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The Twilight Sad

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Originally posted by Everyoneanindividual:

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Originally posted by Moon Pix:
Try Smog and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.

Very good choices. Bill Callahan is a brilliant songwriter. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone was not my cup of tea at first but his music grew on me.

P.S.- Welcome Back, MP

Thankyou, Im glad somebody noticed me.

Just listened to Twinkle Echo by CFTPA the other day. It's a good album. Probably better musically, if not lyrically, than Etiquette.

Broken Social Scene's "Time=Cause", "Blues for Uncle Gibb", "Guilty Cubicles", "Feel Good Lost" and "Deathcock" always tend to make me a bit teary eyed.

Some of these have been mentioned already, but I'll second them
The Mountain Goats- Get Lonely, and Heretic Pride
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone- Anything
Bright Eyes- Fevers & Mirrors
Owen- Anything
Elliott Smith- Anything
The Good Life- Album of the Year
Okkervil River- Black Sheep Boy (Try "So Come Back, I am Waiting")

Carissa's Wierd - Songs About Leaving

A little surprised this album hasn't been mentioned at all, as its one of the bleakest albums I've heard. Ever. Members of this band moved on to S, Band of Horses and Grand Archives, and Sera Cahoone has released some solo work.

I'd recommend ILIkETRAiNS
all their songs are based on historical tragedies and the music is rather fitting.
http://www.myspace.com/iliketrains

Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

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Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Hell yes. I See A Darkness is one of the eeriest, saddest albums I've heard. It's very dark, but it's so beautiful.

RL,

I hope you're feeling better. I was in the same situation a while back, and I've managed to pull through.

I'm surprised Leonard Cohen has not been mentioned.
A recent discovery is French Quarter, and they represent every bit what you were/are looking for.

French Quarter is really solid - They're touring right now.

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Originally posted by The Doctor:
RL,

I hope you're feeling better. I was in the same situation a while back, and I've managed to pull through.

I'm surprised Leonard Cohen has not been mentioned.
A recent discovery is French Quarter, and they represent every bit what you were/are looking for.

Thanks, man. I am feeling a lot better. For the first time in my life, I've got a girlfriend, and she's amazing, so that's part of it. I had been doing a lot better before that too though. I still love me some sad music though. I'll definitely look into French Quarter.

Yep, Cohen is the best for sad, or at least morose, music out there. But he's so good that even the sad makes me feel better.

Elliott Smith and Cat Power ofcourse.

Okay, i just perused through this, but i saw no mention of Joy Division. Listen to "Unknown Pleasures" and try not to get bummed out.

Also, "Dirt in the Ground" by Tom Waits is quite sad.

And Spiritualized's ballads are typically quite sad, especially "Ladies and Gentlemen..." "Won't Get to Heaven" "Lord Let it Rain on Me", and "I Didn't Mean to Hurt You".
All of those songs should bum just about anyone out.

"Negative Creep" by Nirvana is quite a bummer, but with a semi-uplifting aggression to it.

And here's some more, because such a large amount of my music collection is depressing:

Anything by Xiu Xiu
The JAMC - "Reverence"
The Honeydrips - "Here Comes the Future"
Slint's "Spiderlands" is pretty bleak.
Angels of Light - "We Are Him" and "Everything if Good Here..." are devastatingly bleak but simultaneously sort of aggressive (For folky stuff)
Shellac - "1000 htz" (The songs about getting dumped at least)
Dinosaur Jr.'s songs "Feel The Pain," "The Leper," and "Kracked" are awesomely depressive.
Scott Walker's "Tilt" is both horrific, beautiful, and completely bleak.

And, lastly, a triple does of The Replacement's "Unsatisfied," "Answering Machine," and "Bastards of Young" should make just about anyone want to jump out a window.

Though I'm not sure he would qualify as "indie," David Gray's "New Day at Midnight" is a great, sad album. Actually, most of his stuff is great and sad, but this takes the cake.
Also, in the wake of the popularity of the movie "Once," I'm surprised no one's mentioned The Swell Season.
Lastly, Everything But The Girl. Nothing makes me melt quicker than Tracey Thorn's melancholic voice.

The Smashing Pumpkins' Adore. Filled with so much beautiful and weighty lyrical and aural sadness it breaks my heart. "Tear" and "Crestfallen" back to back. Oh, the sweet pain.

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Originally posted by ProfAmaretto:
Though I'm not sure he would qualify as "indie," David Gray's "New Day at Midnight" is a great, sad album. Actually, most of his stuff is great and sad, but this takes the cake.
Also, in the wake of the popularity of the movie "Once," I'm surprised no one's mentioned The Swell Season.
Lastly, Everything But The Girl. Nothing makes me melt quicker than Tracey Thorn's melancholic voice.

My dad used to have a EBTG album that he played a lot. I liked it.

I've heard one song fron The Swell Season (that's the soundtrack right?), and it really blew me away. It was "When Your Mind's Made Up." I should probably check out the rest of that one.

Damien Rice is always good for me...