Maybe it’s because I’m stuck in a state of limbo as I wait, uncertain when, and if ever, my delayed flight will leave, but this playlist helps you sulk, forget, and let go. The melancholy of the distorted organ keys loom over Bon Iver’s “Michichant.” There is only so long that someone can wallow, and the pace chaotically picks up on Chairlift’s “Amanaemonesia” disconcertingly sending voices backs and forth. Then you let go, slowly losing control as lyrics swirl around you like “Wasting your days / Chasing some girls all right /Chasing cocaine through the back rooms of the world all night,” but it’s okay—just let go. The holidays are hard. We’re overwhelmed. It’s our siblings, our loved ones, our responsibilities, our New Year’s resolution—it’s all of them. Gotye understands. Just don’t forget to smile at the end with its dark and ironic twist “Fuck you God in the ass, mouth, and cunt / Ey!” Yeah, “fuck you.
this post was written by David Johnson-Igra
