another break-up mix that is totally absorbing & harrowing to even read the tracklisting to. between the pounding, raunchy blues numbers & the delicate, elegiac pop tunes, this is a rip-your-heart-out-of-your-chest document that is ultimately as touching as it is painful.

this mix contains no less than 7 songs that would be included on my top 50 all-time favorite songs list. i've always had a fondness for break-up mixes, & sad, wistful pop music in general, & really it doesn't get much more gut-wrenching or heart-rending than this.

a more beautiful, wistful mix you could not imagine - this is chock full of yearning, grace, humility & gorgeous pop tunes.

a labor of love in tribute to one of my two or three favorite music figures of all time, packed with clever song choices, witty allusions & reverent, clear-eyed nostalgia. what an achievement.