When this blog started almost four years ago, we were still in the early stages of the pandemic, and I found myself with lots of extra spare time and little to do. Fast forward (almost) 4 years, and the situation has changed drastically for me. Even though COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, the pace of life has mostly returned to the hectic levels it used to have, and on top of that, I now have a toddler who is quite a handful. Because of all of this, spare time nowadays is more precious than ever, and I find myself rarely wanting to spend it on updating this blog. It’s not just the act of writing a new post, but also listening to hours and hours of new music, from both established and new artists, updating social media channels, and email exchanges. Believe it or not, all of that takes a toll.
This is why I haven’t been very active lately, and quite honestly, it will probably stay that way. I have just renewed the web hosting for one more year, but I did it mainly because I didn’t want The Alternative Mixtapes to simply disappear. I will continue to write about some new songs I like sporadically for the next year or so, but chances are that this will be the last dance. I haven’t made up my mind yet, but it’s leaning that way.
Who knows? Maybe I’ll start feeling joy again for writing new posts, but only time can tell. In the meantime, expect some new musical gems coming soon.
