Allow me to drop a little aural autumn on you with my latest mix, “Cheater’s Guide to Love”. The title comes from a Junot Diaz short story that I happened across in the New Yorker a few years ago.
Spotlight on the Angel Olsen track; her new album is called My Woman, and she is absolutely brilliant. Raw, unapologetic, and fierce as she is, this babe deserves all of the accolades she’s been receiving as of late. It was really hard for me to decide between “Never Be Mine” and “Shut Up Kiss Me” on this compilation, but the former had more of an October vibe.
I discovered the Teleman song, “Cristina” from my Spotify Weekly playlist, and was totally tickled by it. The only other song with my name in it that I know of is that Butthole Surfers one about Christina Applegate in Married... With Children. (A timeless classic.)
“Milk” by Magic Potion is my latest Swedish stoner dream pop obsession, and reminds me of my roommate Lydia every time I hear it. Lyds chugs through about a gallon a day, and usually pairs that sweet creamy nectar with a bag of salted peanuts. I can’t really judge on snacking habits, though. At any given time I have about 9 different types of cheese in the fridge. Our band would be called Lactose Intolerant Nightmare.
The closer on this one is a Smiths cover of “Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me” from a collection of b-sides by the band Low. If you think Morrissey’s delivery is lugubrious, try this one on for size. Low will out-sad the most despondent depressive. That’s why there’s no Conor Oberst on this one, in case anyone’s wondering.