In 1998, four years into my life as a single mother, I bought a used upright piano for my daughter. It’s the closest I’ve ever come to feeling like I could fly. For two years, from age 9, Cait had ...

Music can heal you in many ways, but nothing comes close to the salve of sad songs when you’re at your lowest. Imagine Emma, who comes home after a long and stressful day at work, dealing with tight ...

Over the past few years, we've seen increasingly blurred boundaries between Caribou, Dan Snaith's main project, and Daphni, his dance music alter-ego. Last year, Caribou released the dance-focused ...

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?

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Listening to sad music can make you feel connected and ...

Caribou’s Dan Snaith has shared a new song as Daphni. The single, “Sad Piano House” is billed as a continuation of Cherry’s “Cloudy.” Watch the new track’s video below. “I DJ’ed a lot last year in the ...