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New research suggests listening to sad music can help [overtake / overcome] the heartbreak of an ended relationship. The study [contradicts / contradictions] common wisdom that upbeat music is best when feeling the blues after [emotional / emotions] turmoil. It might [accountable / account] for why people began singing the blues – music [to / so] accompany painful or miserable [times / tunes] . The research is from the University of California at Berkeley. It says people find comfort [in / on] listening to tunes that reflect their negative mood. It also says [weep / weepy] movies and books, or gloomy artwork provide comfort and [console / consolation] broken hearts. Study co-author Stephen Palmer said: "Emotional experiences of aesthetic products are important to our happiness and [good-being / well-being] / ."

The research is to [be / been] published in the August edition of the "Journal of Consumer Research" and is [noted / titled] : “Interpersonal Relationships and Preferences for Mood-Congruency in Aesthetic Experiences.” The authors say: "Consumers [experiential / experience] serious emotional [distress / distrust] when intimate relationships are broken, and [seek / look] for a surrogate to replace the lost personal bond….In negative [moody / moods] , they might choose aesthetic experiences consistent with their mood (sad music; tear-jerking dramas) [even / ever] when more pleasant alternatives are also [availability / available] ." They report on another study that found we prefer "angry music" when we are [frustrated / frustrating] - by being interrupted, by someone being late, or after losing an Internet [connects / connection] .