Happysad.

Alright, so i was in a dolorous mood last night, and decided to make a Sad Songs playlist, à la Guy Maddin. (Wow, i just totally learned how to type characters with a French accent. Coolio.)

Along the way, i realized that half the songs i was choosing could easily go on a Dreamy playlist, something i've been meaning to make for Nat as a study aid when he needs to put the old headphones on. So after putting lots of Cat Power, Low, Magnetic Fields, and PJ Harvey on the first one, i hoped the second one would be more diverse. Incorrect! After the thousandth Cocteau Twins song, and the hundredth by My Bloody Valentine and the third Mazzy Star selection, it was even more specialized. Ah well- praise be to the Shuffle option!

In any case. Have you listened to Low? i only have Things We Lost in the Fire, but what an album it is. To understand better what it sounds like, imagine an even slower, more wistful Sufjan Stevens. i know what you're thinking: is that even possible? Well, yes. Yes it is. They might even be a tad more lo-fi, but i'm not positive. Once i listened to Sufjan's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" while smoking a cigarette outside a strip mall in Las Vegas, staring at a tree blowing in the wind, with huge cumulus clouds in the background, and i almost lost my mind.

(In a good way.)

That's all for now.