I've been in a depressed mood all morning.

(I thought that dogs were supposed to lift your spirits a little--being a "man's best friend" and all that. But they seem just as depressed as I am. Am I rubbing off on them or something? I mean... it's probably because they're used to a full house, and I am not exactly a bundle of excitement... but still.)

So I've been listening to a lot of depressing music.

I think some people, when they're feeling down, tend to put on more upbeat and cheerful music in an effort to lift their spirits through hearing others sound joyful. Your Stevie Wonders or your Monkees or whatever. I do not do that. I like commiserating. And so songs about crippling fears and depression tend to help me out a lot more than "Good Day Sunshine" or "Walking On Sunshine" or any other sunshine related song. I don't know if a lot of other people are like that.

And so I'm going to post some of the songs I'm listening to. Because that's what I do.

All of these most likely sound similar, for the record.



1. Heard this on Spotify. I feel like I should be hating the thing, but then I hear a bunch of great stuff I've never heard of...
2. Fact #1 about Alex's musical tastes: if you record a dark and depressing song, pile some strings on it and there is a 100% chance I will like it.
3. Nice segue--the next artist covered this on one of his albums.



1. This is actually comedic--in an extremely dark way, but still.
2. Nick Cave doesn't have a lot of songs that really knock me out. But I appreciate the hell out of his ethos.



1. Again... dark and depressing--with strings included.
2. I got into Nick Drake during the awkward, extremely shy teenage years, so you would think that I would pretty much adore him, considering by all accounts that he was the most introverted person of all time. But no. He's got some dark and lovely songs, though.



1. Hyperbole: this is one of my favorite bands. This is one of my favorite songs.
2. Someone told me recently that they liked the singer's voice. I somewhat think it was a mistake, cause I've never met anyone who has come close to sharing my enthusiasm for this band. Like, maybe the volume wasn't loud enough for her to be turned off by his ultra-deep voice... I don't know.
3. This song exudes such an extraordinary intensity and desperation.
4. Probably would not have chosen a flaming guitar as the image for this song, but oh well YouTube...