Maudlin: a feeling we don’t so much encounter as create. A sad place with funereal bits and a ladle of self-pity. Darker than Fitzgerald’s dark night of the soul, it is a place far past despair. A solitary dwelling, ourselves awash in squid ink. Maudlin is heavy, creaking, internal. It escapes conveyance, though we ourselves can see and feel it. Fear. Lost in the undertow.
Maudlin is a solitary dwelling; we are alone in it. Our whole selves seem to be draped with black crepe. There may be no stars, but there’s always music. Music to fit our mood, to keep us company. We curl inward and just let the music in. Maudlin won’t last forever, but when it hits, this mix is here. (C. run time: 58:12.)
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“Tonight”
TV On the Radio
Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) – EP
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“Ballerina”
Leona Naess
Leona Naess
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“Jacksonville Skyline”
Whiskeytown
Pneumonia
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“Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Roberta Flack
Rhino Hi-Five: Roberta Flack, Vol. 2 – EP
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“Fairytale of New York”
The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
The Best of the Pogues
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“My Mom”
Chocolate Genius
Black Music
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“Sometimes It Snows in April”
Prince
Parade (Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon)
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“Don’t Wake the Scarecrow”
The Felice Brothers
The Felice Brothers
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“Famous Blue Raincoat”
Jennifer Warnes
Famous Blue Raincoat: 20th Anniversary Edition
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“Pale Blue Eyes”
The Velvet Underground
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Original Soundtrack)
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“St. James Infirmary”
Louis Armstrong
The Best of the Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings
**Please note that this mix will random generate after the first listen in order to accommodate copyright agreements.**
7 responses
These mixtapes are wonderful. A great plus every week. Thanks for posting.
Thanks, Jessica! Glad you enjoy them!
Nice Leona Naess track and Famous Blue Raincoat Cover! Another good column, Anna!
Love this, Anna! Already posted to my Facebook page and tweeted!
I so look forward to your weekly column, Anna!!! This was another outstanding one!! Excellent music and I always love your essay that goes with it!! Maudlin! LOVE IT!!!! I’ve posted to FB and tweeted!!! You rock it!!!! They’re so lucky to have you at The Rumpus!!!
Thanks all. That Famous Blue Raincoat cover has been haunting me for 21 years and Leona is such a huge talent — it was nice to include them both. Meg, you are the best cheerleader ever. Thanks for all of your support. Glad you all are reading the Rumpus and liking the mixes. Next week’s theme: Drinking Red Wine.
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