The 6 Best Music Books of 2022 (So Far)
We’re back for another annual roundup of our favorite music books published this year. Enjoy these 6 instant classics. (We sure did!)
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The New Faces of R&B: 6 Artists Tugging Us Back Into Harmony
We took an audit of modern R&B and found 6 exciting artists pushing the boundaries of what this genre could be for futures to come!
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“Enemy” Creates Desire — “Bruno” Fulfills It
What’s the difference between Imagine Dragons’ “Enemy” and Encanto’s “Bruno”? Not much! But music theory holds the answer…
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10 Classic Songs in 5/4 and 5/8 Time
Writing and playing in irregular time signatures is tough, but here are ten great songs with grooves that sound effortless and infectious!
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On Chord Fragments and Nuanced Embellishments in Talking Heads’ “Slippery People”
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…
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3 Things Son Lux Does to Make Their Songs So Unique
We take apart Son Lux’s incredibly unique sound, and breakdown three main tools of expression composer Ryan Lott uses to achieve it.
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10 Exciting Artists Exploring New, Innovative Avenues in Songwriting
Here’s our list of 10 young, contemporary artists on the fringes of the pop world, that have developed a sound like nothing we’ve ever heard!
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Looking Back: Our Favorite Lyrical Lines in Pop Music From 2021
We’re breaking down a whole bunch of our favorite lyrical lines from the top of the pop charts in 2021, take a look and a listen!
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2021’s Breakout Songs That Nobody Saw Coming
Here’s our list of our favorite breakout pop songs of 2021, can you claim to have listened to all of these artists?
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Here’s Why Your Song Title Matters…
Song titles are most often copied from the hook, or complete afterthoughts, it’s time to pay closer attention when we finalize them.
