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Help Me Get Over My Misery

My girlfriend and I decided to just be friends indefinitely. Here's what I've been listening to in order to help me cope with it. To preface, this wasn't a nasty breakup in any way. We still love each other, we're still going to be great friends and maybe someday (like Eric and Donna) get back together. But it still sucks and this is what I'm using to make me feel not alone.
1The Menzingers
On the Impossible Past

My proffered genre of music, complete with nostalgic lyrics and tracks that bring on the waterworks: "Good Things", "Gates" and "The Obituaries" (fuck the oxford comma tbh)
2The Weakerthans
Reunion Tour

Picked it up the same day I got #1 actually. It was $4 used and I was psyched! Huge grower, John K Samson's poetic lyrics are always soothing. I've fallen asleep to this almost every night of the week.
3The Weakerthans
Left and Leaving

Surprisingly pairs well with "Reunion Tour". I'm already familiar with this one, but familiar songs can be just as soothing and reassuring. "This Is a Fire Door Never Leave Open" ("somewhere sympathy is more than just a way of leaving // somewhere someone says 'I'm sorry', someone's making plans to stay"), "Left and Leaving" and "Exiles Among You" for some reason provide meek hopefulness in a bleak situation.
4The Hotelier
Home, Like NoPlace Is There

Something we listened to together. I know NoPart of this album has relevant subject matter, but some of the songs are still killer to listen to for me like "Discomfort Revisited", "In Framing" and "Housebroken".
5The Cure
Disintegration

The best way to fight melancholy with more melancholy is The Cure. "Plainsong", "Pictures Of You", "The Same Deep Water As You" and "Prayers For Rain" are all killers in the feels dept.
6The Cure
Wish

I don't really listen to this front to back, but most tracks are up my alley. "A Letter To Elise", "Apart" and "To Wish Impossible Things" really bring the listener in.
7The Cure
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

Partly because I got it on vinyl overseas in London, and partly because I need to get into more Cure besides "Disintegration", and partly because "Just Like Heaven", I've been making an effort to give this some spin time.
8R.E.M.
Murmur

When times are troubling, nothing warrants more comfort than familiarity, and that's what Murmur provides right now. Sometimes, when your mind can't shut off, you need to do or listen to something light and open to interpretation. Murmur and early R.E.M. in general are the perfect remedy in this situation.
9Refused
The Shape of Punk to Come

'Cuz I caaaaaan, bitch! (love Refused)
10Breaking Benjamin
Saturate

Couldn't tell you why Im listening to this. I'm not really into this genre of music anymore, but I think BB has a great sound and it's fun to revisit from time to time. This is mostly just coincidental.
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