Isn’t It Iconic? (Nirvana, That Is.)
What happens when a computer decides what makes popular songs formulaic versus iconic? Total controversy. But let’s take a deeper look…
Articles about the theory behind popular songs, history of theory within genres, etc.
What happens when a computer decides what makes popular songs formulaic versus iconic? Total controversy. But let’s take a deeper look…
What’s the difference between Imagine Dragons’ “Enemy” and Encanto’s “Bruno”? Not much! But music theory holds the answer…
In this post, courtesy of Reverb Machine’s Dan Carr, we break down the chord progressions of Thundercat’s most beloved jazz-inspired songs.
Writing and playing in irregular time signatures is tough, but here are ten great songs with grooves that sound effortless and infectious!
A quick and fun breakdown of one of David Byrne’s most slippery songs from the Talking Heads catalog, and why it works so well…
In Ep. 45 of Soundfly’s podcast, Carter and Mahea are joined by meme lord Max Alper to chat about songs that offer truly questionable wisdom.
In Ep. 44 of Soundfly’s podcast, the core panel gets together to parse songs they’ve heard way too many times in their lives.
In Ep. 43, Seth Haley (Com Truise) stops by the Soundfly podcast to chat with Carter and Mahea about songs to escape into.
In Ep. 42, Jlin stops by the podcast (alongside Carter and Martin) to talk about songs that have redefined our sense of time.
Thinking about how chords relate to the notes in your melody is an important aspect of voice leading with intention — here’s a quick guide.