Bro, I made you a mixtape for the bustrip to the swamp

As I rode the bus down to Corkscrew Swamp for a college field trip, I imagined I was making a playlist for my class peers. Decked out in their backwards caps and Reef sandals, I tried to decide what my ipod had to offer them - what would they appreciate?

At 7:45AM the busload needed a load of uptempo jams, some old standbys. We needed Bruce Springsteen. We needed folk and pop, some grimey vocals, and complex drum fills.

I was also inspired by the ruggedness of my surroundings. I saw a gator.

This playlist is for the gator. And for you.



Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
We Are Not the Football Team - Minus the Bear
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
No More Sorry Songs - Greenland is Melting
Boomboxes and Dictionaries - The Gaslight Anthem
Manhattan - Kings of Leon
Track 2 - Let's Go Exploring!
The Entertainer - Billy Joel
Heaven - Health
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues - The Gaslight Anthem
Chelsea (This Year's Model) - Elvis Costello
No Place Like You - Small Brown Bike
Do Better - Say Anything
Last Caress - The Misfits
Bus Song - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Download "Bro, I made you a mixtape" and it will be like you were there with me this morning.