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Back to SearchThe Deep History of '7 Rings'
"7 Rings" is Ariana Grande's latest smash, a glittering banger that owes much to Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1959 classic "My Favorite Things." 60 year…
7 years, 2 months ago
Do You Believe in Life After Autotune?
Episode 102
Auto-Tune may be the most divisive effect in music. Artists have protested it publicly at the Grammys, and critics have derided the effects for its i…
7 years, 2 months ago
Slay Bells, All Year Long
This winter season unwrap a deep dive through a pop subgenre of monumental importance: non-holiday songs that feature sleigh bells, from Bonnie Tyler…
7 years, 3 months ago
Look What You Made Us Do
Episode 100
Four years into Switched On Pop, Charlie and Nate finally reveal what was behind the entire series. We may have not been totally honest with you from…
7 years, 3 months ago
Entering Beard Phase (with Mike Posner)
Mike Posner has written hits for himself like "I Took a Pill in Ibiza," and for stars from Justin Bieber ("Boyfriend") to Maroon 5 ("Sugar"), so he h…
7 years, 4 months ago
How Dirty Projectors Make You Feel Energy (with David Longstreth)
Episode 99
Dirty Projectors are known for their kaleidoscopic soundscapes. They make strange bedfellows of music techniques like 14th vocal harmonies and Afric…
7 years, 4 months ago
Stairway To Hell: Greta Van Fleet’s Scorching Album Review That Went Viral
Classic rock climaxed a half century ago, yet it still survives in two places: FM radio & Greta Van Fleet. The later are an upstart of four boys from…
7 years, 5 months ago
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Love the 90s
Episode 97
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan conjure late 90s nostalgia in their latest banger. "1999" drips with lyrical nostalgia for the last decade of the millenni…
7 years, 5 months ago
Sicko Rap and Drunk Country
Four songs on the Hot 100 pop chart reveal the new directions in which music is headed. Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode" boasts an unprecedented formal st…
7 years, 6 months ago
The Side Effects of Pop Music with Emily Warren
Episode 94
Emily Warren is one of the great rising stars of contemporary songwriting. Her song "Side Effects" with The Chainsmokers is currently rising up the c…
7 years, 6 months ago