I'm the back up bookkeeper at work and next week I'm doing the books four times, but luckily I get to listen to music in my little office. I don't mind listening to the radio trash my friend has ripped to the comp once in a while (it's good to get familiarized with the songs before we go out dancing), but I've overplayed everything on the computer, so I want to bring in my own stuff. I'm pretty tired with most of what I've got, so I'm looking for new stuff for a mix CD. Please keep my interests in mind as in I don't listen to a large majority of the crap you guys do. I'd prefer something that doesn't take too much attention. Pleasant, smart stuff, but mainly something that's good background music. And it has to be business appropriate, so nothing crude, no swearing, etc. Thanks.

Hmm...


Mineral
The Gloria Record
Elliott
Stars
Azure Ray
Maria Taylor
Ingrid Michaelson
Gregor Samsa
Moving Mountains
A Red Season Shade
Do Make Say Think
Goldspot
American Football
Owen
Owls
Denison Witmer
Emily Haines And The Soft Skeleton
Hum
Centaur
Sun Kil Moon
Knapsack
Logh
This Beautiful Mess
Neil Halstead
Rhett Miller
Old Canes
Penfold
The Moirai
Red Sparrowes
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Something For Kate
Sleeping At Last
Summer At Shatter Creek
Sleep Station
twothirtyeight
waiting for autumn
Aloha
Beirut
Engine Down
Denali
Neva Dinova
Nada Surf
My Morning Jacket
Brightblack Morning Light

That's what I tend to listen to as "background" music anyway.

Explosions in the Sky
Edwin
Chase Pagan
Duran Duran
Elvis Costello
Genesis
Homage to Catalonia
Mark Lanegan
Moneen
Prince (come on, everyone loves prince)
Sharks Keep Moving
Texas Is the Reason
This Is a Process of a Still Life
This Will Destroy You
The Working Title

...like Icas said, these are a few of the bands I listen to for background noise ... sadly it couldnt be longer due to the fact that he named off some of the bands previously

I don't really know your music tastes, but here are some things I like for background music: Elliott Smith, Brand New (anything from Deja Entendu on), Further Seems Forever, Mae, Death Cab, Postal Service, Incubus, Rocky Votolato, The Smiths, The Spill Canvas (Sunsets &Car Crashes), Waking Ashland.

Sorry if I wasn't of much help =\

Yeah, I'm already familiar with a great deal of what you guys mentioned, but a lot of the stuff I did know I hadn't thought about, so good stuff. I'll make a list of the bands I don't know in a minute so you guys can suggest some stand out tracks for me to get acquainted with.

Ingrid Michaelson
Gregor Samsa
Moving Mountains
A Red Season Shade
Do Make Say Think
Goldspot
American Football
Owls
Denison Witmer
Centaur
Sun Kil Moon
Knapsack
Logh
This Beautiful Mess
Neil Halstead
Rhett Miller
Old Canes
The Moirai
Red Sparrowes
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Something For Kate
Sleeping At Last
Summer At Shatter Creek
Sleep Station
twothirtyeight
waiting for autumn
Beirut
Brightblack Morning Light

Edwin
Homage to Catalonia
Sharks Keep Moving
Texas Is the Reason
This Is a Process of a Still Life
This Will Destroy You

Rocky Votolato
The Spill Canvas
Waking Ashland

There's actually a ton on there that I've always meant to listen to and for whatever reason (laziness) haven't yet, so I can take care of that now as well.

Undo the laziness, and get movin girl

Then suggest a couple of songs from the bands you mentioned twat.

Rocky Votolato
The Spill Canvas
Waking Ashland

There's actually a ton on there that I've always meant to listen to and for whatever reason (laziness) haven't yet, so I can take care of that now as well.
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Rocky, I'd go for the first cd which is Suicide Medicine. My favorite song off of it is "Prison Is Private Property (A Life Of Your Own)". Another few worth listening to are "Alabaster," "The Light &The Sound," and "Secrets of a Salesman".

Spill Canvas: "The Tide," "So Much," and "Sunsets &Car Crashes"

Waking Ashland: "Shades of Grey," "Rumors," and "Long Shot". (Pretty much anything from the album Composure.

Again, no idea if any of these are "your thing" but here's to hoping!

Jesus.....sooo much work....

Edwin - honestly, anything of his, is just amazing and helps the day go by faster.
Sharks Keep Moving - any of the Instrumentals or Jets
Homage to Catalonia - IM me sometime, and I'll send you what I have of theirs.
This is a Process.. and This Will Destroy.. - Both instrumental bands; so, anything by them
Texas is the Reason - Johnny on the Spot, Something to Forget, Nickel Wound, Magic Bullet Theory

Have any questions, feel free to IM me