Here’s a music mix I made but (as far as I can remember) didn’t blog when I made it earlier this spring. It’s definitely my favorite mix when I’m Feeling Down, though, so I thought I’d share.

1. The Chalet Lines - Belle and Sebastian
2. Waltz #2 (XO) - Elliott Smith
3. Dear Diary - Travis
4. That I Would Be Good - Alanis Morissette
5. Elephant Parade - Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack)
6. Which Will - Nick Drake
7. I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
8. Phone Call - Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack)
9. Being In Love - Songs: Ohia
10. Cinders and Smoke - Iron and Wine
11. Delicate - Damien Rice
12. Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometimes - Beck
13. The Blower’s Daughter - Damien Rice
14. The Humming Song - Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
15. The Dumbing Down Of Love - Frou Frou
    
16. Red Right Ankle - The Decemberists
17. Row - Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack)
18. Nervois Bride - Songs: Ohia
19. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
20. Man Of The Hour - Pearl Jam
    
21. Peer Pressure - Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind soundtrack)
22. Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springstein
23. The Drugs Don’t Work - Ben Harper
24. Ailein Duinn - Karen Matheson (Rob Roy soundtrack)
25. Sabra Girl - Nickel Creek
26. Cathedrals - ? (cover of Jump Little Children)
27. Older Chests - Damien Rice

It’s one of the few that’s been stuck on my playlist listing without changing for several months now, so I think it’s pretty well perfected. Yeah, I was watching Eternal Sunshine… rather a lot. Ha. Anyway, the little instrumental bits cut through the lyrical blues…

What are the people over at Mutt Ink smoking? This is amazing.

It’s strange to see death served so plainly. It’s beautifully rendered and it’s an ugly story, and when it’s over, it’s just plain over. End of story, no reprieves, no glory, no ghosts. Just human folly — but in the form of a mouse, a bird, and a sausage.

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