Chris Gethard’s Career Suicide Playlist
You probably already know Chris Gethard is a massive fan of The Smiths. You can listen to some of Chris’s other favorite artists on his Spotify playlist. Here, he explains his selections:
- 1
Going Crazy - The Marked Men
I love punk rock and these guys wrote a song that really rings true to me.
- 2
Levi Stubbs’ Tears - Billy Bragg
If you are a fan of your entertainment wallowing in sadness, this song can not be beat.
- 3
AJJ - No More Shame, No More Fear, No More Dread
AJJ also did the intro song to Career Suicide – they have a lot of songs about mental illness that I really dig.
- 4
Mal Blum - New Years Eve
Mal is one of my great friends in this world and writes a lot of great songs. One of their specialties, if you ask me, is their ability to write songs about having one’s confidence shattered. Fitting for this list!
- 5
Fatlip - What’s Up Fatlip?
I honestly don’t know if I’ve ever heard a better song about feeling beaten up, directionless, and scared.
- 6
Eef Barzelay - Lose Big
The music of this song has that somber tone I love, and the lyrics break my heart.
- 7
J Church - Imaginary Friends
This band was defining for my childhood, and this song captures that feeling of watching someone around you slip mentally and how terrifying and sobering that can be.
- 8
The Ergs – Books About Miles Davis
One of my favorite bands ever. A song of unrequited love, ultimately, but also a song about wanting to disappear and run away from one’s problems.
- 9
The Replacements - Here Comes A Regular
There is one stretch of Career Suicide where I talk about why I walked away from drinking booze. This song is like the heartbreaking future I saw coming for myself.)
- 10
The Ramones – Danny Says
This is an odd choice! I bet you thought I would pick Gimme Shock Treatment or any of the other Ramones songs about being nuts or sniffing glue. This one though, is so sad and about feeling stuck in a rut and a routine that just ain’t working for ya. I think this song is so beautiful.