At first blush Pitchfork curating a soundtrack for a baseball video game may not make a whole lot of sense from a brand lending/editorial perspective, but think about it: Major League Baseball 2K8 is a video game, and Pitchfork posts videos. That works, right? Almost maybe, but regardless it’s a good play for the Forkers to move into video game stuff; hell we even have a Video Games category. Maybe Rock Band: Pitchfork Edition would make a little more sense, but to their credit listening to Battles’ “Atlas” while turning double plays in your Starter cap is, at least, a thing. (Also to their credit, Matador and Sub Pop have worked similarly with 2K8 games in the past.) The soundtrack’s 17 cuts deep, seven of which come with a Pitchfork Picks asterisks. Check it:
Battles – “Atlas” *
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Need Some Air”
Blitzen Trapper -”Wild Mountain Nation” *
Dinosaur Jr – “Almost Ready” *
Jay Reatard – “My Shadow” *
Kasabian – “Reason Is Treason”
LCD Soundsystem -”Watch the Tapes” *
Modest Mouse -”Dashboard”
Peter Bjorn & John – “The Chills”
The Cars – “Moving in Stereo”
The Cool Kids – “88″ *
The Cure -”Never Enough”
The Flaming Lips – “The Wand (No MF Edit)”
The Hold Steady – “Stuck Between Stations” *
The Presidents of the United States of America -”Cleveland Rocks”
The Revolution Fox Experiment – “Hyper Charlie”
The Strokes – “Someday”
* Pitchfork Pick, sorry Strokes and BRMC
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I don’t know about this at all…
i’m shocked to not see stupid vampire weekend on here
wow, that’s a great soundtrack, I’m pumped for the game, its gonna be rediculous.
Surprisingly “safe”. No love for Boris?
2k8 sucks…they should’ve soundtracked “MLB The Show 2008″ instead.
I’m not surprised at all how “safe” it is. This list is over all (in my opinion) a pretty good call. Battles might be a little risky to throw in a sports game, but hey, at least I know I’ll enjoy it.
Also, the hold steady = perfect match-up. haha.