making a mix

to tell someone some stuff

balance. hitting the right tone between sentiment and reality, because songs can do both so well.

i think maybe most songs tend towards sentiment, because it's the easier of the two.

reality doesn't always rhyme, and the truth isn't always pretty.

but, despite his genius for it, i haven't used any seBADoh/lou barlow on this one.

my friend who i 'm making the mix for actually knows me very well. he'll know if i'm using a track as a shortcut, but i hope he will also, for the same reason, know when i'm being ironic.

this isn't just a playlist, it's a letter, starting and middling and ending.

it's kind of broken into acts

from bright eyes through to snow patrol's run

the books for a palate cleanser, then into that brilliant 'i am missing you' song, 'roll up your sleeves'

onward and getting later now, and if he listens all in one go he'll need cheering up maybe, so pour another one to 'you can't win' by heavy trash, that'll sort you out

because we've still got some thinking to do, to the pastels, and julie doiron

leaving you with a song to help you sleep, a george winston

winston is almost too sentimental for me, but like with arvo part, it's the simplicity that makes it so emotive.

because i want to give him a gift not ruin his day.

:)

and it goes with my love,

~ listener