From 2022, marking a turning point in my life, a mix for when the sun begins to rise after darkest before dawn. "On the Road to Mexico" features Michael Buble, Puscifer, and Pomplamoose.
Amazon Music Playlist from 2022:
On the Road to Mexico, We Go (#84)
Listen on Amazon Music or copy from the list below -
| # | Year | Song Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Dream a Little Dream of Me | Michael Buble | It's Time |
| 2 | 2003 | Summer Wind | Michael Buble | Michael Buble |
| 3 | 1960 | South of the Border | Sam Cooke | Cooke's Tour |
| 4 | 2014 | Fascinacion | Melissa Y Eureka | El Hubiera No Existe |
| 5 | 2017 | Tutti Frutti (Live)* | The Fat Bastard Gang Band | Bohemian Groover Live |
| 6 | 1965 | Watermelon Man | Mongo Santamaria | Watermelon Man |
| 7 | 2019 | You Need Love | JD Simo | Off at 11 |
| 8 | 2022 | Use Somebody | Post-Modern Jukebox | Oldie Fans |
| 9 | 2021 | Four Tequilas Down | Dodie | Build a Problem |
| 10 | 2019 | She | Dodie | Human |
| 11 | 2022 | As It Was | Pomplamoose | As It Was (Single) |
| 12 | 2022 | Joy | Nataly Dawn | Gardenview |
| 13 | 2022 | Don't Dream It's Over | Pomplamoose | Don't Dream It's Over (Single) |
| 14 | 2021 | You Get What You Give | Pomplamoose | You Get What You Give (Single) |
| 15 | 2021 | Once in a Lifetime | Pomplamoose | Once in a Lifetime (Single) |
| 16 | 2020 | Personal Prometheus | Puscifer | Existential Reckoning |
| 17 | 2008 | Trekka Dub | Puscifer | "D" is for Dubby: The Lustmord Dub Mixes |
| 18 | 2021 | Galileo (Live) | Puscifer | Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents |
| 19 | 2014 | Rev 22:20 (Live) | Puscifer | What Is…? |
| 20 | 2007 | Some Devil (Live) | Dave Matthews | Live at Radio City Music Hall |
| 21 | 1988 | Wish You Were Here (Live) | Pink Floyd | Delicate Sound of Thunder |
| 22 | 2012 | Pickled Fingers | Sam Westphalen | Redboom |
| 23 | 2021 | Planets I (Alternate Take) | 10 Years | Deconstructed |
| 24 | 2008 | Actions and Motives | 10 Years | Division |
- - "Tutti Frutti" was removed from Amazon Music... so it has been replaced with "Trabajo" by the same artist.
On the Road to Mexico, We Go: A Mixtape That Marked My Return to Light
In 2022, I made a playlist, the 84th in my collection, signifying a tectonic shift personally.
A sonic map out of the fog. After four years of emotional drought and existential drift (2018–2022), I found myself at a turning point. And the first sign of sunrise came not from therapy or epiphany, but from music.
I called the mix “On the Road to Mexico, We Go.” Not because I was physically heading south, but because Mexico became a metaphor. A place where warmth returned. Where color bled back into the grayscale. When "joy came a knockin.'"
The Soundtrack of a Shift
The playlist is a genre-bending blend of artists who are perfect co-pilots for the journey:
- Puscifer: Raw, irreverent, and spiritually confrontational. Maynard’s side project gave voice to the chaos I’d been suppressing. (Prometheus steals the fire...)
- Pomplamoose: Playful, clever, and emotionally agile. Their arrangements reminded me that reinvention could be fun. (After Joy returns...)
- Michael Bublé: Smooth, nostalgic, and unapologetically romantic. His presence anchored the mix with a sense of earned optimism. (Starts off the Mix.)
From Darkness to Dawn
2018 to 2022 was one of the longest dark stretches of my life.
I didn’t know it at the time, but “On the Road to Mexico, We Go” was my first act of reclamation. It was the moment I stopped waiting for the light and started chasing it. Each track was a breadcrumb. Each transition a breath. And somewhere between the synths, horns, and harmonies, I felt something shift.
Mexico as Metaphor
Mexico evokes warmth, vibrancy, and transformation. It’s a place where cultures collide, where music is woven into daily life, where the sun doesn’t apologize for shining...
Playlist featuring Puscifer and MIchael Buble: "On the Road to Mexico, We Go"