My friend, Caitlin, started an mixed tape CD exchange with friends and colleagues. This year, I was invited to join in. Unfortunately, my hatred of snail mail delayed the distribution of my CD for weeks past the deadline. Finally, with the help of my ever-patient girlfriend, I trudged on down to the post office and mailed my shiny discs to five Brooklyn hipsters. I have yet to hear back from a single person. Not sure what that means. Maybe hipsters are too cool for positive feedback?

1. "Some Like it Hot" - Mel Torme
2. "The Start of Something" - Voxtrot
3. "Nuclear Device" - The Stranglers
4. "Good Friends" - Violent Femmes
5. "Helicoptere" - Mireille Darc
6. "Collarbone" - Fujiya & Miyagi
7. "Where the Boys Are" - The Czars
8. "Heretics" - Andrew Bird
9. "Krotenwanderung" - Casper & Cookies
10. "Recorder Demo" - Talkdemonic
11. "Fare the well, Miss Carousel" - Townes Van Zandt
12. "Heartbroke" - The Good Life
13. "Wishes"  - The Ex-Members
14. "The Air We Breathe" - The Figurines
15. "Somebody Buy Me a Drink" - Earls of Suave
16. "Points of View" - Squeeze
17. "Bam Bam" - The Maytals
18. "Come Back Baby" - Utah Carol
19. "Um, Circles and Squares" - Dosh
20. "How to Be So Real" - Jim Noir