My Favorite Things : Rock Bands

Here are the rock bands that are heavily in rotation on my playlist right now... And I don't foresee it to change anytime soon.

1. Closer - Joy Division
I have always been intrigued by Ian Curtis' life/tragic (but necessary?) death. Closer definitely offers us glimpses -to say the least- of the things that Ian went through prior to his suicide. The songs "The Eternal" and "Decades" are probably the most depressing -cathartic nevertheless- songs I've ever heard, especially the latter. Listen to it, and follow along Ian's beautifully dark, haunting depressive laments like "We knocked on the doors of hell's darker chamber, pushed to the limit, we dragged ourselves in".









2. Pornography - The Cure
Probably the gloomiest and the most controversial album The Cure ever released, with lyrics like "It doesn't matter if we all die" shove us into the abysmal depth of fatalism.
















3. Self Titled - APTBS
Total Sonic Annihilation. The Loudest Band in New York. Exaggeration? I fear not. To me, they are the second coming of Jesus and Mary Chains (pun intended). Brace yourself for an onslaught of sonic mayhem that will guarantee to tear your ear drums. Note : Play it LOUD.














4. Passover - The Black Angels
I stumbled upon this album while hanging out with SAS guys who are attending NYU. They were smoking weed and I just thought that this album is the perfect accompaniment for any getting high ocassions. Lots of psychedelic drones that will take you along feverish trips to the strange world of theirs, what with heavy reminiscence of the Vietnamese Wars. Best enjoyed with a pint of cold beer.












5. Strange House - The Horrors
What's not to like from delicious, skinny boys with big hair, mascara and tight jeans? They wear Dior Homme and HG too.