Favorites from 2009

Image's Good Letters blog has my "Nine Songs from 2009" up now. There's commentary on the first nine songs below; I cut some songs to fit the word count/ theme, so here's my complete 2009 mixtape -- please get in touch if you want a copy and I'll try to get it together for you.

Surrender to the Void: Songs from 2009

Laura Gibson, "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me"

The Cave Singers, "Welcome Joy"

David Ahlen, "Spirit Fall"

Frida Hyvonen, "Jesus Was a Crossmaker"

David Bazan, "In Stitches"

Soul-Junk, "Persian Earball"

U2, "Moment of Surrender"

The Rentals, "Song of Remembering"

The Mountain Goats, "1 John 4:16"

mewithoutYou, "Every Thought a Thought of You"

Modest Mouse, "Whale Song"

Amy Millan, "Old Perfume"

Josh Ottum, "The Easy Way Out"

Church of the Beloved, "Given"

Johnny Bertram, "Great Divide"