As part of an experiment, I have decided to stop listening to "depressing" music for a period of time. The period of time is not set; basically, I'm going to go cold turkey, and I think a time will come about when it is obvious to myself whether it is working or not. The primary artists that I will STOP listening to are:
- Antony & the Johnsons
- Sufjan Stevens
- Joanna Newsom
- Sigur Ros
- Radiohead
- Arcade Fire
- Jens Lekman
And really, I don't know what I'm going to do about artists like Animal Collective, though my instinct is not to listen because ultimately they open me up in the same way and I usually get depressed.
Anyway, the ultimate goal is that this will work quite splendidly and then I will go to Finland without ANY depressing music available to me. Hopefully at that point, I can formulate a strategy going forward. I think that it is no coincidence (for worse) that all the bands listed above are amongst my favorite musicians...
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