Musical selections

I've posted a lot about movies and actors lately, so I thought it might be good to throw a little variety in and write about some songs I've been enjoying lately. It's sort of an eclectic (maybe?) mix, but here it is:

Obstacle 1 by Interpol: Awhile ago, The Killers covered this song which is how I found out about it. It's fairly similar to some of the Killers' own songs from their first album. The lyrics don't really make a ton of sense but I like the song. 

Human Remains by Drowners: This song is by a band started by a former model, which is cool. It's sort of upbeat but also melancholy at the same time, and it makes me think of a certain very blonde someone. 

Falling Away With You by Muse: This song I've always liked, but recently I've been liking it even more. This is the song that perfectly fits the movie Requiem for a Dream, which I like quite a lot. If you're familiar with the movie, I think you can see how this song goes really well with the things that happen in that movie. 

Mandolin Rain by Bruce Hornsby and The Range: This song, I heard vaguely in the grocery store while in the produce section and used an app to find out what it was because it sounded sort of interesting even though I couldn't really hear it so well. It's from the 80s and it's sort of similar to some other songs that I like, like Boston by Augustana (it would be interesting if Dan [I haven't forgotten about him - nice teeth and all] ever decided to cover this song). It's nice and mellow and melancholy. Interestingly enough, I find that whatever music they play in grocery stores, Chipotle, and occasionally other stores can be quite nice and certainly more appealing than a lot of the stuff on the radio stations. Incidentally, once I was in Michaels and looking at the yarn when I heard another song by this guy, that one called The Way It Is, which is also a nice song. Awhile ago I came across someone else who had written about their appreciation for Mandolin Rain, here. 

New Dawn Fades by Joy Division: This one is another Joy Division song in addition to Shadowplay and Love Will Tear Us Apart that I know. It's from the album Unknown Pleasures, which I listened to in full once. Of the songs from that album, I think this one stood out to me the most. It's a cool song and it's brooding and melancholy, which seem to be qualities that I like in songs. I can't find a video of Joy Division performing this song live, which is kind of a shame, but I guess it was one of the less well known ones. There are videos of them performing Shadowplay and Love Will Tear Us Apart, however. I wonder what other bands out there (new or old) have similar sounding music to Joy Division. 
Correction: apparently there actually are a few live recordings of New Dawn Fades out there. I guess I just didn't look hard enough in the past. There's one that's more of a cover featuring, among others, New Order and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. I think it's a mix of people singing but I think I recognize Billy Corgan in parts of it. The various live versions are interesting, although they're more chaotic sounding than the studio version, which is pleasingly minimalistic. 

All of these songs  except one (Human Remains) are sort of old, some more so than others (Falling Away With You and Obstacle 1 are from the early 2000s, as opposed to the 70s or 80s).