Since abject sadness springs as eternal as love, we asked our Twitter followers what their favorite depressing songs are last night. Apparently our readers have good taste…
S/T Readers Mix 001: ‘Disengaged’ (listen/subscribe on Spotify here):
Grouper, “Disengaged” (@IkramRolfe)
Spiritualized, “Broken Heart” (@Arvalam)
Arvo Pärt, “Fur Alina” (@IkramRolfe)
The Cure, “Plainsong” (@forcefieldpr)
Slowdive, “When the Sun Hits” (@batheticrecords)
The Cocteau Twins, “The Spangle Maker” (@ilirjana)
The Wake, “O Pamela” (@HOUNDSds)
Denali, “Relief” (@degradual)
Future Bible Heroes, “I’m Lonely (And I Love It)” (@jayjaypowpow)
Xiu Xiu, “I Love the Valley OH!” (@racecarbrown)
Donato Wharton, “Blue Skied Demon” (@IkramRolfe)
Jacaszek, “Lament” (@BATHSmusic)
The Shocking Pinks, “End of the World” (@LauraMGray)
Jay Reatard, “Not a Substitute” (@Frenchkissing)
Black Flag, “I Love You” (@Frenchkissing)
Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (@maluvianna)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “I Let Love In” (@studioirisarri)
Beck, “Lost Cause” (@howiquitcool)
Johnny Cash, “Hurt” (@TomRoelofs)
Ricky Nelson, “Lonesome Town” (@conorfbrennan)
Waxahatche, “Noccalula” (@teenagepants)
Nick Drake, “River Man” (@studioirisarri)
Elliott Smith, “New Disaster” (@racecarbrown)
Tindersticks, “Tiny Tears” (@studioirisarri)
Tom Waits, “Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis” (@ZachWKelly)
Rod Stewart, “Maggie May” (@mattgroopie)
The Walker Brothers, “Make It Easy On Yourself” (@HXDK)
Irma Thomas, “It’s Raining” (@teenagepants)
Skeeter Davis, “The End of the World” (@HXDK)
The Crystals, “Please Hurt Me” (@uQbarAudio)
Susan Cadogan, “Hurt So Good” (@uQbarAudio)
Joseph Arthur, “Crying Like a Man” (@witxes)
Mountain Goats, “No Children” (@ArtisnalTV)
The Smiths, “Well I Wonder” (@shonanjetstream)
Arab Strap, “New Birds” (@PeteyMonster)
The Wrens, “Happy” (@johnathansalter)
Sebadoh, “Skull” (@teenagepants)
The Stooges, “How It Hurts” (@uQbarAudio)
Dirty Three, “Some Things I Don’t Want To Know” (@hardlyart)
Hefner, “Love Will Destroy Us In the End” (@noisysonny)
Leadbelly, “In the Pines” (@madjungcomputer)
Michael McDonald, “I Keep Forgettin'” (@DylanEttinger)
Vic Chesnutt, “Where Were You” (@producestories)
Red House Painters, “Shock Me” (@elvis_golem)
The Verve, “So It Goes” (@vraveen)
Johnny Thunders, “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory” (@HoZacRecords)
ABBA, “Knowing Me, Knowing You” (@TRL_Mailorder)
Lou Reed, “Perfect Day” (@creamteam)
Morrissey, “Moon River” (@AlyxG)
The Antlers, “Epilogue” (@cBaylizz)
