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Lazy-i Best of 2001 Compilation I do this every year (except in '96, when I wasn't writing music reviews) as a recap of all the best music I've had a chance to hear. Most come from review copies of CDs received in the mail for review on www.Lazy-i.com or The Omaha Weekly. Not every track was released in 2001. Some came out in 2000 but I included them anyway because either their CD was still being pushed as the band passed through Omaha on tour, or I just discovered it late. The story behind this year's tape case design: Those are my dogs, Sam and Nutmeg (Nutmeg's on the back of the jewel case, celebrating Hanukkah). World-class designer Donovan Beery came up with the package design. Who gets a copy of this CD? I make about 50 of them and send them to friends, family and industry folks I've been in contact with throughout the year-- all the important people. It's a fun substitution for sending out Christmas cards. Here's a rundown of the songs: Swearing at Motorists -- "Flying Pizza" from the album Number Seven Uptown. The Jealous Sound -- "Bitter Strings" from the band's debut EP on Better Looking Records . Stephen Malkmus -- "Jo Jo's Jacket" from his debut CD on Matador Records. Atom & His Package -- "Going to Georgia" from Redefining Music on Hopeless Records. Liars -- "Mr. You're on Fire Mr." from They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top on Gern Blandsten Records. The Faint -- "Glass Danse World" from Danse Macabre on Saddle Creek Records. Preston School of Industry -- "Whalebones" from All This Sounds Gas on Matador Records. Smog -- "Dress Sexy at My Funeral" from Dongs of Sevotion on Drag City Records. Low -- "Dinosaur Act" from Things We Lost in the Fire on Kranky Records. Red House Painters -- "Michigan" from Old Ramon on Sub Pop Records. Beekeeper -- "Watching You Die" from their Southern Records debut. Pinetop Seven -- "On the Last Ride In" from Bringing Home the Last Great Strike released on Truckstop Records. Paula Frazer -- "That You Know" from Indoor Universe released on Birdman Records. Gentleman Caller -- "Girl in Flames Leaving Me Beautiful" from Ice Water on Smokey Lung Records. Death Cab for Cutie -- "Why You'd Want to Live Here" from The Photo Album on Barsuk Records. Sorry About Dresden -- "A Brilliant Ally" from The Convenience of Indecision, released on Saddle Creek Records. Son, Ambulance -- "A New Dress for Maybell," from Euphemystic, on Saddle Creek Records. M. Ward -- "Carolina" from End of Amnesia, released on Future Farmer Recordings. Belle & Sebastian -- "I Love My Car" from I'm Waking Up to Us, on Matador. Juno -- "Up Through the Night" from A Future Lived in Past Tense, released on DeSoto Records. |
