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Le Mans - Canción de Todo Va Mal

From their final 1998 album titled, Aquí Vivía Yo, (I lived here) San Sebastián, Spain, indie rock band, Le Mans’ “Canción de Todo Va Mal” (Song about Everything Going Wrong) is an elegant and moody ballad about the end of the world laid over a mysterious, almost tribal programmed drum beat. True to their form the Basque country quintet toy with this haunting theme by juxtaposing it with beautiful mandolins, horns, drums and piano that slowly build (the vocals for the 8 minute song don’t even appear until 2/3 in) into a welcome crescendo evoking the sounds of Belle and Sebastian, Stereolab or Serge Gainsbourg merged with the sultry vocals reminiscent of Astrid Gilberto. The themes of listlessness and anomie are as relevant today as they were in ‘98 and the music sounds like it could have been recorded today—it’s a true classic.

The setlist:

Artist / Song Name / Album / Year

Le Mans / Canción de Todo Va Mal / Aquí Vivía Yo / 1998

Rupa Moja / Bhari Moja / Disco Jazz / 1982

Django Django / Love's Dart / Django Django / 2012

Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Necessary Evil / Multi-Love / 2015

Arrested Development / People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix) / Greatest Hits / 1992

Class Actress / Journal of Ardency / Journal of Ardency - EP / 2010

Mary Jane Girls / In My House / Only Four You / 1985

Massive Attack / Unfinished Sympathy / Blue Lines (2012 Mix / Master) / 1991

Mild Minds / SWIM / MOOD / 2018

Shelter Point / Velvet / Feel - EP / 2016

Suzanne Kraft / Horoscope / Horoscope / 2012

D'Angelo and The Vanguard / Ain't That Easy / Black Messiah / 2014

The Turtles / I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts) / The Battle of the Bands (Deluxe Version) / 1968

DJ Vadim / Your Revolution (feat. Sarah Jones) / USSR: Life from the Other Side / 1999

Michał Urbaniak / Ekim / Inactin (Special Edition) / 2014

Rufus / Tell Me Something Good (feat. Chaka Khan) / Rags to Rufus / 1974

Mellow Man Ace / Mentirosa / Escape From Havana / 1989

Boards of Canada / Aquarius / Music Has the Right to Children / 1998

Moses Sumney / Make Out in My Car (James Blake Version) / Make Out in My Car: Chameleon Suite - EP / 2018

Grizzly Bear / Mourning Sound / Painted Ruins / 2017

Edan / Making Planets (featuring Mr. Lif) / Beauty And The Beat / 2005

Curtis Mayfield / Tripping Out / Something to Believe In / 1980

Fruit Bats / The Banishment / SongTripper / 2011

Mac DeMarco / On the Level / This Old Dog / 2017

Julia Holter / Feel You / Have You In My Wilderness / 2015

Sneaks / Hong Kong to Amsterdam / Highway Hypnosis / 2019

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band / Still the Same / Stranger In Town / 1978

HOMESHAKE / Every Single Thing / Fresh Air / 2017

Mild High Club / Homage / Skiptracing / 2016

Fleetwood Mac / You Make Loving Fun / Rumours / 1977

Michael Kiwanuka / Cold Little Heart / Love & Hate / 2016

Bob Dylan / Highlands / Time Out of Mind / 1997

Mazzy Star / Blue Light / So Tonight That I Might See / 1993

Celeste & Gotts Street Park / Lately / Lately - EP / 2018

Federico Albanese / We Were There / By the Deep Sea / 2018

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