It has been a while since I have made a mix” tape” but I was feeling like tonight was as good a night as any to bang a new one out.
This disk consists mostly of stuff that I have not been able to turn off lately. A lot of the songs are new, and most are covers, but there are some old gems thrown in there for good measure. This summer so far has been pretty crappy for me, and I think that reflects in the sounds of the songs that I am currently spinning nonstop. Am I depressed? Who knows. I might be. I’m definitely not in the mood for people or anything else, which I guess is good since I’m jobless and therefore cant afford to see people anyway.
There are some absolute gems on this album. Sherri Dupree-Bemis’ cover of Kanye West’s heartless is gold. If you ignore everything else on this album, though, I still hope you take a few minutes to check out Birdy’s cover of Bon Iver’s skinny love. I still cannot fathom how a 14 year old girl can not only understand the mindset that Justin Vernon was in when he wrote that album, but be able to recreate the raw emotion that that song evokes. I am not ashamed to admit that not only did I have chills while listening to that song for the first time, but I cried. Please, I beg of you, take some time and listen to that song.
The Hold Steady have made their way back into my heart, and that is reflected in their addition to my little mix. I am hoping to be able to scrape together the ducats to see them at Popped!Fest in September. The Hold Steady and The Shins on the same night…I might be in Heaven.
This mix is mellow and kind of sad, but I think it would be perfect to close out a summer party or bonfire, or just to hang out on the front porch at night and listen to before bed, which is something I will probably do a few times myself before the summer is over.
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