MATCHASOUNDS 020: APRIL 2020
What a fucking wild world we are living in. At the time I’m writing this, I’m thinking back to exactly one month ago when I was at Okeechobee – fairly carefree, running a muck and so excited to kick off festival season. I’m shook, to say the least, at how much has changed since then.
I’m back in SF after a few weeks with my family in Chicago, and I truly did not think I’d be returning in these conditions. Every day is definitely a challenge, and it’s really tough to keep my head up when the end is really nowhere in sight. I’ve had to limit my news intake and make sure any content I’m absorbing (tv, movies, Instagram posts, music, etc.) has been positive and uplifting in someway.
I was FaceTiming with my friends the other night and said “Guys, one week from today, we’d be getting ready to see Travis [Scott at Coachella].” We started to all get in our feels, and I definitely started to feel a little sad. I made it very clear that this would be my last Coachella, but with the date moving, I’m not even sure that I’ll make it this year. My weeks leading up to the new Coachella date will be packed with Basscenter, Bonnaroo and Wakaan, and I feel like after a month of wookery, the last place I’ll want to be is Coachella with influencers, VSCO girls and white boys in basketball jerseys. Plus, going from Wakaan fest and its 7500 cap attendance to Coachella and its 100k attendance will be a huge shock to the system.
It sucks that my two favorite things, shows and festivals, have been taken from my grasp. I just long for the days and nights spent with my best friends losing ourselves in music. I hit a point yesterday where I was probably feeling the most depressed I have yet, and it made me think of all the little things I took for granted before. These things included hugging my friends, eating out, going to the movies, having a routine, etc. I really miss all my friends, and I hate all the uncertainty that this has brought.
I’m so lucky to have a roof over my head, good health and fridge stocked with food. Even though my birthday this past week was spent in quarantine, I was still showered with so, so much love. I’m so grateful for the fucking incredible people in my life and for how special they really made me feel. I keep thinking about how different my birthday was last year to this, and I am just amazed at all that’s happened – Corona or not.
While I don’t know for sure how long we’re going to be locked up, I wanted put together a playlist that is filled with hits and bops. This is the one to jam out to in your bedroom, on your socially distanced walks or during your Zoom parties. I loaded it up with about 2.5 hours of songs that always party staters with my friends. I decided to keep this one longer since I’m usually publishing my Drive to Coachella playlists around this time (listen back to: 2017, 2018 and 2019). I also made sure to feature the infamous neon green unplanned(!!!) group lewk from Day 1 of Coachella last year.
Music is a powerful force, and I’ve said this time and time again. Our days might feel darker than they did just some month, even weeks, ago, so I’m hoping to bring a little more light to your days this month. We’re all in this together, and it will get better. Take time to tell those you hold close how much you love and appreciate them.
See you in May!
