Link to 8Tracks:
Tracklist: http://8tracks.com/aunt_zelda/this-is-the-life
01: This Year – The Mountain Goats
An appropriate anthem for the crew, all things considered.
02: Be Ok – Ingrid Michaelson
Just wanna have a nice, normal week, with as little angst as possible.
03: This Is the Life – Amy Macdonald
Their lives, at work and not at work.
04: Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked – Cage the Elephant
Can’t stay at home forever.
05: The Streetwalker - Ugress
Getting back to work.
06: I Need a Dollar (CeeRoo Remix)
Why they’re all there, in one way or another.
07: Lucky Lips – The Marvelous Wonderettes Soundtrack
A positive outlook … or is it?
08: Poker Face – Obra Squara
Performing for clients.
09: Bad Things – Jace Everett
Clients and their desires, which we all know can get pretty nasty in this AU.
10: Sister – She Wants Revenge
One session with a client.
11: Andrew in Drag – The Magnetic Fields
Oh, Donnie.
12: Mr. Brightside – The Killers
I think it’s kind of required to have this on the mix.
13: Reflections are Protection – La Roux
The workers trying to keep themselves safe.
14: Beggin For Thread – Banks
They myriad of destructive, codependent, and otherwise unhealthy relationships.
15: Can’t Stand Me Now – Libertines
Relationships falling apart.
16: You’ll Be Back – Hamilton Soundtrack
Insano is hardly known for his subtlety.
17: Octopus – Jonathan Coulton
Trying to move on from the bad things in the past.
18: This Is How It Goes – Aimee Mann
Relapses of one form or another.
19: Going, Going, Gone – Stars
Drugs, coping, jealousy, desperation.
20: No Children – The Mountain Goats
Option one: self destructive and violent fantasies.
21: Wait For It – Hamilton Soundtrack
Option two: a return to the more hopeful tone at the start of the mix.