So it’s officially 2009 — also known as the future. While I’m thoroughly disappointed that we don’t each already have a robot maid and a hoverboard, that’s no reason not to make this a great year. After all, new years are all about new beginnings, fresh hopes and making resolutions you have no intention of keeping. What better way to kick off the new year and get yourself motivated than with — surprise — a mixtape? You can listen to it while you’re exercising, or dieting, or concentrating on not biting your nails, or whatever you’ve picked as your resolution yet again that will probably be forgotten by next week. (Don’t worry; mixtapes don’t judge you.) Here’s to new beginnings!
“Tonight We’re Gonna Party Like It’s 2009”
a new mixtape for a new year
1. “The New Year” — Death Cab for Cutie
2. “Letter Home” — Defiance, Ohio
3. “Closing Time” — Semisonic
4. “When You Wake Up Feeling Old” — Wilco
5. “(Just Like) Starting Over” — John Lennon
6. “In the New Year” — The Walkmen
7. “Take Me to the River” — Talking Heads
8. “Citizens of Tomorrow” — Tokyo Police Club
9. “Rudie Can’t Fail” — The Clash
10. “Livin’ in the Future” — Bruce Springsteen
11. “Krafty” — New Order
12. “Do You Realize?” — The Flaming Lips
13. “Do It Again” — The Kinks
14. “One More Time” — Daft Punk
15. “Tubthumping” — Chumbawamba
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