So I’ve always noticed when I’m as down as I can get, I find comfort is music that most people find super depressing all the way to unbearably depressing. Like slit-your-wrists depressing. Songs you’d expect to find someone hanging from a noose in their home on repeat to. These kinds of songs bring comfort because they make me feel like, ok, I’m not so alone with this shit.
And for context, really happy songs just seem the saddest, most devastating songs that there are, because you don’t have that, you don’t have that happiness, love, support, that glimmer of light everyone’s so happy about you know?
So gimme the saddest songs you can think of. I’m wearing Joy Division out.
Some other music/songs I’ve been listening to: Ren - Hi Ren (and some others of his), Elliott Smith, Micah P. Hinson, Portishead, Swans, Lykke Li - I Never Learn, Interpol, Chelsea Wolfe, Elton John - Rocketman, Matt Elliott, Savages - Adore
have a nice life (all of deathconsciousness but specifically who would leave their son out in the sun)
a silver mt. zion (all of he has left us alone…)
amenra (a solitary reign)
planning for burial (all of below the house)
lingua ignota (anything)
uboa (anything)
ex:re (all of S/T)
mount eerie (all of a crow looked at me)
panchiko (cut)
sufjan stevens (should have known better)
fugazi (I’m so tired)
nine inch nails (hurt)
midwife (all of like author, like daughter)
psychonaut 4 (all of dipsomania)
the whole genre of dsbm comes to mind
Was going to recommend Lingua Ignota. All removed Die is a great but very rough listen. Last track on it is sombre(?) and beautiful.
Have a nice life is one of my favorite bands ever. On that note, Giles Corey by one of the guys in HANL is even more devastating I’d say.
And for Sufjan, Casimir Pulaski Day always kills me.