Style: Lo-Fi, Experimental Singer/Songwriter, Loner Folk
Vibe: Heartfelt, Imaginative, Introspective, Nature, Intimate, Loner, Bittersweet, Depressive, Psychedelic, Raw, Lonely
Lyrical Themes: Existential, Alienation, Breakup, Philosophical, Poetic, Personal, Death
Musical Attributes: Acoustic, Noisy, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Analogue Recording, lo-fi, Distorted
Tag: Lonely
Brand New – The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
Style: Emo, Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore
Vibe: Introspective, Angsty, Dark, Depressive, Introspective, Passionate, Poetic, Sombre
Themes: Personal, Self-Loathing, Regret, Death, Alienation
Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentleman We are Floating in Space
Originally released in 1997 Plain Records reissue (2010) Format LPx2
Burial – Truant / Rough Sleeper
M. Ward – End of Amnesia
Released in 2001 on Future Farmer Records Format: LPx2, 45rpm
Duster – Stratosphere
Originally released in 1998 on Up Records 2019 Numero Group Reissue Format: LP
Burial – Kindred
Released in 2012 on Hyperdub Records Format: 12″ EP
Brian Eno – Ambient 4: On Land
Originally released in 1982 on Editions EG 2018 audiophile reissue on Virgin Records Format: LPx2, 45rpm Half-Speed Mastered
Atlas Sound – Parallax
Released in 2011 on 4AD Format: LP
The National – Sleep Well Beast
Released in 2017 on 4AD Records Format: LPx2, Blue Vinyl
The Flaming Lips – The Terror
Released in 2013 on Bella Union UK Pressing Format: LPx2, Bonus 7″, Holographic Cover Studio album takes up sides A, … More
Blonde Redhead – Misery is a Butterfly
Released in 2004 on 4AD Records Format: LP
The Microphones – Mount Eerie
Originally released on K records in 2003 Recorded between 2001-2002 2013 Reissue on PW Elverum & Sun Format: LP
Cat Power – Moon Pix
Released in 1998 on Matador Records Reissue Format: LP
Mickey Newbury – Looks Like Rain
Originally released in 1969 on Mercury Records 2011 Drag City Pressing Format: LP
Magnolia Electric Co. – What Comes After the Blues
“Human hearts and pain should never be separate, then they wouldn’t tear themselves apart both trying to fit”. The first album under the Magnolia Electric Co. name touches on the loneliness and depression of much of Jason Molina’s work, but it also contains a fair amount of the hope, light, and perseverance one needs in times of struggle. The musicians here were recorded live in a room by the great Steve Albini, featuring slide guitar, fiddle, and beautiful vocal harmonies from Molina’s band members. With its mix of melancholy Americana, country-tinged rock, and stripped back folk, What Comes After the Blues feels like a continuation of Neil Young’s great ditch trilogy.
Mickey Newbury – ‘Frisco Mabel Joy
Released in 1971 on Elektra Records Format: LPx2
Love – Forever Changes
Originally released in 1967 on Elektra 2012 Rhino Pressing, cut from original analogue masters Format: LP
Leonard Cohen – Songs of Leonard Cohen
Released in 1967 on Columbia Records Format: LP
Natural Snow Buildings – Waves of the Random Sea
Released in 2011 on Blackest Rainbow Format: LPx2, 180g Ltd. to 750 copies
Tim Buckley – Goodbye and Hello
Tim Buckley – Happy Sad
Released in 1969 on Elektra Records Format: LP
Massive Attack – Heligoland
Palace Brothers – Palace Brothers
Style: Singer/Songwriter
Subgenres: Slowcore, Country, Folk
Vibe: Depressive, Intimate, Lonely, Sad, Introspective, Raw, Loner
Musical Attributes: Lo-fi, Sparse, Raw, Simple
Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
Released in 2010 on 4AD Records Format: LP, white vinyl
Songs: Ohia – Didn’t It Rain (Deluxe Edition)
Originally released in 2002 on Secretly Canadian 2014 deluxe reissue Format: LPx2 (full album on first LP and demos on … More
The Cure – Disintegration
Originally released in 1989 on Fiction Records 2010 pressing, Digitally Remastered by Robert Smith Format: LPx2
Neil Young – On the Beach
Talk Talk – Spirit of Eden
Released in 1988 on Parlophone Records 2012 Pressing
Neil Young – After the Gold Rush
Shlohmo – Bad Vibes
Makes me feel like I’m sitting alone at a party, gazing across a dark, smoky room; an outsider looking in. Chill beats, hushed atmospheres, melancholy melodies.
El Trío de Omar Rodriguez Lopez – Ciencia de los Inútiles
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
A Silver Mt. Zion – He Has Left Us Alone But Shafts Of Light Sometimes Grace The Corner Of Our Rooms…
Album Information: Released in 2000 on Constellation Records Recorded November 1999 at the mighty Hôtel2Tango
Tim Buckley – Blue Afternoon
Blue Afternoon continues the flowing jazz-folk of Tim’s previous release (Happy Sad) while starting to detour into the avant-garde atmospheres that would manifest more fully on his next two albums, Lorca and Starsailor. The songs and lyrics refuse to be boxed into one category as “joyful” or “lonely” or “sad” and instead reflect the intangible multi-dimensionality of feeling.
Songs: Ohia – The Magnolia Electric Co
“Sometimes it’s hard doing anything”. Somehow Jason Molina knows how to perfectly express what depression feels like without ever succumbing to hopelessness. His music has been a friend and a voice of encouragement when I need it most, reminding me to persist and not beat myself up when I feel unproductive or lazy or unmotivated. “The real truth about it is no one gets it right. The real truth about it is we’re all supposed to try”
Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left
Album Information: Released in 1969 by Island Records Recorded between June 1968 and June 1969 at Sound Techniques in London, … More
Jason Molina – Pyramid Electric Co.
Unlike Molina’s work with Songs: Ohia or Magnolia Electric Co, this sparse, weary record is void of guest musicians or overdubs, leaving his words alone with nothing but a damp bed of reverbed guitar or mournful, sustained piano chords supporting them.