Every Devil As She Pleases

Hey friends! Happy Solstice, death to the Holly, et cetera, and I for one am ready for some Day Lengthening. I hope you're all making it through the dark ok, I hope the year has been ok in general, and I hope the rest of it and the year to come treat you kindly. (And to anyone who needs it, I wish you fortitude for the holidays. I know it can be a trial sometimes.)

On my end, this has been a very good year. Due in large part to Ruth! Being in her life is a delight and her influence makes me a better me, and also I've probably had more adventures this year than in the previous three combined. Speaking of which, that's what's up with the early New Year's post, here: I'm going to be in Edinburgh and then Belfast with her, and will probably be mostly offline. (Well, night-tweeting in the deep Eurosphere, at most.)

As for next year: It's a big pile of things that are scary but really exciting, and a smaller pile of things that are just plain scary. I'm pretty sure I can handle both piles. Wish me luck, and I'll wish you some.

Anyway! It's kind of insubstantial for a Christmas present, but I figured I'd share this latest mix tape with you. It's short and asymmetrical, it's called "Every Devil As She Pleases," and it's about feeling sorry for yourself but nutting up and setting things right anyway. (I was trying to make a sequel to "Shinier & 1000⨉ Harder," but it insisted on becoming something else.)

1. Plane — Gauze
2. The Kills — What New York Used To Be
3. Sondre Lerche — Face the Blood
4. Metric — Gimme Sympathy
5. Miike Snow — Paddling Out
6. Tegan and Sara — The Ocean
7. Green Day — F.O.D.
8. Nedelle — Fanfare
9. Jesca Hoop — Born To
10. Lorde — 400 Lux

Halation blears the freeway signs,
And holy blood turns back to wine.
What each man catches, time releases
—Let every devil as she pleases.

Full download (every_devil.zip)