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Song- “NYC” by Interpol

“Gone, Gone, to New York City”, compiled by Jake+Brooke, is a unique mix-album of songs and bands related to NYC. The album captures the listener with Conor Oberst’s song “NYC-Gone, Gone Gone”, and quickly moves into the New York Rangers fan song, “Song 2” by Blur. Neither the song, nor the band are much related to New york in any other way than this, but like Adam Graves stated, “everyone wants to be a ranger” and the NYR are a major part of being a patriotic new yorker. the album becomes somber with a song by Simon & Garfunkel, an iconic sound which once filled the streets and subways of New York. As the single to the album, “NYC” by Interpol provides the unique music sound of a New York City band just on the verge of the millennium. The song captures the evolution of music during their time, and is the track which connects music from artists like John Lennon and Lou Reed to The Ramones and Guided by Voices. Having just hit NYC for their Classic Lineup reunion tour, it is great to see a Guided by Voices song on here. Needless to say, this album is a great mixture of music and leaves the listener in a “New york State of Mind”.