Good Weather For Airstrikes

So in anticipation of The OC’s November 3rd return, even though it’s been a fairly disappointing season to this point, I am posting the best songs from this season’s first four episodes here today. For me the two musical highlights of this season have been Bloc Party’s “Blue Light” (also available on M3 Volume 5) closing out the first episode, and the inclusion of Royksopp’s awesome “Triumphant” in the dance scene of the most recent episode. Other highlights are former Husker Du frontman Bob Mould’s “Circles” and Death Cab’s “Soul Meets Body”. This season has also featured four cover songs: Cobra Verde’s terrible cover of “Get The Party Started” (which I didn’t bother to post), All Sad Girls Are Beautiful’s cover of Badfinger’s “Baby Blue” (which is like non-existent, I couldn’t find it anywhere, the band doesn’t even have a website), Matt Pond PA’s so-so rendition of Neutral Milk Hotel’s classic “In The Aeroplane…”, and Youth Group’s great cover of Alphaville’s “Forever Young”. Other notables are “Song For No One” by Ian Broudie, Shout Out Louds’ “Wish I Was Dead Pt. 2″ (from the new Music From The OC: Mix 5), and “I Don’t Want To Fall In Love” by She Wants Revenge (which blatantly, blatantly rips off the synth line from Fischerspooner’s “Emerge”). Download them all below.

MP3s:
Episode One: “The Aftermath”
“Beretta” - Menshivitz
“Hide Another Mistake” - The 88
“Song For No One” - Ian Broudie
“Way To Go” (Teen Wolf Theme) - Teen Wolf
“Blue Light” (Anti-Gravity Mix) - Bloc Party [highly recommended]

Episode Two: “The Shape of Things To Come”
“Soul Meets Body” - Death Cab For Cutie [highly recommended]
“Get The Party Started” - Cobra Verde
“Do You Want To” - Franz Ferdinand
“California” (No Whistling) - Phantom Planet [not yet available]

Episode Three: “The End of Innocence”
“Wish I Was Dead Pt. 2″ - Shout Out Louds [from OC Mix 5]
“Gangsters and Thugs” - Transplants
“Salvation” - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
“Baby Blue” - All Sad Girls Are Beautiful [unavailable]
“In The Aeroplane Over The Sea” - matt pond PA

Episode Four: “The Last Waltz”
“Circles” - Bob Mould [highly recommended]
“Fire Fire” - M.I.A.
“Ain’t No Game” - Basko [unavailable]
“I Don’t Want To Fall In Love” - She Wants Revenge
“Natural” - Infusion
“Triumphant” - Royksopp [highly recommended]
“Forever Young” - Youth Group [from OC Mix 5]

Previously:
Music From The OC: Mix 5

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