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.”

Though it’s cold and my
hair is the color of ashes–
our bed stays warm.

Last Night at the Three of Cups

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1. “I Can’t Leave You” – The Destinations
2. “Mood Swings” – Little Simz
3. “Basilisk” – Orgone
4. “You Cheated You Lied” – Adjustable Mustard
5. “Donkey Skin” – Den Der Hale
6. “Wax and Wane” – Cocteau Twins
7. “3 x 3” – Pylon Reenactment Society
8. “Prophecy” – Death Ambient
9. “Over Frozen Moors” – Coffin Storm
10. “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself” – Lloyd Cole, Robert Quine
11. “Pressing Forward to the Boundaries of Death” – Temple Ov Saturn
12. “Poison Mind” – Damon Smith
13. “Waiting in the Lobby” – Herschell Gordon Lewis
14. “Occam’s Machete, Pt. 5” – Elliott Sharp, SysOrk

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.