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Customarily late, the twentieth and final Comes with a Smile has been sent to print. Eighteen interviews and seventeen songs on the CD, sees us go out in good shape. The line-up is predictably diverse and sees old favourites among the new: Arab Strap (previously seen in #10), BC Camplight (debut), Billy Mahonie (previously seen in #9), Constantines (previously seen in #14), Death Cab for Cutie (previously seen in #8 & #13), Drive-By Truckers (debut), The Eighteenth Day of May (debut), Gravenhurst (debut), Mick Harvey (debut), The Howling Hex (debut), matt pond PA (previously seen in #6, #10 and #16), The Mendoza Line (previously seen in #12), The Mother Hips (previously seen in #9), The New Pornographers (debut), rivulets (previously seen in #12), Silver Jews (previously seen in #4 & #10), Spoon (previously seen in #12), and 31Knots (debut).
The CD "How They Wash Away..." sees all the above artists besides Death Cab for Cutie and Silver Jews included, and features a cameo from CWAS regular The Real Tuesday Weld. Here's the track listing:
1. The Eighteenth Day Of May | The Waterman's Song To His Daughter (new recording for CWAS)
2. The New Pornographers | High Art, Local News (bonus track from Japanese CD)
3. BC Camplight | Suffer For Two (brand new demo recording)
4. The Mendoza Line | Tell It To The Raven (unreleased outtake)
5. The Real Tuesday Weld | Dreaming Of You (unreleased)
6. Rivulets | Can't I Wonder (solo version of track from forthcoming album)
7. Spoon | The Beast And Dragon, Adored (new recording)
8. Drive-By Truckers | Great Car Dealer War (unreleased outtake)
9. 31Knots | White Hot (unreleased)
10. Billy Mahonie | Minor Folk Tune (new demo)
11. Constantines | Shine A Light (unreleased live version)
12. The Howling Hex | Death Letter from Centerville Springs (unreleased live recording)
13. Gravenhurst | Entertainment (unreleased live recording)
14. Tim Bluhm | If Love Hath No Pride (unreleased)
15. Arab Strap | That's Where We've Left Our Love (bonus track from Japanese CD)
16. Mick Harvey | Just A Little Bit Of Rain (rare studio recording)
17. matt pond PA | NJ Holiday (brand new demo recording)
All tracks are previously unavailable besides #2, 15 and 16.
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