Music to Grieve to

August – Vincent Lima

9 October 2018

I started this playlist with the simple idea that if you’re experiencing grief, then listening to sad music is actually a good thing – we even wrote an article about it here. Over the last year or so the playlist has covered many different types of grief, or at least, reasons for grief – but there’s something about the experience of losing a loved one – particularly if it was unexpected or they were very young – that drives a particularly deep and powerful type of grief…

Lonely Too – Evan Lesniak

2 October 2018

Unrequited love…

Is there anything so ruinous to the soul?

What do you do with all that emotion – all that raw feeling that you know – deep down – will never be reciprocated? Maybe you cling to hope – hope that one day they’ll see you – that they’ll learn to love you- that you’ll ultimately be together,…

If Only – Erica Lee Martin

27 September 2018

One of the hardest things about grief is how you incorporate it into your daily, “normal” life. We all know the visceral immediacy of a tragic event – a death, a breakup a loss etc – grief is expected and overwhelming and allowed – but then – when everything dies down and attention has turned away, what then?…

Wonder – Happy Walters ft. Ruelle

19 September 2018

It’s amazing quite how much power an amazing hook has:

“Is anybody out there can you lead me to the light
Is anybody out there tell me it’ll all be alright”

Departures – No-kë

11 September 2018

Charlotte and I spent time together.

Not the type of time you spend with family, classmates or colleagues – the time we spent together was from choice.

I added it up – just for fun – turns out that over the years – we spent more than 2,000 hours talking with each other…

Tearing Me Up – Bob Moses

27 August 2018

Ever grieved your own behavior?  Ever been at a momentous point in your life and made the wrong decision – like, knowingly?  I used to do shit like that – it was awful.  Not only do you pay in the end but you get to hate yourself in the process – awesome!…

Ruby – Foster The People

23 August 2018

Sometimes it’s all just so exhausting – you know?

Everyone has their own “thing” to deal with – the thing that drains you of energy and intent – the thing that has you spiraling down into bad behavior and ever increasing distance from normal.  And what do you do when you’re here?  When you’re self sabotaging and listening to the wrong voices?…

When I First Met Your Ma – Paul Kelly

14 August 2018

I’m taking advantage of my guest spot here on the Grieve list by introducing you to one of Australia’s finest storytellers Mr. Paul Kelly.

A true Aussie icon, and indisputably the jewel in the crown of home grown artists, in my eyes. Fact or fiction, his writing has the ability to lift you from the darkest of depths or bring you to tears with honesty and realism that cuts to the bone…

Maggie – Colin Hay

31 July 2018

I’m Chris from the Music to Burn A Million Miles playlist – and I’ll be your guest curator for August.  For myself – and regulars tuning into the playlist – it can be a place to seek shelter, to deal with the emotions that come with loss , and last but not least music to heal.  I really hope you will enjoy the stories and music over the next few weeks…

Crying Like A Church On Monday – New Radicals

25 July 2018

I was at a loss this week – too many balls in the air and I didn’t have time to listen to all the new track submissions – I was starting to feel overwhelmed and anxious about the whole thing and before I knew it, balls were dropping making me feel even worse and suddenly I’m on this whole downward spiral… Sound familiar?…

Send Me A Boat – Lazyrevs

17 July 2018

I love this gig – I get sent music from all over the world – it literally appears in my inbox with a written note from the artist as to why I should listen to it.  And while sure – a lot of the tracks submitted aren’t right for the list – every now and then you get a gem.  Here’s what I received this morning:…

Sober – Demi Lovato

9 July 2018

Addiction scares the shit out of me.  It’s easy to look at people who succumb and wonder just how they let it happen, and yet for me it really is often “There but for the grace of God go I.”…