A Teen Angst 'Wonderland'

Don't worry, this post has nothing to do with that John Mayer song that makes you want to smash your radio. No, before I get back to my top 20 albums of 2009, I just had to have a little freak-out about something to look forward to later in 2010 (March 2nd, to be specific): the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack!

The soundtrack, featuring everyone from Avril Lavigne to Owl City to Motion City Soundtrack, is poised to make emo kids smile wider than the Cheshire cat (on the inside, of course). And really, any CD with a Mark Hoppus/Pete Wentz collaboration sound pretty darn wonderful to me.

The soundtrack will be a hodgepodge of original songs loosely inspired by the book and old animated movie (All Time Low said they didn't get to see Tim Burton's version yet). Except, um, "The Technicolor Phase" was definitely released on Owl City's debut album, before anyone would have guessed he could fit in among the ranks of these pop-punk personalities. But it could still have been inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It has almost nothing to do with the story, but hey, you never know.

Anyways, after hearing Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Marilyn Manson on the 2006 reissue of The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack (another Tim Burton film, of course), it only seems logical to commission a slew of Alice-themed tracks from the myriad poster children teen angst. Even if the music lacks the quirks and experimentation of Burton's film, it's sure to look lovely next to the six rows of overpriced Alice t-shirts, hoodies, and jewelery boxes at Hot Topic stores everywhere.

Now before we run out of time (get that White Rabbit reference? no?... oh well), let's get to the tracklist:

1. “Alice (Underground)” – Avril Lavigne
2. “The Poison” – The All-American Rejects
3. “The Technicolor Phase” – Owl City
4. “Her Name Is Alice” – Shinedown
5. “Painting Flowers” - All Time Low
6. “Where’s My Angel” - Metro Station
7. “Strange”- Tokio Hotel and Kerli
8. “Follow Me Down” - 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch
9. “Very Good Advice” - Robert Smith
10. “In Transit” - Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz
11. “Welcome to Mystery” - Plain White T’s
12. “Tea Party” - Kerli
13. “The Lobster Quadrille” - Franz Ferdinand
14. “Running Out of Time” - Motion City Soundtrack
15. “Fell Down a Hole” - Wolfmother
16. “White Rabbit”- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

The tracklist was released on MySpace's music blog, and you can check out that story if you like.


In other news, I went to Grace Potter and the Nocturnals' website today and discovered that not every band with "Potter" in its name is a wrock band. This makes sense because Harry Potter had no relatives named Grace.