The Damage Has Been Done

a blog by The Missing Patient

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Best Tracks of 2025

1. Femme Fatale by Mon Laferte from Femme Fatale

2. To the Wilder by Woodkid from Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

3. Trinidad by Geese from Getting Killed

4. Enough Is Enough by The Hives from The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

5. Goon Show by Tropical Fuck Storm from Fairyland Codex

6. Thinking Clean by Blood Orange from Essex Honey

7. Different by Barry Can’t Swim from Loner

8. catch these fists by Wet Leg from Moisturizer

9. Wound Up Here (By Holding On) by Wednesday from Bleeds

10. Otra Noche de Llorar by Mon Laferte from Femme Fatale

11. Just How It Goes by Low Roar from House In The Woods

12. The Field (feat. The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Caroline Polachek & Daniel Caesar) by Blood Orange from Essex Honey

13. Waterfall by SPELLLING from Portrait of My Heart

14. infinite source by deftones from private music

15. Extraordinary Wings by Heartworms from Glutton For Punishment

16. The Iron Rose by The Mars Volta from Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio

17. Bouncing in Blue by Pile from Sunshine and Balance Beams

18. Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) by ROSALÍA from LUX

19. Ha, Ha Ha Ha, Haaa by Deerhoof from Noble and Godlike in Ruin

20. Gangsters by Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke from Tall Tales

21. LOOK OUT FOR ME by Turnstile from NEVER ENOUGH

22. Born at Night by Pile from Sunshine and Balance Beams

23. milk of the madonna by deftones from private music

24. Struggle with the Beast by Anna von Hausswolff from ICONOCLASTS

25. Bow Down by Geese from Getting Killed

26. De Madrugá by ROSALÍA from LUX

27. Roll Out the Red Carpet by The Hives from The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

28. Childhood by Barry Can’t Swim from Loner

29. Just Can’t Wait by Kokoroko from Tuff Times Never Last

30. Carrion Song by Pile from Sunshine and Balance Beams

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Best Tracks of 2025 (Extended)

1. The Beast by Anna von Hausswolff from ICONOCLASTS

2. Femme Fatale by Mon Laferte from Femme Fatale

3. To the Wilder by Woodkid from Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

4. Found A Light by BADBADNOTGOOD & V.C.R

5. Trinidad by Geese from Getting Killed

6. Enough Is Enough by The Hives from The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

7. Goon Show by Tropical Fuck Storm from Fairyland Codex

8. Thinking Clean by Blood Orange from Essex Honey

9. Different by Barry Can’t Swim from Loner

10. Deep Clay by Pile from Sunshine and Balance Beams

11. Jacked by Heartworms from Glutton For Punishment

12. catch these fists by Wet Leg from Moisturizer

13. Wound Up Here (By Holding On) by Wednesday from Bleeds

14. The Iconoclast by Anna von Hausswolff from ICONOCLASTS

15 Otra Noche de Llorar by Mon Laferte from Femme Fatale

16. Just How It Goes by Low Roar from House In The Woods

17. The Field (feat. The Durutti Column, Tariq Al-Sabir, Caroline Polachek & Daniel Caesar) by Blood Orange from Essex Honey

18. Waterfall by SPELLLING from Portrait of My Heart

19. infinite source by deftones from private music

20. all of my friends by Barry Can’t Swim from Loner

21. Return of the Return of the Fire Trick Star by Deerhoof from Noble and Godlike in Ruin

22. Extraordinary Wings by Heartworms from Glutton For Punishment

23. The Iron Rose by The Mars Volta from Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio

24. Bouncing in Blue by Pile from Sunshine and Balance Beams

25. Berghain (feat. Björk & Yves Tumor) by ROSALÍA from LUX

26. Ha, Ha Ha Ha, Haaa by Deerhoof from Noble and Godlike in Ruin

27. Warplane by Heartworms from Glutton For Punishment

28. Gangsters by Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke from Tall Tales

29. Bloodsport by Tropical Fuck Storm from Fairyland Codex

30. LOOK OUT FOR ME by Turnstile from NEVER ENOUGH

31. Born at Night by Pile from Sunshine and Balance Beams

32. milk of the madonna by deftones from private music

33. Voice in my Knives by The Mars Volta from Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio

34. Struggle with the Beast by Anna von Hausswolff from ICONOCLASTS

35. Bow Down by Geese from Getting Killed

36. De Madrugá by ROSALÍA from LUX

37. Roll Out the Red Carpet by The Hives from The Hives Forever Forever The Hives

38. Childhood by Barry Can’t Swim from Loner

39. Just Can’t Wait by Kokoroko from Tuff Times Never Last

40. Carrion Song by Pile from Sunshine and Balance Beams

41. Melancolía by Mon Laferte from Femme Fatale

42. Long Island City Here I Come by Geese from Getting Killed

43. Marriage by Barry Can’t Swim from Loner

44. Magnolias by ROSALÍA from LUX

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Best Tracks of 2024 (Extended)

IDEA 01 by IDLES from TANGK

Blues by Geordie Greep from The New Sound

Teleharmonic by The Smile from Wall Of Eyes

Wendorlan by Squarepusher from Dostrotime

Alloy Flea by Iglooghost from Tidal Memory Exo

Roy by IDLES from TANGK

Baddy On the Floor (feat Honey Dijon) by Jamie xx from In Waves

Connect by Vampire Weekend from Only God Was Above Us

Death & Romance by Magdalena Bay from Imaginal Disk

Eyes & Mouth by The Smile from Cutouts

Fast Forward by Floating Points from Cascade

It by Font from Strange Burden

Spawn01 Ft Cyst by Iglooghost from Tidal Memory Exo

Spinning by Julia Holter from Something in the Room She Moves

31 Bloom by Four Tet from Three

Don’t Get Me Started by The Smile from Cutouts

Life (feat. Robyn) by Jamie xx from In Waves

Holoform by Squarepusher from Dostrotime

What’s the Rumpus? by Jack White from No Name

Playgroup by BADBADNOTGOOD from Mid Spiral

Mary Boone by Vampire Weekend from Only God Was Above Us

Road to Self (K.O.) by Kamasi Washington from Fearless Movement

La nuit bleue by Flore Laurentienne from 8 tableaux (Deluxe)

I’ll Miss the System Here by Four Tet from Three+

Breather by Jamie xx from In Waves

Tunnel Vision by Magdalena Bay from Imaginal Disk

Cinnamon Temple by Hiatus Kaiyote from Love Heart Cheat Code

Continuum 10 by Nala Sinephro from Endlessness

The Magician by Geordie Greep from The New Sound

White Rabbit by Hiatus Kaiyote from Love Heart Cheat Code

EARTHLING by OSEES from SORCS 80

Earth Kit by SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE from YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING

Prologue by Kamasi Washington from Fearless Movement

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Best of 2024

Blues by Geordie Greep from The New Sound

Teleharmonic by The Smile from Wall Of Eyes

Wendorlan by Squarepusher from Dostrotime

Alloy Flea by Iglooghost from Tidal Memory Exo

Roy by IDLES from TANGK

Baddy On the Floor (feat Honey Dijon) by Jamie xx from In Waves

Fast Forward by Floating Points from Cascade

It by Font from Strange Burden

Spinning by Julia Holter from Something in the Room She Moves

31 Bloom by Four Tet from Three

Don’t Get Me Started by The Smile from Cutouts

Life (feat. Robyn) by Jamie xx from In Waves

Playgroup by BADBADNOTGOOD from Mid Spiral

What’s the Rumpus? by Jack White from No Name

Mary Boone by Vampire Weekend from Only God Was Above Us

Road to Self (K.O.) by Kamasi Washington from Fearless Movement

La nuit bleue by Flore Laurentienne from 8 tableaux (Deluxe)

Breather by Jamie xx from In Waves

Tunnel Vision by Magdalena Bay from Imaginal Disk

Cinnamon Temple by Hiatus Kaiyote from Love Heart Cheat Code

Continuum 10 by Nala Sinephro from Endlessness

The Magician by Geordie Greep from The New Sound

EARTHLING by OSEES from SORCS 80

Earth Kit by SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE from YOU’LL HAVE TO LOSE SOMETHING

Prologue by Kamasi Washington from Fearless Movement

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Best of 2023

Prologue by The Album Leaf from Future Falling

Weak In Your Light by Nation of Language from Strange Disciple

This Is Why by Paramore from This Is Why

Sugar Babies by Spoon from Memory Dust EP

Donkey Show by Model/Actriz from Dogsbody

Irreversible Damage (featuring Zack de la Rocha) by Algiers from Shook

Paper Machete by Queens of the Stone Age from In New Times Roman…

Invisible Hand by (Crosses) from Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.

Loops by Pile from All Fiction

When we were that what wept for the sea by Colin Stetson from When we were that what wept for the sea

Skel by Sigur Rós from Átta

Return My Head by The Murder Capital from Gigi’s Recovery

In a Room7 F760 by Apex Twin from Blackbox Life Recorder

Light as a Feather by (Crosses) from Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.

Lotus Light by Tim Hecker from No Highs

Klettur by Sigur Rós from Átta

Blood by Pile from All Fiction

Dancing with Ghosts (feat. Patrick Watson) by Hania Rani from Ghosts

A Narrow Escape by DJ Shadow from Action Adventure

the ten of swords by Big Brave from nature morte

Bending Hectic by The Smile

(If You Don't Leave) The City Will Kill You (feat. Daedelus) by High Pulp from Days In The Desert

Poisons by Pile from All Fiction

Promise by Laufey from Bewitched

Ghost Ride by (Crosses) from Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.

Gigi’s Recovery by The Murder Capital from Gigi’s Recovery

3 Summers by Jeff Rosenstock from Hellmode

Green Iris by Algiers from Shook

I Just Met You and You Almost Killed Me by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete by (Crosses)

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Best of 2022 playlist

1. Doomscroller by Metric from Formentera

2. Atopos (feat. Kasimyn) by Björk from Fossora

3. Blacklight Shine by The Mars Volta

4. new body rhumba by LCD Soundsystem

5. 5.17 by Thom Yorke

6. Shadows (feat. Jordan Rakei) by Bonobo from Fragments

7. The Hardest Cut by Spoon from Lucifer on the Sofa

8. In the Midnight Hour by Perennial from In the Midnight Hour

9. Fear Of The Dawn by Jack White from Fear Of The Dawn

10. Sugar/Tzu by Black Midi from Hellfire

11. Graveyard Love by The Mars Volta

12. Vivien by (Crosses) from PERMANENT.RADIANT

13. Plattenbau Persephone Praxis by Ashenspire from Hostile Architecture

14. Welcome To Hell by Black Midi from Hellfire

15. The Smoke by The Smile from A Light for Attracting Attention

16. Feels Alright by Spoon from Lucifer on the Sofa

17. Thin Thing by The Smile from A Light for Attracting Attention

18. ANGEL OF DARKNESS by The Comet Is Coming from Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam

19. Open the Floodgates by The Smile from A Light for Attracting Attention

20. That Was Then, This is Now by Jack White from Fear Of The Dawn

21. Perennial In a Haunted House by Perennial from In the Midnight Hour

22. Fossora (feat. Kasimyn) by Björk from Fossora

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Best of 2021 playlist

1. Signal from the Noise by BADBADNOTGOOD from Talk Memory

2. Modern Guy by Death From Above from Is 4 Lovers

3. John L by Black Midi from Cavalcade

4. One + One by Death From Above from Is 4 Lovers

5. Fire at Static Valley by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!

6. Dry Fantasy by Mogwai from As the Love Continues

7. Chondromalacia Patella by Black Midi from Cavalcade

8. “GOVERNMENT CAME” (9980.0kHz 3617.1kHz 4521.0 kHz) / Cliffs Gaze / cliffs’ gaze at empty waters’ rise / ASHES TO SEA or NEARER TO THEE by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!

9. If You Say the Word by Radiohead from Kid Amnesia

10. Numbers by Weezer from OK Human

11. Beside April by BADBADNOTGOOD from Talk Memory

12. N.Y.C. Power Elite Part II by Death From Above from Is 4 Lovers

13. Playing My Piano by Weezer from OK Human

14. Timid, Intimidating by BADBADNOTGOOD from Talk Memory

15. Dethroned by Black Midi from Cavalcade

16. Ceiling Granny by Mogwai from As the Love Continues

17. Bird With A Broken Wing by Weezer from OK Human

18. Talk Meaning by BADBADNOTGOOD from Talk Memory

19. Ascending Forth by Black Midi from Cavalcade

20. Dead Roses by Weezer from OK Human

21. No War by Death From Above from Is 4 Lovers

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Best of 2019 playlist

1. For Everything by The Murder Capital from When I Have Fears

2. 953 by black midi from Schlagenheim

3. Selah by Kanye West from Jesus Is King

4. Cold by KoRn from The Nothing

5. Summon the Fire by The Comet Is Coming from Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery

6. Air Conditioning by Lighting Bolt from Sonic Citadel

7. On A Bigger Screen by Pile from Green and Gray

8. sad day by FKA twigs from MAGDALENE

9. Dawn Chorus by Thom Yorke from ANIMA

10. Invincible by Tool from Fear Inoculum

11. Jogging by Richard Dawson from 2020

12. The Darkness is Revealing by KoRn from The Nothing

13. Super Zodiac by The Comet Is Coming from Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery

14. Big Banger by Lighting Bolt from Sonic Citadel

15. Descending by Tool from Fear Inoculum

16. Not the News by Thom Yorke from ANIMA

17. The Axe by Thom Yorke from ANIMA

18. The Soft Hands of Stephen Miller by Pile from Green and Gray

19. Chocolate Chip Trip by Tool from Fear Inoculum

20. Impossible Knots by Thom Yorke from ANIMA

21. Bruxist Grin by Pile from Green and Gray

22. Ducter by black midi from Schlagenheim

23. 7empest by Tool from Fear Inoculum

24. cellophane by FKA twigs from MAGDALENE

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Best of 2018 playlist

1. This Life by Tim Hecker from Konoyo

2. Shit Mirror by Nine Inch Nails from Bad Witch

3. Feel the Love by Kids See Ghosts from Kids See Ghosts

4. Whitewater by Let’s Eat Grandma from I’m All Ears

5. This Is America by Childish Gambino

6. T69 collapse by Aphex Twin from Collapse EP

7. Hot Pink by Let’s Eat Grandma from I’m All Ears

8. Disillusioned by A Perfect Circle from Eat the Elephant

9. Ahead of Ourselves by Nine Inch Nails from Bad Witch

10. Corporation by Jack White from Boarding House Reach

11. Black Paint by Death Grips from Year of the Snitch

12. Play The Goddamned Part by Nine Inch Nails from Bad Witch

13. Suspirium by Thom Yorke from Suspiria

14. Keyed out by Tim Hecker from Konoyo

15. Reborn by Kids See Ghosts from Kids See Ghosts

16. The Reason They Hate Me by Daughters from You Won't Get What You Want

17. Dilemma by Death Grips from Year of the Snitch

18. Wide Awake by Parquet Courts from Wide Awake!

19. Respect Commander by Jack White from Boarding House Reach

20. Feathers by A Perfect Circle from Eat the Elephant

21. Donnie Darko by Let’s Eat Grandma from I’m All Ears

22. Outro by Death Grips from Year of the Snitch

23. Unmade by Thom Yorke from Suspiria

24. Disappointed by Death Grips from Year of the Snitch

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Unique Film Awards

20. Worse Film of 2017

THE MUMMY

19. Best Action/Fight Scene of the Year

Thor vs. Surtur in THOR RAGNAROK

18. Villain of the Year

Barry Keoghan as Martin in THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

17. Best Ensemble

Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell & Woody Harrelson in THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

16. Best Comedy

THOR: RAGNAROK

15. Best Horror

GET OUT

14. Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy

BLADE RUNNER 2049

13. Best Thriller

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

12. Best Drama

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

11. Best Animated Feature

COCO

10. Best Visual Effects

John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert & Richard R. Hoover for BLADE RUNNER 2049

9. Best Sound

Julian Slater for BABY DRIVER

8. Best Editing

Paul Machliss & Jonathan Amos for BABY DRIVER

7. Best Cinematography

Roger Deakins for BLADE RUNNER 2049

6. Best Soundtrack

Jonny Greenwood for PHANTOM THREAD

5. Best Actress

Frances McDormand for THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

4. Best Actor

Gary Oldman for DARKEST HOUR

3. Best Screenwriter

Martin McDonagh for THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

2. Director of the Year

Taika Waititi for THOR RAGNAROK

1. Most Unique Film of 2017

THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

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Best of 2017 playlist

1. Feet Don't Fail Me Now by Queens of the Stone Age from Villains

2. Nomad by Death From Above from Outrage! Is Now

3. LESS THAN by Nine Inch Nails from ADD VIOLENCE

4. The Way You Used to Do by Queens of the Stone Age from Villains

5. Outlier by Bonobo from Migration

6. The Underside of Power by Algiers from The Underside of Power

7. THIS ISN'T THE PLACE by Nine Inch Nails from ADD VIOLENCE

8. milkshake by Pile from A Hairshirt of Purpose

9. Body Memory by Björk from Utopia

10. Head Like a Haunted House by Queens of the Stone Age from Villains

11. Never Swim Alone by Death From Above from Outrage! Is Now

12. Scientists by Four Tet from New Energy

13. Can I Sit Next To You by Spoon from Hot Thoughts

14. Texas by Pile from A Hairshirt of Purpose

15. Losss by Björk from Utopia

16. The Evil Has Landed by Queens of the Stone Age from Villains

17. Shotgun by Spoon from Hot Thoughts

18. emotional haircut by LCD Soundsystem from american dream

19. Villains of Circumstance by Queens of the Stone Age from Villains

20. dogs by Pile from A Hairshirt of Purpose

21. No Reason (feat. Nick Murphy) by Bonobo from Migration

22. fingers by Pile from A Hairshirt of Purpose

23. Future Forever by Björk from Utopia

24. Planet by Four Tet from New Energy

[themissingpatient]

Best of 2016 playlist

1. Private Execution by The Drones from Feelin’ Kinda Free

2. Burn the Witch by Radiohead from A Moon Shaped Pool

3. Oh Shit!!! by Injury Reserve from Floss 

4. Branches/Bones by Nine Inch Nails from Not the Actual Events

5. Governed By Contagions by At the Drive-In

6. Óveður by Sigur Rós

7. We The People.... by A Tribe Called Quest from We Got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service

8. Because I'm Me (Feat. Camp Lo) by The Avalanches from Wildflower

9. Taman Shud by The Drones from Feelin’ Kinda Free

10. Soft Scene by Autolux from Pussy’s Dead

11. Hot Head by Death Grips from Bottomless Pit

12. Daydreaming by Radiohead from A Moon Shaped Pool

13. Time Moves Slow (Feat. Sam Herring) by BADBADNOTGOOD from IV

14. Black Is The Soul by KoRn from The Serenity of Suffering

15. The Idea of You by Nine Inch Nails from Not the Actual Events

16. Confessions Pt II (Feat. Colin Stetson) by BADBADNOTGOOD from IV

17. Disintegration Anxiety by Explosions in the Sky from The Wilderness

18. Eh by Death Grips from Bottomless Pit

19. Sunday by Iggy Pop from Post Pop Depression

20. Glass Eyes by Radiohead from A Moon Shaped Pool

21. Listen to the Order by Autolux from Pussy’s Dead

22. Gore by Deftones from Gore

23. Present Tense by Radiohead from A Moon Shaped Pool

24. Change My Head by Autolux from Pussy’s Dead

[themissingpatient]

20 of the most intense, memorable and/or enjoyable films of 2015 ranked.

20 of the most intense, memorable and/or enjoyable films of 2015 ranked for effectiveness.

Here’s the top 15:

15. Kingsman: The Secret Service

14. The Big Short

13. The Hateful Eight

12. Steve Jobs

11. Spotlight

10. While We’re Young

9. Room

8. Anomalisa

7. The Revenant

6. It Follows

5. Mad Max: Fury Road

4. Sicario

3. Ex Machina

2. The Standford Prison Experiment

1. The Lobster

[themissingpatient]

The 40 most memorable X-Files. As I re-watched The X-Files in anticipation for the new mini-series on Jan. 24th, I put together a list of the episodes that stand-out among the rest and are still just as enjoyable to watch today as when they first aired.

The 40 most memorable X-Files. As I re-watched The X-Files in anticipation for the new mini-series, I put together a list of the episodes that stand-out among the rest and are still just as enjoyable to watch today as when they first aired.

[themissingpatient]

Best Albums of 2015

1. Sound And Color by Alabama Shakes 2. Jenny Death (The Powers That B: Disc 2) by Death Grips 3. Damogen Furies by Squarepusher 4. Never Were The Way She Was by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld 5. The Epic by Kamasi Washington 6. You're Better Than This by Pile 7. Algiers 8. Vulnicura by Björk 9. Fading Frontier by Deerhunter 10. Sun Coming Down by Ought

*Best Album Art: Fading Frontier by Deerhunter

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Best of 2015 Playlist

1. the world is your motel by Pile from You're Better Than This

2. The Metal East by Lightning Bolt from Fantasy Empire

3. Let It Happen by Tame Impala from Currents

4. Don't Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes from Sound And Color

5. Inanimate Sensation by Death Grips from The Powers That B: Jenny Death

6. Baltang Ort by Squarepusher from Damogen Furies

7. Won't be a thing to become by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld from Never Were The Way She Was

8. History of Touches by Björk from Vulnicura

9. Rayc Fire 2 by Squarepusher from Damogen Furies

10. Try to Disappear by Baroness from Purple

11. Piss Crowns Are Trebled by Godspeed You! Black Emperor from Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress'

12. Blood by Algiers from Algiers

13. Future People by Alabama Shakes from Sound And Color

14. Waitress by Hop Along from Painted Shut

15. Nausea by Jeff Rosenstock from We Cool?

16. Beautiful Blue Sky by Ought from Sun Coming Down

17. Snakeskin by Deerhunter from Fading Frontier

18. #2 hit single by Pile from You're Better Than This

19. Black Eunuch by Algiers from Algiers

20. Convoy by Jóhann Jóhannsson from Sicario

21. Quicksand by Björk from Vulnicura

22. The Rest Is Noise by Jamie xx from In Colour

23. piano un10 it happened by Aphex Twin from Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2

24. The Message by Kamasi Washington from The Epic

25. Spectre by Radiohead

[themissingpatient]

Hi, Sweetie!

Looking for actors to dare to perform the 2 monologues I submitted to TentSquare’s Love Letter Monologue Challenge. This is my 2nd submission, which in contrast to my first humorous submission, is quite disturbing. I wrote it to give the performer the chance to show as much range as possible in a very short amount of time.