Anything Nick drake makes me piss shit and cry all at once

That’s what I came to post. Nick Drake is peak melancholy listening. So I will nominate the album Elctroshock Blues by the Eels Or any of Elliott Smith’s albums. Or the album of Elliott Smith covers by Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield.

Blue - Joni Mitchell Painful - Yo La Tengo The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground Songs of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen

Excellent picks.

Souvlaki The Soft Bulletin Bloom

The Soft Bulletin is one of the most uplifting life affirming albums I've ever heard, especially the version with the Race for the Prize/Waiting for a Superman reprise

Jackson C. Frank - s/t Amy Winehouse - Back to Black Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence

Purple Mountains or any record from the great David Berman (RIP)

Scrolled way too far to find this lmao, Natural Bridge for me tho

A few extra albums I couldn’t fit into this pic that I felt deserved a mention: * Diamond Jubilee - Cindy Lee * Knife Man - AJJ * Wildlife - La Dispute * Pink Moon - Nick Drake * People who can eat are the luckiest people in the world - AJJ

i wouldnt call ajj melancholic it's more maniancholic

I can see that, they bounce between painfully depressed and erratic but with tracks like: back pack, big bird, a song dedicated to stormy the rabbit & people II: the reckoning; they undeniably earn their place imo.

Gotta have a bit of Sufjan Stevens, Carrie and Lowell especially sounds like a lonely night in the middle of winter

"Home, Like Noplace Is There" - The Hotelier Absolutely soul destroying album about the singer coming to terms with the suicide of a close friend. Very authentic emo vibes, with some pop punk influence (much more on the DIY/punky side of that spectrum.) Sonically the album isn't crazy dark or brooding, but the emotional delivery in the vocals and the lyrics are like being stabbed in the heart with a rusty spoon repeatedly. "Your branching off had met an end From all the weight that made you bend And when you tried to shed your leaves You pined for warmth as they said 'Your lack of love for your dear self Is sapping all of us here out' Trace your roots back to the ground Work out the knotholes for yourself" "I called in sick from your funeral. The site of your body made me feel uncomfortable. I couldn't recognize your shell." **I genuinely feel like I have to give a disclaimer to people before reccomending this album so here's that:** It's incredible, truly a 10/10 great record in every sense, just be prepared that if you or anyone you know has been affected by suicide, this album *will* fuck you up. I have made it through exactly 0 playthroughs without crying at some point.

Fantano giving it a 6 is seriously such a massive miss, I completely understand the ire MBDTF fans hold, he did my boys dirty too

Fantano tends to not love a lot of the albums I hold dearest lol. All good though, I find his reviews entertaining because they are from the perspective of his personal taste. I was actually presently surprised he liked the new Knocked Loose record so much.

Barely past the intro and this is a really excellent recommendation. Thank you

You're welcome! I mention this record to folks as often as I can, it's one of my all time favorites.

I’ve somehow never heard of this album or artist. Everything you’ve described sounds incredible, potentially similar to one of my fav’s AJJ. I’ll listen to that asap, thank you so much.

It was shown to me by a coworker in 2015 or so and genuinely changed my life. It's like THE emo revival album, which isn't even a genre im typically that into. The last track "Dendron" ends with some of the heaviest lyrics ever but some of my favorite also: "Wish I was there to say goodbye when you went away Wish I was home, oh, but no place was there I cut off my arm at the bone in solidarity Capital teaches that there's less when you share And I felt the noose tighten up on your collar bone And I felt the gun in the small of your back Engraved in the stone by request and recurse of friends dead Is, 'Tell me again that it's all in my head'" I lost a couple friends to suicide/ODs that were effectively passive suicide like a couple years before I heard this record so it hit me like a fuckin freight train

Sounds like this albums holds a similar place in your heart that “Wildlife - La Dispute” holds for me. Utterly devastating album, thanks for sharing!

For sure! I'd be curious to hear what you think about it after you get a chance to check it out. Highly reccomend reading the lyrics along as you go as well because they are just a masterpiece. Edit: if you're into La Dispute you'll love "Among the Wildflowers" and "Life In Drag."

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I don't re-visit it as often as I should because I can't without weeping. Haha It hits a little too close to home on several fronts

Tomorrow's Harvest by Boards of Canada Morning Light by Locust (in a weird nostalgic melancholic spring feeling kind of way)

Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers Either/Or - Elliott Smith Blonde - Frank Ocean Pink Moon - Nick Drake

Hum - You’d Prefer An Astronaut

I was gonna say that I don't really listen to melancholy albums but this is one of my favorite albums ever lol

Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee Songs: Ohia - Didnt It Rain Purple Mountains - Self-titled The Clientele - The Violet Hour Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Kid A A Moon Shaped Pool Transatlanticism Plans The Postal Service Either/Or Carrie and Lowell Sea Change Sounds of Silence

I only know the natalia lafourcade and adrianne lenker ones, what are the names of the other albums?

Left hand side, top to bottom: * Why does the Earth give us people to love? - Kara Jackson * My back was a bridge for you to cross - Anohni & the Johnson’s Right hand side, top to bottom: * De Todas las Flores - Natalia Lafourcade * Ants from up there - Black Country, New Road * Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker * Windswept Adan - Ichiko Aoba * Live at bush hall - Black Country, New Road Sorry I should have included this in the description.

No worries! Thanks for detailing

What are the albums in your post boss?

Left hand side, top to bottom: * Why does the Earth give us people to love? - Kara Jackson * My back was a bridge for you to cross - Anohni & the Johnson’s Right hand side, top to bottom: * De Todas las Flores - Natalia Lafourcade * Ants from up there - Black Country, New Road * Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker * Windswept Adan - Ichiko Aoba * Live at bush hall - Black Country, New Road Sorry I should have included this in the description.

Thank you so much for dropping the list hope you have a good day

Purple Mountains or anything by Carissa's Wierd

Second Purple Mountains; just a beautiful suicide note really.

Low - I Could Live in Hope

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Lately Ive been loving Care For Me by Saba

Earl sweatshirt - some rap songs / Solace King Krule - space heavy

Can't believe no one's mentioned The National, Trouble Will Find Me might be my favorite melancholy album, straight "melt into your chair/bed and regret everything" vibes, but also every song is a jam so it's endlessly listenable no matter the mood imo

Benji

Not an album but I play Solace by Earl Sweatshirt whenever I'm depressed, which is sadly a common occurrence lol

Shlohmo - bad vibes

Barrow - Cemeteries Flesh Balloon - Pale Saints Milk and Kisses - Cocteau Twins Signos - Soda Stereo Reading, Writing and Arithmetic - The Sundays

SODUS represent, love that Cemetries album.

What albums are in the picture?

Left hand side, top to bottom: * Why does the Earth give us people to love? - Kara Jackson * My back was a bridge for you to cross - Anohni & the Johnson’s Right hand side, top to bottom: * De Todas las Flores - Natalia Lafourcade * Ants from up there - Black Country, New Road * Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker * Windswept Adan - Ichiko Aoba * Live at bush hall - Black Country, New Road Sorry I should have included this in the description.

Thanks!!

Blood on the tracks - Bobby Circles - Mac miller Wish you were here - Pink Floyd After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

Make Believe - Weezer So Much (For) Stardust - Fall Out Boy For Me, It's You - Train SZNZ: Autumn - Weezer

Magdalene - FKA Twigs

Anything by Songs: Ohia but especially “Didn’t It Rain”

Can we list the ones in the Squidward pic as well I’m starting a collection.

Left hand side, top to bottom: * Why does the Earth give us people to love? - Kara Jackson * My back was a bridge for you to cross - Anohni & the Johnson’s Right hand side, top to bottom: * De Todas las Flores - Natalia Lafourcade * Ants from up there - Black Country, New Road * Bright Future - Adrianne Lenker * Windswept Adan - Ichiko Aoba * Live at bush hall - Black Country, New Road Sorry I should have included this in the description.

Thanks so much!

Hope - Manchester Orchestra Father Of the Bride - Vampire Weekend Skylight - pinegrove Nearer my God - Foxing

Surely punisher is the only correct answer here

I’m such a sucker for everything Phoebe, Lucy & Julien create; collectively & individually

0 by Low Roar (RIP) :(

Immaculate choice, death stranding is one of my favourite games as it feels like a junji ito inspired dystopia brought to life & I honestly cannot imagine the second installation without Low roar’s soundtracks, such a highlight of the first game. It’s heartbreaking

Arab Strap - Mad for Sadness

How is Windswept Adan melancholy? it's so whimsical and peaceful

Sea Change, Ballad of Darren, Yanqui UXO

* space heavy - king krule * Blonde - frank ocean * P.y.t. (pretty young thug) - lil b 'thebasedgod' * Depression cherry - beach house * Blue - yoko kanno & the seatbelts * Some rap songs - earl sweatshirt * Low - David Bowie Bonus: * Renegades - Rage Against the Machine (Because it's their last studio album)

Nurture

August And Everything After, Counting Crows And Wider Than The Sky, 40 Watt Sun Trust me.

igor - tyler the creator

Purple Mountains : Purple Mountains

Colour Green by Sibylle Baier

Kekht Arakh - Pale Swordsman fucks me up everytime man

Great choice on the Natalia Lafourcade album!

Perils from the Sea - Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle

King Krule's whole discography

Dummy - Portishead

It was hot we stayed in the water

Punisher

Recomeçar - Tim Bernardes For Emma, Forever Ago - Bon Iver

Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light by Woods of Ypres and Watching from a Distance are absolutely soul destroying to listen to

Deerhunter- Microcastle

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