Between Adele's new album"30," Taylor Swift's re-release of "Red," and a new song from Mitski, it's been quite a month for so-called "sad girl" music – a category of female artists whose searing ...

In the past few years, the term “sad girl music” has caught on in pop culture, social media and even music streaming sites like Spotify. Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Advertise Donate Submit.

SueEllen Mancini had been struggling with mental health issues. A move to L.A. and a new ice cream machine made it all click. Sad Girl Creamery was born.

On TikTok, one term is making a strong comeback: "girl failure." Between self-deprecation, social fatigue, and the rejection of demands for perfection, this phenomenon resonates with many women.

In her third column installment, Burtner draws on Sylvia Plath’s ‘sad girl poetry’ to understand the political madness of 2024.

But ‘sad girl makeup’ in itself is not necessarily indicative of significant emotional distress. For some people it’s probably just about makeup,” Dr Ferguson says.

Hello, fellow bookworms! This week, Indy news intern Caitlin Scialla joins us in the bookish fun to bring us some recommendations from the “sad girl” subculture that’s been enjoying a wave of ...