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 ...

As one of the pioneering psychedelic rock bands of the '60s and '70s, Jefferson Airplane won legions of devoted fans with songs like "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love." But by the time the '80s ...

My research collaborators at Yale University and I tried to figure out why we like sad art when we hate experiencing sadness in real life. We pay good money to see depressing movies and listen to Sad ...

Top Japanese girl band AKB48 have released a single created using AI, after it proved more popular with fans than a rival song written by famed J-pop producer Yasushi Akimoto. As part of a songwriting ...

On Belinda Carlisle's new covers album, Once Upon a Time in California, which song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David does she cover? Walk On By I Say a Little Prayer Anyone Who Had a Heart Do ...

A strange mathematical rule organizes the words of all human languages. A recent study reveals that birds also seem to follow this logic. For decades, linguists have observed that the most frequently ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s been a few years since Gulch, Drain, and Sunami all exploded out of the same region, but San Jose, California remains an absolute hotbed for instinctive, ass-beating hardcore. Natural Human ...