We all have our own process for digesting grief and despair. Mauricio, ever the stoic, urges resiliency but my counterpoint to him is that getting over a critical election is like the Jewish tradition of sitting shiva; this will take at least seven days and a lot of lit candles. We split the difference at three days (it's not my first rodeo of picking up and putting down cigarettes).
For this special emotional emergency edition of Tommy's Top Twenty-Five Tracks, I've been digging through the archives for something lengthy and atmospheric. I now present to you "Lucy with the Football," a fifteen hour soundtrack containing sixty percent dream pop, thirty percent eclectic and ten percent jangle pop (listening on scramble mode is best). The titular metaphor is clear. Surprise, failure, and bitterness are what we are going for here. Also, lots of longing. Long on the longing.
Honestly, slipping on my headphones has been the healthiest of my coping mechanisms. In 2016, I was personally crushed and we were all shocked so maybe there's a built-in resignation this time around. Which doesn't make the dread any less bearable. That being said, I'm looking for different hobbies beyond consuming political podcasts and youtube videos.
To hear on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4KLlvLzKlZrXbCHhSsPRRF?si=1d80ec9fb7dd4ffc
To hear on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/lucy-with-the-football-jangle-pop-dream-pop-eclectic/pl.u-4Joma4btaej1rM
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