I don't think I could have picked a better three to start with - hope I've done them justice! The first mix has a (generally) more upbeat feel and the second mix is more downbeat and for some reason makes me think of driving at nighttime.
NB: the EP version of "No Cars Go" is slightly different to the Neon Bible version - it probably doesn't matter but I prefer the EP one for this mix.
CD1: We're compassless and nowhere-bound
01. Stars - "Ageless Beauty" (Ageless Beauty)
02. Klaxons - "Golden Skans" (Myths Of the Near Future)
03. Nightmare Of You - "I Want To Be Buried In Your Backyard" (Nightmare Of You)
04. Bloc Party - "This Modern Love" (Silent Alarm)
05. Death Cab For Cutie - "We Looked Like Giants" (Transatlanticism)
06. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - "Young Shields" (Young Shields - EP)
07. Efterklang - "Step Aside" (Tripper)
08. Deerhunter - "Hazel St" (Cryptograms)
09. Caribou - "Barnowl" (The Milk of Human Kindness)
CD2: Our heads were reeling with a glut of possibilities
01. The Books - "Smells Like Content" (Lost and Safe)
02. My Bloody Valentine - "Sometimes" (Loveless)
03. Arcade Fire - "No Cars Go" (Arcade Fire EP)
04. Broken Social Scene - "I'm Still Your Fag" (You Forgot It In People)
05. Patrick Wolf - "A Boy Like Me" (Lycanthropy)
06. Mice Parade - "And Still It Sits in Front of You (Obrigado Saudade)
07. Islands - "Swans (Life After Death)" (Return To The Sea)
08. Palaxy Tracks - "The Sediment" (Cedarland)
09. Calexico & Notwist - "Careless" (You Can't Always Listen to Hausmusik - But...)
