Chris Riemenschneider's 2008 playlist

December 21, 2008 at 7:16AM
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This is the year-end mix CD I give out to friends as presents. Fits on one disc. Don't tell the RIAA. Fleet Foxes, "White Winter Hymnal"

The Whigs, "Right Hand on My Heart"

King Khan & the Shrines, "Land of the Freak"

My Morning Jacket, "I'm Amazed"

Lupe Fiasco, "Go Go Gadget Flow"

Land of Talk, "Some Are Lakes"

Adele, "Make You Feel My Love"

Weezer, "Troublemaker"

MGMT, "Electric Feel"

Vampire Weekend, "Oxford Comma"

Hayes Carll, "She Left Me for Jesus"

DeVotchKa, "Along the Way"

TV on the Radio, "Family Tree"

Irvin Mayfield & Ellis Marsalis, "Mo Betta Blues"

The Walkmen, "In the New Year"

Black Crowes, "Movin' on Down the Line"

Alejandro Escovedo, "Always a Friend"

Magnetic Fields, "Drive on, Driver"

The Hold Steady, "Constructive Summer"


about the writer

Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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