route one in spring

for simon

we spent a wintr weekend in portland dancing through the blizzard with bellies full of gin inhaling the old world scent of the wild iris inn.

28 spinners for 28 frozen days

1. animal collective : daily routine
2. the anniversary : i know what's best
3. the black keys : your touch
4. heartless bastards : the mountain
5. the gaslight anthem : even cowgirls get the blues
6. mt. st. helens vietnam band : anchors dropped
7. the walkmen : four provinces
8. a.c. newman : there are maybe ten or twelve
9. andrew bird : fitz & dizzyspells
10. coconut records : drummer
11. ben kweller : wantin' her again
12. bishop allen : dimmer
13. blitzen trapper : god & suicide
14. kings of leon : i want you
15. bound stems : clear water & concrete
16. swan lake : all fires
17. bright eyes : i'll be your friend
18. the cure : a letter to elise
19. aretha franklin : i never loved a man (the way i love you)
20. the fiery furnaces : evergreen
21. jenny lewis : carpetbaggers
22. mississippi john hurt : frankie
23. the mountain goats : thank you mario...
24. the rolling stones : brown sugar
25. silver jews : suffering jukebox
26. white flight : now
27. dan auerbach : trouble weighs a ton
28. bob dylan : to ramona