People love sad music. It’s incredibly cathartic and soothing, to some extent, to wallow in your state of sadness with a song. There are endless Spotify editorial playlists that are curated to this specific mood. Every genre has its token “sad” artist. Pop: Billie Eilish. Rap: Juice World. R&B: Frank Ocean. There are some artists that don’t seem to have a single “happy” or even remotely uplifting song in their entire catalog; people like Mitski, Elliot Smith, and Phoebe Bridgers.
Commodifying Sadness
Commodifying Sadness
Commodifying Sadness
People love sad music. It’s incredibly cathartic and soothing, to some extent, to wallow in your state of sadness with a song. There are endless Spotify editorial playlists that are curated to this specific mood. Every genre has its token “sad” artist. Pop: Billie Eilish. Rap: Juice World. R&B: Frank Ocean. There are some artists that don’t seem to have a single “happy” or even remotely uplifting song in their entire catalog; people like Mitski, Elliot Smith, and Phoebe Bridgers.