Hello, Sad Bastards of the world! Speakers in Code is back with its annual Sad Bastard playlist, and 2018 did not let us down. Some dark stuff here, and it’s not all guy/gal with a guitar. These songs dig a little deeper. And if we say they’re Sad Bastard songs, then dammit, they are! Say … Read more
and I don’t need for you to tell me what that means I don’t believe in that stuff anymore Hello, friends. It’s been a…well…an interesting year! My hope is that this year’s Sad Bastard playlist will lift you up. You might say, “well, how is a sad song going to turn my blues around?” My … Read more
Down beneath the ashes and the stoneSure of what I’ve lived and have knownI see you so uncomfortably aloneI wish I could show you how much you’ve grown Life lesson: just because it’s sort of upbeat doesn’t mean it’s not sad. We cover our emotions well. So remember that when you’re listening to the 2019 … Read more
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN White noise I don’t know if there’s breathing or not Butterflied arms tell me that this one has flown Blood seems black against the skin of your porcelain back A still life is the last I will see of you A painting of a panic attack He died in his sleep … Read more
Welcome to our favorite Speakers in Code list of the year. The 10 Best Sad Bastard Songs of 2015. It’s our highest honor. In years past (2012, 2013, 2014), we’ve chosen 20 songs, but this year we’re trimming the sad. And this year, I wrote about every song. You can listen to each individually below, … Read more
Whatever happened to the dude on Nathaniel Rateliffe’s cover for Falling Faster Than You Can Run, well, we predict many sad bastard nights in his future. Folks, you know the image above well, and it can’t be good. She gone. However, there is hope for him to recover! (Sad drum roll…) Like we did last … Read more
It’s time to get sad. Well, you don’t really have to get sad. There is hope here, just take the album cover shown above for Damien Rice’s My Favourite Faded Fantasy (what a sad bastard title that is!). The poor chaps at the top have “made it,” although they have nowhere to go. I’d like … Read more
That, my friends, must be the saddest album cover of 2012. And Glen Hansard: I love you, man, but you’re a sad bastard. And so am I. But let me clarify: sad music makes me happy. I have heard your calls to not listen to sad music when I am down. But I ask you … Read more