an introduction
As I officially begin my 49th year on Earth, I’ve decided to mark the passage of time by putting together a mixtape for each year that I have been alive. For the moment, these will be Spotify playlists since it’s the most accessible form but I’m hoping to find a way to share these songs on a platform that is more fair to the artists represented.
In order to spice things up a bit and focus my attentions, these mixtapes are made up of songs that were released only in the summers. So, each song is taken from an album released (roughly) between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Another rule – I’m trying to keep these playlists under 90 minutes so they would, theoretically, fit onto an old school cassette tape.
The songs on these playlists weren’t necessarily ones that I listened to at the time of release – many of them aren’t in my regular rotation even now – but it has been fun so far to listen to some albums again or for the first time trying to put these together.
I’ll be posting one each week of 2021 leading up to my 50th birthday on December 23.
