to, I’m keeping it frugal by forcing myself to choose only the tastiest selection that will fit on ONE solitary audio CD (80mins). MP3s CD are fucking cheating.

If you’re man enough to have a go at this… then why the fudge don’t you? We can discuss (praise / snigger) at each others’ choices and in many cases this could lead to marriage.

Make sure all your music selections IS actually from 2007 (just sort your WinAmp / Media Player / ITunes into ‘year’).

The total running length should be 80mins or under, because if not, you’re a rule breaker and you stink.

Only one entry per artist please, but if someone is involved in two different groups or songs, then that’s all gravy.

My 2007 Compilation CD (under 80mins)

1. Interpol – Pioneer To The Falls
2. Liars – Plaster Casts of Everything
3. Blonde Redhead – Publisher
4. Radiohead – Weird Fishes / Arpeggi
5. Beirut – In The Mausoleum
6. The Clientele – From Brighton Beach To Santa Monica
7. Deerfhoof – The Perfect Me
8. Grinderman – No Pussy Blues
9. Band Of Horses – Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
10. PJ Harvey – Grow Grow Grow
11. The National – Mistaken For Strangers
12. Patrick Wolf – Magpie
13. The Shins – Red Rabbits
14. Richard Hawley – Tonight The Streets Are Ours
15. Iron & Wine – Boy With A Coin
16. Panda Bear – I’m Not
17. Battles – Ddiamondd
18. Of Montreal – The Past Is A Grotesque Animal

If you’re good enough to do so, please post your 2007 CD listing below :D