Here the last of the 21 mixtapes I made for my sister as a Christmas present in 2010 (each one with only music released during each year of her life). Joanna Newsom’s “Does Not Suffice” appeared on the original disc between “Truth” and “Cold War,” but Spotify doesn’t have the song available in their library. Enjoy!

Here’s the 2009 mixtape I made for my sister. The second song was Nouvelle Vague’s cover of “Blister in the Sun,” which Spotify doesn’t have available in the US. Enjoy!

Here’s the 2008 mixtape I made for my sister. Frakkur’s “7” and Glasvegas’ “Go Square Go” appeared between “Halfway Home” and “The Hunter’s Star” and Seasick Steve’s “Walkin’ Man” appeared just before “Song to Bobby” on the original disc, but Spotify doesn’t have those songs. Enjoy!

Here’s the 2006 mixtape I made for my sister. The second track was Primal Scream’s “Country Girl” and Nouvelle Vague’s “Dancing with Myself” and Serena Ryder’s “Sisters of Mercy” cover versions came between “Maybe Sparrow” and “The Greatest” on the actual disc, but Spotify doesn’t have those songs. Enjoy!

Here’s the 2005 mixtape I made for my sister. Sun Kil Moon’s cover of Modest Mouse’s “Neverending Math Equation” was included between “Made for TV Movie” and “You are a Runner and I Am My Father’s Son,” but Spotify doesn’t have that song. Enjoy!

Here’s the 2004 mixtape I made for my sister. Enjoy!

Here’s the 2003 mixtape I made for my sister. I spent the first 8 months without any music, living in England, before returning to college in August of this year. On the plane ride home, I listened to the airplane music station, taking obsessive notes and soaking up all the sounds. It had been a…

Here’s the 2002 mix I made for my sister. This was the first full year that I lived entirely without any popular music (and outside of the United States), so I heard none of these songs when they were first released. Enjoy!

Here the 2K1 mixtape I made for my sister. All songs included on Spotify. Enjoy!

Here’s the 2000 playlist I made for my sister. All songs included by Spotify (for the first time, I think). Enjoy!

Here’s the 1999 mix I made for my sister. I included the live acoustic version of Live’s “They Stood Up for Love” as well as two missing tracks right before Built To Spill’s “The Plan” at the end of the disc: Bonny ‘Prince’ Billy’s “A Minor Place” and Smog’s “Let’s Move to the Country,” but…

Here’s the mixtape I made to represent the year 1995. Some real howlers on this one, and a couple of gems which stand up nicely. Spotify didn’t have The Rentals’ song “These Days,” which fit in the original mix between “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” and “Just A Girl”. Enjoy!

In 1994, I was 12. What??? The songs on this mixtape are still all out of order, but here’s the essential 1994 mix. Enjoy!