like i get it the suburbs can be boring but every time i hear one of these tracks its all slow guitar and lyrics about empty streets and lost dreams. do people just associate the burbs with angst or what. tbh i grew up in one and yeah it was dull sometimes but it wasnt tragic. maybe its just easier to write a moody song about somewhere quiet than somewhere loud. or maybe its all just an excuse to use reverb... anyway next time youre feeling down put on a suburbs song and see if it makes you feel better or worse. personally id rather listen to something about cities at 3 am but thats just me
why do so many songs about the suburbs sound so sad
- Thread starter PurpleFencepost
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plus reverb does slap in a quiet vibe, so maybe thats half the reason. dont overthink it.i think its cuz the suburbs are like this weird in-between space... not city energy but not countryside chill either? so songs lean into that vibe of like, waiting for something to happen but nothing does plus suburb nostalgia is always tinged with "what couldve been" energy imo. aLSO! dont forget how reverb mimics the empty echo of wide streets at night... see, told you id go niche 
yeah i get that... suburbs are like this endless limbo where you're always kind of expecting something but it never comes... like waiting for a bus thats always late...