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Draft:(H)anxiety music

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The musical genre (h)anxiety refers to sad music that helps when you are depressed because it aligns with the listener's mood.

Definition

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This genre, also called hansiety or Hanxiety, approaches the discomfort of the listener by making them feel less alone and understood.

It includes artists who convey the anxiety and/or discomfort they feel in life.

Origin

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In 2018 The Soft Moon published the Criminal album and in a interview declared "I’m suffering from anxiety or depression"[1]. This is the first birth sigh of the new genre : Hanxiety, later aka (H)anxiety .

Other signal that some kind of music was coming from a status of anxiety and it wants to transmit it is in another declaration of Gilla Band in this interview " Kiely having an anxiety attack; elsewhere in the album, he moaned and retched, stuck out on a limb from the band. "[2]

A study appeared in 2023 in this article shows that "over 70% of UK musicians suffering from anxiety"[3] and transmit it in their works and live exibitions.

Main Artists

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Some artists that can be included in this category are:

- Model/Actriz

- Fews

- The Soft Moon

- Clustersun

- Idles

- Gilla Band

- Kill Your Boyfriend

- Preoccupations

- Talk to her

Compilations

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One example of the new genre is this compilation raised up in 2023: Hansia

References

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  1. ^ "The Soft Moon's Luis Vasquez Reflects How His New Album 'Criminals' Came to Be". www.flaunt.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  2. ^ Nast, Condé. "Gilla Band: Most Normal". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ^ "Overcoming Performance Anxiety in Musicians". musiciansunion.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-26.