100 Mixtapes

This one goes to Laura!, who just moved to my hometown of ever-sunny Los Angeles, California. This is sort of a housewarming gift, I guess? It’s so cold here, it’s ridiculous!

Here are a bunch of songs about or carrying the vibe of Los Angeles and/or California as a whole. I burned this deal onto a yellow CD and I drew (to the best of my ability!) the Hollywood sign on the left and the U.S. Bank Tower (the tallest skyscraper west of the Mississippi River!) on the right.

Track list:

01: Guns N’ Roses - “Welcome To The Jungle”
02: The Decemberists - “Los Angeles, I’m Yours”
03: The Beach Boys - “California Dreamin’”
04: Dntel - “Roll On”
05: Sundays Best - “The Salt Mines of Santa Monica”
06: Vampire Weekend - “California English”
07: Doris Day - “Hooray For Hollywood”
08: Wolf Parade - “California Dreamer”
09: Wavves - “Wavves”
10: Los Abandoned - “Van Nuys (Es Very Nice)”
11: Led Zeppelin - “Going to California”

The place Laura! moved to is right by Van Nuys Boulevard, which is why the second-to-last song is all the more relevant! Download it here.

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