“Some songs are definitely inspired by noir kind of ideas, the idea of people giving in to bad ideas. That’s true. But I think there’s an over reliance on words like smokey, moody and dark to describe us. Because we definitely have some semi-humorous songs and some plain stupid and ridiculous songs. But I guess it’s better than some other words I could think of.” Mark Sandman | Morphine Band

“Some people focus on the odd lineup of instruments in Morphine, but the songs lack gimmicks. They're just good pop songs with a cool atmosphere.” Mark Sandman | Morphine Band

Mark Sandman - Sandbox (The Music Of Mark Sandman)

Mark Sandman - Sandbox - Mark Sandman Original Music

Four times a year, we take subscribers of the Morphine newsletter on a deep dive into Mark Sandman’s archives. The fall edition featured a video by Mark’s roommate Amy Kaczur (before he moved across the hall into what became Hi-N-Dry) that included an impromptu tutorial on tuna salad. The next dispatch introducing Kid Shilleen goes out tomorrow. Sign-up for more rare glimpses at https://bit.ly/thesandmanfiles | Morphine Band

Why Mark Sandman named his band Morphine