Mixtape: After Ours
Bittersweet sunsetters for the end of the summer.
Liner Notes
The party is over. And so is the summer.
There is sand in your hair. There is sand in your shoe.
The sun is down. And so are you.
You threw parties, threw punches, threw fits, and threw darts.
Your summer break ended up breaking your heart.
You stirred your drinks. You stirred your souls.
You spilled your guts. You spilled your drinks.
The floor is sticky. And so is the sole of your shoe.
The seasons are turning. The kids are still yearning.
The new day is dawning. The kids are still longing for their aloe vera cream.
The hardest part is parting.
But wait until tomorrow. The summer was sweet, but so is the sorrow.
Your heartstrings sound somber. Your hair, a shade blonder.
You leave and you wander. You can’t move beyond her.
There was sand in the sofa. There is sand in your loafer.
The bottles are empty. And you know you are, too.
Easy listening is not always an easy listen.
These are the soft sounds of hard times—our times.
And our times are through.
This is After Ours.
▶︎ Listen to After Ours
Tracklist:
The Party’s Over - Peggy Lee
J’Aurais Voulu - Françoise Hardy
Open Your Window - Harry Nilsson
Sidonie - Brigitte Bardot
Chove Chuva - Jorge Ben Jor
When It’s Time to Go - Buddy Fo & His Group
Tangerine - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Can You Tell - Margo Guryan
Let Me Pass By - Peggy Lipton
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - The Beach Boys
I Haven’t Got Anything Better To Do - Astrud Gilberto
Cannock Chase - Labi Siffre
Not The Lovin’ Kind - Lee Hazlewood
Cherish - Nina Simone
Didn’t Want To Have To Do It - The Lovin’ Spoonful
Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" (And We Were Lovers) - Andy Williams
If He’d Love Me - Nancy Sinatra
▶︎ Listen to After Ours
For more eclectic easy listening, check out:
☊ The Asterian Luna: A soundtrack for the Astro Age.
☊ The Asterian Antares: More smooth sounds for the Astro Age.
If you’re gearing up for the fall, check out:
☊ Departures - Lost in transportation.
☊ Sways - Modern nineties sounds for the fall.
☊ Hydes - A fall weather mixtape about keeping up appearances.
☊ Waxwings - Songs about people just passing through by people who were just passing through.
☊ In My Room - Dan Svizeny’s lo-fi highlights.
If you’re still holding onto summer, check out:
☊ The Balm - Tropical tunes with digital dimensions.
☊ Punch Ups - Crunchy drummed up summer punchers.
☊ Woodward - Organ-ized noise for the return of summer and society.
☊ Get Light - Shimmering springtime strummers.
☊ Hot Bops - A dance mix from Kathleen Martinelli.
More writing from me:
⌾ Some comedy for McSweeney’s called I’m Your Three-Year-Old Interior Designer and This Is Your New Home Makeover.
⌾ I write more comedy like this on Clipping Silver, my other even less-exclusive Substack.
And remember: We are the mixtape makes. And we are the streamers of streams.