David Correll

Love will come and fuck that tragedy

Barry Adamson: As Above So Below

Don’t talk to me about being alone…

One of my all-time favorite R.E.M. songs.

Until the End of the World

But there’s no connection

Lush: Spooky

Oh-oh is it true
What they say about you…

Suede: Sci-Fi Lullabies

If you were a Depeche Mode fan in the 90s (like me), you probably bought this album. Like most tribute albums, it’s mostly terrible. But there are three or four gems on it. Hooverphonic’s “Shake the Disease;” God Lives Underwater’s “Fly on the Windscreen;” Failure’s “Enjoy the Silence.” Hell, even Smashing Pumpkins’ version of “Never Let Me Down” is pretty good — they were subtle on it.

But then there’s Meat Beat Manifesto’s cover of “Everything Counts.”

Fuck, what a song. Not only is it one of my all-time favorite Depeche Mode covers, but it’s also one of my favorite Jack Dangers recordings ever.

Give it about ten years, it’ll sink in.

For The Masses (Amazon)

More Meat Beat Manifesto (Jack Dangers — he invented this shit):

Satyricon
Autoimmune
Actual Sounds + Voices

“Fifty-Fifty Clown.”

Can’t post lyrics, ‘cause who knows what she’s saying, but man, what a great song.

Heaven Or Las Vegas (Amazon)

And creation and time are made from destruction
From fucking destruction

The Great Annihilator (Amazon)

After two rainy, overcast days, I was walking up the street this morning, in the shadow of the buildings. When the sun hit me, this immediately started running through my head.

High volume is recommended.

Sweet thing, I watch you
Burn so fast it scares me

…It matters where you are

Souvlaki (Amazon)