Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key

The very moment this entry posts should find me in a coffee shop in Palo Alto, swapping CDs with some of my friends.
This was my year in song. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, look at this tangle of thorns ...

Don Henley, Searching For A Heart. From "Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon"
Elvis Costello, All The Rage. From "Brutal Youth"
Billy Bragg, Tank Park Salute. From "Don't Try This At Home"
Jamie Cullum, All At Sea. Part of the iTunes New Music Sampler I got from the iTunes Music Store.
Hole, Celebrity Skin. From Celebrity Skin, courtesy of my very good friend Ricky.
Elvis Costello, So Like Candy. From "Extreme Honey - The Very Best of the Warner Bros. Years"
Richard Thompson, I Misunderstood. From "Rumor and Sigh"
Antwon and the Antwonettes, Naked Bea Arthur. Bar none, the best independent record of the year.
Bruce Springsteen, It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City. From "Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ.", courtesy of my very good friend Ricky.
Rob Thomas, Lonely No More. From "Something To Be"
Rob Thomas, Something To Be. Also from "Something To Be", of course.
Frumpy, How The Gipsy Was Born. From "Best of Frumpy". Frumpy was a German blues-rock band in the Seventies. I really like the voice of singer Inga Humpe.
Ozomatli, Love and Hope. From "Live At The Fillmore"
Billy Bragg and Wilco, Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key. From "Mermaid Avenue". Natalie Merchant sings beautiful harmony on this song.
Billy Bragg and Wilco, Another Man's Done Gone. Also from "Mermaid Avenue".
Robbie Williams, Advertising Space. From "Intensive Care".
Robbie Williams, The Trouble With Me. From "Intensive Care".
David Gray, This Year's Love. From David Gray - iTunes Originals, a version recorded expressly for this wonderful series.
Depeche Mode, Precious. From their new "Playing The Angel".