Looking to expand my repertoire of this stuff. Doesn’t have to be rock/indie at all but was thinking of early Smog or Songs:Ohia when I conceived this post. Lonely Christmas but not irredeemably bleak vibes.
This was quite a good thread along those lines
https://community.drownedinsound.com/t/discogs-40-saddest-albums-of-all-time/62663
A lot of the big hitters are mentions - Low, Elliott Smith plus Smog, Jason Molina, Sparklehorse etc.
Will have a look, but already am well acquainted with all you mentioned.
Thanks though!
Own a lot of the stuff in discogs already, but can see some new stuff in the DiS thread.
Yeah I was going to say, the thread itself is excellent.
Thanks Matt. This sounds pretty spot on and also unknown to me!
I love this track and am delighted each time you post it.
Have this playlist
this is my melancholia playlist, sorry about being on Apple
I like Tim Eriksen for his Appalachian stuff but have never listened to this.
I don’t know any of this stuff and consequently feel scared and alone. Probably gonna be great then!
Dark and cold is the perfect time for this
Only just realised recently how good this is
A sumptuously cinematic type of downbeat
The Glow is an excellent album. Am a bit wary of a Crow as that just sounds a bit too bleak for me.
American Music Club - California
Mark Lanegan - Whisky for the Holy Ghost
Tarnation - Gentle Creatures
Bedhead - Beheaded
Spain - The Blue Moods of Spain
The Czars - The Ugly People vs the Beautiful People
Gravenhurst - Fires in Distant Buildings
Movietone - Day and Night
ooh yes
The latest Emma Ruth Rundle album is pretty bleak. I’ve been really …er… enjoying it these last few weeks: