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Winter Music Entry:
Its nearly winter, according to the calendar, but its been snowing on and off since this past Saturday, so as far as I am concerned it is winter- well, winter enough, its close enough for me to assemble my essential winter music list, winter is my favorite season, I always feel at my most creative during this time of year, it is also a surreal time for me, I don’t know why, I can’t explain why, I just feel different during this time of year. This list took me awhile to compile, there are many albums I consider to have a winter element to them, these are my personal favorites, I tend to listen to these ones a lot during this time, this was a fun and challenging list to put together.
And also, as per usual, I included mentioning my 3 favorite songs from each album.
Enjoy. 🙂
50. Casey Stratton – Hear the City
TURNING THE PAGE/ HEAR THE CITY/ INSIDE OUT
49. The Birthday Massacre – Hide and Seek
THE LONG WAY HOME/ LEAVING TONIGHT/ CALLING
48. Ólafur Arnalds – For Now I Am Winter
FOR NOW I AM WINTER/ SUDDEN THROW/ ONLY THE WINDS
47. VNV Nation – Judgement
ILLUSION/ NEMESIS/ DESCENT
46. Bj̦rk РMed̼lla
WHERE IS THE LINE/ MOUTH’S CRADLE/ PLEASURE IS ALL MINE
45. David Bowie – ‘Hours…’
SEVEN/ IF I’M DREAMING MY LIFE/ NEW ANGELS OF PROMISE
44. Slowdive – Souvlaki
WHEN THE SUN HITS/ MACHINE GUN/ DAGGER
43. Xiu Xiu – Dear God, I Hate Myself
GRAY DEATH/ DEAR GOD, I HATE MYSELF/ APPLE FOR A BRAIN
42. Sondre Lerche – Heartbeat Radio
HEARTBEAT RADIO/ WORDS AND MUSIC/ IF ONLY
41. Poe – Haunted
HAUNTED/ HEY PRETTY/ CONTROL
40. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
MY BODY IS A CAGE/ WINDOWSILL/ BLACK MIRROR
39. Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
SADNESS IS A BLESSING/ I FOLLOW RIVERS/ YOUTH KNOWS NO PAIN
38. Cold Showers – Love and Regret
I DON’T MIND/ BC/ VIOLENT CRIES
37. My Dying Bride – For Lies I Sire
THE LIES I SIRE/ MY BODY, A FUNERAL/ ECHOES FROM A HOLLOW SOUL
36. Bella Morte – Where Shadows Lie
THE METRO/ DECEMBER DREAMS/ WHERE SHADOWS LIE
35. Zola Jesus – Conatus
LICK THE PALM OF THE BURNING HANDSHAKE/ SKIN/ HIKIKOMORI
34. Gem Club – Breakers
252/ RED ARROW (JOHN)/ IN WAVELENGTHS
33. Stars – The Five Ghosts
DEAD HEARTS/ HE DREAMS HE’S AWAKE/ I DIED SO I COULD HAUNT YOU
32. Deptford Goth – Life After Defo
FEEL REAL/ BLOODY LIP/ UNION
31. The Big Pink – Future This
STAY GOLD/ 77/ THE PALACE
30. Auf der Maur – Out of Our Minds
OUT OF OUR MINDS/ 22 BELOW/ FATHER’S GRAVE
29. Exitmusic – Passage
THE NIGHT/ THE COLD/ PASSAGE
28. Jay Brannan – Goddamned
AMERICAN IDOL/ GODDAMNED/ CAN’T HAVE IT ALL
27. Marilyn Manson – Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
GODEATGOD/ THE NOBODIES/ LAMB OF GOD
26. The Postal Service – Gave Up
BRAND NEW COLONY/ SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS/ SLEEPING IN
25. David Lynch – The Big Dream
WISHIN’ WELL/ LAST CALL/ ARE YOU SURE
24. This Mortal Coil – Blood
MR. SOMEWHERE/ I COME AND STAND AT EVERY DOOR/ I AM THE COSMOS
23. Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile
SOMEWHAT DAMAGED/ THE GREAT BELOW/ UNDERNEATH IT ALL
22. White Lies – To Lose My Life
DEATH/ FROM THE STARS/ FAREWELL TO THE FAIRGROUND
21. Cradle of Filth – Nymphetamine
NYMPHETAMINE/ GILDED CUNT/ ENGLISH FIRE
20. Heavens – Patent Pending
LEAVE/ WATCHING YOU/ TRUE HATE
19. The Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know
NIL/ ANOTHER BED/ ALPHABET
18. HIM – Love Metal
THE FUNERAL OF HEARTS/ SOUL ON FIRE/ THE PATH
17. Moby – Wait for Me
SHOT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD/ ISOLATE/ GHOST RETURN
16. Glasvegas – Glasvegas
GERALDINE/ S.A.D. LIGHT/ FLOWERS & FOOTBALL TOPS
15. The Cure – Pornography
COLD/ A STRANGE DAY/ ONE HUNDRED YEARS
14. Damien Rice – 9
ROOTLESS TREE/ ME, MY YOKE & I/ COCONUT SKINS
13. Active Child – You Are All I See
JOHNNY BELINDA/ SHIELD & SWORD/ YOU ARE ALL I SEE
12. M83 – Digital Shades
COLORING THE VOID/ MY OWN STRANGE PATH/ THE HIGHEST JOURNEY
11. AFI – Decemberunderground
LOVE LIKE WINTER/ THE KILLING LIGHTS/ THE INTERVIEW
10. Joy Division – Closer
DECADES/ ISOLATION/ TWENTY FOUR HOURS
9. Rufus Wainwright – Want One
OH WHAT A WORLD/ DINNER AT EIGHT/ VIBRATE
8. The Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs
THE BOOK OF LOVE. EPITAPH FOR MY HEART/ YOU’RE MY ONLY HOME
7. The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust
LUST/ EXPELLED FROM LOVE/ BLACK SATIN
6. Elliott Smith – From a Basement on the Hill
A FOND FAREWELL/ KING’S CROSSING/
A DISTORTED REALITY IS NOW A NECESSITY TO BE FREE
5. Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
HOLD ON, HOLD ON/ THE NEEDLE HAS LANDED/ A WIDOW’S TOAST
4. Sigur Rós – ()
UNTITLED III/ UNTITLED IV/ UNTITLED VIII
3. Neverending White Lights – Act I: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies
ANGELS & SAINTS/ THIS LONGING/ LIFE IS A DEAD SCENE
2. Chris Garneau – Music For Tourists
BLACK & BLUE/ HYMN/ CASTLE-TIME
1. Smashing pumpkins – Adore
SHAME/ BEHOLD! THE NIGHT MARE/ BLANK PAGE
-Dandy Jon-
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