January Hymns: A Mixtape
Someday I'll be enough of a physical media die-hard that I'll start making tapes the old-fashioned way again. But for now, these will have to do. RIYL: loud trebly guitars, unexpected drum machines, unexpected saxophone, music to sit on your porch to.
A1 Ween, “Did You See Me?” (Shinola, Vol. 1, 2005) A2 Peter Cat Recording Co., “Memory Box” (Bismillah, 2019) A3 Cootie Catcher, “Friend of a Friend” (single, 2024) A4 Liquid Mike, “K2” (Paul Bunyan's Slingshot, 2024) A5 Double Dagger, “No Allies” (MORE, 2009) A6 Metallica, “Master of Puppets” (Master of Puppets, 1986) B1 The Decemberists, “January Hymn” (The King Is Dead, 2011) B2 Cake, “Italian Leather Sofa” (Fashion Nugget, 1996) B3 Pearl & the Oysters, “Side Quest” (Planet Pearl, 2024) B4 Dan Seals, “Bop” (Won't Be Blue Anymore, 1985) B5 Kiwi Jr., “Norma Jean's Jacket” (Cooler Returns, 2021) B6 MJ Lenderman, “You Don't Know the Shape I'm In” (Manning Fireworks, 2024) B7 Neil Young, “Down by the River” (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969)