EphemeralEternity
10.21.24 | Hit me with some morose and lugubrious songs |
Sharenge
10.21.24 | here's a lil jesu trifecta for you
"Sun Day"
"I Can Only Disappoint You"
"Don't Wake Me Up" |
Futures
10.21.24 | mogwai- cody |
EphemeralEternity
10.21.24 | Good recs I forgot how sad post rock can get |
Relinquished
10.21.24 | Black Dog from 4 is the most depressing one there |
Dedes
10.21.24 | "Sleepless" by Departures has a freaky amount of personability and even now it nearly wells the tears sometimes after dozens of listens.
"Footprints" by Warning
Anything by Warning
Anything by 40 Watt Sun
And uhhhh ig also for me "Whispers of Your Death" by Counterparts but it's also because of how personally tethered cancer has been to my life
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bach
10.21.24 | Lycia - and through the smoke and nails
Throbbing gristle - weeping
William Basinski - variations: A Movement in Chrome primitive (whole album)
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gabba
10.21.24 | Swans - Failure
Coil - Going up
Coil - Ether
Joy Division - Decades
The Cure - Faith (the song)
Interpol - Pioneer to the Falls
Blonde Redhead - Hated Because of Great Qualities
Sonic Youth - JC
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unclereich
10.21.24 | https://youtu.be/9rvZ2f8fC6E?list=PLD1ca9zcvoxkkRzqIlCeJeRih8rYfK5lY&t=7596
one of the hardest samples ever used: https://youtu.be/QARJYLJTmRY?t=418 |
Ectier
10.21.24 | A map of all our failures -My dying Bride. The lyrics arent just depressing the long drawl of the song itself is just melancholic like the long drawn out moment of despair. |
denboy
10.21.24 | townes van zandt - tecumseh valley |
unclereich
10.21.24 | always felt that leave me alone by new order was remarkably depressing, the guitar sounds like it's crying |
pyroflare77
10.21.24 | Yeah Warning's stuff is pretty sad.
Life (TX) - Eleven. Starts off nice and melancholic, a little longing and dreaming sounding, but it goes and it builds and it feels like the song is about having to let go of someone you really don't want to. |
efp123
10.21.24 | daughter - smother |
hel9000
10.21.24 | Purple Mountains - Nights that Won't Happen |
WretchedCacophony
10.21.24 | Immortal Technique- Dance with the Devil |
mystagogus
10.21.24 | Seconding The angelic process, they have quite some more like The black ark, Million year summer
More:
Swans - Helpless child, The sound
Year of no light - Persephone (Enna)
Mono - The flames beyond the cold mountain
Canaan - In a never fading illusion
David Galas - Alone we'll always be
Katatonia - Oh how I enjoy the light
Din brad - Doina
Sofia Reta - Government of energy and the mouse jaw
EverEve - Autumn leaves
Stille Oppror - So2
In the woods - Epitaph |
EphemeralEternity
10.21.24 | Some good recommendations here
Although Purple mountains are a prime example of music that’s lyrically and thematically devastating as hell considering it’s essentially a suicide note but musically it’s quite upbeat for the most part |
efp123
10.21.24 | casey - selah |
Spec
10.21.24 | As Cities Burn - Timothy
Gut wrenching stuff. |
efp123
10.21.24 | pianos become the teeth - i'll get by |
anode
10.21.24 | Joy division - the eternal
Breach - penetration
Have a nice life - who would leave their son out in the sun?
Drowse - untrue in headphones
Buckethead - Padmasana
Molchat doma - kletka
Silvana Estrada - mas o menos antes
Crystal castles - transgender
Paysage d’hiver s/t (full album)
But yeah, so you wanna be a superhero captures the depressed manner of thinking best for me with how overdramatic it is |
efp123
10.21.24 | owen's (mike kinsella) cover of "me" by the 1975 |
mystagogus
10.21.24 | Thanks for the list @EphemeralEternity, learned about beautiful Irezumi from it. |
mystagogus
10.21.24 | Trist - Hin |
efp123
10.21.24 | I can keep going |
Tunaboy45
10.21.24 | Xiu Xiu - Normal Love |
0GuyMan0
10.21.24 | The Cure - The Same Deep Water as You
Akira Yamaoka - Dance With Night Wind |
Jash
10.21.24 | Wil Wagner - Laika |
efp123
10.21.24 | casey - blush |
arthropod
10.21.24 | Katatonia - Hypnone
Spiritbox - Belcarra |
Sevengill
10.21.24 | Garth Brooks - I Don't Have to Wonder
suicide in a mainstream country song, wooo that hit me when I was 7 years old |
cylinder
10.21.24 | Lil Ugly Mane - Collapse and Appear |
alamo
10.21.24 | hypocrisy - slippin away
giles corey - no one is ever going to love me
cmat - nashville
purple mountains - nights that wont happen
deerhunter - helicopter |
Scoot
10.21.24 | the angelic process - dying in a minor |
JayEnder
10.21.24 | Akira Yamaoka - Resting Comfortably |
Hawks
10.22.24 | List needs Warning. |
Ishysez
10.22.24 | Sun Kil Moon - Heron Blue |
efp123
10.22.24 | deafheaven- luna |
EphemeralEternity
10.22.24 | @mystagogue it’s not the saddest by a long shot and the story it’s based on (Edward Shackletons doomed arctic expedition) ultimately had a happy ending because somehow none of the crew died but that song captures the hopelessness they must have been experiencing |
efp123
10.22.24 | long beard - countless |
Pon
10.22.24 | Deathprod - Dead People's Things |
Havey
10.22.24 | limp bizkit - behind blue eyes |
naughtcturnal
10.22.24 | Dire Straits - On Every Street
Anathema - One Last Goodbye
Chat Pile - grimace_smoking_weed.jpeg
all these come to mind |
EphemeralEternity
10.22.24 | I know grimace is about a psychotic suicidal dude but it never struck me as depressing to listen to in fact the demo version that had some more growling sections which I missed in the album version is on my workout playlist
And behind blue eyes is a sad tune but knowing it was sung by Fred durst I just can’t take it seriously
Anyway I’ve got a lot of songs to check out |
Havey
10.22.24 | only bad music can be truly depressing imo
deathprod is the goat of lugubrious tho |
PunkerBlast
10.22.24 | I saw this on Gamefaqs and I kinda smirk and it's strange because I know a lot of depressing songs, but it depends on the song. The band 'I Hate Myself' has a lot of downer songs. But the LP I actually own probably depresses me because all their best songs are on their EPS!!! AH AHA AHA
Following up, just I don't like to try to out depress ppl anymore even though I still can. This was more fun a decade ago playing the Secret World even and this was a happy depression. |
furpa
10.22.24 | I legit think that Gratitude off the new Foxing LP has some of the most nihilistic lyrics of any song in recent memory for me. It speaks to the state of mind when you're depressed and just don't give a fuck about anything and want to haze over and be grey. Goes for a few other songs on that album as well, lyrically very depressing. |
anode
10.22.24 | I haven’t listened to it cause I can’t handle indie but I bet transgender by crystal castles wins the nihilist award |
omik1116
10.22.24 | pianos become the teeth - liquid courage
the saddest landscape - the sixth golden ticket
gatherers - death bed
a silver mt zion - for wanda
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alamo
10.22.24 | oh yeah and naruto ost - sadness and sorrow extended |
JMNewcomer25
10.22.24 | Yeah. Radiohead.... the most unknown and underrated band of all time... |
anode
10.22.24 | i heard they wrote a song called how to disappear completely which i hear is pretty sad |
EphemeralEternity
10.22.24 | Soundtracks feel almost like cheating since they're so entwined with the memories of the show/series/game but some off the top of my head
Mass effect - an end once and for all
Skyrim - Kyne' peace
Halo 2 - Heavy price paid
Hollow knight - dirtmouth
Majoras Mask - Song of healing
The last of us - All gone
Butterfly effect - Kayleigh's funeral (shame ashton kutcher is a shitstain)
The Divide - Running after my fate (underrated survival psych horror film)
LOST - life and death (I will defend this as one of the greatest tv shows of all time which paved the way for the golden era of television)
Full metal alchemist - Kyoudai |
Scoot
10.22.24 | dismemberment plan - the jitters
nothing has ever sounded more like manic depression |
rufinthefury
10.22.24 | La Dispute - I See Everything
I mean it ends on a kinda hopeful note sorta but it's still child death so |
anode
10.23.24 | Soundtrack music is cheating, having said that https://youtu.be/gVOzQfe_GQE?si=VnPiNx78JilYjJVt
https://youtu.be/-pWjs4Vgt80?si=f0eYnwuAd_4xvkOG |
RadioSuicide
10.23.24 | Lots of awesome songs here. Reckon I’ll throw down
La Dispute - King Park, Edward Benz, I See Everything
Daniel Johnston - any song where his mom is telling him he ain’t shit
Purple Mountains - All My Happiness is Gone, Darkness and Cold
The Handsome Family - My Sister’s Tiny Hands, Weightless Again
The Antlers - the entirety of Hospice |
DrMaximus
10.23.24 | every xiu xiu song |
lz41
10.23.24 | I also get depressed when I listen to Nutsack |
lz41
10.23.24 | Left field nomination for a really depressing song - Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin |
PunkerBlast
10.23.24 | Someone mentioned a Saddest Landscape and gah I do have to note that now. It's screamo, and a lot of the songs can sound the same but the After the Lights album is really good and feels more varied. Anyways just to throw it out there. The Saddest Landscape - When Everything Seemed to Matter. Is depressing. I don't know their lyrics perfectly because I only have their digital albums, but a title like that and the band name seem to tend into the nihilistic feelings without just being droning. :/ I shouldn't have re-visited this, but someone had to mention the Saddest Landscape.
Saetia can be sad too. I used to listen to a lot of this stuff while playing The Secret World, and I was content. I'll stop right here. I don't want to go on a mind trip. |
alamo
10.23.24 | surprised no one mentioned mount eerie - real death yet |
Feather
10.23.24 | “ LOST - life and death (I will defend this as one of the greatest tv shows of all time which paved the way for the golden era of television)”
Lost is incredible agreed |
Asdfp277
10.23.24 | added 18 to the database |
PunkerBlast
10.23.24 | Is 18 Cryo Chamber. I like their stuff. I considered buying a t-shirt but eh I just a lot of that is really good on that label, but there are so many times sometimes how much dark ambient can play out. I do like that label a lot though. It's not apart of them at all but ASC (James Clement) Why do I remember that put out a lot of dark ambient music too and club dnb too. Gosh that 2014's coming all back to me now |
EphemeralEternity
10.23.24 | Yeah Cryo Chamber, and while their releases are usually pretty good dark ambience they've got so many that they do blend together and become forgettable.
Council of nine - Trinity is a good one that's on the sad side
@asdfp277 thanks I should've added it myself I'm just a lazy bastard |
Ectier
10.23.24 | If we count music videos Steven Wilsons Routine is pretty brutal as well |
Dedes
10.23.24 | Oh I forgot Ballad of Worms by Cage
"Too numb to cum sometimes she piss while I eat her"
"She's barely alive but takin life from me/no appetite but the meningitis is still hungry" |
FowlKrietzsche
10.23.24 | Mount Eerie - Real Death [x2] |
EphemeralEternity
10.23.24 | I'm relistening to Crow looked at me and it's hitting a lot harder than it did before , strangely even though I could appreciate the authenticity given the context it didn't move me very much when I first heard it... maybe now having first hand experience with the loss of a family member is what's doing it
I'm impressed he could still write in that headspace |
FowlKrietzsche
10.23.24 | Its nearly untouchable when I'm grieving but I can simultaneously only listen to it when grieving, but yeah idk if it would mean nearly as much without experiencing loss |
naughtcturnal
10.23.24 | listened to crow looked at me twiceand never wantesd to mear it again and as time goes on that sentiment just gets stronger |
JMNewcomer25
10.24.24 | Limousine by Brand New is definitely up there for me |
neekafat
10.24.24 | Ex:Re - Romance |
neekafat
10.24.24 | all of a crow looked at me |
AsleepInTheBack
10.24.24 | I prefer the live (after) versions of the crow looked at me songs, feel less composed and cold and more personal / intimate
Definitely worth a go |
SomeCallMeTim
10.31.24 | Sun Kil Moon - I Can't Live Without My Mother's Love |
Drifter
10.31.24 | half the stuff from songs ohia/magnolia electric co
stuff like blue factory flame or such pretty eyes for a snake |
Brabiz
12.14.24 | The Haunting Presence by Giles Corey. That whole album feels like depression translated into music. |
TronaldDump
12.14.24 | Sufjan Stevens - 4th of July
Altar of Plagues - Burnt Year |
Brabiz
12.14.24 | “ Limousine by Brand New is definitely up there for me” considering what that song is about, yeah probably the most difficult song ever |
zakalwe
12.14.24 | Recently I heard.
Mick Harris and Martyn Bates - The Death of Polly
Old English folk songs were pitch bastard black. |
Tunaboy45
12.14.24 | This might be a more personal one, but The Witness by Everything Everything is such an achingly sad song. |
Sevengill
12.14.24 | Idk man, good sad songs are comforting. Like talking with your bestie about shared experiences, so you don't feel as alone. It's the glossy, escapist pop songs that embody our collective selective amnesia that remind me how fucked everything is. |
rufinthefury
12.14.24 | Gris - Veux Tu Danser |
Titan
12.14.24 | nutsack lmao |
DamnVanne
12.14.24 | I don’t really like depressing music anymore but I’ll still admire For Nothing by OSI as a great bit of lyricism and effective arrangement |
Valzentia
12.15.24 | Yeah. Radiohead.... the most unknown and underrated band of all time... [2] |
Sevengill
12.15.24 | with that said, Giant Squid - "Mormon Island". creepy cello, brokenhearted singing, the hollowest guitar ever, a refrain of "I'm still here". |
naughtcturnal
12.15.24 | @rufinthefury: u bringing out the deep cuts |
ToSmokMuzyki
12.15.24 | simple plan - i'm just a kid |
evilford
12.15.24 | Nutsack lmao [2] |
evilford
12.15.24 | Im aware that pink Floyd's The Final Cut pretty much just gets lambasted by the droves but I really find that album to be the most wholly depressing experience I've had in music thus far. I mean it's an amazingly written album and I love it but it's just so fucking depressing to listen to |
MetalMarcJK
12.15.24 | Yeah. Radiohead.... the most unknown and underrated band of all time... [2][2] |
Sunnyvale
12.15.24 | John Prine - Hello In There |
SomeCallMeTim
12.15.24 | Daniel Johnston’s 1990 has several of the most heart-wrenching songs I’ve ever heard. I don’t think I’ve ever made it a full listen of that album without tearing up, as ridiculous as that may be |
efp123
12.15.24 | Pianos become the teeth - bay of dreams |
efp123
12.15.24 | Slowdive - falling ashes |
efp123
12.15.24 | Emery - rock pebble stone |
RadioSuicide
12.15.24 | oh hell yes Tim!! I shouted out DJ earlier in this thread, didn’t know anyone around here still rocked with him. One of the saddest stories anywhere in music, but also one of the most inspiring. Huge RIP |
Zakusz
12.15.24 | Purple Mountains - Nights that Won't Happen |
DoofDoof
12.15.24 | The Apartments - Not Every Clown Can Be In the Circus
Red House Painters - Drop
Mark Eitzel - Anything
40 Watt Sun - Craven Road
Aphex Twin - Nanou2 |
unclereich
12.15.24 | Vince Guaraldi-Christmas time is here. gets more depressing as i get older |
JMNewcomer25
12.17.24 | gtg pce |
mouldypigeon
12.18.24 | Recently it has been William Basinski - dlp4
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kevbogz
12.18.24 | abner jay - i'm so depressed
jackson c frank - i want to be alone
robert lester folsom - show me to the window
dave bixby - morning sun
tim buckley - sing a song for you
songs: ohio - blue factory flame/two blue lights/blue chicago moon
songs: ohio - incantation
jason molina (songs: ohio) - let me go let me go let me go
dragging an ox through water - sparrow command
dave van ronk - mack the knife
issam hajali - khobs
lightning bug - a color of the sky
mount eerie - toothbrush / trash
townes van zandt - waiting around to die
spiritualized - ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (song)
planning for burial - i put red house painters on a mixtape for you
bedwetter - this is not my stomach
the antlers - wake
lovesliescrushing - crushing
grouper - lighthouse
brian mcbride - our last moment in song
blue tile lounge - concrete / tunnels
leonard cohen - famous blue raincoat
the cure - the funeral party
blaze foley - if i can only fly
midwife - forever
nick drake - from the morning
right away, great captain! - gasoline family
a (big) handful of bangers off my "if i kill myself" playlist |
Faenrir
12.18.24 | *insert most sopor aeternus songs here* |
EphemeralEternity
12.19.24 | @sevengill checking out the giant squid album I saw a familiar name on track 6 (Notorynchus cepedianus) |
EphemeralEternity
12.19.24 | Thanks for all the recommendations
some of yall have quite a different definition of sad though. I'm much more affected by the tone of the music itself more than the lyrics ... some of these have depressing themes but the soundwaves themselves aren't particularly depressing |
anode
12.19.24 | I guess you wouldn’t like isolation by joy division then |
Christbait
12.19.24 | A lot of songs from Sigur Ros's Takk... actually. I cried a lot to Hoppipola during college. |
Brabiz
12.20.24 | Wretched World by Converge. That shit puts me in a downer mood |
anode
12.20.24 | ^ It’s such a banger tho. What’d you think of my recs ephemeral? |
