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  • Undead Strings feat. The Veronicas

    Not quite real, not quite fake, but more powerful than both, Undead Strings are pure power, like a lich in musical form. Sharp and merciless, Undead Strings were once sounds made by musical instruments, but they underwent a strange transformation to become unstoppable. Featuring: The Veronica’s Untouched Britney Spears’ Toxic S. P. Balasubrahmanyam’s Tere Mere Beech Mein (from…

  • Taylor Swift Can’t Say “Off”

    Sorry for the clickbait title – obviously Ms Swift can and does say “off”. But critically, she doesn’t say it in the title-drop of her 2014 hit, Shake It Off, and I had to know why. Featuring: Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off Hall & Oates’s You Make My Dreams N*Sync’s It’s Gonna Be Me Podcast art by Anthea…

  • The Hype Lift feat. Carly Rae Jepsen

    It’s not ALL about the chorus (just mostly). A huge part of why Cut To The Feeling is such a banger comes down to the way it sets you up before the chorus, building hype so the chorus goes off like fireworks. Most of what we’re talking about is the pre-chorus, but songs like Cut…

  • Why does Christmas sound like bells?

    Nothing summons misty-eyed visions of sugarplum fairies and snow-dappled fir trees like the soft jingling of bells. Every tune with even a passing connection to Christmas busts out the tinkling percussion to get you in the seasonal spirit, but how did our brains get wired to associate sleigh bells with holly-decked halls? In this brief…

  • Big Dynamic Energy feat. Mitski

    Brace yourself – it’s gonna get loud! We go inside the quietLOUDquiet shifts that make music so viscerally thrilling, and ask why I want to keep listening to Your Best American Girl long after my eardrums are in tatters. Featuring: Mitski’s Your Best American Girl Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana The Pixies’ Gigantic Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking…

  • The Wind Machine Chorus feat. Kelly Clarkson

    Since U Been Gone is a monumental song, especially when that massive chorus hits. But how did British heavy metal influence the sound of Kelly Clarkson’s unforgettable hit? Let’s talk Iron Maiden, Swedish super producers, and Alicia Keys’ Empire State of Mind sequel.