Halloween is next week! I enjoy finding good Halloween music to listen to; something beyond the ubiquitous "Monster Mash".
Here is what is on my spooky music radar today:
Local band, The Tea Cosies, have a new EP coming out next week. It includes the wonderfully retro-spooky "Muchos Draculas".
Tea Cozies - Muchos Dracula from Tea Cozies on Vimeo.
I'm a huge TV on the Radio fan, so of course I have to include their "Wolf Like Me".
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' "Red Right Hand" never fails to give me chills.
I shiver at the opening notes of Echo & the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon".
Here is Nouvelle Vague's cover of "The Killing Moon". It has a discordance that brings a new level of creepiness to the song.
Concrete Blonde's "Bloodletting" is an obvious choice for this list. It is still a kick-ass song, though.
I am fortunate to be one of those rare people who is not afraid of spiders. I'd like to dedicate The Cure's "Lullabye" to all of my arachnophobic friends. *evil grin*
Stars frontman Torquil Campbell has a side project called Memphis. Their first album included the mellow, creepy, spoken word "A Ghost Story". I'll admit I skipped over this track on my first few listens. But one day I actually listened to it. Brrrrrr!
Here's another song about ghosts from Stars. "They had lights inside their eyes, they had lights inside their eyes."
And now for something more upbeat! In spite of the jaunty feel of TMBG, this song is really quite disturbing.
I think I'll close with The Gothic Archie's "Crows" because Stephin Merritt is awesome. Besdies, is it a coincidence that a group of crows are called a "murder"?
I'm sure I've forgotten a lot of songs. This is merely what popped into my head today. What are some of your favorite spooky tunes?
