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Billie Eilish’s “You Should See Me in a Crown” Is Microtonality Gone Pop
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Why Ariana Grande’s “no tears left to cry” Is So Uplifting, Even in a Minor Key
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Lots and Lots of Colored Dots: A Fretboard Explanation of Pop Tonality
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On Voice Leading and Tresillo in Troye Sivan & Ariana Grande’s “Dance to This”
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Does Music Theory Still Matter?
Last year, Rihanna’s hit single “Work” started an argument here at Soundfly. We come from…
Breaking Down Beach House’s Stressed Out and Shoegazey New Single, “Dark Spring”
With their newly released album, 7, Baltimore dream pop outfit Beach House have reached new emotionally intoxicating heights,…
Is Janelle Monáe’s “Dirty Computer” the New “Purple Rain” or Something Else Entirely?
Welcome to Soundfly Slacks Off, a published team discussion. The following conversation took place among…
The Cleansing: “Dirty Computer” Ushers in a New Era of Janelle Monáe
In the era of Cardi B, Beyoncé, Lena Waithe, Laverne Cox, Tiffany Haddish, and many…
Get Ur Phryg On! Demystifying Timbaland and Missy Elliott’s Famous Beat
The above video comes from our free course series, Theory for Producers, exploring music theory via…