Say Less The Band stops by to play a song off their self-titled debut EP and discuss their upcoming show this week in Raleigh ...

Sometimes, the need for a sad song trumps the requirement to lose yourself in happiness. Whether it is sticking on REM when faced with a new break-up or looking towards The Smiths when teenage life ...

Sometimes you’re left with absolutely nothing left. There are a lot of depressing songs on Damien Rice’s catalog, and frankly that’s his appeal. The way his voice cracks at the right places and the ...

In the 2010s, country music revamped the definition of what a sad country song could be. Sure, there were still quite a few traditional heartbreak ballads about the end of a relationship ...

According to science and research, the banjo is one of the happiest-sounding instruments ever, but does it outperform the ukulele?

But no matter whether you prefer the solid-country 2000s or the sonically experimental 2010s, one thing's for certain: In each decade, our No. 1 pick is a weeper. Scroll through the lists below to ...

Some of the saddest but finest songs from the BBC’s music archives, with hits from Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, The Smiths, Randy Crawford, Coldplay, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton and Eric Carmen.

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The Band Perry stares it right in the face here. Next up on our list of sad country songs, Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” has stood the test of time. Originally released in 2012, this ballad ...

If I told you 40 years ago, when the Cure was in the midst of its new-wave wonder moment, that the band would craft an ...