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Here’s the first—and by far the most indie rock/pop oriented—of our three Halfstravaganza podcasts this year. Continued thanks and appreciation to all of the artists, reps, and labels for letting us use these songs.

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[52:16]

1. Parts & Labor: “Ghosts Will Burn”

• (0:01 – 3:50)
• from Mapmaker (Jagjaguwar/Brah; 2007)

2. Pissed Jeans: “I’ve Still Got You (Ice Cream)”

• (3:51 – 6:56)
• from Hope for Men (Sub Pop; 2007)

3. Shapes & Sizes: “Head Movin’”

• (6:57 – 9:46)
• from Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner (Asthmatic Kitty; 2007)

4. Menomena: “The Pelican”

• (9:47 – 13:23)
• from Friend and Foe (Barsuk; 2007)

5. Frog Eyes: “Reform the Countryside”

• (13:24 – 18:45)
• from Tears of the Valedictorian (Absolutely Kosher; 2007)

6. Deerhunter: “Spring Hall Convert”

• (18:46 – 23:12)
• from Cryptograms (Kranky; 2007)

7. Dog Day: “Lydia”

• (23:13 – 24:51)
• * from _Night Group_(Tomlab; 2007)

8. The National: “Mistaken for Strangers”

• (25:52 – 28:19)
• from Boxer (Beggars Banquet; 2007)

9. Feist: “My Moon My Man”

• (28:20 – 31:52)
• from a href=”../reviews/feist_reminder2007.html”>The Reminder (Arts & Crafts; 2007)

10. Chad VanGaalen: “The Gun”

• (31:40 – 35:32)
• from the vinyl-only Skelliconnection bonus album (Flemish Eye/Melodiya Records; 2007)

11. SJ Esau: “Cat Track (he has no balls)”

• (35:33 – 39:13)
• from Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse (Anticon; 2007)

12. Of Montreal: “Suffer for Fashion”

• (39:14 – 42:11)
• from Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (Polyvinyl; 2007)

13. Field Music: “In Context”

• (42:12 – 45:47)
• from Tones of Town (Memphis Industries; 2007)

14. Andrew Bird: “Simple X”

• (45:48 – 49:21)
• from __Armchair Apocryp_a_(Fat Possum; 2007)

15. Fujiya & Miyagi: “Transparent Things”

• (49:22 – 52:16)
• from Transparent Things (Deaf Dumb and Blind; 2007)