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Hope[ful/less]: Tales of Western Modernity

Aug 12, 2007, 12:50pm

Hope[ful/less]: Tales of Western Modernity

Once again I present a new mix, as promised. This mix had a more interesting process of concoction than the last. At first it was simply a mix of songs I had either acquired recently or had decided I wanted to spread around to my friends but as it formed I noticed a pattern. The songs either bubbled over with hope or were as hopeless as can be about our generation. The most important track, the one that made me come to the realization, is "Nobody Would Riot for Less" by Bright Eyes, but more on that one [...]

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