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Music and places

Much like certain thoughts being tied to places[1], I'll often tie music to places. Here's some notable moments, places and their soundtracks:

Anything in Return[2] (2013) by Toro y Moi. I used to listen to this album driving out to Bolinas Ridge while I was home from college on winter and spring breaks. I'd play this album and race up Fairfax-Bolinas road way too fast, then watch the sunset[3] over the Pacific. The next day I'd get on a plane and fly back to Pennsylvania.

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Boo Boo[4] (2017) by Toro y Moi. Like Anything in Return, I had a kind of ritual with this album. I'd listen to it as I was flying from Pittsburgh back to the Bay Area, and would start playing it right as we crossed the Nevada-California border. The same soundtrack would play as we flew over the Sierra, foothills, valley, delta, and bay.

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Cop Lights[5] from Light as Leaving (2019) by Orchid Mantis. I randomly decided one day to take a day trip up to the area in the Sierra my family and I usually spend the summer. I'd never seen it in the winter and wanted to explore. So I got up early one morning and drove across the valley and up the mountain, finding myself alone around a very quiet and still Ice House Reservoir. On the way back I tuned into Davis' radio station and this song came on as the sun lowered in the sky. There was something very meditative about that moment, and the day.

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Everyone's Invited[6] (2018) by Sports. One of many albums I strongly associate with my time in Omaha[7]. I'd listen to this as I watched the sun set[8] over the interstate.

Thinking of a Place[9] from A Deeper Understanding (2017) by The War on Drugs. I was listening to The War on Drugs as I drove across Pennsylvannia to my partner's house in Virginia. I was leaving college for good; I'd packed up my stuff in the car and said goodbye to my friends. As I was driving through the Appalachians I was feeling a poignant mix of nostalgia and excitement, memories of the past four years and uncertainty for the time ahead. It was a beautiful drive.

Last updated Tue Nov 16 2021 in Berkeley, CA

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1: /thought/thoughts-and-places.gmi

2: https://open.spotify.com/album/6x1wyRPGlqGJ1b8uQ9UQdX?si=CdPH7Oo-SEWkut69S9TrDw

3: /thought/eye-to-eye-with-the-sun.gmi

4: https://open.spotify.com/album/7oXDoQxFfRETeqsyvSHtzn?si=0F6nzHxZS7CpyjtJz0Ob-Q

5: https://open.spotify.com/track/7obCOZc1LoaA2NEjfg7mSz?si=5747da7a901f4f3e

6: https://open.spotify.com/album/6GkbEFKMTv9kJ9XrnWBXiH?si=6CjBkFZxS72r7OCBRs3Bxw

7: /thought/omaha-nebraska.gmi

8: /thought/eye-to-eye-with-the-sun.gmi

9: https://open.spotify.com/track/4Sd5tbNP4q8wS64abqwfkN?si=0a4be03c4c714593

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