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Finding Equanimity In 'No Tears Left To Cry'
Ariana Grande has returned with a track that is jarring yet simultaneously catchy. She uses sophisticated musical techniques to tell a story of heali…
8 years ago
Can AI 'Algorhythms' Write Pop Songs? (With Taryn Southern)
There is a lot of scare about the impending future of artificial intelligence making humans irrelevant. Musician Taryn Southern examines this narrati…
8 years, 1 month ago
Listening Differently to Lorde | with MARIAN HILL
Samantha Gongol and Jeremy Lloyd are songwriting duo Marian Hill and they are here to share their annoyingly sharp insights on music. They come beari…
8 years, 1 month ago
Kacey Musgraves Gives Us Butterflies
On her single 'Butterflies,' Kacey Musgraves demonstrates a tour de force of songwriting. This song is a wild success because it incessantly reinforc…
8 years, 2 months ago
Gucci Gang and the Neural Substrate of Subjective Time Dilation
In which Nate tries to convince Charlie that Lil Pump's SoundCloud Rap hit "Gucci Gang" warps the perceptual present.
Featuring:
Lil Pump - Gucci Gang
G…
8 years, 2 months ago
How to 'Make Me Feel' with Lizzo
"Make Me Feel," is the first hit from Janelle Monáe's upcoming album Dirty Computer. It is a sensual song about the fluidity of desire. In the pre-ch…
8 years, 2 months ago
808s & Havana Heartbreak
In Camila Cabello's "Havana" we hear both her Cuban roots and the modern sounds of Atlanta. Though the singer and featured guest Young Thug reference…
8 years, 3 months ago
My My My! Troye Sivan + Queer Pop (w Gina Delvac, Darryl Bullock)
Gina Delvac of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast and Darryl W Bullock, author of David Bowie Made Me Gay, join Nate and Charlie to dig into the poetry…
8 years, 3 months ago
90s Nostalgia in Bruno Mars and Charlie Puth
The 90s are back. It is as if pop music entered a black hole and came out 25 years in the past. Today's artists are reviving the new jack swing and v…
8 years, 4 months ago
Justin Timberlake's Identity Crisis
What's up with Justin Timberlake? Two years ago he gifted us the ebullient family-friendly jam "Can't Stop the Feeling," now he's on the cusp of a de…
8 years, 4 months ago