Sad music can bring us to tears, yet we enjoy listening to it. These people have been trying to work out why
When Ms Cain listens to melancholic music, it doesn't make her feel sad. Rather, the music gives her a "sense of connection" to others. It inspires feelings of "love and gratitude" to the musician ...
Jens Lekman Revises His Old Songs
His voice is mild, sweet, and lilting, and, much like Scott Walker or Jacques Brel, he can make the most rough or devastating lyric sound delicate, even winsome. Lekman was urged into reissuing his ...
O Let Us Howle Some Heavy Note: Music for Witches, the Melancholic, and the Mad on the Seventeenth-Century English Stage
In the 17th century, harmonious sounds were thought to represent the well-ordered body of the obedient subject, and, by extension, the well-ordered state; conversely, discordant, unpleasant music ...
POLING: Will there come a day when the music dies?
Somewhere, in this vast land, a computer is humming away. It is programmed to produce every variable of musical notes and chords. Its goal is to literally create every song ...
Adele was 'devastated' to cancel Vegas residency, stands by decision: 'The show was not good enough'
"I'm not going to just do a show because I have to or because people are going to be let down or because we're going to lose loads of money." ...
Listen to lewloh’s new melancholic acoustic single, ‘Let Me Let You Go’
On the melancholic single ... The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952.
NPR Music's 36 Favorite Albums of 2022 (So Far)
The best albums from the first half of the year include sprawling offerings from Big Thief and Bad Bunny, works of fiery introspection from Kendrick Lamar and S.G. Goodman and an abundance in between.
Obi-Wan Kenobi's Main Theme Is Melancholic Perfection
Like with everything John Williams touches, and just for Star Wars in general, it is just a Very Good piece of music. Fittingly stirring and melancholic for its title character. Prior to this show ...
Skrillex to Marshmello: The best electronic music artists in the world
From Calvin Harris to Swedish House Mafia, take a look at some of the best electronic music artists ruling the EDM scene.
‘Shrimati’ new song ‘Boka Boka Ei Mon’ is a melancholic melody
Beautifully sung by Anupam Roy and composed by Soumya Rit, the song will surely tag at every music lover's heartstrings. Sharing his thoughts on the song, Anupam Roy said "It was a fantastic ...
‘It’s like oxygen – it’s everywhere!’ Why Korea is hot for trot, the cheesiest pop imaginable
By the 1990s, young Koreans were feeling increasingly optimistic and there was little place for the melancholy music associated with the older generation. The fresh sound of K-pop – influenced ...
Joji haunts in melancholic transparency on ‘Glimpse of Us’
To listeners’ surprise, the music video for “Glimpse of Us ... from his “Slow Dancing in the Dark” days, exuding pure melancholic transparency. This new single conveys a familiar ...
