agreed 100%

Album Rating: 4.5

High Violet isn't exactly sprinkles and fairy lights

Album Rating: 5.0

Yup, I'd have said High Violet is darker than Boxer

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

i did not know that sharon van etten was on this is the last time, whoa

i think this is darker than boxer, idk if its darker than high violet though, HV is pretty dark

i feel like boxer has a tinge of hope

Album Rating: 4.2

High Violet only has a couple really sad songs, whereas this and Boxer are their most depressing and least energetic overall.

Album Rating: 5.0

Check dem song titles...Sorrow, Terrible Love, Little Faith, Lemonworld, Crybaby Geeks

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

talons, what tracks on boxer do you find outright depressing?

Album Rating: 4.5

Why is it that National threads always turn into "which album is most depressing"

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

idk but here we are

Album Rating: 4.5

Well the answer is High Violet

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

i think i agree, i actually havent listened to high violet in a while but i think thats the right answer

yeah it's high violet. trust us

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

idk if i can trust the people that rate this a 4 : /

Album Rating: 4.2

Boxer is just their most heartbreaking (and best) to me, especially in the album's theme, and with songs like Apartment Story and Mistaken for Strangers.

High Violet is angrier and almost violent, but as far as like straight up sad, lyrically this album has quite a few moments that are just a walloping fucking black hole of despair. As for Boxer, I have some sad memories tied to that album anyways so.

But yeah, Don't Swallow The Cap, Fireproof, This is the Last Time, Hard To Find... oof

although this is starting to give it a run for its money, Boxer is also my favorite of theirs and imo the best

Album Rating: 5.0

Can't be Boxer or even Alligator imo. In those at least he's going through all that shit but he's got his woman to make it all bearable. In HV he's trully all alone even with his wife and kids. In fact their presence makes it harder for him to cope.

Album Rating: 5.0

The anxiety and despair in his voice in songs like Terrible Love, Afraid of Everyone and Conversation 16 is almost tangible!

Album Rating: 4.2

Afraid of Everyone and Sorrow are pretty depressing, but a lot of the rest of HV have a lot of their most energetic and uplifting material.

i will admit Runaway and Conversation 16 are heartbreaking
but yeah stuff like Afraid of Everyone and Bloodbuzz are more wry and frustrated than depressing imo