“The book is punctuated by tracklists of mix tapes that Sheffield made throughout the late ’80s and the ’90s. Sheffield and his late wife, music journalist Renée Crist, had tapes for all occasions: washing the dishes, taking showers, driving around their home in Charlottesville, VA. Each chapter begins with a list of songs, on which Sheffield riffs on for several pages before moving on to a new topic. This strategy suits the book well.” MORE ➲