The to 's is nearly as much of a piece with the film as the similarly sweet, quirky combinations of sound and vision in 's films and . , however, is more modern in its outlook and more emotionally direct, with a mixtape earnestness belied by using not one but two songs from ' is an obvious choice, as the song just seems to grow in stature as time passes, but 's vulnerable, ever-so-slightly unhinged opening track, is not, and adds to the personal, diary-like feel of the album. The bright poignancy of ' tracks stands out even more among the low-key melancholy of songs like and The inclusion of 's track, shows that doesn't go for the hipster, too-cool-for-school poses that one might expect from the of a hot indie movie, even with the inclusion of 's cover of Still, there's something of a collegiate feel to the , especially with the re-rediscovery of ( ) and ) as well as the tentative forays into like Perhaps this collegiate feel comes from the fact that those years are often the time when many people are the most ready and willing to explore music that is new to them (but not necessarily new), but, as the success of shows, any time can be the right time. ~ Heather Phares