I’m listening to Jacques Brel right now. What else y’all got for me? All genres and languages welcome.
Anything acoustic by Chris Cornell.
I really like Soundgarden. I haven’t listened to his solo material before. It’s probably a good time to start. I remember when he passed, It’s still hard to believe he’s gone.
Shower in the dark day, clean sparks diving down
Cool in the waterways, where the baptized drown…Audioslave is also great, though not acoustic
I call random customer service phone lines and wait in line and then hang up after 30 seconds of listening to the saddest person on earth asking if I’m there or if I can hear them.
My go to when I’m suicidal is the Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails. It’s the perfect album when I need to feel okay with not being okay. Also gives my depression a name and a face that I can insult and yell at when my brain is being mean to me.
I love NIN, I have the album on CD. Pretty Hate Machine is still one of my all-time favorites. Probably a good time to listen to it again.
Mad World Covered by Gary Jules
Last Kiss Covered by Pearl Jam
Curse of the Blackened Eye by Orville Peck
Last Kiss Covered by Pearl Jam
Oh second on this
I don’t , it’ll just make me cry harder and longer and that’s exhausting
Sigur Ros.
I loved Hvarf/Heim. Which studio album of theirs is your favorite? It’s really chill music.
Ágætis byrjun, Takk, and ( ) are my favorites. The older stuff is more my style.
There is a bunch of melancholic songs but what that always comes to mind and I enjoy since I was a teenager is this 3 songs by Moby:
- Porcelain, the video clip is nothing special, just abstract.
- In this world, this is the saddest clip, the poor cute aliens.
- Why does my heart feel so bad?, The clip is cute and kinda sad.
I listened to all three. Number 3 is the saddest and cutest thing I ever seen. Thank you!
Edit: The sad little aliens are pretty relatable too
I am really happy you enjoyed :)
The sad little aliens are pretty relatable too
Right?
I didn’t know Jacques Brel by name but I when to check it out and the first YouTube suggestion was Ne me quittes pas and I recognize it, very sad and very beautiful indeed.
I found his music through Seasons in the Sun which is a rough translation of Brel’s song Le moribond. Now I can’t listen to the English version, it’s worse in every way. His music can be very sad and also beautiful as you said. He was a very talented artist.
Chon or Strawberry Girls. They are both upbeat, neat and will turn your teardrops sweet.
Both bands slap. I especially liked Agua Verde by Strawberry Girls. Thanks for the recommendation. I love prog music.
Mini Ripper by Strawberry Girls is my favorite. Also if you haven’t already checked 'em out: Thank You Scientist is a good prog rock band.
To tune out and reset my mental and emotional state: Most anything by Paleowolf
To restore hope and interest in seeking good things from life:
- Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog
- Glorious Dawn by Melodysheep
- Nightswimming by R.E.M. (This one can be risky though, sometimes it makes me feel even more nostalgia-sad.)
The goofy answer: https://alvinisemo.ytmnd.com/
Alan Walker has some bangers. Personal favourites are On My Way, Not You, and End of Time
Alec Benjamin is also amazing. Favourites are If I Killed Someone For You and Boy in the Bubble
Also Pokemon Mystery Dungeon has some of the best instrumental-only pieces IMO. Don’t Ever Forget from PMD Explorers is my all time favourite sad song (partly because of the context around when that song played in game but it stands just as well on its own).
I’ve found that Charlie Cunningham has some stuff that can really motivate or put stuff in perspective. Stuff like Pathways or Headlights can feel like a hand on the shoulder.
I listened to both tracks. He has a really great voice. Reminds me of the time I spent in high school listening to indie lo-fi music. I’ll check out more of his music.
Well if you’re already into Brel… I can confidently give you Brassens. I consider him to have been the greatest poet. It’s difficult to convey just how beautifully he told mundane things (les copains d’abord, l’orage…), how he made life and death sweet (le testament, la prière…), how he brought the humblest people under the limelight (la complainte des filles de joie, l’auvergnat…), and elevated already beautiful works of poetry (Paul Fort, Victor Hugo) into musical classics (Gastibelza, le petit cheval…).
I listened to those Brassens tracks you recommended. I quite liked them. I must confess I don’t speak any French but I enjoyed them. “Les copains d’abord” was probably my favorite of the four. I looked up the translation, It’s a sweet song. Thanks for the recommendation!
I’m glad, les copains d’abord is perhaps his biggest classic. Have a good one 🎵
Schnittke’s Choir Concerto.
Eyedea especially the song Even shadows have shadows
I usually listen to the album Still Can’t Kill Us (Acoustic Sessions) by Icon for Hire.
When I feel really miserable I listen to the album I Went to Hell and Back by As It Is.
