{"id":39795,"date":"2023-12-29T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39795"},"modified":"2023-12-28T14:23:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T19:23:22","slug":"summer-darling-tapes-raises-money-for-the-coalition-for-the-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39795","title":{"rendered":"Summer Darling Tapes raises money for The Coalition for the Homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b619dad5f286913825a10a10f&amp;id=8714c84777&amp;e=3542496417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summer Darling Tapes<\/a>\u00a0recently released the\u00a0\u2018Future Dreams Mixtape\u2019\u00a0compilation. Although most of the copies are gone, there are a couple left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The short story is they wanted to do something to give back to the community through music and decided to curate a mixtape that&#8217;s composed of contemporary post-punk and shoegaze bands. The money raised is donated to The Coalition for the Homeless and Summer Darling are matching every dollar spent on purchase of the cassette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Coalition for the Homeless stands as a remarkable not-for-profit advocacy group. They have been at the forefront of groundbreaking litigation, safeguarding the rights of homeless individuals, including the fundamental rights to shelter and to vote. Moreover, they tirelessly champion long-term solutions to address the complex issue of homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some tracks have never been released in a physical format and some tracks are specifically for this mixtape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never released in a physical format:<br>Heavytrip &#8211; Weighed Down<br>Petal Head &#8211; Over the Wall<br>Catholic School &#8211; Needle in the Storm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Songs specifically for this mixtape:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topographies &#8211; Illusion of Control<br>Vac\u00edo Eterno &#8211; Creature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The link for the mixtape can be found here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b619dad5f286913825a10a10f&amp;id=0073fc358d&amp;e=3542496417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/summerdarlingtapes.bigcartel.com\/product\/future-dreams-mixtape-sdt-014<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also created a link on Spotify and each cassette ships with a QR Code to the Spotify link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Future Dreams\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/6lQVKrhZOgjgO8GWnokBmX?si=endSj-qhQXOWcuSrdtk_RA&#038;pi=e-s2JaWrtER1yG&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Artwork was done by Smoking Room and they dipped these in marbling paint for added aesthetic in order to make something truly special.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Summer Darling Tapes\u00a0recently released the\u00a0\u2018Future Dreams Mixtape\u2019\u00a0compilation. 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