The Most Comforting Albums That I Know
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In my opinion Bergtatt by Ulver, is one of the most comforting albums and also anything ambient of folk by Burzum, especially “Hlidskajalf”.
Kveldssanger is also a great Ulver album. My favorite album for hiking. All acoustic, incredible.
Oh man... This album hits hard! Every time I'm listening to it I feel like a monk in a winter forest, fighting my inner demons. Ulver is amazing, both as metal and avant-garde!
Hlidskjalf! Nice pick!
oh, hlidskjalf is fucking masterpiece... it evokes in me some kind of nostalgia and melancholy, but at the same time a certain life affirmation... I can’t explain, it feels on a completely different level than what I described
I’m gonna drop another recommendation for people into ambient, or slow acoustic nordic stuff.
Vali - Skoglandskap. Similar vibe to Ulver’s acoustic work.
Enslaveds 2000's albums are the most chill extreme metal your gonna hear so relaxing yet somehow still heavy as fuck
Those Enya, God Is an Astronaut, Agalloch, Lantlos, Aphex Twin, and Boards of Canada albums are all great and comforting albums. Here are some albums that I consider comforting albums:
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Tracy Chapman - Self-titled
Enya - Watermark
Devin Townsend - Infinity
Bjork - Vespertine
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Cynic - Traced in Air
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
Alcest - Les Voyages de l’Ame
Lantlos - Neon
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance
Portishead - Dummy
Carole King - Tapestry
Wow that's a solid comprehensive list you have there, you've pretty much covered everything I'd have written, incidentally, Enya's Watermark was a massive influence on Devin Townsend.
Speaking of Devin, I'd have swapped out Infinity for Ghost, swapped out Heaven or Las Vegas for Treasure I'd have thrown in some Gordian Knot, Goldie's Saturnz Return especially the track Mother.
A few others artists that come to mind, Steve Reich, Arvo Part, (Especially his choral works) Tangerine Dream, David Sylvian, Lamb, Kayo Dot (last 3 releases).
I'm going to check out a few on your list that I'm not familier with, cheers then.
@@gavinbuck8130 It was a hard choice between Infinity and Ghost for Devin Townsend as well as Treasure and Heaven or Las Vegas for Cocteau Twins. Either albums from both Devin Townsend and Cocteau Twins would work. I am familiar with and love Tangerine Dream and Phaedra is a perfect comforting album.
The most comforting album for me will always be Om - Conference of the Birds
Pink Moon by Nick Drake and Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged never fails to put my mind at ease, especially after a long stressful day at work. Also Grouper’s AIA: Alien Observer
Man I was going to suggest both Nick Drake and Grouper.
You should check out Jar of Flies - Alice In Chains. also the unplugged as well if you haven't yet!
first times i listened to pink moon it was so comforting, recently it sounds so sad, depends on how i'm feeling probably
My Bloody Valentine "Loveless", Cocteau Twins "Treasure", Fleetwood Mac "Rumours".
MDB and CT are both the kinds of bands I enjoy and have but do not adore like related acts.
King Crimson - Islands (1971) is one of the most comforting listens of my life. Bonus is that unfortunately the album is massively underrated by critics, they rate it as mid or KC's worst album, which is ridiculous. The title track and The Letter and two atmospheric masterpieces.
You were spot on with the Agalloch influences. They clearly tried to do something completely different with that album and they knocked it out of the park. Creating an album that is not only timeless but that is probably even more influential and pioneering than they realise themself I think. Combining so many influences into a neat and perfect packet.
Agalloch is one of those rare metal esque bands I've been able to get my friends to succesfully like. Partly because there is that soft element to it, even their "black metal" vocals are not your screamed vocals but rather these whispered ones.
Colma by Buckethead is definitely the most comforting album I know. He made this album for his mother when she was in the hospital. Definitely in my top 5 albums.
Yes!!! Colma is so good!!! Almost all his projects are comforting to me even his more heavy and shredding projects.
One of them for me is Tonight’s Decision by Katatonia, or another that is Ecailles de Lune by Alcest.
Both are bleak and beautiful, and they comfort me when I’m going through things.
Damnation by Opeth is an honorable mention for me.
You just named my 3 favorite albums
Noice!
Damnation is great. I remember being about 22 when that came out and realize just how much I loved it and in general music that was not essentially metal, or industrial/dark/heavy for that matter. Really challenged my whole identity.
Crest by Bladee and Ecco2k is such a comforting listen. Always makes me so happy which is surprising because most of both of the artists other work can be so depressive. One of the best pop albums all time.
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i mean i don't think bladees other music is that depressive cause it's so over the top sad, but crest is definitely one of the most comforting albums i know
I think Pink Moon and Loveless are definitely some of the most comforting albums I've listened to.
Some other comforting albums I can think of off the top of my head are Boris' Mabuta No Ura, Earth's Hibernaculum, Chelsea Wolfe's Unknown Rooms, and Coteau Twins' Heaven or Las Vegas.
By far though, Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill and The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid + And Their Refinement of the Decline have to be the most comforting albums I've ever heard, genuinely some of the most beautiful ambient I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
Anything by Mac Demarco is comforting to me. I love his 70’s-80’s sound.
I really love Makeout Videotape, his band before he went solo and got famous
he's mid
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Cloudkicker - Let Yourself be Huge EP is pretty comforting for me
kaatayra - inpariquipe, being so weightless while still having black metal as a clear reference point is comforting, in how it subverts something that is usually suffocating and depressive.
pls drop ur spotify this recommendation was awesome
Wyatt, I would like to thank you because you helped me in the worst moment of my life, your videos made me remember my passion for music and regain the desire to fight, thank you very much, from the bottom of my heart, I really enjoy your recommendations and the fact that you are so enthusiastic about this art and taste that we share in common.
I can't get enough of Anathema's Weather Systems. When I first heard the Untouchable duology of songs I cried it was so beautiful. Also songs like Lightning, Sunlight, and The Beginning of the End are just so... It vibes with me on a spiritual level and it's just so fucking beautiful and comforting
god tier album
I have now had Untouchable part 2 on repeat for the last 4 months, it's a beautiful song.
For me there is a sense of sadness on this album.
Don't know why.
Brilliant album none the less
The Fall of Hearts by Katatonia is the one that gets to my mind first, it's bittersweet and melancholic but so warm and comforting at the same time
Only 4 years have I known of this album, and ever since I have cherished it greatly. The comfort that Loveless by my bloody valentine brings me is so great that even though I have only known of it for 4 years, it feels like 18 years of trauma in my childhood melts away instantly. In addition, coming from a person who has Autism, dealing with loud things unexpectedly can be hard, especially when young. But when you can experience something so comforting that you want to tune everything else out through the sheer volume of shoegaze music... that simply is bliss to me.
drudkh - autumn aurora, black metal at heart but its just as much as an ambient experience, perfectly represents the comfort of a cold ukrainian fall
98.12.28 by Fishmans is the most comforting album I know. The story attached to it may not be the most uplifting but the sound of the album oozes with happiness and wonder alongside ethereal and emotional moments. This was also an album I returned to many times during a hard point in my life and found a lot of solace in listening/watching it.
It is always such a bittersweet experience for me. It’s comfy, but it’s hard to escape the feeling that it’s a temporary experience, and it feels like it’s one that can’t ever be experienced again every time I listen to it.
Nick Drake’s music can invoke a sense of comfort that not a lot of records can do for me. Pink Moon as a whole is sadly short, but doesn’t waste any second as it’s 28 minutes of folk wonder that I could have playing as I find peace, no matter the situation I’m in. For a few others I could think of at the top of my head, it would be…
Duster’s “Stratosphere”
This record makes me feel as I am in space, floating alongside the spaceship that keeps me tethered from floating away into the cold atmosphere
Lamp’s “For Lovers”
Just look at the album cover and tell me you aren’t getting a sense of relaxation just by looking at it.
Chuck Person’s “Eccojams Vol. 1”
One of the first Vaporwave records I ever heard, and it brings me back to the good ‘ol days of the 80s. Ahh, what a time to be alive (I never lived through the 80s).
Fishmans’ “Long Season”
Bliss… A 35 minute song that could send me flying away to a field of luxurious grass that flows along, and has the comfort of a pillow.
Acoustic live shows.
First thing that comes to mind for me are the Archival footage from 2000 of Phil Elverum playing at some house. Also of other artist I enjoy doing some live shows with acoustic instrumentation. I like these a lot as they inspire me (I also play live acoustically from time-to-time).
That’s all I can think of when it comes to soothing releases. Amazing vid :]
Stratosphere for sure.
Cocteau Twins has a lot of soothing tracks with Victorialand, Treasure, and Heaven or Las Vegas; Pet Sounds is heavenly with its harmonies obviously but also with its production and relatable lyrics. Another personal soothing album I enjoy is Vanilla Fudges self titled album full of soul and pop covers done in a psychedelic rock style. Their cover of People Get Ready gives me hope and its final climax is one of the best sonic experiences to have with a pretty unassuming album. Highly recommend it on vinyl.
Hiroshi Yoshimura - Music For Nine Postcards
This music has such a calming effect on me, it's hard to describe. Each note is so delicately placed, it almost feels like tiny raindrops are hitting you.
Surround by Hiroshi Yoshimura is so comforting that it was literally made for the purpose of helping to sell homes
Awaken the Guardian by Fates Warning. One of the most beautiful 80s metal albums ever.
Really emotionally charged for me
Although that album Rocks, it definitely does have that air of it being fantastical and enchanting; especially on Guardian and Exodus.
I would have to go for warning by Green Day. When I was a little kid, and things weren’t great, my dad would play Macy’s Day Parade for me on his guitar. To this day, that whole album makes me feel better. I’d also have to go for literally everything but a Tribe Called Quest, as their music has always been super chill and played back. Whenever I have a super stressful day at work, I’ll listen to “People’s instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm” while I clean.
Agalloch is like making hot cider in your remote cabin in the midst of a blizzardly bitter cold winter.
One of the most overlooked Swedish metal projects is Dan Swanö's Nightingale. It's him going into like 70's prog rock/metal. I love it, but 2003's Alive Again hits different. The compositions are much brighter sounding than the albums that came before and after, and his vocal approach is so... soothing. It's smoother than what most people would think and it's a very comforting delivery. The lyrics are about nostalgia and existentialism and... I just find it very soothing.
Absolutely!
Also, most of his album are connected, telling an overarching story, very interesting.
Hoagscht by Lunar Aurora is the most comforting black metal album I've heard. It's one of my favourite albums of all time.
for me its Björk's Debut, something about it makes me zone out and helps me forget about whatever is stressing me out. I also love Agalloch's the mantle and Alcest's Kodama for the same reasons but i also like the black metal edge they have
also check out Tenhi if you really like Neo Folk, specificaly the albums Maaäet and Kauan
Agree 100%, definitely my favorite from bjork
I think Seraphim by How To Disappear Completely is my pick, it's about the literal only way I can sleep anymore.
Myrkur - Folkesange
Love that album, and the Folk direction of it.
I think Folk in general is the most comforting music, it makes us feel connected to each other, our heritage - and even connected to the ground we stand upon.
It sounds "earthy", like it's built from the dust and soil that our ancestors are a part of - the same soil that we will one day become ourselves. This is why it feels so comforting, warm and timeless.
Honestly her best album imo. Definitely one of the most comforting albums for me too.
I should check it out. Honestly, her metal stuff is boring. Sorry. It just is, and if you don't think so, great! Listen to more Black metal, and eventually you'll agree, promise. But her folk stuff from what ive heard is solid.
Heaven or Las Vegas by the Cocteau Twins is the most comforting album I know. It’s like A warm fuzzy blanket that’s alway there for you.
Aquilus - Griseus
In woods - heart of ages
Griseus, incredible album.
Both GREAT pics, love early In the Woods. new stuff isn't terrible but that and Omnio are easily some of my all time favorite albums.
When it comes to calming albums for me I have a couple
新しい日の誕生 by 2814 (A vaporwave album that just cures all my headaches and bad days)
This Empty Northern Hemishpere by Gregory Alan Isakov(Indie Folk at its peak its just so relaxing and soothing)
In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra (No one vocal jazz record tops this record Frank just gives us a lonely yet comforting masterpiece)
The Twelve Temples by Quest Master (A dungeon synth album that embodies the words pure nostalgia)
Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill by Grouper (A mixture of slowcore, ambient and folk music that just feel ethereal in the best possible way.
I would say please check all of these albums out to anyone reading this.
When it comes to comfort Katatonia comes to mind. Not what i'm used to listen but i will check some of the material you mentioned.
Steve hillage- Rainbow Dome Musik , wonderful 70s ambient very comforting for the mind. Great vid Wyatt!
Classical music really is the OG comfort music tbh. Music so good it's still revered 400 years later.
Om's Pilgrimage and Fief - Fief II are def up there. A doom and ambient classics
im always down to listen to new music, good stuff
Lathe of Heaven - Bound By Naked Skies has been played by me every single day since you recommended it as your album of the year and honestly it’s been one of the most comforting albums I’ve listened to in such a long time.
I would probably never have discovered this album without you so I can’t thank you enough for it. Even with the more punk style songs on the album, every track is just incredible and songs like At Moment’s Edge, Ilusion de Luces, and Moon-Driven Sea are so beautiful to me. I can’t stop listening to this album. Not trying to bite on your style or anything, but thank you so much again for bringing that one to my attention!
Great video! Ghostly Kisses is such a beautiful album.
The Agalloch and Lantlos albums you included are 100% 2 of my favourite comfort albums, great picks!
Brian Eno - Thursday afternoon
Eluvium - Talk amongst the trees, Copia
Loscil - Plume
Tim Hecker - Harmony in ultraviolet
Stars of the lid - Refinement of the decline
William Bassinski - Disintegration loops I
For me it's Blood by OSI. Perfect mix of progressive metal with electronic/keyboard elements. But the most comforting attribute is Kevin Moore's vocals, giving a melancholic vibe to the album. The song Terminal is the perfect song for walks in the night.
For me it's Beach House - 7 and any Godspeed You! Black Emperor release. Almost forgot, The Fountain OST.
Great picks! I immediately thought of The Mantle too. I would add Ulvers debut album as well. Also love the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young LP behind you. Our House is such a comfy song. Other albums that come to mind are:
Slowdive - Souvlaki
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Grouper - Ruins
Neil Young - After the Goldrush
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We're Floating in Space
Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
Global Communication - 76:14
2814 - 新しい日の誕生
Low - I could Live in Hope
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
C418 - Minecraft: Volume Alpha
Bohren & der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission
Deepchord Presents Echospace - Liumin
Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
Just wanted to say I love your content man, it genuinely makes my day :)
This is a good one, glad to see another entry to the series.
Kaatayra - Inpariquipê is one of the most comforting albums I’ve ever heard. It’s a solo project that, on this album, plays a style of folk music that is heavily influenced by atmospheric black metal. There’s tremolo riffs, harsh vocals, and aggressive drums like you’d expect… but all the instruments are acoustic. The primary focus is on beautiful laid-back passages that soothe you, melodic clean singing, flutes, maracas, and traditional Brazilian instruments. As soon as I press play, it feels like a massive weight just vanishes off my shoulders.
The 2020 album So Quem Viu is also entirely acoustic, which I love it for too, though it has more of that black metal aggression and isn’t quite as comforting as a result. Still very unique and well worth a listen.
Love your videos dude. Keep it up!
I always thought of it, and would really appreciate if Formula by Old was included in the following video, it always reminded me of childhood memories of wandering around playgrounds for no reason, and having the most playful imaginative thoughts, the album just reminds me of being in that childlike world of inspiration in my head.
Another great video! Thank you.
I have to second Enya (in my case I would pick compilation “Paint the Sky with the Stars”) and Boards of Canada - “Music has…”
Additionally:
Massive Attack - “Mezzanie” - although dark and moody it is highly comforting to me as it reminds me of my childhood’s discovery of music and brings great memories
Ascending Divers - “Watery Domain” - I can’t really explain why but it just relaxes me and calms me down - I often listen to it before going to sleep
Kali Malone - “Living Torch”
Any renaissance a cappella polyphonic works from composers like Palestrina, Duarte Lobo or Carlo Gesualdo - the ethereal nature of pieces just transports me into other dimension.
My main comfort albums are floating into the night by Julee cruise, metaphorical music by nujabes and you must believe in spring by bill evans. Love your channel dude, it’s awesome.
Four tet - There Is Love In You, this to me some is some of the warmest and most emotive electronic music you can find. I can throw it on any time and get a nice fuzzy feeling
Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs is a psychedelic masterpiece and wraps you up in a blanket every time.
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin and Old Ramon by Red House Painters are also very calming for me.
Spot on picks!
I'd really like to add "Airut:Aamujen" (2006) by Tenhi which has been comforting my soul for over 12 years that I know this record. To describe it simply, it's a folk-inspired/progressive rock band which mostly has piano instead of guitars and it just sounds magnificeint with its mood suitable for cold winter days.
Great video and great list, Wyatt! Also, the new camera looks super crisp (maybe it's just higher FPS, but still, looks really good).
Here are some of my comfort albums:
Myrkur - Folkesange
Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses
Mournful Congregation - The June Frost (This is kind of a weird one, but the guitar harmonies are so beautiful.)
Björk - Debut
Trees of Eternity - Hour of the Nightingale
Ekin Fil - [Pretty much everything she's made. Gorgeous ambient music]
Eivør - Slør
Really any CCR just puts me in a super chill and good mood. On top of it's nostalgia bringing me back to better days.
The Contortionist - Clairvoyant always provides some comfort when I listen to it
I often find that 70s era rock and pop extremely comforting. The biggest ones for me are two albums by Carly Simon: Anticipation and No Secrets. Her deeper voice is incredibly calming, and that’s amplified when combined with the folkier elements. A few albums similar to this would be Sweet Baby James by James Taylor, the self titled by Loggins and Messina, and You Don’t Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce.
I’m gonna cheat, and include albums that make me fall asleep, which comforts me to that point. Those albums would include,
Funerals From The Astral Sphere by Midnight Odyssey: The amount of times I have fallen asleep to that album, and just… calmed myself to it, I can’t even count. To me, it’s the pinnacle of ambient black metal.
Shortwave Ruins by Mount Shrine: The amount of times I’ve heard their song Subtotem is bar none… and the album itself is exceptionally amazing when it comes to ambient. Such a shame we lost the mind behind the project.
The Self Titled by Here’s A Place I Don’t Remember: The only album the artist ever made, and it is exceptionally amazing what they have done. I can’t help but adore the album itself, and I highly recommend it if you love ambient.
Grace by Air Hunger: There’s a reason that on Spotify (yes, I use it, I don’t care), it was my most listened to album of that year. That album has brought me continuous comfort so that I can fall asleep. A beautiful album, and one of the best releases from last year.
Everything by Execration Chamber: A highly underrated artist, but their music is the epitome of calming, and even apocalyptic. Seriously, I highly recommend this artist if you love dark, ambient, orchestral music, listen to tracks like Gaunt In The Night, Buried In Time, and especially, Forged In Hatred. Seriously, listen to Execration Chamber, their music NEEDS to be heard.
Can't wait to see you all in Portland!
Sadeness by Enigma is a song that feels like you're floating, holy shit the first time I heard this I kept replaying it so many times.
I personally have been loving electronic music such as Aphex twin, Autechre, and Burial. When I put headphones on and get immeresed in the masterful soundscapes, things just feel ok. Favorite recent songs have been "reunion 2" by aphex, " 1 1 is" by autechre, and the entirety of burials album, Untrue. If you have some decent headphones and want (In my opinion) amazing production, give em a shot
Grandma’s Cottage is very comforting to me. Also the music of Mindspring Memories fits that category, check out the album Gateway 2000
The Microphones in 2020 (live at Le Guess Who?) by The Microphones is by far the most comforting album ive ever heard, its not only my favorite album but also my favorite piece of recorded media ever
Great idea for this video man! IDE have to add a few in there.
Townes van zandt - s/T
Ulver - kveldssanger
Fogweaver - vedurnan
Joni Mitchell - hejira
Evergreen refuge - earthborn
Musk ox - woodfall
I tend to find the really natural and tranquil sound to be the one that I take comfort in.
Definitely check out the Chill Out by KLF. Its trying to simuale a train ride between two cities (or states I dont remember). As you drive along you come across sheeps, dogs, a mongolian throat singer, a radio that plays erruption, and many more, its a very engaging but relaxing ambient experience. (But you could possibly send a lot of Ambient records in here)
Another recommendation would be the first Earth record Earth 2. Although its a drone record, it helps me sleep sometimes
Lowertowns "Friends" and Apatis "Morgondagen Inställd I Brist På Intresse" always seems to relieve me of whatever stress i have. they always remind me of better times
Bluffer's Guide To The Flight Deck by Flotation Toy Warning is my comfort album. I heard it for the first time last year after I found out my grandfather has leukemia, and it's almost like getting a warm hug telling you that things are going to be ok. It's kind of like Cloud Cult or Modest Mouse with a lot of experimental aspects.
before even play this video, only by reading the title on my yt notification, the first albuns that came to my mind was actually the soundtracks from the game series "Life Is Strange", all of the soundtracks are so melancoly and at the same time so good to hear because you fell like you are lying down on your bed on a cold day, maybe that was a little too much specific description but thats how I fell when i listen to it
Electric Sea by Buckethead is very comforting to me. The Tennessee Fire by My Morning Jacket is also very comforting in it's own way to me too!
To See the Next Part of the Dream by Parannoul is the most comforting because it helped me through a rough period in my life.
Summoning - Stronghold is one of my fav comforting albums. That and a few lantlos albums.
My most comforting albums (all I could think of atm)
Edit: I have to include One by TesseracT, while it has a lot of aggressive metal elements this album seriously soothes me, TesseracT is one of my favorite bands of all time.
Nadja - Touched (2007 Version)
Jesu - Silver
Bjork - Vespertine
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
TesseracT - Errai (EP)
Martin Grech - March of the Lonely
Alexi Murdoch - Time Without Consequence, Towards the Sun
Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
Sibylle Baier - Colour Green
Vashti is the GOAT
I can't stop listening to stays demons by nadja
@@yoavsnake yeah that song is so fucking gorgeous
Jesu is a great pick definitely agree! I kick myself every day for not recognizing how awesome Sun Kil Moon is and seeing that show they did together here in Seattle.
Cluster and Eno is a very comforting album, super nice sounding record, ambience with just the correct amount of instrumentation, probably the most tasteful ambient work to come out of the new age / krautrock scene
Life Metal - Sunn O))) love droning, it makes me comfortable
My money would have to go to “Good Nature” by Turnover.
Essentially the antithesis to their previous album “Peripheral Vision” which is much more dreary and bittersweet.
Very relaxing and serene to listen to on a good autumn day.
Great list! Agree with a lot of them.
My personal picks would be probably Choirs Of The Eye by Kayo Dot (I know it gets intense but in a way the intensity of the album paired with the beautiful calm passages are so particularly cozy, emotional and all around heavenly. I always say this album is one of the best albums in music history. As frightening the album can get, the release of tension in it is just blissful and always makes me incredibly happy.)
Pygmallion by Slowdive (Most likely Slowdive at its more blurry, ethereal and floaty. An album to get slowly swallowed by the soundscape.)
Garbage EP by Autechre (in the vein of the IDM mentions in the video, this EP is just minimalism and ambient used in the most wonderful way on IDM. The journey through the album as every song becomes more and more naked and lacking in a grounded rhythm is so good. " VLetrmx21 " is one of the most beautiful, soul healing pieces of electronic music I've ever heard. Melancholic in nature but inviting. Like a " A Warm Place " from The Downwars Spiral but extended and, I guess, better. To be fair, Autechre is, at least to me, the best in the IDM game in regards of doing wonderful pieces of ambient music so there's lots of stuff to pick from their extense discography.)
76:14 by Global Communication (Another amazing IDM ambient related work. They do an great job at constructing such a cozy experience on this album. Such a " weigthless " soundscape this album has. This is definetely one of those that you hear on a early, cold winter morning, on your way to your daily job. Makes the ride less unpleasant.)
And the last one can probably be Hex by Bark Psychosis. (One of the best examples of classic Post-Rock imo. The early stages of Post Rock had so many interesting projects with such exciting approaches to this, at that point, still to be defined style. Bark Psychosis are one of the best. ' Absent Friend ' is one example of how magnificent and embracing this album can be with its sounds. And the rest of the album isn't worse than this song by any means. The opener ' The Loom ' is already an ear catcher.)
And that's all. Sorry for the lenghty comment, I just wanted to explain why this are comfy albums for me instead of just mentioning them.
You are doing great proving that even metal is not one dimensional on the emotional level
My picks:
Mark Hollis - Mark Hollis
The Cure - Disintegration
David Sylvian - Secrets of The Beehive
Marillion - Happiness is the Road Volume 1
Steve Hogarth & Richard Barbieri - Not The Weapon But The Hand
The Church - Priest = Aura
I love that you mentioned, Joanna Newsom! She is a huge influence on one of the members of Black Country, New Road (I forgot her name). Also, I really like that Vashti Bunyan record. I would also recommend the one and only record from German singer songwriter Sybille Baier recorded between 1970 and 1973, but not released until 2006.
I'm still mourning Birmingham / UK Duo Iroha is not longer around. From the debut to their colab stuff i loved their bittersweet heavy shoegaze so much. Initiator Andy Swan did Khost after this, which i also like a lot.
My pick that always comes too mind is the 2006 EP by This will destroy you entitled "Young Mountain" this album.. the way the band blends the electronic sounds and ambient works blend you're imagination and relaxation in a way that releases you're sorrow and agony for the length of the CD
shelter by alcest and laideronnette by matryoshka are two big ones for me. the latter is a japanese post rock and ambient experience that is just perfect for a rainy day.
first album that comes to mind is "shadows of the sun" by ulver
I would definately say Olhava - Ladoga. Beautiful blackgaze from eastern Europe. The interludes called Ageless River I to V with their forest ambience mesmerize you into thinking you're like a spirit, wandering through the said forest near a river where a fire is burning. It's incredibly relaxing and emotional. Again it's an amazing album full of beautiful instrumentals and harsh but extraordinarily fitting vocals. It hypnotizes you the moment you start listening to the first song, catches you and doesn't release you until your listening session ends. And I know there are countless albums that probably sound similar to this one, but Ladoga just hits different.
I could also add When No Birds Sang by Full of Hell and Nothing (excluding the 1st song, obviously). Every song draws you in with that low-key esotirc sounding, of something unknown but comforting and calming and in other cases as movie music, which makes you really feel like you're the one true person on this planet. It's hard to describe for me, other people would probably interpret it in a totally different way, but when it comes to my opinion it is exactly like this.
Great thanks for mentioning Olhava! They are the first "most comforting" band which came to my mind, but my favorite album by them is the self-titled one. These two monumental tracks, "Loyalty" and "Hope", had a huge emotional impact on me and have a special place in my heart.
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When No Birds Sang is such an awesome record, truly mesmerising.
The first song lets you release all of the anger & then takes you for a ride.
One of my favorite comfort albums is Serotonin II by Yeule, it's such a bittersweet and at times depressing album, but it has really ethereal and dreamy soundscapes that just soothe your soul, and paired with Yeule's vocals it makes for a beautiful listen
I agree a lot on The Mantle! I also find Opeths Sorceress very comforting.
I find myself coming back to artists like Tangerine Dream and Ashra quite often when I’m looking for something comforting and relaxing. I really like old school synthesizer music and I highly recommend it to anyone remotely interested in electronic music. If you want a more recent band that did stuff in this style, I would recommend Emeralds (and Steve Hauschildt’s solo work as well).
For me it’s spiritualized-ladies and gentlemen we’re floating in space. Probably the most beautiful album ever recorded.
More recently I would say NURTURE by Porter Robinson has been a really calming and healing album to me.
i was checking thorugh the comments but they said the albums already. like beach boys "pet sounds" and portishead mangun opus "dummy".
but i never saw this album mencioned. Buckethead - Colma.
odd choice but when i looked arround the story behind it makes sense... the album is full acoustic rock and new age music and dedicated to his mom when she was sick in the hospital and lisen to her when she was recovering.
Fever Ray’s debut album was the first one that sprang to mind for me. It’s like a going for a walk in the cold at night without the feeling of freezing that an Emperor album might give you
Atrium by Hallmark '87 is a comforting album to me and I absolutely love this album, I've played this over a speaker and fell asleep to it. I've heard it described as LoFi meets The Backrooms and that description fits very well. I can't really describe how its comforting to me, any lofi and ironically sunn O))) and Earth are comforting to me.
In recent years, I would definitely say Khruangbin - Mordecai - glissando guitar lines and a dream pop journey that brings me some much joy. Sunshine on wax.
Close second would be Massive Attack - Blue Lines is one of my all time favourites. One of the first non metal album I really got into. The textures and bass lines they used are urban and borrow from dub and soul creating the genre of trip hop. A summer time energy album that has given lots of comfort in tough times.
I find a lot of Ween's stuff very comforting, maybe because they're my favorite band. I also love vaporwave for comfort listening, albums like Luxury Elite & Saint Pepsi - Late Night Delight are lovely
I agree with the Music has the Right to Children album. It used to be my go to bedtime album to slowly send me off to sleep. I now listen to Suns of Arqa - Solar Active to get that comforting feeling.
For me its def Semantic Compositions On Death And Its Meaning by Goreshit, despite the melancholic atmosphere I feel like it is still comforting, not in the sense that it will make you happy, but the entire album feels more like its presenting death in a more beautiful way. Thats why I find it comforting, it makes loss seem less chaotic. The breakbeats also satisfy my ears
Alternatively anything by S3rl, happy/UK hardcore is kinda underrated ngl
Where at Night the Wood Grouse Plays, by Empyrium is a great big warm blanket of nature loving neofolk.
Also Waiting the Dawn, by Tir. Dungeonsynthy neofolk with, almost operatic(?) vocals.
I love Enya's work, though my favourite album is A Day Without Rain. Other 'comfort' listens for me are anything Aleah Stanbridge did vocals for, and the debut album of Enigma, MCMXC a.D.