Many know David Lynch for his singular filmmaking — and for good cause. Flicks like Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, and Blue Velvet rightfully helped etch his title into the higher cinematic canon as a really idiosyncratic, revolutionary, dazzling inventive drive. And that’s all with out mentioning the lasting influence of his tv sequence, Twin Peaks.
What’s much less broadly identified, nevertheless, is that his brilliance wasn’t confined to shifting footage. As those that’ve listened are conscious, Lynch’s musical streak is simply as adventurous, participating, and, sure, Lynchian as his filmography.
And we’re not simply speaking about his affect on music, though that record is sort of huge as properly. Positive, there are many songs which have sampled and interpolated his work (like Acid Tub’s “Cassie Eats Cockroaches,” Modest Mouse’s “Workin’ on Leavin’ the Livin’,” Inexperienced Day’s cowl of “My Era,” and even Michael Jackson’s “Morphine”), however Lynch himself additionally penned his personal expansive catalog of tunes. Whether or not he was writing lyrics, composing instrumentation, or studying spoken phrase, at any time when Lynch touched a observe, it was imbued along with his indescribable, warped sense of magnificence.
So, within the wake of his passing, we’ve rounded up 10 songs to showcase simply how a lot of a musical genius David Lynch really was. A few of these cuts got here from his movie and tv initiatives, some from high-profile collaborations, and others from his surprisingly plentiful solo recording profession. What unites all of them, although, via 40-plus years of music, is the imaginative and prescient of a once-in-a-generation inventive thoughts. Try the complete record, introduced chronologically, beneath.
— Jonah Krueger
Editorial Coordinator