The darkness creeps in at 5:37PM today. It just makes me want to go to sleep. I get home from work around 6:30, eat dinner, then go to bed most nights not long after. My gift to you this winter is this mix. It’s made up of songs that are either about happiness or that sound happy. A cure for Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Conor Oberst, a.k.a. Bright Eyes, is perhaps the greatest songwriter of my generation. Evoking bipolar and depression, this album is as moody as it gets.
Rainy day albums have a distinct, mysterious quality to them. Sometimes dark. Other times quiet and delicate. Always moody. But definitely ethereal. See if any of your favorites made the list and weigh in.
There are songs that paint a vivid picture of drug and alcohol abuse and there are songs that glorify it. For this list, I focused on the former. These are songs that describe addiction to a T. Most of these artists know what it’s like to be stuck in the spider hole of addiction. They’ve lived to tell these cautionary tales.
Every music mag and blog is coming out with their best of list for 2014. We at the Bipolar Addict decided to count down the best bipolar songs that encapsulate the bipolar experience.
The ConorTV Playlist Vol. 7 You will not find “Thriller” on my Halloween playlist. Nor will you find “The Monster Mash” or “The Munster’s Theme.” Iron Maiden? Check. The Misfits? Check. Ministry? Check. Indie rock songs about vampires and ghosts? Check. Even some Johnny Cash. I hope you enjoy this alternative Halloween playlist.…
The ConorTV Playlist Vol. 6 Nu Gaze emerged in the early 2000s as a horde of bands started playing music influenced by the Shoegazers that came before them – see yesterday’s post on Shoegaze. Deerhunter, A Place To Bury Strangers and Beach House are semi-popular examples. There is also a prevalence of somewhat…
The ConorTV Playlist Vol. 5 Shoegaze is a genre widely known by aging hipsters and audiophiles. It’s mostly foreign to the masses. Well the masses are missing out. There are two playlists I have crafted: one on Shoegaze and one on Nu Gaze – new bands inspired by the initial shoegazers. The term “Shoegaze”…
The ConorTV Playlist Vol. 4 Since 1994, John Darnielle has recorded a total of 14 full-length albums under the moniker The Mountain Goats. An indie-rock legend, Darnielle has won the hearts of hipsters and critics and performed on a main stage at Lollapalooza. Today, to celebrate the release of his 14th album Transcendental…
The ConorTV Playlist Vol. 3 There was Pitchfork. There was Lollapalooza. Now, Chicago strikes again. Yet another unique festival. Riot Fest leans punk with bands like NOFX, The Descendents and Rise Against among the highlights. Legendary acts like Iggy & The Stooges, Elvis Costello and The Jesus And Mary Chain also perform, along with indie rock…
