Madam Sad started as a folk project between Maddison Schreiber (they/he) and Evelyn Charlotte Joe (they/them). Their song, “Hope For You,” has two parts, both inspired by love for different people. A feeling of rejection and loss for something that was never real, a sort of limerence. 

The song title is a way of holding myself accountable to make sure I am always hoping for the happiness of those who have hurt me. I also do get to a more genuine place where I feel compassion for an ex-lover’s success, and that’s a nice kind of sad. – Maddison Schreiber