Soundscapes vol.31 / selected by @vowwsband

Stop fighting bad states of mind, lean in, hang out with them, find a way to coexist. Here are some tunes collected over the years to keep you company when you’re low. Selected by VOWWS, the death pop band based in Los Angeles, on the occasion of the launch of their latest single and video “Stay where you are”.

shivaree – goodnight moon

fat white family – touch the leather

split enz – poor boy

sneaker pimps – 6 underground

nouvelle vague – marian

beck – dead weight

squarepusher – tommib

mr bungle – the holy filament

the smashing pumpkins – soma

ceremony – into the wayside

gustavo santaolalla – can things be better

and more

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