Again, this is more interesting if we frame the question as: “In genres that you otherwise like, what artists do you hate?” I’ll offer a new and and old song: New Song: Meghan Trainor, Dear Future Husband I like dumb…
According to Steven Shaviro, the combination of digital media and neoliberal capitalism has changed the way movies are composed, their underlying logic. I’ve argued that these changes in film composition parallel recent-ish changes in pop music song composition. Brostep sounds…
Another impossible one: Who has A favorite? So I’m going to do the DJmix/song thing again: Perc, FACT mix (2014) Perc is the shit (so, in the word of 2 Chainz, you should spray Febreze on him (this, ftr, is also…
I fly a lot. Which means I sleep on planes a lot. Which means I have some music I always turn to when I need to sleep. Gui Boratto’s 2007 album Chromophobia is at the top of this list. Gui…
Here’s another where I’ll do a DJ set and a song: Paula Temple, set at Bloc. Weekender 2015 Temple is one of my favorite (if not my outright favorite) current artist. Rhythmic nuance and complexity and a shit ton of…
I’m somewhere between not giving a fuck about lyrics and actively hating them. They’re just not what I listen to (or: all those music theory courses turned me into a structural listener, thanks Adorno). There is one song I lip…
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen I know, I know, me and half the US never get tired of hearing this song. BUT THAT HOOK, THOUGH. It’s like the A part of the chorus is the hook, building tension to what is more…
I’ve lived in Charlotte for 8 years, and it has never and likely will never feel like home. So, I’ll pick two songs that remind me of the places that have felt like home. Afghan Whigs, Rebirth of the…
L7, Pretend We’re Dead In high school, this was my favorite song. I remember listening to it in my best friend Emily’s room, and recording it off the radio. I still have the tape of song from 97x. This…
This was a hard one. I think I listen for sound and for aesthetics, but really never for emotion per se. This song sounds melancholy, but I wouldn’t say it makes me sad. I actually like it a lot. Peter Murphy,…
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