Nov 10th, 2008 · After the stunning array of color begins to fall in autumn, all that's left is the slow march to winter. There's something inherently melancholy about watching the leaves drop. Let these five confessionals prepare you for a season of the high lonesome — a time before a chilly mood meets the rake's progress.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · Teitur is a musician from a tiny island near Sweden. His sound? Folky pop is delivered with a twist of melancholy. Music journalist Christian Bordal has a review of Teitur's new album, The Singer.
May 28th, 2008 · As dark as it gets, "Skinny Love," with its unforgettable steel-guitar hook, is too gorgeous to function as a true downer. Shout-along fodder for melancholy late-night drives, it announces Bon Iver as a budding powerhouse, not so much promising as fully formed.
May 6th, 2008 · The music of Noble Three is filled with longing. Hearts are broken, days are lonely, promises are broken. But the Nashville, Tenn. duo tempers their melancholy with an infectious dose of finger snaps and claps, bouncing rhythms and tinkling pianos. Their debut EP, Shipwrecked, is both breezy and haunted, with gently plucked guitars and incredibly rich harmonies.
May 2nd, 2008 · With the apple-pie wholesomeness of a Norman Rockwell painting, but with a touch of melancholy, Barber created an American classic when he composed Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Carolyn Sampson sings it in concert with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Feb 11th, 2008 · Eric G. Wilson, author of Against Happiness, has embraced his inner gloom and wishes more people would do the same. He talks to Melissa Block about why the world needs melancholy and the link between sadness and artistic creation.
Nov 7th, 2007 · When Everson Walls donated a kidney to former Dallas Cowboys' teammate Ron Springs, it seemed like the act of friendship that might have a happy ending. But subsequent health problems have left Springs in a coma, turning the saga melancholy.
Jul 26th, 2007 · Nick Drake never bothered with covers on the three albums released in his lifetime. Part of that may have been due to the specific sadness at the core of his music, but the traditional ballad "Winter Is Gone" shows that his melancholy didn't sprout from nowhere.