Sinister: Depressing music

[Alex Burton]

Okay folks, it's late and I'm bored and hungry. And I'm addcited to 
Sinister. I'm trying to get through my huge backlog of messages whilst 
simultaneously writing a tear-inducingly dull essay about the English.

A couple of questions:
1) Is the Sinister list officially full of 'twee fieldmice bastards' as 
someone described it?
2) Is there anything wrong with a bit of tweeness occasionally?
3) Is Isobel Campbell God?
4) Will I ever find meaning to life and other profound philosophical 
questions?

But more importantly, I've been wondering. A friend of mine doesn't like 
depressing music because he says that there is no talent in inducing teenage 
angst - we do it well enough on our own thank you very much. He likes to 
listen to uplifting music when depressed.

So I thought I'd use that old chestnut of a letter to a newspaper editor - 
usually The Mail or Torygraph - where they open by asking 'Am I alone?' Thus 
forcing other readers to respond and let them know that there is indeed life 
out there... somewhere...

Am I alone in preferring to listen to melancholic music when depressed? I 
find it comforting that other people understand me, have worse problems than 
me, have experienced the same things as me..

I went throuh a very miserable period of listening to nothing but Joy 
Division (THE most depressing band ever.. both lyrically and musically) The 
Smiths (THE best band ever and THE best frontman) and occasionally Arab 
Strap and B+S. B+S are unique in being both uplifting but also sad when you 
need it. Some songs are twee like Ease your feet but others like We Rule the 
school make me cry.

What does everyone else think? Should I be listening to Steps?

Mr Tragedy
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