PILLS TO PURGE MELANCHOLY (ANOTHER SPOTIFY PLAYLIST)

’Pills To Purge Melancholy’ was a song collection first published in 1698. I have updated it slightly for this version, though it starts off in semi-traditional vein with the dark folk of Cinder Well and rum deeds recounted by Eliza Carthy. 

Classic Dutch post-punk band The Ex make their playlist debut, despite their gigs frequently being covered on this blog, after their recent conversion to Spotify. Whether that’s a good thing or another nail in the coffin of DIY values is of course another matter. And extra points for anyone who spots which band employed Daleks for backing vocalists…

Cinder Well: Insulation of the Silence
Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band: Mrs. Dyer The Baby Farmer
The Mekons: Dickie, Chalkie And Nobby
Bob Dylan: Can’t Wait
R.E.M.: King Of Birds
Preoccupations: Manipulation
Wire: Indirect Enquiries
The Ex: Bicycle Illusion
Bo Ningen: Psychedelic Misemono Goya (Reprise)
Lou Reed & John Cale: Starlight
CAN: Call Me
Xylouris White: Wind
Black Sabbath: Hand Of Doom
Fucked Up: Generation

”Don't go through this for nothing
”Don't waste it all
”It was a terrible blow
”Knowing what we know”