Artist	Song
Golden Smog	To Call My Own
Golden Smog	Looking Forward To Seeing You
Golden Smog	You Make It Easy
Golden Smog	Pecan Pie
Golden Smog	Hurricane
Golden Smog	Jennifer Save Me
Golden Smog	Can't Even Tie Your Own Shoes
Golden Smog	Lost Love
Golden Smog	5-22-02
Golden Smog	Ill Fated
Golden Smog	Until You Came Along
Golden Smog	Corvette
Golden Smog	Won't Be Coming Home
Golden Smog	Strangers
Golden Smog	Red Headed Stepchild
Golden Smog	Jane
Golden Smog	Frying Pan Eyes
Golden Smog	Radio King
Golden Smog	Starman
Golden Smog	I Can't Keep From Talking
Golden Smog	V

Comment:

As far as single-artist mixes from not-exactly-prolific supergroups goes, this one came out rather nicely, a jumbled mix of painfully melodic pop, upbeat power pop, and poppy-Americana. (Yeah, it's a bit on the poppy side, as I may have mentioned.)
Golden Smog have been an on-again, off-again midwestern pick-up band over the past decade or two, based largely around Gary Louris (Jayhawks), Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run, Jayhawks) and Jeff Tweedy (Wilco, of course). Drummers have included Chris Mars (Replacements) and Jody Stephens (Big Star!). They didn't get off to the most promising start, largely being a live act with a lone ep of (relatively weak) covers -- none of which I bothered to include (though I went back and forth on their relatively loyal cover of the Stones' "Backstreet Girl," eventually cutting it for space). Their full-length 1996 debut was actually pretty decent, if a bit loose and unpolished (and clearly the work of a jumble of musicians contributing a couple tunes each), helped immensely by some likeable Tweedy tracks. But to my surprise, their two subsequent albums, 1998's Weird Tales and 2006's Another Fine Day, turned out to be outstanding, solid albums in their own right. Sure, as with any supergroup, there is some understandable choppiness that comes from multiple songwriters and vocalists with somewhat divergent styles (ranging from Louris' pretty Americana to Tweedy's experimental eclecticism to Murphy's harder-edged rock). But both albums are thoroughly enjoyable and sound like the work of a real band. (Both sound like they spent a bit more time in the studio as well, with a more polished feel.)
This mix excerpts all three albums and last year's (so-so) EP, reordered to keep things stylistically interesting. Just used a couple covers (Kinks, Bowie); thought about throwing in some bootleg live tracks to get some more amusing covers, but opted instead for a basic studio collection.

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