Our third installment of calming songs includes Max Richter’s tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ambient ...

With its driving guitar melodies and deeply personal lyrics, “Wake Me Up When September Ends” stands out within Green Day’s discography as a very different kind of song for the punk rock band. It ...

Cheekface is vocalist/guitarist Greg Katz, bassist Amanda Tannen (formerly of stellastarr*), and drummer Mark “Echo” Edwards. “Hostile Street” follows Middle Spoon, a new album the band released last ...

I need your help. I want to do my own Extremely Scientific Survey of the saddest songs you’ve ever heard. Bonus points if they make you cry. Why do we enjoy songs that make us cry? It seems like the ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

The kind of music you listen to can vary from day to day but there is one thing that is certain: Sometimes, a good "sad girl" tune really can make you feel seen. Part of the joy of finding the right ...

Get ready to jam – and cry it out. At Super Sad Song Show, the founders, Ashton Edminster and Piper Byers, aim to showcase local musicians’ most personal work. Edminster first conceived the idea for ...

Grab tissues and dim the lights '€” we'€™re diving into the most heart-wrenching bops that belong in every sad girl playlist. From intimate bedroom-pop confessions to cinematic alt-pop laments, these ...

At a time when division is high and negativity seems to be infesting every corner of people’s day-to-day lives, Lake Street Dive have instead chosen to go down a path of positivity. That’s the mindset ...

Kameron Marlowe is going against the grain. While artists are releasing party anthems and feel-good tunes, Marlowe is offering Sad Songs for the Soul—ten songs that dive deep into heartbreak and ...

When you’re in the mood for a gut-wrenching cry and need to pick the song to act as the soundtrack, country music is the place to turn to. Whether you’re coping with heartbreak, the loss of someone ...