Tears Are Just Glitter restores beautiful melancholy on new release "80's Kind Of Sad"

Tears Are Just Glitter’s newest single, “80’s Kind of Sad,” is a tender romanticization of heartbreak that also jokes about the ridiculousness of their own melodrama. Gustav Jonsson and Fredrik Berger, two of Stockholm’s best-known songwriters, created this new project, which reads more like a statement.

“80’s Kind of Sad” reflects on those days when being sad was cool, and sadness got styled, made louder, and set to music. This song evokes a vivid picture of how breakups can be softened through indulgence in self-pity that’s nearly luxurious, and the small pleasure of allowing oneself to wallow in high-stakes stakes. It wasn’t just a matter of letting go when you cried to sad songs, but a matter of being there, even if only for yourself.

The band’s philosophy is that if you live on the surface, sadness doesn’t cut so deep, but it glides across and leaves behind a shimmer rather than a scar. What makes “80’s Kind of Sad” work is its honesty about feelings like these, which feels somehow funny. It honors a sadness that allows people to feel deeply without losing themselves.

With this release, Tears Are Just Glitter escorts us to a world where heartbreak glitters, sadness dances, and even your tears catch the light. It’s reminiscent, self-conscious, and definitely human, and a reminder that just because you’re sad doesn’t mean you can’t look and sound beautiful.

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