Search the hymns
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One of my fondest memories growing up was receiving mix tapes. First, they were silly mixes from the boys in grade school, that me and my girlfriends would giggle over listening to on our crummy stereos. The tapes were the first real attempt at flirting I ever encountered, and would contain songs interspersed with goofy banter from the group of boys that put them together. Later in high school, mix tapes became much more serious affairs; careful compilations intensely labored over and scrutinized by their creators, and equally scrutinized by their recipients. Due to the difficulty of creation and replication, a mix tape was the most sincere gift of friendship/love you could receive from another person. Whether pouring through lyrics to decode hidden messages, or just rocking out to a fantastic ska comp, a mix tape said unequivocally: you matter.
Sadly, with the dawn of the recordable CD and later, the downloadable song, mix tapes have become virtually nonexistent. However, I was delighted to discover there is a site trying to rekindle the mixtape in the new age: Muxtape.com.
Muxtape allows users to upload and share mixtapes on the web. It’s functionality is remarkably simple, and it’s look is beautifully minimal and superbly designed. And while it’s not nearly of the same caliber as receiving an actual cassette, it’s the closest the internet has ever come to it (and let’s be honest: if you did receive a mix tape today, would you even have a cassette player to play it?)
I’ve put together a little mix together for you, dear reader. I hope you like it as much as I like you 
The Tracklist:
Lavender Diamond – You Broke My Heart
Nina Simone – See Line Woman
Okkervil River – A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene
Laura Veirs – Secret Someones
Laura Marling – Night Terror [Explicit]
Le Tigre – After Dark
LCD Soundsystem – Never As Tired As When I’m Waking Up
Kaki King – Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be a Bad Person?
Sonic Youth – Hits of Sunshine (for Allen Ginsberg)
Wolf Parade – An Animal In Your Care
Dr. Dog – 12 Find The River
Greg Laswell – Sing, Theresa Says
