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The Hangover Playlist

Music // Jim // 14th December 2006

Flushed Chest by Joan As Police Woman
Ssshhh need to start quietly with something soothing, how about something vaguely reggae-ish from a Noo Yawk singer songwriter. Sounds like it should be terrible, but it is soothing in the extreme.

Check Out My New Jesus by Joy Zipper
Like a learner version of My Bloody Valentine, mellow to the point of coma.

Not One Bit Ashamed by King Creosote
Women eh? They’re a pain aren’t they? Probably why you’ve got a thick head in the first place. Oh well, let’s all moan about it in a gradually rising manner.

Still Dead (...And The There Were Three) by Honeycrack
On almost every level a musical abomination, yet some how works well if you are half dead on a sofa at three in the afternoon.

I've Been Loving You Too Long by Tindersticks
Because it is the best thing ever and always makes me feel better.

Chico by The Concretes
Ethereal, dreamy and will probably make you fall asleep, so pleasant it might induce humming especially during the “Tell-errr, tell-errr” bit at the end. Careful! Conserve that energy, you need it for breathing and blinking.

Bar Italia by Pulp
A song that empathises with your sore-headed predicament entirely. Jarvis’ pleadings might get you thinking about popping over to the nearest café. Just be careful is all I’m saying.

Infantile by Catatonia
The shakes are setting in and you are reaching for a blanket to keep you warm, time for something calming and reassuring. She was probably half-cut singing this wasn’t she?

Ramp Of Death by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
So subtle it almost doesn’t exist.

Tempted by Squeeze
Included because it came on the telly during a particularly unpleasant hangover when I was at university. The memories of feeling rough many years ago are strangely calming.

I Know That Loving by Tindersticks
Gradually growing soul effort - Has an element of regret, similar to that which you are probably feeling about that round of double Aftershocks. Quite soaring by the end, might energise you to the point that you take that piss you’ve needed for the last half hour.

Too Real by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Seems to go on for years, swoons along like the churning of your stomach after the first exploratory bit of toast.

Never As Tired As When I’m Waking Up by LCD Soundsystem
Almost certainly conceived written and performed in the grip of what Withnail would have called “A bastard behind the eyes”. All that stuff about running out and fucking someone is fooling no-one, this is the sound of a man who needs two more hours sleep urgently.

Sway by Strangelove
Because it is about being permanently pissed and might tempt you into a touch of hair of the dog, if you can stop crying like a baby.

Fire In My Heart by Super Furry Animals
Starts with a whisper and ends in a roar, so optimistically romantic that it might persuade you to get in the shower and maybe even leave the house. Then again you could just start from the beginning again.