Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A warning and a welcome for joyous noise, for those navigating what Beckett called “this bitch of an earth.”

It’s hard to dry off
these resolutions in late
January rain.

A hard card to find.

Listen on Tidal. Listen on Spotify.

1. “Rotopops” – LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, Hainbach
2. “Sarhoş Gibiyim” – Erkin Koray
3. “Baby Ghost (from the 1900s)” – mssv
4. “Una Mujer En Mi Vida” – Ramito
5. “Mind of the Sun” – Thantifaxath
6. “Sharon Escapes” – Alan Oldfield
7. “Jack of Diamonds” – Spider John Koerner
8. “Apolune” – Kristin Norderval, Ida Heidel, Musch Werchowska
9. “By Your Side (Live)” – Sade
10. “Every Night Is Halloween” – The Beautiful Deadly Children
11. “Paralyzed” – The Legendary Stardust Cowboy
12. “Saginaw, Michigan” – Lefty Frizzell
13. “Il Processo” – Lotte E Mielo
14. “Hothering” – Vandolah
15. “Cremated” – Mortician
16. “Machine Gun, Second Take” – The Peter Brötzmann Octet
17. “Screen Time” – Neil Hamburger

Stephen McClurg composes and improvises in Serenity Dagger, The Abdomen, and other projects. Along with session work for mid-Alabama singer/songwriters, he frequently collaborates with musicians across the state adding bass, guitar, and synths to friends’ recordings. He currently writes reviews for Horror DNA and is the substitute low end wrangler for Mobile-based punk rock band Future Hate. You can find out more about his work here.