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[thegreatbuddha]

Most of my musical preferences lean towards the upbeat sideof things.  Songs to wich one can dance. Lately though, my life has taken a turn to the sour, and to rub it in my own face, I would like to listen to some of the most depressing music the world has to offer. Genres are irrelevant for the most part, although I would like to keep the Nash Trash on the curb where it belongs.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Ishotdanieljohnston]

I don't know if i want to support this. Nobody should listen to this kind of music for the sake of moping. That's not healthy, I'm on the upbeat side of things to- here's the more morbid side of my collection though (albums):

      Bonnie Prince Billy- I see a darkenss
      Cat Power- The greatest
      My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
      Radiohead- Hail to the Thief
      Nick Drake- Pink Moon
      Elliot Smith- From a Basement on the Hill
      Explosions in the Sky- All of a Sudden I miss Everyone
      Mogwai- Mr. Beast
      Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights
      Marissa Nadler- Songs 3 Birds on the water
      Red House Painters- Down Colourful Hill

That's about it. Enjoy- um, I guess

[Thrillho]

Well, most of my depressing music actually cheers me up from depression. But all I can do is give you music that's about depression, downbeat, etc. like Tommy did.

Joy Division - Closer
Weezer - Pinkerton
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
Bonebox - Death Of A Prize Fighter (I think that's what it's called)

[Thunderpants121]

Anything by Trent Razor really bums me out.

[ScrambledGregs]

Whenever I'm so depressed I can't even get out of bed, I listen to Pink Moon, Elliott Smith, and The Covers Record over and over.

[adara]

I often find that music with deep male vocals is most depressing. One band that has this characteristic is the American Music Club. I don't have any of their albums so I can't tell you which one to go for, but I do have this live recording from the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/details/americanmusicclub2005-11-18.at831.flac16 The first two songs are my favorites.

[Will]

Two of my favorite albums, by one of my favorite bands, that are rather brutal in the sadness department:

This Is Our Punk Rock + Thee Rusted Satellites Gather and Sing and Born Into Trouble As The sparks Fly Upward by A Silver Mt. Zion.

Usually, I just tend to listen to Converge over and over whenever my depression is at its worst.

[TheFuriousWombat]

The previously mentioned Elliot Smith would work wonders if you're looking for "depressing" music. Sad melodies, say lyrics. The works.

Xiu Xiu has the ability to scare me. I guess if I was sad and wanted to listen to decidedly non-upbeat music, they would be a good choice.

Okkervil River's 'Black Sheep Boy' album is pretty dark. Not sure if it's depressing but it's not happy at all. And it's awesome.

Some of Modest Mouse's earlier stuff, notably 'Building Nothing Out of Something', features some terribly sad songs. Baby Blue Sedan springs to mind.

'Get Lonely' by The Mountain Goats is an album with terrific lyrics and nice, simple music. I guess it's "depressing." Or something.

That's what comes immediately to mind anyway.

[imapiratearg]

I second the Red House Painters.  I gave them a listen once, and their stuff sounded pretty powerful.

[amok]

Slowdive - Primal
Joy Division - New Dawn Fades (after listening to this a few times, the rest of their tracks sound positively upbeat )
Joy Division - The Eternal (...except this one)
Julian Kytasty - Cossack Lament
Camera Obscura - Your Picture

[E. Spaceman]

 Born Into Trouble As The sparks Fly Upward by A Silver Mt. Zion.

The Triumph of Our Tired Eyes often makes me want to cry and feel so much better.

also
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized
13 by Blur

[thegreatbuddha]

Well, most of my depressing music actually cheers me up from depression.

That's what I'm hoping it will do for me.

Thanks for the assistance everyone. I'll get started tracking some of this down.

[Stefan Autsa]

Sophie Ellis Bextor makes me very depressed. 

Seriously, The Caretaker's music makes me sad, also Martin Grech. 

Wait, I was being serious about Sophie Ellis Bextor making me depressed too. 

[gnarphlager]

Very much second Joy Division's Closer (particularly the second half) and the Low recommendations.  There's a great bootleg that floats around with Low doing "Do You Know How To Waltz" with Godspeed You Black Emperor.  Godspeed are known for doing some good sad songs.  Current 93 have done a lot of really down stuff...I'd highly recommend "Bright Yellow Moon".  "Imperium" is a personal favorite too, but be warned it's a little more on the low-fi side.  Oh, and Nick Drake.  He makes Leonard Cohen look downright CHIPPER. 

Oh, and RIGHT NOW download "In A Lonely Place" by New Order.  Last song Ian Curtis ever sang.  Fantastically depressing I'm-about-to-kill-myself music.

[Ernest]

Outsider musician Jandek has been creating some incredibly harrowing music since 1979.

For those who would like to know how to play Jandek.

[Kai]

oh god that was incredible

[Lotus]

The Fray deals depressing music.  I listened to their album once and didn't care for it enough to try a second time, but they know how to make you feel alone.

[tomselleck69]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzWVWY5QUzg

y'know just sittin back watchin' some hungarians kill themselves chillin' out no big

[amok]

You heard the Venetian Snares song with that track sampled in it? It's track 2 or 3 on Rossz, my fave VS track by far. Awesome tune.

edit: track 3, 'Öngyilkos Vasárnap'

[Thrillho]

The Fray deals depressing music.  I listened to their album once and didn't care for it enough to try a second time, but they know how to make you feel alone.

I disagree. 'How To Save A Life' is a song that blatantly panders to emotion, but it certainly makes you feel better.

[Kai]

Guys the Fray are so awful stop talking about them go listen to Bob Seger or something

[Thrillho]

Guys the Fray are so awful stop talking about them go listen to Bob Seger or something

Or, alternatively, shut up.

[Ernest]

Hurr, you just gave yourself the alternative of shutting up, hurr hurr.

[Thrillho]

Hurr, you just gave yourself the alternative of shutting up, hurr hurr.

Whups.

[Ocarina654]

"God Speed! You Black Emperor" has some pretty dark type stuff.

Also, Sun O))).  I find it nearly insufferable unless I'm totally depressed, and then it just makes me laugh.  Its slow, droning, dark music.

[thegreatbuddha]

Born Into Trouble As The sparks Fly Upward by A Silver Mt. Zion

Fucking wow. I wanted to shoot myself after hearing the first track. That did the trick.

On a side note, has that first track been featured in a movie? It sounds really familiar.

[rhinohelicopter]

Clann Zu-There Will Be No Morning Copy www.clannzu.com
It's music to kill a party.

[Melodic]

The problem with depressing music is it's almost never the right thing to be doing. Whenever we're happy we're too happy for sad songs, and whenever we're sad we shouldn't be listening to sad songs! Bah..

Anyways, I second Mr.Beast, although I disagree that it's a depressing album. I feel it's moody, and definitely provokes some mellow emotions, but the music itself doesn't strike me as sad. Whenever I listen to Mogwai I get nostalgic.

I think I'd recommend Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism for just being sad. It starts out sad, the title track is epically sad, and the ending number usually makes me teary-eyed. I mean it is goddamn SAD. Also arguably their best record, so it's worth listening to when you're happy, too.

I'm not entirely sure what the QC forums' views are on Brand New, but Deja Entendu is an almost cliche depressing record. Wait, COMPELTELY cliche.

[MusicScribbles]

Outsider musician Jandek has been creating some incredibly harrowing music since 1979.

For those who would like to know how to play Jandek.

Hurr, Jandek, hurr.

It depends on what you find to be depressing. Some people listen to Linkin Park when they're depressed, hurr, while others listen to Elliott Smith. Personally, I prefer Elliott. Try some Jeff Buckley though. It's so beautifully melancholy that it would make good music to listen to when depressed, although I wouldn't call it sad music.