Yes I listen to a lot of happy pop music (60s pop, garage girls, French Ye Ye, indie pop, etc). But, I also have a fondness for dark atmospheric music (but with melody, that’s important). There are two albums that I rely on for my dose of *epic* musical melodrama – DeVotchKa’s A Mad & Faithful Telling and Beach House’s Devotion. Now I have something new to add to the list – Dead Man’s Bones! To be honest, what sparked my interest initially was the fact that it’s Ryan Gosling’s project (I was on a Google search mission after catching Crazy Stupid Love). I would sum up Dead Man’s Bones as being the perfect soundtrack to Halloween and all your favourite zombie films. I’m also reminded of the Shangri las, and those old teardrop songs of dead boyfriends and etc (eg. Tell Laura I Love Her) And, best of all – there’s a children’s choir! I just received my copy of the cd in the mail, and already I’ve played it twice.
Dead Man’s Bones – Lose Your Soul
Some videos:
Dead Man’s Bones – In The Room Where You Sleep
Dead Man’s Bones – Dead Hearts
My other favourite standbys when I need something epic:
Devotchka – Undone
Beach House – Heart of Chambers
ooh very cool