Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Soundtrack Vinyl LP Record

Because mix tapes (unknowingly) connect the title characters in this 2008 comedy, its soundtrack is more carefully chosen than is usually the case. Indeed, the 15-track compilation plays like a mix made by a particularly sensitive teen on the cusp of college. With its mixture of current indie and classic outsider rock, the soundtrack is a cousin to GARDEN STATE's similar set list . But there's a bit more passionate engagement with the music on display here. Bishop Allen's "Middle Management" sets the general tone of wistful perseverance echoed by Takka Takka, the Shout Out Louds, and others, while the beautiful Chris Bell number, "Speed of Sound," adds more than a small touch of class and heft.