Things are mostly terrible, so how about a mixtape I made for a coworker a few years ago? It won't solve anything, other than your desire for something to listen to today.
I'm not sure what it says about life that my favorite job from the past 10 years was the year I spent working for minimum wage in a bookstore before COVID. But it was the most connected I've felt with my fellow human beings since we left Baltimore, and I got to be really good at my work, which was:
- Keep my sections organized
- Know a lot about books, music, movies, and ephemera
It's a bloody shame I live in a world where I can't make a decent living doing so.
Which is not to say I feel shitty about my prospects. But the mutual exclusivity of financial compensation and fulfillment never ceases to amaze me. Am I being naive to think that you should be able to make a living at something you're good at that makes you feel good? Probably.
I digress.
Anyway, I made this for a coworker I really connected with. I was trying to think of music that an aging club kid would enjoy, but not necessarily heard (the New Order track at the end, nonwithstanding). So there's a little bit of this (Big Freedia), a little bit of that (Daft Punk). A couple covers. Just lots of beats. Something that you could dance or make out to. And I think I succeeded.
You be the judge.
Click here to download.
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