Artists that depress you

[roadman65]

I can't help but not feel depressed whenever I hear Barbara Streisand sing.  Even though she is popular among the community of music and film, for some reason to me personally, I find her voice to sound depressing . Even when she sings happy songs, her voice to me don't sound happy.


Anyone have an artist that they get depressed by even though the artist isn't really that depressed? 

[hbelkins]

David Gilmour's "About Face" is one of the most depressing albums I've ever heard.

[Takumi]

Chvrches and Imagine Dragons, both regular presences of modern radio. An ex was a big fan of both groups so I'll forever associate them with her. (Thankfully my current girlfriend isn't a fan of either.)

[Max Rockatansky]

Whoever the woman is who sings the song about hoping her ex gets cheated on.  It gets played at my gym a ton and I hate it.

[triplemultiplex]

Lana Del Rey.

But sometimes you need to wallow, so it has its place.

[skluth]

Goya depresses me a lot. Many of his paintings are dark with creepy themes (like Cronus eating his children).

[JayhawkCO]

Billie Eilish. It depresses me that someone can whisper angrily and become famous.

As far as actually depressing music, Elliott Smith.

[spooky]

Karen Carpenter. I think it has a lot to do with knowing her story.

[elsmere241]

Karen Carpenter. I think it has a lot to do with knowing her story.

Richard admitted in the liner notes for a compilation album that they did "too much, too soon".

[hbelkins]

Karen Carpenter. I think it has a lot to do with knowing her story.

Richard admitted in the liner notes for a compilation album that they did "too much, too soon".

Every rainy Monday, I used to say that she would be doubly depressed that day. And that was before her situation became known.

[DandyDan]

A good number of 60's bands like the Beach Boys and the Mama's and the Papas. It sounds optimistic, but it turned out they were all on drugs

[kurumi]

Morrissey and the Smiths are pretty skilled at sadness.

[mgk920]

When I did a stint of summer employment at a local factory many years ago, I was constantly in a state of semi-serious depression whenever they played a country radio station.



Mike

[dlsterner]

Not an artist but a song:  "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks

Then again, most people would be hard pressed to name another song by Jacks, so maybe he qualifies after all.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Nick Drake, especially his final album Pink Moon.

[JayhawkCO]

A good number of 60's bands like the Beach Boys and the Mama's and the Papas. It sounds optimistic, but it turned out they were all on drugs

Most musicians are on drugs of some kind...

[Scott5114]

A good number of 60's bands like the Beach Boys and the Mama's and the Papas. It sounds optimistic, but it turned out they were all on drugs

Most musicians are on drugs of some kind...

After a certain amount of time doing the same sort of creative work, it becomes kind of hard to come up with new material without drugs.

[Takumi]

I wouldn't say Beach House in general depresses me, but they've got an album named Depression Cherry that gets pretty apt at times. The opener Levitation, in particular, is pretty gut-wrenching after finding out it's about the two victims of the 2012 Ellicott City coal train derailment.
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