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In defense of the sad holiday song. By Melissa Kirsch Perusing painkillers at CVS the morning after Thanksgiving, I should not have been surprised by the telltale clattering of horse hooves thundering ...

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 ...

Tune into these sad Christmas songs from some of your favorite artists, from Taylor Swift and Coldplay to Elvis Presley and more While the holidays can be a holly jolly time, they can also bring up ...

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 ...

Who says men don't talk about their feelings? These 21 all-time-great country songs by men are some of the most devastatingly sad songs that the genre has to offer. These ballads are perfect ...

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Over the past few years, we've seen increasingly blurred boundaries between Caribou, Dan Snaith's main project, and Daphni, his dance music alter-ego. Last year, Caribou released the dance-focused ...

Caribou’s Dan Snaith has shared a new song as Daphni. The single, “Sad Piano House” is billed as a continuation of Cherry’s “Cloudy.” Watch the new track’s video below. “I DJ’ed a lot last year in the ...

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 ...

Prepare to have your musical perceptions challenged! We're diving into songs that sound melancholic but actually carry uplifting messages. From rock ballads to classic pop, these tracks prove that ...

Who says classic country heartbreak is a thing of the long-ago past? While legends like Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline set the standard for sad songs, modern country music has more than ...