Gloomy but Cool indie pop

Fitzcarraldo · 08-12-2005, 12:07 PM

Need Help:
A friend of mine has started a club night in London called Feeling Gloomy – the whole idea is that "Sad songs can have the reverse affect in that they can actually cheer you up,"

Right so Eskimo experts what songs:

(1) do you love but are a bit depressing - Mine would be a whole load of Smiths songs especially How Soon is Now

There's a club if you'd like to go
you could meet somebody who really loves you
so you go, and you stand on your own
and you leave on your own
and you go home, and you cry
and you want to die

I’d also put in Please Please Please and There is a Light

(2) or cool indie songs that are actually about morbid topics – I’m reliably informed that Wake Up Boo is actually about death and that James’s – Sit Down is about depression. Also that East 17’s – Stay Another Day is about the suicide of the songwriters brother.

Anyone wanna suggest any similar tunes??

Maybe Evil from Interpol?

The Club night begins on Sat the 20th in The Albany on Great Portland St. For more info
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4132008.stm

#Ian# · 08-13-2005, 05:44 PM

Haiti by Arcade Fire. It's about how Regine Chassagne's family were amongst those massacred by the Haitian military but when ever I listen to it I can't help but smile. Actually the whole album is lyrically down but musically joyous.

PenguinBoy · 08-13-2005, 11:18 PM

evil by interpol is a lush song!

but i myself, i don't really know what is meant by "indie" many have tried to explain this illusive genre to me but i don't get it. but when i'm in a state i like listening to damien rice, or feeder is good, i used to scream away my pain back in the 90s but now i feel like i just need something to cut my soul open. and melodic celestial serenades are the ones to do it. though i've had some difficulty finding what i need. sophie barker seems like my wanted anesthetic but i can't afford it and i could do without parental winges even if i could afford to buy.

Bumpman · 08-14-2005, 04:57 PM

Nick Drake had crippling depression, but it only half came through in his music. So it's a nice blend of the kind of sadness that made kurt cobain look like a ray of sunshine, and the kind of descriptiveness that makes a really annoying book.

Good stuff really.

'Evil' may me lush, but 'Untitled' is just heart stopping. Especially live.

08-12-2005, 12:07 PM	#1
Fitzcarraldo Eskimumbojumbo Friend Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lundan Posts: 67	Gloomy but Cool indie pop Need Help: A friend of mine has started a club night in London called Feeling Gloomy – the whole idea is that "Sad songs can have the reverse affect in that they can actually cheer you up," Right so Eskimo experts what songs: (1) do you love but are a bit depressing - Mine would be a whole load of Smiths songs especially How Soon is Now There's a club if you'd like to go you could meet somebody who really loves you so you go, and you stand on your own and you leave on your own and you go home, and you cry and you want to die I’d also put in Please Please Please and There is a Light (2) or cool indie songs that are actually about morbid topics – I’m reliably informed that Wake Up Boo is actually about death and that James’s – Sit Down is about depression. Also that East 17’s – Stay Another Day is about the suicide of the songwriters brother. Anyone wanna suggest any similar tunes?? Maybe Evil from Interpol? The Club night begins on Sat the 20th in The Albany on Great Portland St. For more info http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4132008.stm __________________ Met a girl introduced myself, and I asked her to go with me and no one else, And she said...I'd really like to see you every day, but I'm afraid of what my friends might say, You need a bath and your clothes are wrong, Your not my type I can tell we wouldnt get along

08-13-2005, 05:44 PM	#2
#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	Haiti by Arcade Fire. It's about how Regine Chassagne's family were amongst those massacred by the Haitian military but when ever I listen to it I can't help but smile. Actually the whole album is lyrically down but musically joyous. __________________ One day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea, but for now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see

08-13-2005, 11:18 PM	#3
PenguinBoy Appreciative Minion Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Harlington, Beds, UK. Posts: 1,695	evil by interpol is a lush song! but i myself, i don't really know what is meant by "indie" many have tried to explain this illusive genre to me but i don't get it. but when i'm in a state i like listening to damien rice, or feeder is good, i used to scream away my pain back in the 90s but now i feel like i just need something to cut my soul open. and melodic celestial serenades are the ones to do it. though i've had some difficulty finding what i need. sophie barker seems like my wanted anesthetic but i can't afford it and i could do without parental winges even if i could afford to buy. __________________ Good eyes see nothing to shoot, Good Feet Feel good giving up good boots. Myspace - My Music - My Last.fm Profile- My LiveJournal - I'm Jacob

08-14-2005, 04:57 PM	#4
Bumpman ... Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,801	Nick Drake had crippling depression, but it only half came through in his music. So it's a nice blend of the kind of sadness that made kurt cobain look like a ray of sunshine, and the kind of descriptiveness that makes a really annoying book. Good stuff really. 'Evil' may me lush, but 'Untitled' is just heart stopping. Especially live. __________________ Mic Christopher Is Great