Sad songs can actually cause the release of a hormone in the body called prolactin. It's released when we feel true grief or ...

LA emo-punks Sad Park have just released their third album and first for Pure Noise, No More Sound. It was produced by AJJ’s Sean Bonnette, who says, “I had the joy and honor of producing Sad Park’s ...

Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?

Do you associate minor chords with sad music and major chords with happy music? If you do, you probably grew up surrounded by music that follows the basic rules of Western music theory. But not ...

People who come to therapy after experiencing a difficult breakup often mention that they have been turning to music as a source of emotional release. They sometimes ponder questions like: “Why am I ...

The Portland instrumental crew Grails have announced a new album, Anches En Maat, their first in six years following 2017’s Chalice Hymnal. For the first time since 2008’s Doomsdayer’s Holiday, all ...