There are the fun, occasionally goofy songs like “The Monster Mash” and John Carpenter’s “Halloween Theme. . On it, Walker explores death, disease, and tragedy. There are visceral descriptions of the hanging of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci. He sings about 9/11, his stillborn twin brother, and the Srebrenica genocide.
Scott Walker’s The Drift will get under your skin.
