If you notice, Andy and I seem to have used a fair amount of songs from the same artists, oftentimes from the same album. We just seem to have different favorites off those albums. Today I will try to avoid that pattern, not that it’s a bad thing, with some different stuff. Here is the latest of my 1000 Minutes.
45. The Postal Service – Such Great Heights (mp3) from Give Up (4:26) [Time Remaining: 808:26]
I recall getting in an argument a few years back about whether or not this song was penned by Mr. Ben Gibbard or by Iron & Wine, who do an excellent cover. To be fair, the cover got quite a bit of play, being in a commercial and on a huge film soundtrack. I was adamant that this version was the original and Iron & Wine covered the song. Furious, I went home and checked the liner notes to see who wrote the song.
I bought the album a long time ago and listened to it over and over with my girlfriend at the time. She is now my wife, and we have both loved this song for a long time. As such I have many personal reasons for liking this song.
46. Pixies – Where Is My Mind? (mp3) from Surfer Rosa (3:53) [Time Remaining: 804:33]
I don’t have any great emotional attachments to this song, I just like it a lot. Though I do rather enjoy its use at the apex of the film Fight Club. It certainly adds something to the scene.
As a warning, this morning’s post is going to be filled with disparate music, but that’s because the focus isn’t really on the songs. With the return of Entourage and Weeds, there are always a couple of new shows to accompany both – and this year it’s 
Put your disposable lobster bib on for today’s Smörgåsbord. Personally, I had enough lobster this past week or so, and I don’t even like it. Honestly, on the whole it seems like far too much work for what is ultimately very little reward. But, for you crustacean lovers, we have a brand new, fresh from the musical ocean remix of So Many Dynamos, as well as an understated remix of The Radio Dept. from The Rice Twins, and then some Fanfarlo. We ran out of those little forks, so good luck getting the meat out.
Vacation – at least the portion that consists of me being away from my computer – is over. I’m also off of work today in order to catch up on a few things I haven’t had a chance to get done – reregistering my car, for example – but I’ll be back to the workplace tomorrow.
I apologize for today, because I don’t have a fully prepared new releases post available. This is due to unique time constraints as I start a new job today. As usual, check out 
