The Edgic Has Spoken

I picked up my headphones that were sitting on my pillow and placed them firmly over my ears. Scrolling through the song list on my phone, I tapped “Wow.” by Post Malone and let its edginess play through my speakers. In the song, good ol’ Posty sings about how nobody liked him when he was a normal person, but the moment he became famous, now everyone wants his attention. I let the song finish and the next one plays, “Without Me” by Halsey. She sings about how her boyfriend betrayed her trust by cheating on her with someone else. The next one, “Let Me Down Slowly” by Alec Benjamin. He begs a girl to let him down gently and not break his heart. This is the average person’s pop playlist. “Bury A Friend” by Billie Eilish, “i’m so tired” by Lauv and Troye Sivan, “Kills You Slowly” by the Chainsmokers. Even from the titles alone we see mainstream songs are getting noticeably darker. Artists don’t shy away from releasing sad ballads about death, heartbreak, anxiety, depression and suicide...