Venerdì 20 Mar 2009, 23:50

It's survey time once again.

List this week's top ten artists and tell us which song by them you first heard, which one you first loved, and your currently most popular song by them.

Where the three overlap, I've picked the second-most appropriate track to keep the list diverse.

1. Alanis Morissette
First heard: Ironic (I think)
First loved: Hands Clean
Currently love: Lots… But to pick one, Front Row

2. Fountains of Wayne
First heard: Mexican Wine
First loved: Leave the Biker (technically Mexican Wine)
Currently love: Valley Winter Song

3. The Decemberists
First heard: The Crane Wife 3
First loved: On the Bus Mall
Currently love: The Rake's Song

4. Regina Spektor
First heard: Hotel Song
First loved: Chemo Limo (technically The Hotel Song)
Currently love: The Call (Don't have the mp3 of it though.)

5. Scissor Sisters
First heard: Take Your Mama
First loved: Intermission (technically Take Your Mama)
Currently love: Land of a Thousand Words

6. Rilo Kiley
First heard: Portions for Foxes
First loved: A Man/Me/Then Jim (technically Portions for Foxes)
Currently love: I mostly just listen to A Man/Me/Then Jim nowadays, so…

7. Stars
First heard: Up In Our Bedroom after the War
First loved: Personal (technically Up In Our Bedroom)
Currently love: Haven't listened to them in awhile… But a large part of me wants to say What I'm Trying to Say, so we'll go with that

8. Imogen Heap
First heard: Headlock
First loved: I can't remember. Technically Headlock
Currently love: Haven't listened to her in awhile, but I wanna say Hide and Seek

9. Death Cab for Cutie
First heard: Soul Meets Body
First loved: I Will Follow You into the Dark
Currently Love: Crooked Teeth or What Sarah Said

10. Sufjan Stevens
First heard: Casimir Pulaski Day
First loved: To Be Alone With You (technically Casimir Pulaski Day)
Currently love: Like it all, but my gut says Come On! Feel the Illinoise

NOW WASN'T THAT INTERESTING?