Welcome to the Mixtape Corner

 
 

This is a cozy little section of the site dedicated to playlists.

While I’m still critical of Spotify and all that the streaming model entails, I am not immune to a good playlist. I guess when you spend all day listening to music (regardless of platform), your brain just automatically starts to categorize and sequence things in a way that makes sense.

I have around 600 playlists on Spotify, and if that sounds like a lot, you’re right! I don’t use them all, but they have each served a different role in my music fandom at one point or another. Some playlists are decade-spanning compendiums of an artist’s work organized chronologically; others are goofy jokes based on some superficial connective tissue. Some of these I listen to every week, others are an attempt to capture a specific time and place in my life. The point is that my Spotify sidebar is long and full of playlists, so I created this as a place where I can share some of my favorites and discuss them in short form.

 
 
 

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Mixtape #12 - Independence Day / July 4th
Mixtape #12 - Independence Day / July 4th

Just in case you didn’t know, it’s fuck Fourth of July round these parts. Even still, for a dude like me, it’s hard not to notice a trend when it’s staring you in the face. It might surprise you, but there are actually a ton of songs set on the Fourth of July. There are also so many songs titled “Independence Day.” There’s also shit like that silly Chicago song where they sing “Saturday in the park / I think it was the fourth of july” (you think?? Bro, get a grip).

Anyway, I've mashed all these July 4th songs together into one ever-growing playlist that only makes sense to share today. From Sluice and Sufjan to Nothing and No Motiv, I hope you enjoy your Independence Day.

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