Might as well start off the first CD-R with longtime friend Jeremy and his main squeeze and other half of New Balance, Brittany. Compiling their songs in a collaborative effort, many of the artists have been influencial in the creation of New Balance's debut EP, Thoughts of Future Hindsight, and on the forthcoming full-length. In their own words:
"We wanted to have subject matter that people could connect to on a very basic human level. Whether that is the way Alex Chilton speaks so sweetly about young love in Thirteen or Audrey Hepburn really displays the longing found in the lyrics to Moon River. In a time when so much chaos surrounds us, it is good to be reminded of some of the basic traits that we all share. Love, in all it's complexities, most prominently. Hopefully there are themes throughout these songs that help in some way or another."
Here are the individual tracks, if Spotify ain't your thing:
1. Audrey Hepburn - Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
2. The Velvet Underground - I Found A Reason (Loaded)
3. Bifrost Arts - Bonhoeffer's Prayer, feat. Molly Parden (He Will Not Cry Out: Anthology of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Vol. 2)
4. The Weather Station - Know It To See It (All Of It Was Mine)
5. Townes Van Zandt - Be Here to Love Me (Our Mother The Mountain)
6. Joni Mitchell - California (Blue)
7. Laura Marling - I Was An Eagle (Once I Was An Eagle)
8. Chet Baker - I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) (Let's Get Lost: The Best Of Chet Baker Sings)
9. Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk (Santo & Johnny)
10. Dirty Projectors - Impregnable Question (Swing Lo Magellan)
11. Judy Garland - The Boy Next Door, "Meet Me In St. Lous" (The Complete Decca Masters)
12. Cab Calloway - St. James Infirmary (Jukebox Hits 1930 - 1950)
13. Paul Simon - She Moves On (The Rhythm of The Saints)
14. Ella Fitzgerald - Angel Eyes (In Person)
15. Big Star - Thirteen (#1 Record)
16. Scott Walker - Duchess (Scott 4)
17. My Brightest Diamond - I Have Never Loved Someone (All Things Will Unwind)