If you've been gripping the great armchair of life, this week's All Songs Considered is here to help, with songs to lower the shoulders and slow the blood. NPR Music's Hazel Cills and Stephen Thompson ...

When we reach for songs to slow the blood, we find a lot of recurring themes. It's not just calming washes of amorphous, ambient tones. These are songs with something your brain can hold on to, with ...

A growing range of curated calm piano and lo‑fi playlists is being linked to improved focus, creativity, and relaxation, supported by emerging neuroscience and productivity research. Studies show that ...

The first chords of a favorite ’70s, ’80s, or ’90s song instantly evoke memories of youth, friends, or first loves. According to research published in Slate, brain imaging studies show that our ...

Need a break from a stressful holiday family gathering? Luckily for you, bubble bath and shower gel firm Radox Spa has paid for a study to find the most relaxing song on Earth. That song is ...

The Calm Blue Sea's bold, stormy, mostly instrumental rock doesn't stay in one spot for long: The Austin band's songs are liable to drift from a whispered lilt to a pummeling attack and back again, ...

Listening to music is a universally accessible path to unwind, increase productivity and fall asleep when we’re overly stimulated. British ambient band, Marconi Union, incorporated scientific theory ...

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