1. Passion Pit–Gossamer
2. Alt-J–An Awesome Wave
3. Two Door Cinema Club–Beacon
4. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis–The Heist
5. Various Artists–Cruel Summer
6. Silversun Pickups–Neck of The Woods
7. Taylor Swift–Red
8. Lana Del Rey–Born to Die
9. Jack White–Blunderbuss
10. The Shins–Port Of Morrow
1. Black Kids–Partie Traumatic
2. Panic At The Disco–Pretty. Odd.
3. Narrrow Stairs–Deathcab For Cutie
4. Kanye West–808s and Heartbreak
5. Sia–Some People Have Real Problems
6. Kings Of Leon–Only By The Night
7. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals–Cardinology
8. Leona Lewis–Spirit
9. Coldplay–Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
10. The Killers–Day and Age
10. Rattle and Hum–U2
9. More Songs About Buildings And Food–Talking Heads
8. We Have The facts And We’re Voting Yes–Death Cab For Cutie
7. Ta-Dah–The Scissor Sisters
6. August And Everything After–Counting Crows
5. Just Enough Education To Perform–Stereophonics
4. Little Earthquakes–Tori Amos
3. This Is a Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About–Modest Mouse
2. We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.–Jason Mraz
1. I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass–Yo La Tengo
1. Interviewed Tori Amos on TV
2. Skydiving
3. Witnessed the Birth of My Nephew
4. Bowled a game IN the White House
5. Been on stage during a Korn concert
6. Survived a car accident that should have killed me.
7. Stole a pack of gum from John Mayer’s Tour Bus
8. Celebrated the new millenium in Dublin, Ireland
9. Hugged Rob Thomas
10. Gone to dinner with Guster
11. Dyed My Hair Blue
12. Helped a Man Quit Smoking
13. Hugged President Gordon B. Hinckley (when he was alive)
14. Never had a cavity
15. Was told that I have a “really sweet spirit” by Steven R. Covey
16. Neil Finn played a request for me at a show
17. Read Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” Speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
18. Quit my job in a badass way.
19. Front row at a U2 show (Elevation Tour)
20. Worked For 48 straight hours
21. Gone for 48 hours without sleep (see #20)
22. Written a fan letter. And recieved a response 🙂
23. Written a Song
24. Remodeled a bathroom from zero
25. Inspired a painting
26. An FM radio morning show
We all have those songs that we connect with so deeply that we swear it was written about us. And for some reason, I have been fascinated with the idea of an “audio autobiography”–songs that tell the story of me (whether I like them or not). So here is my list. If you have an audio auto bio that you would like to share with me, I’d love to see it.
Small Town–John Mellencamp
UR–Alanis Morrisette
The Dress–PJ Harvey
Crucify–Tori Amos
Too Much–The Dave Matthews Band
Big Mouth Strikes Again–The Smiths
A Praise Chorus–Jimmy Eat World
Only Happy When It Rains–Garbage
Up All Night–Couting Crows
The Devil in the Wishing Well–Five For Fighting
Talking In Your Sleep–The Romantics
Don’t Stand So Close To Me–The Police
Trouble Sleeping–The Perishers
Anna Begins–Counting Crows
Spark–Tori Amos
1. Neon Bible–Arcade Fire
2. Easy Tiger–Ryan Adams
3. American Doll Possee–Tori Amos
4. Time On Earth–Crowded House
5. The Reminder–Feist
6. Mothership–Led Zepplin
7. Our Love To Admire–Interpol
8. Kings Of Leon–Because Of The Times
9. The Mix-Up–The Beastie Boys
10. Graduation–Kanye West
1. She Wants Revenge–She Wants Revenge
2. Damien Rice–9
3. Willie Nelson–Songbird
4. The Cold War Kids–Robbers and Cowards
5. Justin Timberlake–FutureSex/LoveSounds
6. Rascal Flatts– Me and My Gang
7. The Killers–Sam’s Town
8. The Strokes–First Impressions Of Earth
9. Dixie Chicks–Taking The Long Way
10. The Raconteurs–Broken Boy Soldier
1. Panic! At The Disco–A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
2. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals–Cold Roses
3. Ryan Adams and The Cardinals–Jacksonville City Nights
4. Nine Inch Nails–With Teeth
5. Tori Amos–The Beekeeper
6. Fall Out Boy–From Under The Cork Tree
7. The White Stripes–Get Behind Me Satan
8. Death Cab For Cutie–Plans
9. The Fray–How To Save A Life
10. Fiona Apple–Extraordinary Machine
Honorable Mention: Ryan Adams–29. I don’t normally give “honorable mentions,” but 29 was the third release of all new material in the same year from Ryan Adams. In fact, if you want to get really technical, Cold Roses is a 2 CD set, making 29 a fourth full CD of new material. Plus, 29 is a concept album containing 9 songs, one for every year of his 20s. AND He did the cover art. Brilliant! Amazing!
1. Love Is Hell–Ryan Adams
2. The Killers–Hot Fuss
3. The Dresden Dolls–The Dresden Dolls
4. Franz Ferdinand–Franz Ferdinand
5. Modest Mouse–Good News For People Who Love Bad News
6. Snow Patrol–Final Straw
7. The Prodigy–Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
8. Linkin Park and Jay-Z–Collision Course
9. U2–How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
10. Arcade Fire–Funeral,
Kari Bushman 