Pride 2021 (DJ Mix)
Where serpentwithfeet’s 2021 album, *DEACON*, is a love letter to the men in his life—lovers, friends, and elders alike—the Baltimore musician’s Pride mix is an expression of the affection he feels for dance music itself. Recording in Los Angeles, he was guided by the anticipation of better days to come after 2020’s hardships. “I was thinking about all the laughs I plan to share this summer,” he tells Apple Music, and he picked songs to zero in on that seasonal vibe, infused with both joy and nostalgia. “Miss Tony’s ‘Scream & Shout’ reminds me of summers in Baltimore when I was growing up,” he says. “Every time I play this song, I think of my lips turning purple from all the blue freeze pops I ate on those 95-degree days. Clearly, blue is the best flavor.”