Mike Post created the most efficient theme in television history with those distinctive ‘dun-dun’ sounds. They signal justice ...

The Twilight Sad have released their new song, "WAITING FOR THE PHONE CALL," featuring The Cure's Robert Smith on guitar.

Almost exactly 19 years ago, heavy-hearted Scottish indie rockers the Twilight Sad became a Stereogum Band To Watch. All ...

Smith plays guitar on “Waiting for the Phone Call,” the comeback single from his longtime tourmates, who will tour Europe in ...

It’s a moment recalled by McCartney in his 2023 book The Lyrics. “Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade,” he wrote, ...

The theme song to the Apple TV+ golf series "Stick" is so infectiously good that the ditty is the soundtrack to Zac Efron's viral shirtless golf outing. The actor and his brother, Dylan Efron, showed ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

My research collaborators at Yale University and I tried to figure out why we like sad art when we hate experiencing sadness in real life. We pay good money to see depressing movies and listen to Sad ...

One of the ways television offers comfort is in familiarity. Sitcom characters tend to behave in predictable ways, from Kramer on Seinfeld plotting bizarre schemes to Lucy Ricardo on I Love Lucy ...

The kind of music you listen to can vary from day to day but there is one thing that is certain: Sometimes, a good "sad girl" tune really can make you feel seen. Part of the joy of finding the right ...

Get ready to jam – and cry it out. At Super Sad Song Show, the founders, Ashton Edminster and Piper Byers, aim to showcase local musicians’ most personal work. Edminster first conceived the idea for ...