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Stockholm syndrome: Why we can't resist Swedish pop (ft. Zara Larsson)
Sep 23, 2025How does a country of 10 million people dominate the global pop charts? From ABBA's Eurovision breakthrough to Max Martin's methodical hit-making, Sweden has quietly engineered a kind of musical Stock...
The music theory behind K Pop Demon Hunters' chart dominance
Sep 17, 2025It's time. Nate and Charlie break down the K Pop Demonhunters soundtrack to uncover the musical secrets behind its unprecedented success. From West Side Story to Gregorian chant, Phrygian modes to ...
The architecture of the album with Djo (Joe Keery live at NYU)
Sep 15, 2025Halfway through the opening track of Joe Keery's The Crux, a line emerges that sounds like casual conversation: "My dog is at my house again, but I live somewhere else." The song refuses to settle int...
Finneas and Ashe want you to start a band
Sep 09, 2025Everyone should be in a band at some point—and Finneas and Ashe prove why. The Grammy-winning producer and rising singer-songwriter discuss how their friendship evolved into The Favors, a new band deb...
Fleetwood Mac's Missing Link Album Returns After 50 Years
Sep 02, 2025Fleetwood Mac has had a phenomenal resurgence in recent years, from TikTok viral fame to Broadway plays and streaming TV series inspired by the band. Their growing fandom among a new generation has cr...
The classical rebel who infiltrated pop music
Aug 26, 2025You've heard those shimmering disco strings in Miley Cyrus's "Flowers," the cinematic arrangements on Phoebe Bridgers' Punisher, and the orchestral flourishes across Taylor Swift's catalog, but you pr...
All roads lead to Pharrell: Tyler, Clipse, and Cardi
Aug 19, 2025The conversation around the new music this summer has been a dour one. Some of the biggest songs in the country right now are downtempo stomp-clap anthems and wistful Cranberries pastiche. Even on thi...
A brief history of terrible lyrics (with Sam Sanders)
Aug 12, 2025Why do bad lyrics happen to good people? From "suckin' on a chili dog" to "making love to his tonic and gin," even the biggest hits from our favorite artists can feature lyrical turns that make us fee...
Summer Bummer (with Commotion’s Elamin Abdelmahmoud)
Aug 05, 2025Every music critic seems to agree: 2025 has no true song of summer. Last August, Teddy Swims’s “Lose Control” dominated the charts. This year…Teddy Swims’s “Lose Control” dominates the charts. What’s ...
Justin Bieber's Lo-fi Bedroom Swag
Jul 29, 2025Justin Bieber is back with his seventh studio album: the aptly-titled SWAG. The lo-fi, reverb-laden record is a remarkably candid look inside the world of Bieber, using the palette of both underground...