- The music should be generally similar to Vampire Weekend (since anyone who knows anything about either Vampire Weekend or prep would probably agree that they're two peas in a pod).
- The music shouldn't sound out of place if it were played in an American Eagle store. (Yes, I know the old-school preps out there will choke on their gin-and-tonics and protest that "American Eagle isn't really prep!" But prep rock? Yes, I would say it is.)
I wasn't really concerned with representing a wide variety of artists, so some of them get significantly more time than others (Vampire Weekend and Shout Out Louds, in particular). What I was most concerned with was capturing the right sound and mood. I also tried to ensure that songs flowed nicely into one another, which is why I decided to feature this basically as a CD-burnable playlist, and why I would recommend that you listen to the songs in order, at least the first time.
The zip file includes all 23 songs, plus cover art, and high-quality printable PDFs of CD case inserts (of which I'm rather proud, if I do say so myself). And here's the track list:
- Peter Griffin - The Spirit of Massachusetts
- Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof
- Shout Out Louds - Fall Hard
- Canvas Kites - Vacation (Take You Away)
- This Is Ivy League - The Richest Kids in Town
- Shout Out Louds - Your Parents Living Room
- Mystery Claws - Phony Checks
- Ra Ra Riot - Massachusetts
- Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
- Surfer Blood - Take It Easy
- Hungry Kids of Hungary - Wristwatch
- Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
- Ra Ra Riot - Shadowcasting
- Shout Out Louds - Normandie
- Spoon - The Underdog
- Vampire Weekend - Holiday
- Shout Out Louds - Shut Your Eyes
- Dr. Dog - Stranger
- Two Door Cinema Club - Eat That Up, It's Good For You
- Vampire Weekend - Walcott
- Shout Out Louds - Impossible
- Prep-Unit - Tea Partay (Director's Cut)
- Peter Griffin & Company - The Spirit of Massachusetts (Reprise)
