Opportunity: What April is Like

It just occurred to me that I totally forgot to make an April mix. I'm pretty bad at this blog thing, especially as the weather gets warmer, because it's like, "Hmm, should I talk into the void or go sit in the sun?" The sun tends to win every time, actually, regardless of what the alternative is. So it goes.

But I do feel sort of obligated to maintain my commitment to a monthly playlist, because I know a few people who dig it at least. Plus I think it'll make a nice record of my year if I keep up with it. I thought about making this a shorter playlist, since April is half over at this point, but that just didn't seem fair.

Anyway. As for April: If I were going to introduce it on stage or something, I'd be all like, "This month requires no introduction." So I won't fuss too much introducing it here, either. April is new flowers and days of sunshine and days of rain. If you're like me, and your happiness is pretty dependent on the whims of the weather, April can be kind of a roller-coaster.  But its also a welcome light at the end of Boston's Winter Tunnel, and so April's lowest lows are still pretty rad. Like, if its going to rain all day, its almost cool, because you get to put on your matching sky blue trench coat and rain boots, and rock your leopard print umbrella.

With this thought, I also wonder, what do dudes do to make themselves feel better? I'm so sorry for them sometimes, living a life without accessories. I guess that's why there's sports or something.

I'm joking, of course. Here's the music:



1. Cotton Fields - The Beach Boys
2. A Blossom Fell - Nat King Cole
3. This Flight Tonight - Joni Mitchell
4. Mysteries - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
5. Sweatshop - Brazilian Girls
6. Master and Everyone - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
7. Music Talk - Stevie Wonder
8. I Wanna Live - Glen Campbell
9. Women Make A Fool Out Of Me - Merle Haggard
10. Don't Tell Me To Do The Math(s) - Los Campesinos
11. Labrynthian Pomp - Of Montreal
12. Rally - Phoenix
13. What You Know -T.I.
14. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
15. Dream Wanderer's Tune - Deerhoof
16. I Can't Wait - The White Stripes
17. Banho de Lua - Os Mutantes
18. Invitango - Brigitte Bardot
19. I Got You - James Brown
20. So Fresh, So Clean - Outkast
21. Bottle Rocket - The Go! Team
22. The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
23. Somebody Have Mercy - Sam Cooke
24. We Are Nowhere and It's Now - Bright Eyes
25. On Se Quitte Toujours - Francoise Hardy
26. I Better Be Quiet Now - Elliott Smith
27. Laugh - The Monkees
28. My Girls - Animal Collective
29. Sunday in Savannah - Nina Simone
30. Opportunity - The Jewels

Can I also just say how awesome it is to be a grown up and not care two figs what other people think about your musical tastes? I feel so liberated to be able to say, you know, I still absolutely love this Bright Eyes song and I'm going to put it on my playlist, damn it. Go ahead and judge me. I thumb my nose at you, sir. I decide what's cool now.