It's been nearly 40 years since Elton John crooned about the importance of sad songs. But for a new generation facing a new suite of traumas, a new musical genre has emerged: sadcore.
Amy Macdonald plays her guitar at a studio in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. Distinguished by minimal instrumentation and production, melancholy lyrics and slow tempo, Montreal-based musician Amy Macdonald says the sadcore genre resonates with many young people coming of age during a global pandemic and economic turmoil. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Jocelyn Gould, a Juno Award-winning musician based in Toronto and head of the guitar department at Humber College, says sadcore’s popularity stems from the personal and real experiences detailed in the songs. She says many recent songs are about broad societal commentary like anxiety and grief, rather than confessionals of toxic relationships.
It also differs musically from the lyrically similar emo-era of the early 2000s, when songs were generally faster-paced and driven by heavy guitars and drums, says Macdonald.slow tempo allows the listener to take a moment with the music, a sort of release valve for pent-up emotions. “The reason I released it is because I was hoping that people who knew and loved Joni could use it around the anniversary of her passing,” she said.That changed when she would ride her bike through Montreal to check up on friends grieving Sadler’s death. She“I guess being in movement and just trying to process all of the complicated emotions that came with grieving her death and celebrating her life helped,” she says. “I started to generate musical ideas out of that.
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