Lost Women
Ladies have it tough in this (still) heavily patriarchal world. Here’s a collection of song about women in tough times, ranging in mood from sad to angry to eerily complacent: 1) She’s Lost Control –...
View ArticleRichard Buckner – Our Blood
Richard Buckner’s compositions can’t be defined under one umbrella term. ”Alt-country” applies well enough, but then the track wanders off the track and becomes a different style entirely, turning...
View ArticleGreat People, Skizzy Mars, Drake bringing the sad flow
Sounds like there’s a cloud of depression following more than a couple of young rappers these days. Great People of Orlando, some of the greater people from the not-so-great Orlando, start off the...
View ArticleSimone Felice –“New York Times”
Simone Felice singing the sad? No way!! Here he goes on about stories of hardship and horror he finds in the mentioned rag. His Bright Eyes-esque wallowing is always a bit much but the swooshing...
View ArticleShlohmo –“wen uuu”
Guest post by Arson Welles If you read my FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2010 list, then you know that I have a huge soft spot for LA beatmaker Shlohmo: his full-length debut, Bad Vibes, is unquestionably one of...
View ArticleAnna Calvi –“The Wall”
AC gifted the souncloud community this morning with an exclusive track she secretly recorded in May – or at least I didn’t know about it. Sad and gorgeous, much like how I imagine the singer to be in...
View ArticleGrouper – The Man Who Died In His Boat
From Trent Reznor to Oneohtrix Point Never to Tim Hecker, ambient music has seen a resurgence in popularity over the last few years. This is doubtlessly connected to the global – and particularly...
View ArticleShlohmo – Laid Out EP
LA producer Shlohmo (aka Henry Laufer, he of Wedidit and Friend of Friends fame) is tough to categorize. In fact, “eclectic” is an understatement: in his live sets and prerecorded mixes, genres...
View ArticleSnoop Lion – Reincarnated
There exist a certain class of entertainer-celebrities whose every move represents a significant addition to their brand. Their ability to produce interesting or exciting music (or movies, or etc.) has...
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