Mixtape:1st Birthday Extravaganza
Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us! Normally when one reaches the grand old age of One years old, one is still a dribbling, hyperactive mess, struggling with incontinence... but here at The 405, we're, well... no different really. Anywhat, to celebrate here's a birthday gift to you in the form of delicious mp3's, that's how generous we are!
In chronological order is a mp3 from an album for each month of The 405's existence, a timeline of the past year; but with a twist. Every track is either a cover or live version, from an album corresponding to when it was released. Except in some where no live tracks from that particular album could be found, detonated with a *
Makes sense? No? Oh well, just look here, and all will become clear:
April 2008 - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Oregon (live) *
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Pershing
May - Tokyo Police Club - Be Good (Live) *
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
June - Sigur Ros - Staralfur (Live) *
Sigur Ros - Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
July - Beck - Modern Guilt (Live)
Beck - Modern Guilt
August - Late of the Pier The Bears Are Coming (Metronomy remix)
Late of the Pier - Fantasy Black Channel
September - Tv on the Radio Family Tree (Live)
Tv on the Radio - Dear Science
October - Of Montreal - One Way or Another (Live and Cover) *
Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
November - Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
Belle & Sebastian - BBC Sessions
December - Justice - D.A.N.C.E (Live)
Justice - Across The Universe
January - Animal Collective - Brother Sport (Live)
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
February - Asobi Seksu - New Years (Live) *
Asobi Seksu - Hush
March - The Arcade Fire - Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeah's cover) *
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - It's Blitz!
Bonus - The Arcade Fire - Poupee De Cire Poupee De Son (Serge Gainsbourg cover)
LCD Soundsystem/The Arcade Fire - No Love Lost (Joy Division cover)
