Well, this blog has become more of a playlist only blog hasn’t it? It’s 10 days into the new year and I am feeling completely burnt out. I’m hoping this changes soon and we can get back to regularly scheduled blog programing. I managed to put together some songs from last year I never shared in a playlist and some new ones that have caught my ears over the last few days.

It’s been a long couple of months. I haven’t had the time to focus on a proper, themed playlist for November. So instead, I thought I would compile another edition of What I’m Listening To. Where has my head been at this past month? Well, some of the tunes have a bit of a glimpse into my scattered mind while others are just new releases everyone should know about. Where do I even begin? Let’s see.

Time is just flying by. I can't even believe it. I feel like I'm constantly saying that too. When I originally set out to start the What I'm Listening To series of playlists, it was really just to create a playlist that was true to my listening habits. A playlist that really spanned genres. A playlist where I wasn't adding unnecessary pressure on myself with regards to sound or a theme. Don't get me wrong, I love the Monthly Mixes and themes, but a lot of work has to go into those. With What I'm Listening To I can just create a massive collection of songs and narrow them down with which ones I'm not absolutely sick of by the end of the month.

As I sit here writing this I can't help but wonder where half of the year went. It seems like just 5 minutes ago I was really hopeful about the year ahead, and now that's half over I feel pretty bummed out. I'm definitely not anywhere close to where I thought I would be 6 months ago, but I guess that's how life works. Posting another What I'm Listening To after just posting one last month seems like a bit of a cop-out, but I have a good reason. There have been so many good new releases this past month and just some songs I've had on heavy rotation lately. 

I truly can't believe it's (almost) June. On the one hand, I'm excited about all the new music June is bringing (Hello, new Father John Misty!) but on the other hand, I'm incredibly bummed. Mainly because I feel like much of my time is being wasted by situations out of my control. It doesn't matter what I try that feeling just doesn't go away. Rather than keep harping on it, I'll get to the point of this post: my current playlist. Ultimately I try to make playlists sparingly. The more you make, the more mediocre they become sometimes. I know that is a bold statement considering my mission to create a monthly themed mix for this blog.

Another month has come and gone. Right now I would be in the midst of making a birthday playlist filled with popular songs from times gone by. Usually, 90s music from that reminds me of when I was younger and life didn't seem so hard. I definitely don't feel inspired to make one this year (hello sad funk). But, I figured another installment of What I'm Listening To was in order.

As the wise philosopher Drake once said, "better late than never, but never late is better." I know I said I would try to update more as if anyone reads this at all, but my funk is still lingering over my head. I tried to put together tons of different posts, but all of them just felt really uninspired. No one wants to see that kinda stuff and I certainly don't want to look back on it. April is almost here which is kind of a bummer, but also a chance for a fresh start. I figured I'd end March strong by sharing some stuff from around the internet I like right now. I made it a bit longer and chose all kinds of stuff from food to wellness and, of course, new music.

I know monthly around this time I drop the themed mix of my choosing, but October is going to be a little different. Halloween is probably my second favorite holiday because it really combines two of my best qualities: being dead inside and my love of (some) holidays. So it really goes without saying that making my yearly Halloween mix is one of my favorite things to do. A lot of work goes into handcrafting my mixture of horror scores, creepy songs and popular favorites not to mention the search for the ideal creepy image to accompany it. Halloween is fast approaching so that mix will be out in the next week or so (hopefully). I just hope I get to add some of the new Stranger Things soundtrack into this year's mix since the show's return coincides with this most frightful time of year.

Summer is winding down which makes me feel a little low key #blessed. No more looking like a sweaty tomato all the time. No more feeling uncomfortable in my own skin because I can layer upon layer my clothes. But no one wants to hear about that so onto the music. I set out to make another blissful summer playlist, but just didn't have the heart to finish it. It just never felt right when I would listen back to it. So instead I went with a trusted go to: what I'm listening to right now.