'Cathartic' Music

[Benji]

What music do you have that makes you feel 'cathartic'? For me a bit of Audioslave tends to clear the mind well, between the lyrics and the inability not to want to scream along with every vocal and screeching guitar just makes me feel more clear headed. Box Car Racer is another if I'm specifically feeling depressed, it helps me put things in perspective at the very least, even if it doesn't make me feel better.

[AnnIQ Edison]

I find Classical Music to be the best music to calm me down. Some soft Beethoven or the chaotic simplicity of Bach's Fugues seems to get me.

[Dr. Rated-R]

Kevin Devine is great when I'm feeling down about something. He may have the best voice I've ever heard. Sunny Day Real Estate is another good candidate for those sorts of moods.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

When Japan is getting me down and all I can sense is the negative side of things as I'm commuting to or from work I have to listen to British music.

Currently my big cathartic tracks are:

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[YI]

Kevin Devine is great when I'm feeling down about something. He may have the best voice I've ever heard. Sunny Day Real Estate is another good candidate for those sorts of moods.

Fucking brilliant...been waiting to have an excuse to post this;

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)

Mike Hale (no matter how fucking bad you feel, this guy's feeling worse )

Peter Broderick

Owen

Eluvium

Stars Of The Lid

Laura Marling (new album especially)

Alcoholic Faith Mission

American Football

...so, generally acoustic stuff (often a little downtrodden lyrically), laid back emo/indie stuff and ambient music, that tends to get me there. Generally stuff I can shut my eyes, lie in bed and just zone out. Owen and Alcoholic Faith Mission get extra props for "randomly tossed in swear words", which make things better.

Also finding some of the current 'pop-punk' albums from this year are great for blowing off steam. Transit's new album ("Keep This To Yourself"...it's the unhinged early Jesse Lacey style delivery that really rings through here) and "The Upsides" by The Wonder Years generally leave me feeling good.

Edited September 13, 2010 by YI

[Damian WayLNKe]

Ben Folds and The Polyphonic Spree work pretty well for me.

[METALMAN]

October Road by James Taylor

Love Is Hell by Ryan Adams

Lil Wayne

Al Green

Mose Allison

fuck off

[livid]

Always makes me feel better for some reason.

[METALMAN]

it makes me think of Curries. >_>

[Dr. Rated-R]

Kevin Devine is great when I'm feeling down about something. He may have the best voice I've ever heard. Sunny Day Real Estate is another good candidate for those sorts of moods.

Fucking brilliant...been waiting to have an excuse to post this;

I love you so fucking much for posting this.