This is the music that got me through. →[More:]

Well, maybe that's a bit dramatic... :D I took last week off work to repaint one of our bedrooms. This is the third room in our house I've had to de-mildew and paint, which means even painting the damn ceiling- UGH.

So anyway, I had my CD boombox and was jamming to tunes the whole time, and these are some of the ones that became my favorites (i.e. LOTS of repeat play) during the job.

Calexico- Bisbee Blue The new album took me some time to warm up to, but now I love it, and this tune is one of the best.

Dixie Chicks- Take The Long Way This is one of those songs I can't help but sing along with, especially while driving. Perfectly fun summer pop.

Jackson Browne- The Pretender Some of you saw my story of how I was introduced to this song- I really like it.

Nico- These Days And as long as I was listening to Jackson Browne, I dug out Nico's first solo album, since she recorded this song (written by Browne) before he did. That's him on guitar, as well.

Stereolab- French Disco I played all three discs of "Oscillons From The Anti-Sun" a lot last week, but kept going back to this track over and over.

NIN- Right Where It Belongs I've had "With Teeth" since it came out last year, and liked it a lot, but suddenly last week I couldn't get enough of it. (Paint fumes, maybe?) I love this song because it's one of Reznor's quiet songs, which are usually good and which he doesn't do enough of.