It’s that time of the year: the temperature has dropped 30 degrees to now an unpredictable back-and-forth of somewhere between 50 and 60, the sun goes down by the time it’s 6 p.m. (and I haven’t even ...

What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. I think I was happiest this year when I was really fucking sad. Or, at the very least ...

Sad songs bring us together. Here at Whiskey Riff, we often say "sad country songs make me happy," because they do. Of course, it's one thing to hurt your own feelings, but the connection you feel to ...

Grunge music is known for its sound more than its common subject matter. Grunge musicians and bands would sing about tons of different things, from love to loss to anti-establishment ideals to ...

In its first week of release in the U.S., Adele's latest album, 25, sold more than 3 million copies. An Adele song, as most of you undoubtedly know, can be a real tearjerker. So then what is the ...

Sadness is a primary emotion that is expressed and perceived equally across cultures. Basic emotions such as anger, happiness, and sadness are innate and universal. Understanding basic emotions in ...

Soul Asylum once suggested that sad people might start a company called Frustrated Incorporated. Misery loves company, they say. The band critiqued how sadness was getting packaged and sold in the ...

Why did I ask our ScreenRant team of music expertsto pull together a list of seemingly upbeat songs that are actually heartbreaking or twisted underneath? Because I’m a diabolical editor with a taste ...