I will prove it to you. Here’s a life moment for every single stellar track on the 2006 two-disc masterpiece album:
DISC 1
Track 1: Trying to incorporate your mom jeans into an office appropriate outfit
“Hong Kong Garden” by Siouxsie & The Banshees
Track 2: Flirting for free drinks
“Aphrodisiac” by Bow Wow Wow
Track 3: Sprinting away from your responsibilities
“What Ever Happened” by the Strokes
Track 4: Late nights with coffee and a deadline
“Pulling Our Weight” by The Radio Dept.
Track 5: Riding home drunk in the back of a cab
“Ceremony” by New Order
Track 6: That first fight with your partner when you thought hurling your phone would drive your point home
“Natural’s Not In It” by Gang of Four
Track 7: Strutting to work in the shoes you bought with your rent money
“I Want Candy” (Kevin Shields Remix) by Bow Wow Wow
Track 8: Burlesque shows in front of your bathroom mirror
“Kings of the Wild Frontier” (Remastered) by Adam & The Ants
Track 9: First day at your big kid job
“Concerto in G” by Roger Niell
Track 10: When you learned what self-care was and why you should be doing it
“The Melody of a Fallen Tree” by Windsor For The Derby
Track 11: That time you didn’t get the job
“I Don’t Like It Like This” by The Radio Dept.
Track 12: Leaving the hair salon with your first bob
“Plainsong” by The Cure
DISC 2
Track 1: When you realize it’s been too long since you’ve been to church and your soul might be in jeopardy
“Intro To Versailles” by Various Artists
Track 2: Awkward coffee shop eye contact with that achingly beautiful human
“Jynweythek Ylow” by Aphex Twin
Track 3: That work day that felt like it was never going to end
“Opus 17” by Dustin O’Halloran
Track 4: When you tried morning meditation on for size and decided you prefer sleep
“II Secondo Giorno” (Instrumental) by Air
Track 5: Eating Chinese food on the floor of your first apartment
“Keen On Boys” by The Radio Dept.
Track 6: The heartbreak that made you feel like you were dying
“Opus 23” by Dustin O’Halloran
Track 7: Cleaning up your messes, both literal and figurative
“Les Barricades Mystérieuses” by Patricia Mabee
Track 8: Seeing the New York City skyline for the first time
“Fools Rush In (Kevin Shields Remix)” by Bow Wow Wow
Track 9: Falling hard in love
“Avril 14th” by Aphex Twin
Track 10: That awkward dinner date silence when you realize you have nothing in common with the person sitting across from you
“Sonatas for Harpsichord (Miscellaneous): Sonata in D minor, K.213: Andante” by Patricia Mabee
Track 11: Watching old home movies and wishing things were still that simple
“Tommib Help Buss” by Squarepusher
Track 12: Summiting a literal or figurative mountain
“Tristes Apprêts, Pâles Flambeaux” (from Castor et Pollux RCT 32, Act I, Scene III: Air de Télaïre’)” by Agnes Mellon
Track 13: Waking up the next morning and realizing
1. Yesterday was not a dream and 2. It didn’t kill you.
“Opus 36” Dustin O’Halloran
Track 14: Closing the door of your first apartment for the last time
“All Cats Are Grey” by The Cure
