Pitchfork

EA Sports, like most other video game companies, has realized the vast cross-promotional opportunities of lifting tunes from real musicians for their games. So, for their FIFA '08 footballpalooza (or soccerpalooza for us Yanks), they've gathered a bunch of tracks both suitable and shrugworthy to get you pumped for all that hot dribbling action.

Though there are 50 tunes on the FIFA '08 soundtrack, the ones you're likely to recognize through the door of your roommate's pad include Art Brut's "Direct Hit", Peter Bjorn & John's "Young Folks", Bonde do Role's "Solta O Frango", Robyn's "Bum Like You", CSS' "Off the Hook", Simian Mobile Disco's "I Believe", !!!'s "All My Heroes Are Weirdos", Datarock's "Fa-Fa-Fa", Digitalism's "Pogo", Maximo Park's "The Unshockable", Modeselektor's "Silikon", Santogold's "You Will Find a Way", that Madness song with Sway, and tracks by Kenna, K-Os, and, yup, Travis. Travis? Is that some kind of psych-out or something?

You can push buttons while listening to the above songs (and many more!) starting tomorrow, October 9, when the game is released for virtually every system but the PS3. That pack of early adopters will have to wait 'til the 16th for their FIFA.