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 ...

Hearing a song from high school, scrolling through old photos, and smelling a favorite childhood snack. These moments transport us backward, flooding consciousness with warmth and memory. Research by ...

TBH, take us back to the days of neon zebra print and lip gloss flip phones. The intense surge in remakes, reboots, and spinoffs is sending us into a nostalgic spiral, and we're ready to channel the ...

There have been a lot of random anniversaries of classic records this year, but yesterday marked the 20th birthday of the app Shazam. If you don’t know — which, how? — Shazam is an app that always ...

Past research has shown that music is a significant source of nostalgia that boosts well-being and social bonds. In fact, hearing a tune from your youth is a powerful cue for rich, vivid memories. But ...

What do you get when a voice becomes so closely tied to your memories that even years later, a few familiar notes can take you straight back to a particular time in your life? For generations of music ...

For W’s new series, “One Fun Thing,” we’re inviting creative people around the world to share the activities that have brightened up their days spent at home, from Manolo Blahnik’s daily sketches to ...

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we have found ourselves in the middle of a nostalgia frenzy. It seemed to permeate everything: nostalgia playlists on music streaming platforms outperformed new ...

A childhood snack, an old television show, a familiar song from school days or even the smell of a particular home-cooked meal can suddenly bring back memories of another time. From retro music ...