Sometimes, just listening to sad/calming music is enough to help calm you down, whether you’re sad, anxious, or upset. So here’s a list of calm vibe-y music with sad undertones that could possibly make you cry/are just simply nice to listen to. The lyrics are emotional and the music is somber while, all the while, not sounding completely hopeless.
Black Flies by Ben Howard
Smother by Daughter
Lua by Bright Eyes
Medicine by Daughter
Sleep Don’t Weep by Damien Rice
Me by The 1975
Poison Oak by Bright Eyes
She Lays Down by The 1975
Holes by LAYLA
To Build a Home by the Cinematic Orchestra
First Letter From St. Sean by Sorority Noise
Alright by Keaton Henson
The Pugilist by Keaton Henson
Epilogue by Keaton Henson
Lungs by Vancouver Sleep Clinic
One More Cup of Coffee by Rusty Clanton
6/10 by Dodie Clark
Someone to Stay by Vancouver Sleep Clinic
Collapse by Vancouver Sleep Clinic