heather's pick: songs for A Big Move

Tomorrow night (wednesday) at 10 pm, I am getting on an airplane that will take me to London; my connecting flight to Glasgow is on Thursday morning. I'm not a writer and I'm not a musician, so sometimes I have to adopt other people's words and sounds as my own.

Here are some songs I have been listening to a lot lately.

Terrible Love, The National
"It takes an ocean not to break." I could shorten this entire list to The National... but where's the fun in that? (But seriously, listen to The National.)

Think Long, Mates of State
Am I allowed to have a packing anthem? If so, it's this.

Going To Georgia, The Mountain Goats
"The most remarkable thing about coming home to you is the feeling of being in motion again: its the most extraordinary thing in the world." I listened to this as I drove away from NH and watched the sun set on the highway this past sunday night.

This Time Tomorrow, The Kinks
"I feel the world below me looking up at me / Leave the sun behind me, and watch the clouds as they sadly pass me by / And I'm in perpetual motion and the world below doesn't matter much to me"

Come Downstairs And Say Hello, Guster
high-school heather would be happy to see this song on this playlist.

Aside, The Weakerthans
"And I'm leaning on this broken fence, between past and present tense"
a nice reminder that we've gone far, but we're still so young.

I and Love and You, The Avett Brothers
this whole album is amazing, but this first song gets me every time.

A New Career In A New Town, David Bowie
This song strikes me as being oddly appropriate for any sort of move. FUN FACT: it is one of my favorite Bowie songs ever.

Staráfur, Sigur Ros
i always listen to this song as my plane descends over its destination, right as we're about to land. if you can get the timing right, it's absolutely beautiful.

download these songs here.

And, if you happen to be awake at 4:25 am EST, you should listen to Staráfur with me while my plane lands in London.