Music can heal you in many ways, but nothing comes close to the salve of sad songs when you’re at your lowest. Imagine Emma, who comes home after a long and stressful day at work, dealing with tight ...

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If your instinct is to press “skip” when a sad song comes on, that’s understandable. But, hear me out: Luke Sital-Singh’s sad songs might actually make you happy—or at least feel less alone.

Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?