Artist	Song
The Lucksmiths	Adolescent Song of Mindless Devotion
Hefner	Hold Me Closer
Mirah	Engine Heart
Half Japanese	Best of the Best
Bjork	All Is Full of Love
The Flaming Lips	Buggin'
The Promise Ring	Skips a Beat (Over You)
Ovalteen	Lemoncakes and Chocolate Shakes
Spoon	Anything You Want
Kleenex Girl Wonder	My, You Look Ravishing Tonight
Dressy Bessy	If You Should Try to Kiss Her
Built to Spill	By the Way
Call & Response	I Know You Want Me
The Eyeliners	Too Good to Be True
The Softies	The Best Days
Belle & Sebastian	Simple Things
Wilco	Thirteen
All Girl Summer Fun Band	Dreamy You
Cadallaca	You're My Only One
Daniel Johnston	Love Will See You Through
Elliott Smith	Harvest Moon
Beulah	If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Heart

Comment:

I wrote a little story to go along with this mix:

An imaginary crush is a boy or girl, whichever is your preference, who is intelligent, smart, funny, sweet, sensitive, cute, and-- the most crucial-- has fabulous taste in music. He/she would of course appreciate your equally fab taste in music. You might meet at a show or your favorite record store. You might be in Wax Trax one day, browsing through the "B" section, looking for that new Belle & Sebastian EP or Bonnie Prince Billy album , when you notice him/her over in the "M" section checking out releases from Mirah and the Microphones. He/she might glance over, and noticing your excellent picks, strike up a conversation. And it begins, the two of you meet everyday after school to talk about your favorite bands, and maybe browse the pages of the latest Magnet or CMJ. You'd make mixtapes/CDs for each other, choosing various themes, each of you scanning your vast library of musical knowledge to create the perfect tape. The mixtape is, after all, an art form. He/she wouldn't make fun of you for your almost obsessive love of Elliott Smith, and might even introduce you to a few great bands of which you've never heard. Your imaginary crush would go with you to all the best shows, and wouldn't mind arriving extra early just to be the first in the door. Or waiting in line at the merchandise table afterwards. Now of course everything is so perfect and wonderful that another wonderful boy/girl would never come between you, not even one with "hipster" clothes and funny glasses. If things went really well you might even go on to get married and have a family. Of course you would pass on your love of great music to your offspring, ensuring that the imaginary crush scenario can be repeated. However, since there does not exist such a perfect boy/girl for you... you'll just have to be satisfied with this mixtape. (january 2001)

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